Pop star <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/taylor-swift">Taylor Swift</a> inspired a record-breaking number of fans to register to vote due to an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/instagram">Instagram</a> post.
Vote.org told <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/taylor-swift-instagram-post-largest-voter-registration-day-since-2020-2023-9">Insider</a> that they had their largest National Voter Registration Day since 2020 on Tuesday and credit the success in part to Swift’s messaging. 
&#8220;Are you registered to vote yet? I&#8217;ve been so lucky to see so many of you guys at my US shows recently. I&#8217;ve heard you raise your voices, and I know how powerful they are. Make sure you&#8217;re ready to use them in our elections this year,&#8221; the singer said in an Instagram story. 
The 33-year-old singer included a link to Vote.org and noted that it takes less than two minutes to register. Swift currently has <a href="https://www.instagram.com/taylorswift/?hl=en">272 million followers</a> on the platform.
Vote.org noted that 35,252 people registered to vote and 157,041 eligible voters visited the site on Tuesday, representing a 22.5% jump in total registrations and a 115% increase among 18-year-olds compared to last year, Insider noted.
Andrea Hailey, CEO of Vote.org, said in a statement that these numbers were “record-breaking.”
&#8220;During the day on Tuesday, we saw a 1,226% jump in participation the hour after Taylor Swift posted. Our site was averaging 13,000 users every 30 minutes — a number that Taylor Swift would be proud of,&#8221; Hailey told the outlet.
Swift was private about her political leanings until 2018 when she began openly supporting Democratic candidates after facing public pressure for staying silent. 
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“In the past I’ve been reluctant to publicly voice my political opinions, but due to several events in my life and in the world in the past two years, I feel very differently about that now,” Swift famously wrote in a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BopoXpYnCes/?hl=en">social media post</a> ahead of the 2018 midterm elections. 
“I always have and always will cast my vote based on which candidate will protect and fight for the human rights I believe we all deserve in this country. I believe in the fight for LGBTQ rights, and that any form of discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender is WRONG. I believe that the systemic racism we still see in this country towards people of color is terrifying, sickening and prevalent. I cannot vote for someone who will not be willing to fight for dignity for ALL Americans, no matter their skin color, gender or who they love.”
The singer went on to condemn then-Senate candidate Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), saying, “her voting record in Congress appalls and terrifies me.”
The “Bad Blood” singer also endorsed Joe Biden ahead of the 2020 election.

Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift Prompts ‘Record-Breaking’ Voter Registration Sign-Ups With Instagram Post

Taylor Swift Prompts 'Record-Breaking' Voter Registration Sign-Ups With Instagram Post

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NFL player <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/travis-kelce" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Travis Kelce</a> addressed rumors that he was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/dating" target="_blank" rel="noopener">dating</a> megastar <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/taylor-swift" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taylor Swift</a>, which have been heating up in recent weeks.
The Kansas City Chiefs tight end made the remarks during an appearance on ESPN’s &#8220;The Pat McAfee Show&#8221; Thursday. He didn’t confirm the rumors, but he didn’t deny them either, deciding instead to let fans in on a few small details.
&#8220;It’s life, baby,&#8221; Travis told McAfee when asked about the rampant rumors. &#8220;I threw the ball in her court and told her, ‘I’ve seen you rock the stage in Arrowhead. You might have to come see me rock the stage in Arrowhead and see which one’s a little more lit.’ We’ll see what happens in the near future,&#8221; he said, referring to the home stadium for the Chiefs.
“It’s hilarious how much traction this has actually got,” Travis continued. “It’s like an old game in school called ‘Telephone,’ where everybody is just whispering in each other’s ear, just hearing some random stuff. No one actually knows what’s going on.”
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Travis’s older brother Jason Kelce, who also plays in the NFL as a center for the Philadelphia Eagles, helped fuel the rumors during a conversation he had with 94 WIP in Philadelphia on Wednesday.
&#8220;It’s hard to answer, because I don’t really know what’s happening in Travis’ love life, and I try to, like, keep, you know, his business kind of his business and stay out of that world,&#8221; Jason said when asked if he knew anything about his brother dating Swift.
&#8220;But having said that, man, I think he’s doing great. I think it’s all 100% true,” he added.
The rumors were kicked off by an <a href="https://themessenger.com/entertainment/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-charming-seeing-where-things-go-source" target="_blank" rel="noopener">article</a> in The Messenger which stated that Travis had been &#8220;quietly hanging out&#8221; with Swift for weeks. 
&#8220;She and Travis have hung out twice, and it&#8217;s nothing serious. She thinks he is very charming, and they have been texting this last week,&#8221; an unnamed source told the publication in late September. &#8220;He is a little embarrassed at how much attention they are getting, but he has told her he would love to continue seeing her.&#8221;
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Travis has mentioned Swift before. The Chiefs player said during a July podcast appearance that he was “disappointed” he didn’t get to interact with the pop star when he attended one of her shows.
&#8220;I was disappointed that she doesn’t talk before or after her shows, because she has to save her voice for the 44 songs that she sings,&#8221; Travis said at the time. &#8220;So, I was a little butthurt I didn’t get to hand her one of the bracelets I made for her.”
He added, &#8220;If you’re up on Taylor Swift concerts, there are friendship bracelets, and I received a bunch of them being there, but I wanted to give Taylor Swift one with my number on it.&#8221;

