Swift has already had an earth-shattering past year or so, staging the first billion-dollar tour with her ongoing series of Eras concerts, breaking myriad chart records and making Grammys history.
TOPPING THE CHARTS WITH BEYONCE
Swift – who was born in Pennsylvania on Dec 13, 1989 – began writing songs professionally as a teenager, signing with Nashville’s Big Machine Records as a country artiste.
After a highly publicised dispute with Big Machine executives regarding ownership of her first six albums, she made the cunning, risky decision to re-record those albums to own their rights.
It paid off, delighting ardent fans, bringing new Swifties into the fold, and earning her renewed respect within the industry.
With The Tortured Poets Department, she stands to make waves once more, although she’ll face stiff competition from the likes of Beyonce and Billie Eilish next awards season.
Beyonce dropped her latest – the electric, statement-making Cowboy Carter – on Mar 29.
That offered a charts cushion – whether intentional or not – that would allow both her and Swift to notch wins.
The two reigning stars are often pitted against each other as rivals although they’ve repeatedly taken steps over the years to dismiss the notion.
They will almost certainly be competing for next year’s top Grammys, as will Eilish, whose third album Hit Me Hard And Soft is due out on May 17.
But these wildly wealthy, supremely talented and conversation-commanding artists have all emphasised that at the end of the day, it’s about the music.
Writing her forthcoming album “kind of reminded me of why songwriting is something that actually gets me through my life”, Swift told fans at a recent show.
