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Taylor Swift draws five times as many US luxury travelers as Olympics

Now, Swift fever is reaching Europe, where many cities-including Paris-maintain limitations on ticket resales, preventing prices from reaching the five-digit sums that some consumers have paid in US

Universal Music beats earnings forecasts after blockbuster Swift tour

The commercial success of Swift has boosted the group's earnings through royalties from streaming, album sales and concert tickets

AI drives new wealth, Taylor Swift joins billionaire club: 2024 Hurun List

In the latest "Hurun Global Rich List 2024", Mumbai has been named the fastest-growing city for billionaires globally. The list features artificial intelligence prominently. Here are the key takeaways

Increased travel connectivity, visa waivers help boost tourism to SE Asia

The prevailing influence of Korean pop culture, often referred to as the 'Hallyu Wave' has significantly captivated Indian audiences, thus boosting travel to the country

Singapore PM defends exclusive deal with Taylor Swift that irked neighbours

Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Tuesday defended an exclusive deal his city-state struck with Taylor Swift that prevents the pop star taking her current Eras Tour to anywhere else in Southeast Asia. Swift is performing six concerts from March 2 to 9 in Singapore under an exclusive deal that has been criticised by some Southeast Asian neighbours who complain they have been deprived of the tourist boom that her concerts have brought elsewhere. Lee confirmed that Swift was provided with certain incentives from a government fund established to rebuild tourism industry after COVID-19 disruptions to make Singapore her only Southeast Asian destination. He did not say how much the deal cost. He said he did not regard the deal as unfriendly toward his neighbours in the 10-country Association of Southeast Asian Nations. It has turned out to be a very successful arrangement. I don't see that as being unfriendly, Lee said in the Australian city of Melbourne where he is attending

Taylor Swift caps dominant year with record-breaking 4 Grammy wins

Swift had previously been tied with Frank Sinatra, Paul Simon and Stevie Wonder for the most wins in the category. Album of the year was one of two prizes for Swift on the night

X restores Taylor Swift searches after deepfake images triggered block

Elon Musk's social media platform X has restored searches for Taylor Swift after temporarily blocking users from seeing some results as pornographic deepfake images of the singer circulated online. Searches for the singer's name on the site Tuesday turned up a list of tweets as normal. A day earlier, the same search resulted in an error message and a prompt for users to retry their search, which added, "Don't fret it's not your fault". Users, however, had been able to get around the block by putting quote marks around her name. Sexually explicit and abusive fake images of Swift began circulating widely last week on X, formerly known as Twitter, making her the most famous victim of a scourge that tech platforms and anti-abuse groups have struggled to fix. "Search has been re-enabled and we will continue to be vigilant for any attempt to spread this content and will remove it if we find it," Joe Benarroch, head of business operations at X, said in a statement. Earlier, he said the

Elon Musk's X blocks searches for Taylor Swift on its platform; here's why

X returned 'Oops, something went wrong' for searches like 'Taylor Swift' and 'Taylor Swift AI'

Funflation: A Taylor-made show?

The willingness to splurge on live entertainment is reshaping consumer behaviour

India GDP: Cricket World Cup economic boost is threatened by taxes

An additional $2.6 billion spent on everything from ticket sales and TV rights to tourism and food delivery may lift India's GDP by as much as $1 billion, they say

MTV Video Music Awards 2023: Taylor Swift wins nine awards, Check list here

MTV conducted the Video Music Awards last night. Taylor Swift swept the Awards night, she was nominated in eleven categories and won nine awards

From Taylor Swift to Bob Dylan, pop music has found a place on the syllabus

Close to 15 major US universities, including the University of Chicago, Columbia University, and UC Berkley, were offering literature lectures in the academic year 2021-22

Taylor Swift's Eras tour to become highest grossing tour of all time?

Swift is not even close to halfway through the tour, but she has already gone above and beyond her fans' expectations thanks to multiple surprises, major announcements and special guest appearances

Popstars could be powering inflation as concert prices surge, fans pay more

Fans are shelling out a fortune for tickets to see the world's biggest music acts, including names like Taylor Swift and Bruce Springsteen who haven't toured for years

Universal Music Group's shares surge on stock market debut

Universal Music Group's shares surged at the start of trading on Tuesday, as the company behind singers such as Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift made its stock market debut

Taylor Swift joins Christian Bale and Margot Robbie in Russell's next film

Singer Taylor Swift is the latest A-lister to come on board filmmaker David O Russell's next project

Women power rules at Grammys 2021 as Beyonce, Swift and others win big

Taylor Swift won the album of the year for 'Folklore', becoming the first female artiste to win the top honour thrice in her career

Grammy 2021 winners in pictures: Beyonce,Taylor Swift create history

Singer Taylor Swift's album of the year win for 'Folklore' at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards has made her the first female artiste to win the top honour three times in her career

Music platforms remain immune to Covid-19 as investments intensify

Shamrock Capital, a private equity firm, has acquired the Taylor Swift master recordings from Carlyle Group and manager Scooter Braun for $300 million

Grammy-winner Taylor Swift's master tapes were sold to an investment fund

It was reported that Braun, a celebrity manager, sold Swift's master recordings to a private-equity company called Shamrock Holdings