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Travis Kelce On Taylor Swift Dating Rumors: ‘Threw The Ball In Her Court’

Travis Kelce On Taylor Swift Dating Rumors: 'Threw The Ball In Her Court'

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/whoopi-goldberg-defends-tim-scott-on-marriage-questions-why-is-my-private-life-of-so-much-interest" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Whoopi Goldberg</a> balked at a joke about singer Taylor Swift doing more to stimulate the American economy than President Joe Biden has, insisting that people were &#8220;in better shape&#8221; now than they were four years ago.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/oh-my-god-alyssa-farah-griffin-reacts-to-intensely-personal-question-from-whoopi" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Goldberg</a> made the comments during Wednesday&#8217;s broadcast of &#8220;The View,&#8221; stressing the impact of voting on the economy and calling on the younger generations to get out and vote if they wanted to see changes.
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Whoopi falsely claims &quot;the truth&quot; is the economy is better now than when Trump was president. &quot;We&#39;re in better shape than we were four years ago!&quot; And she snaps at a joke about Taylor Swift doing more for the economy than Joe Biden. <a href="https://t.co/DPJtIVi6fj">pic.twitter.com/DPJtIVi6fj</a>
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&#8220;Here&#8217;s the truth,&#8221; Goldberg began, talking specifically to co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin. &#8220;We&#8217;re in better shape than we were four years ago. We&#8217;re in better shape than we were, and people of your generation need to pay attention and see how we get this done.&#8221;
&#8220;Because while we are really appreciative of – are you X or G?&#8221; Goldberg asked Griffin.
&#8220;I&#8217;m a millennial,&#8221; Griffin replied with a laugh.
&#8220;Millennials. Well, all you young-uns out there, keep in mind that this is on you now,&#8221; Goldberg continued. &#8220;If you are 18 and over, this is in your lap as well. If you don&#8217;t like what you see, if you think people aren&#8217;t doing their job then get out there and vote. Regardless. If you don&#8217;t like what you&#8217;re seeing, now it&#8217;s in your lap.&#8221;
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Co-host Joy Behar took that moment to interrupt, offering a brief shout-out to Swift and noting that especially in recent years, she had been very active in encouraging young people to get out and vote – and that she had an audience that amounted to one-third of the total population of the United States.
&#8220;She&#8217;s doing more for the economy than Joe Biden&#8217;s economic agenda, but that&#8217;s neither here nor there,&#8221; Griffin interjected, prompting laughter from the audience — but her joke was immediately panned by Goldberg.
&#8220;Um, I&#8217;m sorry, untrue. But that&#8217;s okay,&#8221; Goldberg said.

