She was one of the favorites and will not have disappointed her “swifties”. American pop star Taylor Swift named US magazine’s 2023 Person of the Year Time Wednesday. “Much of what [Taylor] Swift’s accomplishments in 2023 are immeasurable (…) She is committed to giving value to the dreams, feelings and experiences of people, especially women, who felt neglected and regularly underestimated, “said the magazine editor-in-chief, Sam Jacobs.
At 33, the country singer adds a new distinction to a long list of successes and records, her albums or their reissues frequently occupying the top positions in the American rankings, as is currently the case with 1989 (Taylor’s Version)topped the Billboard 200.
For the past year, she has also distinguished herself by criticizing the ticketing juggernaut Ticketmaster for the cacophony around ticket sales for her tour, “The Eras Tour”, which has led to the platform, often criticized for its monopoly position , having to explain himself to the American Congress. Against the backdrop of the phenomenal success of her tour, the concerts were also screened in cinemas and Taylor Swift topped the North American box office the weekend her film was released.
First personality in the world of arts
Time underlines that the interpreter of Shake It Off and of Cruel Summer, who succeeds Volodymyr Zelensky, is “the first personality from the world of arts to be named person of the year for his success as an artist”. The editor-in-chief of Time points out that the distinction often goes to heads of state or titans of industry, but “Taylor Swift has found a way to transcend borders and be a source of light”.
“For building a world that was her own but made room for so many people, for making her story a global legend, for bringing joy to a society that desperately needed it, Taylor Swift is the person of the year 2023 of Time “, also writes Sam Jacobs.
Time had published on Monday a list of finalists: alongside Taylor Swift, included the Russian and Chinese leaders Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping, the British King Charles III, the President of the Federal Reserve of the United States Jerome Powell, as well as the boss of ‘OpenAI Sam Altman, the Hollywood strikers, the prosecutors who indicted Donald Trump and… the character of Barbie, at the center of the cinema hit of the year.