テイラー・スウィフトさん、「ビリオネア」に　世界長者番付

【ニューヨークＡＦＰ＝時事】米人気歌手テイラー・スウィフトさん（３４）が２日、米経済誌フォーブス「世界長者番付」で保有資産１０億ドル（約１５００億円）を超える富豪「ビリオネア」の一人に選ばれた。（写真は、米人気歌手テイラー・スウィフトさん）
　フォーブスによれば、スウィフトさんは音楽活動のみでビリオネアとなった最初のアーティストで、資産額は推定１１億ドル（約１６５０億円）。
　同じく音楽業界で成功を収めている歌手のリアーナさんや歌手でラッパーのジェイ・Ｚさんらもビリオネアとなっているが、収入源はファッションブランドやアルコール飲料会社、エンターテインメント事業など多岐にわたる。
　数々の楽曲を制作してきたスウィフトさんが現在、世界各地で行っている「ジ・エラズ・ツアー」の興行収入は史上初の１０億ドルを超え、公演先の国々にも経済効果をもたらしている。
　不動産はニューヨーク、カリフォルニア州ビバリーヒルズ、テネシー州ナッシュビル、ロードアイランド州の沿岸部などに所有。
　今月１９日には、ニューアルバム「Ｔｈｅ　Ｔｏｒｔｕｒｅｄ　Ｐｏｅｔｓ　Ｄｅｐａｒｔｍｅｎｔ」の発売を予定している。【翻訳編集ＡＦＰＢＢＮｅｗｓ】
〔ＡＦＰ＝時事〕（2024/04/03-16:33）

Taylor Swift was officially named a member of the three-comma-club Tuesday, as Forbes confirmed rumors estimating her wealth exceeds a billion dollars.
The financial news outlet said she is the first artist to achieve billionaire status solely on the basis of her music, and estimated she has a $1.1 billion fortune.
Other industry heavyweights who've hit the mark -- Rihanna and Jay-Z among them -- have earned their massive wealth in part via fashion brands, alcohol companies or entertainment holdings, among other interests.
Along with her vast songwriting catalog, Swift staged the first billion-dollar tour ever -- the ongoing Eras Tour has boosted economies and delighted fans around the world.
Swift, 34, also has a significant real estate portfolio, with homes in New York, Beverly Hills, Nashville and a coastal mansion in Rhode Island.
Her touring milestone was one of many records Swift shattered over the past year, including winning a fourth Grammy for Best Album, the most of any artist.
She received wall-to-wall attention throughout 2023, which closed with Time Magazine honoring Swift as Person of the Year, calling her a rare person who is both the writer and hero of her own story.
And in mere weeks fans have a brand-new album to look forward to: Swift is set to drop The Tortured Poets Department on April 19.
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The frenzy around Swift was augmented last year by her dating life, as the pop culture icon began a very public romantic relationship with tight end Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs, who ultimately won the Super Bowl championship.
Chiefs games -- where Swift has been a regular in a private box -- smashed a series of ratings records this past season.
It was yet more evidence of her vast influence: with hundreds of millions of social media followers and a staunchly loyal fan base, she can move any dial with the tiniest of efforts.
Even politicos -- and conspiracy theorists -- for months have been opining on her potential impact on the upcoming presidential election.
Swift was born in Pennsylvania on December 13, 1989. She began writing songs professionally as a teenager, signing with Nashville's Big Machine Records as a country artist.
Years after she went full pop and, as she moved on to a major deal with Universal, Swift became embroiled in very publicized feud with Big Machine.
The sale of her song catalog to a private equity firm triggered a massive dispute over musicians' rights -- and a bold new era of Swift's career.
She vowed to re-record her first six albums in order to own their rights, and began making good on the promise, urging her fans to listen to Taylor's Version instead of previous releases.
In the meantime, she's released several more original studio albums, with her 11th due later this month.
And her conversation-commanding Eras tour is due to continue until the end of 2024, with estimates anticipating she will surpass the $2-billion threshold, a staggering sum.