Whoopi Balks At Joke About Taylor Swift ‘Doing More For The Economy’ Than Biden

Whoopi Balks At Joke About Taylor Swift 'Doing More For The Economy' Than Biden

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/taylor-swift-hands-out-massive-bonus-checks-to-eras-tour-truckers-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taylor Swift</a> announced on Thursday that her concert film &#8220;Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour&#8221; is coming soon to a theater near you, and cinemas are already warning fans trying to buy tickets to expect delays.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hey-stop-stop-taylor-swift-goes-off-script-to-scold-security-during-show" target="_blank" rel="noopener">33-year-old</a> pop singer posted a message on X calling &#8220;The Eras Tour&#8221; the &#8220;most meaningful, electric experience of my life so far and I&#8217;m overjoyed to tell you that it&#8217;ll be coming to the big screen soon.&#8221;
&#8220;Starting Oct 13th you&#8217;ll be able to experience the concert film in theaters in North America!&#8221; she added. &#8220;Tickets are on sale now&#8230;. Eras attire, friendship bracelets, singing and dancing encouraged 1, 2, 3 LGB (iykyk).&#8221; The post included a <a href="https://taylor.lnk.to/TSTheErasTourFilmTickets" target="_blank" rel="noopener">link</a> where fans can purchase tickets.
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The Eras Tour has been the most meaningful, electric experience of my life so far and I’m overjoyed to tell you that it’ll be coming to the big screen soon 😆 Starting Oct 13th you’ll be able to experience the concert film in theaters in North America! Tickets are on sale now at… <a href="https://t.co/eKRqS8C7d1">pic.twitter.com/eKRqS8C7d1</a>
&mdash; Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) <a href="https://twitter.com/taylorswift13/status/1697222636483285250?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 31, 2023</a></blockquote>
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The &#8220;Shake It Off&#8221; <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/taylor-swift-hands-out-massive-bonus-checks-to-eras-tour-truckers-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hitmaker&#8217;s</a> post also included a minute-long clip with images from her sold out concerts over the last few months.
AMC said it had taken steps to ensure it could handle the traffic. The company issued a statement that seemed to reference the disaster fans experienced with Ticketmaster when &#8220;Eras Tour&#8221; concert tickets went on sale in 2022, including the site crashing and extremely long delays.
&#8220;AMC is also aware that no ticketing system in history seems to have been able to accommodate the soaring demand from Taylor Swift fans when tickets are first placed on sale,&#8221; the statement said.
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&#8220;Guests wanting to be the first to buy their tickets online may experience delays, longer-than-usual ticket-purchase waiting-room times and possible outages,&#8221; it added. &#8220;AMC is committed to ensuring any delays or outages are addressed as quickly as possible.&#8221;
The <a href="https://twitter.com/PopBase/status/1697221682467881135?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ticket</a> prices are $19.89 for adults, and children can see the show for $13.13. At the time of this publication, there have been no site crashes reported.
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Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/taylor-swift-finally-breaks-silence-after-eras-tour-ticket-fiasco" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taylor Swift Finally Breaks Silence After &#8216;Eras Tour&#8217; Ticket Fiasco</a>

Taylor Swift Announces ‘Eras Tour’ Concert Movie Coming To Theaters

Taylor Swift Announces ‘Eras Tour' Concert Movie Coming To Theaters

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A security guard who went viral for singing along with a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/taylor-swift" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taylor Swift</a> song while working at her <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/music" target="_blank" rel="noopener">concert</a> says he was fired for asking fans to take his photo with the star.
Calvin Denker, who worked for the security company BEST, went <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/entertainment" target="_blank" rel="noopener">viral on TikTok</a> when a fan recorded him singing along to “Cruel Summer” at one of Swift’s Minneapolis shows in June, per <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-12435881/Taylor-Swift-security-guard-fired-fans-photos.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Daily Mail</a>. 
Denker posted a reaction video to the clip where he explained handing out his phone number to fans in the front row, asking them to take his photo when Swift came near him and then text it to him. He admitted that he took the job partly because seeing Swift perform for free was his “goal.”
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“After night one I was realizing how close Taylor was getting to me, so I really wanted to get a photo to document it,” Denker said of the experience. “So, I handed out these little pieces of paper that said I wasn&#8217;t allowed to have my phone out but if Taylor Swift comes right behind me, please take a photo of me and text it to my number.”
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Denker said on social media that this move resulted in his termination. 
“Long story short I was fired for it,” Denker said in a <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@calvindenker/video/7268044014903987499" target="_blank" rel="noopener">video update</a>. “My former security company said they had a rule against taking photos with any of the performers. The main issue that they had was with my follow-up video where I said that I handed out pieces of paper to ask to be sent any photos that I made my way into.”
“Above all else, I made sure that Taylor Swift was safe and all the fans had a good time. I was doing my job.”
“The HR woman who called me wasn&#8217;t able to articulate exactly what I did wrong,” Denker added.
Since the news of the incident, Denker has been offered other employment. 
&#8220;I have been extended the opportunities to work for several other security companies since the TikTok,&#8221; Denker <a href="https://themessenger.com/entertainment/fired-taylor-swift-security-guard-says-hes-been-offered-jobs-since-going-viral-exclusive" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> The Messenger. &#8220;I might decide to take a job interview or two, but this security gig was always meant as my fun job in my free time, and I am a full-time software engineer.&#8221;

