Why is Taylor Swift so special even though with so much hate over the social media handles?
Well, if you look at the megastar today, her fan base knows no bounds. From Millennials to Gen Z, everyone still vibes to her songs. She has a fandom similar to the BTS army, and her fans call themselves Swifties.
So, why are Swifties different from other fan armies?Why are Taylor Swift fans so loyal?
Well, the answer lies in the journey of singer songwriter Taylor Swift and the events that have occurred in her road to stardom, which has emotionally connected each Swifty to the core of their soul. Believe it or not, they do think Taylor is the voice of the suppressed who are not able to express themselves, and she’s the driving force to fight their own battles in day-to-day life.
Phase 1: A Star is Born
To understand this Swift energy, we’ll have to look into the events in Taylor’s life:
Inspired by the country music star Faith Hill, Taylor’s family moved from New York City to “The Music City: Nashville” just to support her dream of pursuing a music career.
Taylor indeed has a unique blend in her career, combining the essence of country music and the vibe of pop culture, making it relatable yet comforting.
Well the gamble did play well in the Music Industry!She signed her first record label with Big Machine Records.
The Swifties who joined her at a very young age related to her songs so much that they felt Taylor was narrating their lives as teenagers portraying the same emotions and dreams of every
ambitious American teenage high school girl who had to deal with her own challenges and the urge to prove herself while exploring love,enjoying with friends, and the pressure to attend a good college.
In her subsequent albums, Tylor’s vibe was seen struggling with adulting, realizing she was losing friends, experiencing heartbreak, and fearing that her dreams might be shattered.
The Millennial Swifties grew along with Taylor through her albums, and the charm of Taylor also resonated with Gen Z who take their parents (baby boomers) along to the live performances, thereby covering a very broad fan base mainly age ranges of the teens and young adults .
Taylor brilliantly knew how to run the music business by sensing the pulse of her fan base.
Recently in 2020,Netflix launched a documentary on her titled as “Miss Americana”
Phase 2: The Fight for Dignity
One must wonder, Why are Swifties so rabid/obsessed?
Well, it’s all thanks to the infamous 2009 mtv Video Music Award event where Kane stormed the stage mid-speech of Taylor Swift for the Best Female Video and absurdly exclaimed on the mic that although Swift had won, Beyonce had the best music video of all time. Post which Kanye made a song in 2016 where he portrayed Taylor in a misogynistic light; because of this scandal, Swift got the limelight.
Well, the emotion was set, and it was the Swifties who felt similar in their walks of life, be it in the workplace, college, or at home, where their achievements are undermined by the likes of Kanye.
Taylor channeled all her anguish into “Reputation,” and Swifties amplified the message to the world, breaking records as her albums reached the rank of number one on Apple Music within 6 minutes.
Phase 3: The Star turns Rebel
Taylor understood the business and brand value that she had created to which she rebelled against the music industry mafia which didn’t pay the singer -songwriters with royalty to every record sold.Well she wanted to own her own songs which had been sold off without her consent which made her angry.Hereby she released all her songs as a revenge and surprising all the records have broke her first record businesses.
Since then, she has become one of the megastars of the decade, reaching the heights of stardom like Michael Jackson and the Beatles.
Taylor is currently driving the American economy with her “The Eras Tour.” Analysts project that “The Eras Tour” is set to generate close to $5 billion in consumer spending in the United States.
Well, an impact that big: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sent a personal invitation to Taylor over X (formerly Twitter).
Surely, the event will bring some good news to the free-calling economy of the Land of the Maple Leaf.Thought some of the canadian citizens have been taking a dig on the very comment.