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Taylor Swift
is the Hottest Music Act of the Summer By Arianna Steadman
hether or not you like Taylor Swift, her music is impossible to ignore. Swift has been making waves since her debut album, Taylor Swift, went platinum when she was only 15. She’s tied for winning the TVZ[ .YHTT`Z MVY (SI\T VM [OL @LHY HUK has had nine songs top the Billboard Hot 100. Most recently, Swift has been touring across the country for her popular Eras Tour, which will continue internationally later in the summer. Her set list promotes her newest album, Midnights, but Swift also performs beloved songs from her previous “eras”, tailoring her show to the city she performs 68
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in. Fans of Taylor Swift are incredibly excited HIV\[ [OL ,YHZ ;V\Y HZ P[ PZ OLY ÄYZ[ [V\Y WVZ[ pandemic. According to the New York Times, 3.5 billion people attempted to access the Ticketmaster website to buy tickets on their ÄYZ[ KH` VM W\ISPJ ZHSLZ ;PJRL[THZ[LY JV\SK not handle this insanely high demand and canceled the sale, leading to resale tickets ILPUN VќLYLK MVY \W [V +LZWP[L [OL KPѝJ\S[PLZ TVYL [OHU [^V TPSSPVU [PJRL[Z were still sold on the opening day of sales, the most any artist has ever sold in one day, according to CNN. However, getting Eras tickets was only half of the struggle — actually commuting to the venue became
almost impossible in some cases, as tickets for the MBTA commuter rail to Swift’s Boston concert sold out in hours. Clearly, seeing Swift perform is the opportunity of a lifetime. Taylor Swift is undeniably an icon. Just what, exactly, makes her so popular?
THERE ARE THREE KEY ELEMENTS TO HER SUCCESS: HER MUSIC, HER CELEBRITY PERSONA, AND HER RELATABILITY.
