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Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, & 'The Idea Of You' Prove We Live In A Fan Economy

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The constant demand for pop stars to reinvent themselves with each new release is getting in the way of the music. Depending on who you ask, Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department is either “forgettable” or “an instant classic.” Among the people I would call “realistic Swifties” — not the kind of fans who would, say, gush over an eight-hour recording of her snoring and send death threats to any critic who disagreed — I’ve noticed an air of mild disappointment with TTPD: Swift once again worked with Jack Antonoff and Aaron Dessner, key collaborators from her last few studio albums, and as a result, the latest offering from one of pop’s most prolific forces (surprise, it’s actually a double album!) feels like more of the same. For female pop stars, frequent reinvention is central to the sport. And few understand this expectation quite like Swift herself, who built an entire economy-shifting tour around celebrating all the distinct chapters of her life and career as if they were our

Entertainment Sorry, Wall Street: Fangirls Run The Economy From the box office to book publishing, stans are making their influence felt. by Steffi Cao April 9, 2024 A sea of girls bedazzled in sequins, silver clothes , and cowboy-inspired accoutrements, awaiting Beyoncé’s entrance . Tickets for the Kansas City Chiefs game surging as Swifties flooded the stands, hoping to catch a glimpse of the pop star in her box . Thousands of fans flocking to an abandoned bus stop in Gangneung, South Korea, where BTS captured its Spring Day album cover. Welcome to the fangirl economy. In recent years, cultu

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