Security Guard Says He Got Fired For Asking Fans To Take His Photo With Taylor Swift While Working Concert

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“Yellowstone” actor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kevin-costner" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kevin Costner</a> considers himself a true <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/taylor-swift" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taylor Swift</a> fan now.
The 68-year-old star recounted his recent experience of attending a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/music" target="_blank" rel="noopener">concert</a> with his daughter, saying that he was “blown away” by the show.
&#8220;My videos are blurry, but I had an amazing time with my daughter at the [Taylor Swift] show,&#8221; Costner shared Thursday on Thursday. &#8220;I was absolutely blown away watching her art bring so many people together. I had a great view of her band and had a blast watching them, too. An inspiring night. I’m officially a Swiftie!&#8221;  
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Besides the video post, Costner shared an update in Instagram stories that included more clips of Swift dancing on stage. &#8220;I guess I&#8217;m officially a Swiftie,&#8221; he wrote in a caption that appeared on the video.
This is high praise coming from Costner, who is involved in the music industry himself. He has been part of the country rock band Kevin Costner &amp; Modern West since 2007. Some of his newest tracks were inspired by the hit series “Yellowstone” and are featured in the third season of the show.
The actor filed <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/yellowstone-star-kevin-costners-wife-files-for-divorce-after-18-years-of-marriage" target="_blank" rel="noopener">divorce papers</a> in May to end his marriage with his wife of 18 years, Christine Baumgartner. She is seeking $248,000 in monthly child support payments for their three children, sons Cayden, 16, and Hayes, 14, and daughter Grace, 13.
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“It is with great sadness that circumstances beyond his control have transpired which have resulted in Mr. Costner having to participate in a dissolution of marriage action,” a representative for Costner told TMZ at the time. “We ask that his, Christine’s, and their children’s privacy be respected as they navigate this difficult time.”
The “Yellowstone” star was previously married to Cindy Costner and shares three children with her: Annie, 39, Lily, 36, and Joe, 35. They divorced in 1994.
He also has a son, Liam, 26, with Bridget Rooney.

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Kevin Costner Says He Was ‘Blown Away’ By Taylor Swift Concert: ‘Officially A Swiftie’

Kevin Costner Says He Was 'Blown Away' By Taylor Swift Concert: 'Officially A Swiftie'

