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From the Editor
Taylor Swift became a billionaire in October 2023, thanks to the earnings from her Eras Tour and the value of her music catalog.
Swift is the first musician to make the billionaire ranking primarily based on her songs and performances.
Her fortune includes nearly $800 million amassed from royalties and touring, plus a music catalog worth an estimated $600 million and some $110 million in real estate.
In 2021, Swift began releasing re-records of her first six albums so she could regain the ownership rights to them.
Demand for tickets to the U.S. leg of her Eras Tour overwhelmed Ticketmaster, prompting members of Congress to question the company's hold on concert sales.
Taylor Swift’s Fearless returns to the U.K. charts at a new all-time peak on the Official Albums Sales list, while also appearing on several other rankings.
Taylor Swift’s Reputation soars to No. 2 on the Official Albums Download chart in the U.K., blocked from No. 1 by Something Beautiful, the new Miley Cyrus album.
Taylor Swift’s 2006 debut returns to four U.K. charts following her announcement that she now owns the masters to her first six albums, reaching a new peak on two lists.
Morgan Wallen occupies 32 spots on the Hot 100 this week, matching Taylor Swift’s record and becoming the only artist to chart 30-plus hits in three different weeks.
Taylor Swift’s announcement that she now owns her master recordings sparks a Billboard chart surge, with both Lover and Fearless (Taylor's Version) returning.
Morgan Wallen joins Taylor Swift as the only musicians to fill 30 or more spaces on the Hot 100 at one time more than once, as tunes from I'm the Problem debut.
Taylor Swift now owns the rights to her first six albums—Taylor Swift, Fearless, Speak Now, Red, 1989 and Reputation—six years after the rights to her master recordings were purchased by Scooter Braun.
Taylor Swift’s subpoena in the Blake Lively lawsuit sparked a media firestorm, revealing the double standard in how women’s reputations are publicly judged