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Last Updated Jun 3, 2026, 6:30am EDT
Taylor Swift became a billionaire in October 2023, thanks to the earnings from her Eras Tour and the value of her music catalog.
Swift is the first musician to make the billionaire ranking primarily based on her songs and performances.
Her fortune includes nearly $800 million amassed from royalties and touring, plus a music catalog worth an estimated $600 million and some $110 million in real estate.
In May 2025, Swift announced that she had finally re-acquired the rights to her first six albums, which she'd been re-recording and releasing since 2021.
Demand for tickets to the U.S. leg of her Eras Tour overwhelmed Ticketmaster, prompting members of Congress to question the company's hold on concert sales.
Taylor Swift' will release her first original song written and released in a country register since her formal genre transition to pop in 2014, more than a decade ago.
Even if you’re not a billionaire, you can avoid trouble later by signing a prenup that settles some money issues before marriage. If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.
Nine songs from Drake's Iceman debut inside the Billboard Hot 100's top 10, following the No. 2 peak of "What Did I Miss?" and the rapper makes history.
"Risk It All" becomes the twenty-second top 10 hit for Bruno Mars on Billboard's Radio Songs chart. He ties Taylor Swift's historic record with his latest smash.
Alex Warren's "Ordinary" has blocked Taylor Swift's "The Fate of Ophelia" from finally reaching No. 1 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart for a dozen weeks now.
Olivia Rodrigo's new single "Drop Dead" launches at No. 1 on multiple charts in the U.K., but Taylor Swift blocks her from the summit on one tally with "Elizabeth Taylor."