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/taylor-swift" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taylor Swift</a> reportedly handed out massive bonus checks to truckers toting Eras tour concert equipment across the country as the superstar&#8217;s sold-out tour comes to a close, with only six shows remaining in the U.S.
Sources told <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2023/08/01/taylor-swift-gifts-bonus-eras-tour-truckers/?adid=social-tmzlikeshop" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TMZ</a> that the 33-year-old pop star reportedly handed out $100,000 bonus checks to each of the 50 &#8220;The Eras Tour&#8221; truckers ahead of Saturday&#8217;s show in Santa Clara, California.
The truck drivers have been kept busy hauling all the equipment for 20 plus shows across 20 cities that kicked off in Glendale, Arizona, in March and will come to a conclusion on August 9 in Los Angeles at SoFi stadium.
Sources told the outlet that the six-figure bonus checks were an &#8220;end of the tour&#8221; bonus for production truck drivers who have been hauling Taylor&#8217;s equipment for the entirety of her U.S. tour ahead of the launch of Swift&#8217;s international leg of the tour, which starts August 24 in Mexico City.
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Taylor Swift reportedly gifted 100k bonus checks to each production truck driver that hauls equipment for the Eras Tour. <a href="https://t.co/HBzFQZCEGc">pic.twitter.com/HBzFQZCEGc</a>
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Truckers were reportedly not the only ones who earned big bonus checks described as &#8220;very generous.&#8221; Other reported recipients included band members, dancers, lighting and sound technicians, caterers, and more, with the total of bonus checks coming to more than $55 million from the &#8220;All Too Well&#8221; hitmaker, <a href="https://people.com/taylor-swift-gives-bonuses-totaling-55-million-every-person-working-eras-tour-7568556" target="_blank" rel="noopener">People magazine</a> reported.
The tour has been a hit for the artist, raking in $1 billion in sales, and putting the &#8220;Shake It Off&#8221; hitmaker in the running for &#8220;highest-grossing tour of all time,&#8221; TMZ noted.
Swift&#8217;s massive tour includes a trek for Swifties across the albums of her life and career  — delivering a 44-song set list, singing her heart out for more than 3 hours with little to no break the entire time.
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Opening acts during the Eras tour have included Paramore, Phoebe Bridgers, HAIM, Gracie Abrams, and OWENN, just to name a few.
In November, the &#8220;Delicate&#8221; singer broke the news that she was going back out on tour after her &#8220;Love Fest&#8221; mini-tour in 2020 was canceled due to the COVID pandemic.
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I’m enchanted to announce my next tour: Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour, a journey through the musical eras of my career (past &amp; present!) The first leg of the tour will be in stadiums across the US, with international dates to be announced as soon as we can!<a href="https://t.co/KFuqvrhSGo">https://t.co/KFuqvrhSGo</a> <a href="https://t.co/eVyTcuW8sK">pic.twitter.com/eVyTcuW8sK</a>
&mdash; Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) <a href="https://twitter.com/taylorswift13/status/1587420273325838336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 1, 2022</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;I&#8217;m enchanted to announce my next tour: Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour, a journey through the musical eras of my career (past &amp; present!),&#8221; Swift&#8217;s tweet read. &#8220;The first leg of the tour will be in stadiums across the US, with international dates to be announced as soon as we can!&#8221;

