The rise and fame of Taylor Swift has been marked by staggering statistics in 2023 as it was the most successful year for the singer with astounding accolades to her name. The singer’s fame is skyrocketing with every album hitting Billboard’s top charts, not just in terms of the glorious cash flow.
However, 2023 was not the end of Swift’s record-breaking glory. It was just another door opened for her to have further accolades. And she has every reason to celebrate the new year with yet another record adding to her fantabulous resume.
Taylor Swift Starts New Year With Another Bang
2023 was the best of times for the singer/songwriter, Taylor Swift, with several astonishing and record-breaking feats to her name. As the new year began with new prospects and possibilities, Swift hit yet another big achievement, adding to her astonishing streak in 2023.
Starting 2024 with a bang, Swift became the first artist to sit on the throne with 500 million streams in 2024 in just the first six days of the year on the music streaming platform Spotify. Certainly, Swift fans will never get tired of the singer’s magical creations.
Reverting to the previous year to recall Swift’s stunning 2023, her glorious Spotify record crowned her with 26.1 billion streams of her songs, making her the most listened-to singer of the year. Remarkably, Swift dethroned Bad Bunny’s three-year reign as the top-streamed artist on the streaming platform.
While Bad Bunny’s Un Verano Sin Ti claimed the highest streamed album spot, Swift’s Midnights graciously holds the second position in the ranking. Further, Apple Music also named Swift as Artist of the Year in 2023.
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Taylor Swift— A Personal Retrospect
Amidst other accolades, Swift went on to be a billionaire in 2023, and of course, the 34-year-old was named the Person of the Year. However, while speaking with Time, the singer candidly reflected on her personal life— her relationship with athlete Travis Kelce. “This all started when Travis very adorably put me on blast on his podcast, which I thought was metal as hell,” she told Time Magazine.
“We started hanging out right after that. So we actually had a significant amount of time that no one knew, which I’m grateful for, because we got to get to know each other. By the time I went to that first game, we were a couple. I think some people think that they saw our first date at that game? We would never be psychotic enough to hard launch a first date.”
The singer went on to add,
“When you say a relationship is public, that means I’m going to see him do what he loves, we’re showing up for each other, other people are there …and we don’t care.”
Certainly, Swift is hesitant to do the opposite as she is quite clear that she is done hiding.
