Taylor Swift Makes Unprecedented History on Tuesday
Taylor Swift opted to skip Kansas City Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes' recent charity event in Las Vegas, despite the fact that her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, was in attendance.
Swift, however, donated an autographed guitar for the event, which reportedly fetched a hefty price of $15,000 for one lucky (and very generous) fan.
Despite her recent absence alongside her man, reports have indicated that the "Fortnight" singer has been spending most of her time with Kelce over the past several months. While they have not been spotted in public regularly, Swift and Kelce are reportedly spending as much time as they can together while they still can.
Her ever-loyal fans, though, have continued to show her their unwavering support amid her recent hiatus. A testament to this fact is how Swift achieved another milestone on Spotify.
This is after her 2020 album "Folklore" hit 10 billion streams on Spotify (as of the early hours of Tuesday Eastern Time), making it her third album to reach this incredible milestone. "Folklore" joins "Lover" (12.6 billion) and "Midnights" (10.8 billion) as Swift's three albums that have surpassed the 10 billion mark.
Swift is the only female artist to have ever achieved this unprecedented feat.
While other female artists have had 10 billion-stream albums, it's only Swift who has three of them. The only female singers who have two albums that have hit 10 billion streams are Dua Lipa ("Future Nostalgia" and "Dua Lipa") and Billie Eilish ("WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?" and "don't smile at me"), while Olivia Rodrigo ("Sour") and SZA ("SOS") each have one album.
This latest feat further justifies the fact that Swift is, indeed, one of the most successful artists in the history of the music industry.
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