Taylor Swift Hands Out Massive Bonus Checks To Eras Tour Truckers: Report

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/he-didnt-want-us-to-have-fun-taylor-swift-fan-who-prompted-singer-to-chastise-security-guard-speaks-out" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taylor Swift</a> reportedly declined an offer from <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/meghan-markle-and-prince-harry-rumored-to-sign-massive-deal-with-fashion-house" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Meghan Markle</a> to appear on her now-canceled Spotify podcast &#8220;Archetypes&#8221; after the Duchess of Sussex wrote the pop star a note personally asking her to be a guest on the show.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/taylor-swift-fans-brag-about-wearing-adult-diapers-to-her-shows-not-missing-a-minute-of-it" target="_blank" rel="noopener">33-year-old pop singer</a> reportedly <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/prince-harry-meghan-markle-spotify-netflix-deals-hollywood-dbf1b6ed" target="_blank" rel="noopener">turned down</a> the offer — not even personally, but through her representative — after the former &#8220;Suits&#8221; actress had invited her to be part of her feminist podcast series, <a href="https://pagesix.com/2023/06/25/taylor-swift-rejected-meghan-markles-podcast-invitation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Page Six</a> reported.
The news comes after Spotify announced it would not be renewing the Duchess of Susssex&#8217;s podcast for a second season.
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Taylor Swift rejected Meghan Markle’s invitation to appear on now-canceled podcast <a href="https://t.co/Ew32Q6CSbS">https://t.co/Ew32Q6CSbS</a> <a href="https://t.co/0rHef2N0uT">pic.twitter.com/0rHef2N0uT</a>
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Prince Harry and Markle&#8217;s company, Archewell Audio, produced 12 episodes of the podcast, which aired from August to November 2022.
The streaming site and the royal couple&#8217;s company released a joint statement that they &#8220;mutually agreed to part ways and are proud of the series [they] made together.&#8221;
An insider told the <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/06/15/prince-harry-meghan-markle-split-from-spotify/?_gl=1*1rdu6jn*_ga*MTY5ODgwMzA2MS4xNjgwNzE5MzY0*_ga_0DZ7LHF5PZ*MTY4NzgwMzY1Mi42MC4wLjE2ODc4MDM2NTIuMC4wLjA.&amp;_ga=2.141075378.188947288.1687794380-1698803061.1680719364" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Post</a>, that the royal couple had not produced enough content to justify the deal the royal&#8217;s made with the streaming site, after they signed an agreement in 2020 for $20 million.
Shortly after news surfaced that the podcast deal was canceled, Spotify executive Bill Simmons <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/harry-meghan-spotify-deal-grifters-b2360608.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">slammed</a> the Sussexes, labeling them &#8220;f***ing grifters.&#8221;
&#8220;I gotta get drunk one night and tell the story of the Zoom I had with Harry to try and help him with a podcast idea,&#8221; he added. &#8220;It&#8217;s one of my best stories.&#8221;
At a recent event, United Talent Agency CEO Jeremy Zimmer labeled Markle untalented after the Spotify partnership was over.
&#8220;Turns out Meghan Markle was not a great audio talent, or necessarily any kind of talent,&#8221; Zimmer <a href="https://pagesix.com/2023/06/26/meghan-markle-is-not-a-great-talent-uta-ceo-says/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told Semafor</a> at the 2023 Cannes Lions advertising festival.
&#8220;And, you know, just because you&#8217;re famous doesn&#8217;t make you great at something,&#8221; he added.
One source with direct knowledge previously told <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2023-06-22/prince-harry-s-podcast-pitch-to-spotify-talk-to-putin-trump-about-childhoods" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bloomberg</a> that the Duke of Sussex had reportedly pitched the streaming site the idea for several podcast shows of his own that would involve interviewing former President Donald Trump, Russia President Vladmir Putin, and Mark Zuckerberg about traumas they experienced as kids.
The idea reportedly puzzled executives, who allegedly found the royal&#8217;s pitch &#8220;questionable&#8221; given the fact that people like Trump, Putin, and Zuckerberg rarely give wide-ranging interviews about their upbringings and personal experiences.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/taylor-swift">Taylor Swift</a> was named the second richest <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/money">self-made</a> woman in music on Thursday, but she’s nowhere near overtaking the person in first place.
The 33-year-old <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/music">pop singer</a> has an estimated net worth of $740 million, according to a report from <a href="https://www.forbes.com/self-made-women/?sh=57f6a7586d96">Forbes</a> published June 1. This sum helped her beat out runners-up in the music category, including Madonna ($580 million net worth) and Beyoncé ($540 million net worth).
Swift is also the 34th richest woman on the list overall. Diane Hendricks of ABC Supply, the largest wholesale distributor of roofing materials in the U.S., currently occupies the top spot with a net worth of $15 billion.
Swift is currently performing across the United States on her Eras Tour, which helped inflate her massive net worth. Tickets sold out quickly during presale and crashed the Ticketmaster website. Per <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/taylor-swift-net-worth-2023-eras-tour-could-make-her-a-billionaire">CBS News</a>, “Eras” could become the highest-grossing concert tour of all time and could increase Swift&#8217;s income by about $500 million.
But crossing the billion-dollar threshold won’t even be enough for Swift to secure the top spot. That title belongs to Rihanna, who currently has an estimated net worth of $1.4 billion.
Rihanna’s wealth comes from a combination of pop music and her extremely successful Fenty Beauty cosmetics company. The 35-year-old singer is the 20th richest self-made woman overall, according to Forbes. 
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Rihanna, who is expecting her second baby with rapper boyfriend A$AP Rocky and recently showed off a $600,000 toe ring, is a popular recording artist by any measure. But Swift’s fans have a reputation for going the extra mile to show their devotion.
For example, concertgoers have been bragging on TikTok about wearing adult diapers to Swift’s shows so they don’t risk missing any of her songs while waiting in line for the restroom, as The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/taylor-swift-fans-brag-about-wearing-adult-diapers-to-her-shows-not-missing-a-minute-of-it">reported</a>. Others claim they’ve experienced “amnesia” after the concert because they were so thrilled to finally see the singer perform.
“I went to the Arlington show a few weeks back and I honestly cannot remember most of the concert,” one fan posted on Reddit.  “I know I was there, but it feels like it was a dream,” another said.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/taylor-swift">Taylor Swift</a> fans don’t want to miss a moment of her <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/music">concert</a>, leading some to take drastic measures to avoid leaving to use the restroom.
TikTok users have been bragging about purchasing adult diapers and wearing them under their sparkly outfits so they don’t need to exit Swift’s performances. 
One of the first fans to start the trend was a user named Katherine, who attended the Houston stop on Swift’s “Eras” tour. She shared a <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@therealkatherine/video/7213119370648653098">screenshot</a> of an Amazon listing for a pack of LivDry adult diapers.
Her text caption said, “The amount of stress and time it took me to get Taylor Swift tickets, I will be getting an adult diaper because I am not missing a minute of it.”
She received a lot of support and commiseration in the comments.
“Same, not missing a single second,” one social media user replied.
“For the amount of money I spent on the concert. Same. I may not drink water all day,” another wrote.
“This is smart,” someone else agreed.
TikTok user Madeline Dalloway posted a <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@madelinedolaway/video/7234523804150615323">video</a> of a friend helping her put on a diaper underneath her glittery gold dress before Swift’s show. She wrote in the caption, “most durable.”
“Why did you pick the most monstrous? We didn&#8217;t need most absorbent, we needed most appropriate and most slimming,” her friend says as the women laugh.
While many commenters were supportive, some questioned the fans taking their devotion that far.
“You can’t hold it for three hours,” one account questioned. 
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“Excuse me, WHAT?” another wrote in reaction to the clip.
Swift’s fans have been overly enthused for the singer’s first American tour since 2018 after her planned 2020 shows were canceled due to the COVID pandemic. Many waited in virtual queues for hours as the Ticketmaster site crashed, and when they did gain access, self-described “Swifties” shelled out thousands of dollars for tickets to her shows.
Some fans who did attend the concerts say they were so overwhelmed with excitement it gave them “<a href="https://www.insider.com/taylor-swift-eras-tour-fans-post-concert-amnesia-forgetting-concert-2023-5">amnesia</a>.”
&#8220;I went to the Arlington show a few weeks back and I honestly cannot remember most of the concert,&#8221; one fan shared on Reddit.  &#8220;I know I was there, but it feels like it was a dream,&#8221; another said.

Taylor Swift Fans Brag About Wearing Adult Diapers To Her Shows: ‘Not Missing A Minute Of It’

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One unscripted moment from <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/taylor-swift" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taylor Swift</a>’s concert in Philadelphia went viral, and now the fan involved is speaking out.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Grammy Award-</a>winning artist was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/music" target="_blank" rel="noopener">performing</a> at the Lincoln Financial Field during her “Eras” Tour on Saturday night when she stopped to scold a security guard in the middle of the show. Multiple videos show Swift pausing the song “Bad Blood” to say, “She wasn’t doing anything,” and “Hey! Stop!” and “She’s fine!” during the viral moment. 
Apparently, the security guard had been trying to keep concertgoers from getting too close to one of the erected barriers, as The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hey-stop-stop-taylor-swift-goes-off-script-to-scold-security-during-show" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
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Not sure what happened during Bad Blood but it was enough Taylor needed to get involved… <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/erastour?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#erastour</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/taylorswift?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#taylorswift</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/tserastourphilly?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#tserastourphilly</a> <a href="https://t.co/JcJMmi0dOJ">pic.twitter.com/JcJMmi0dOJ</a>
&mdash; Nicolle Bradford (@NicolleBradford) <a href="https://twitter.com/NicolleBradford/status/1657580034637307905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 14, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Now the woman in question is defending her actions and applauding Swift’s intervention. The Daily Mail <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12082453/EXCL-Mom-harassed-security-Taylor-Swifts-tour-Philadelphia-gets-free-tickets.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that the fan involved in the incident was Kelly Inglis Kelly from Baltimore, Maryland.
Kelly made a TikTok video detailing the event and posted it on Sunday using her best friend’s account, they said.
“Ok, I was the girl that Taylor talked to last night,” Kelly claimed in the video. “Basically, the guard had been, like, harassing our group all night… he just kept telling us not to touch the rail and every time we did anything, he was like, on top of us,” she said of her interaction with security.
“We’re dancing, having fun, he didn’t like it, and Taylor noticed that I was having fun and that he didn’t like it, and she didn’t like it, and then he basically, like, got escorted out and then they offered us free tickets for tonight,” Kelly went on. 
She also said that even though the incident made headlines in the coming days, ultimately, it was not a big deal.
“It wasn’t this big crazy thing, it was just like a bunch of girls having a good time and he didn’t want us to have fun,” she said in the TikTok update.
Kelly told Daily Mail that the security guard did not “physically touch them” while trying to get them away from the barricade.
Kelly made another video she posted on her own TikTok account in which she praised Swift for her actions.
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“The fact that you did that for me last night, and you stood up for me, meant so, so, so, so much and like, I can’t even explain, like, you did that for me, and for your fans, and if there’s anything I know about you, you just want your fans to go to the show and have fun, and that’s all we were doing,” the fan said.
“It truly, truly meant so much to us that you did that, and to everybody. That you would stop to say something, and it was my 13th show, on the 13th, and I just feel like it was really cool,” she concluded.

‘He Didn’t Want Us To Have Fun’: Taylor Swift Fan Who Prompted Singer To Chastise Security Guard Speaks Out

Taylor Swift Fan Who Prompted Singer To Chastise Security Guard Speaks Out

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Pop superstar Taylor Swift stopped in the middle of a performance on Saturday to scold security guards that she believed were being too aggressive with her fans.
Swift was in the middle of her second show of three at Philadelphia&#8217;s Lincoln Financial Field when security began forcibly removing fans who were climbing on barricades during the show – and she apparently felt that they were being too rough with her audience.
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🚨| Longer video of Taylor trying to stop a situation from further arising between security and some fans at tonight’s show during Bad Blood
“Hey stop. He wasn’t doing anything. HEY! STOP!”
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Swift was in the process of <a href="https://people.com/music/taylor-swift-defends-fan-security-eras-tour/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">performing</a> her hit song &#8220;Bad Blood&#8221; when she suddenly stopped singing and pointed off stage, shouting, &#8220;She&#8217;s fine. She wasn&#8217;t doing anything. Hey, stop! Stop!&#8221;
Swift continued to point and shout at the security guards, saying, &#8220;Stop!&#8221;
One concertgoer <a href="https://twitter.com/jackandtaylor/status/1657590804951494658" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweeted</a> about the experience, saying that the guards in question had been &#8220;putting their hands on us to physically push us off of the barricade instead of just telling us to move&#8221; — which was what reportedly caused Swift to react in the way that she did.
At the <a href="https://pagesix.com/2023/05/14/taylor-swift-gives-shout-out-to-ryan-reynolds-blake-livelys-kids-at-concert/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">previous night&#8217;s show</a>, Swift had given a shout out to two VIPs — the two oldest children of friends Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds. The &#8220;Gossip Girl&#8221; alum was on hand at the show with daughter James (8) and Inez (6) in tow.
&#8220;Hi James, hi Nezzy,&#8221; Swift mouthed in their direction at one point, waving at them on several occasions throughout the show.
Lively and Swift are so close that the actress&#8217; kids reportedly view the singer as an aunt – and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-zhJBlerVI" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to Reynolds</a>, until very recently they believed Swift just liked to sing &#8220;as a hobby.&#8221;
&#8220;They just thought Taylor’s just like an aunt, like a friend of Mommy and Daddy that’s very, very close, almost family,&#8221; Reynolds said during an interview last fall. &#8220;And then they went to a concert one day and were like, ‘Ohhhhh, this isn’t a hobby.'&#8221;

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‘Hey, Stop! Stop!’: Taylor Swift Goes Off-Script To Scold Security During Show

'Hey, Stop! Stop!': Taylor Swift Goes Off-Script To Scold Security During Show

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