Sensational Taylor Swift, Watch Netflix Documentary, She’s Far Better Than Advertised

December 25, 2023,

She’s beautiful.

Talented.

Statuesque.

Insanely popular.

And completely gorgeous.

After all of the commercials, musical hits and online interviews, we thought we knew her. But after watching her Netflix documentary, we came to realize, we didn’t know her at all.

The team at Netflix shares, “In this revealing documentary, Taylor Swift embraces her role as a songwriter and performer – and as a woman harnessing the full power of her voice.”

We agree.

But, when it comes to Taylor Swift, that is just the beginning.

Time for some basics.

Taylor is recognized for her songwriting, musical versatility, artistic reinventions, and influence on the music industry, as she is a prominent cultural figure of the 21st century.

Our super star began professional songwriting at age 14 and signed with Big Machine Records in 2005 to become a country singer.

Under Big Machine, she released six studio albums, four of them to country radio, starting with her self-titled album in 2006.

We’re glad she began to expand her horizons.

Her next, Fearless album (2008), explored country pop, and its singles “Love Story” and “You Belong with Me” catapulted her to prominence.

The album Speak Now (2010) incorporated rock influences, while Red (2012) experimented with electronic elements and featured Swift’s first Billboard Hot 100 number-one song, “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together“.

When watching the documentary, we felt Taylor could expand way beyond her then current fan base by increasing her Pop Music exploration.

She departed from her country image with 1989 (2014), a synth-pop album supported by the chart-topping songs “Shake It Off“, “Blank Space“, and “Bad Blood“.

We’re still shaking from Shake It Off: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfWlot6h_JM

Some sources say media scrutiny inspired the hip-hop-flavored Reputation (2017) and its number-one single “Look What You Made Me Do“.

Time to keep moving up and on.

After signing a new contract with Republic Records in 2018, Taylor released the pop album Lover (2019) and autobiographical documentary (our favorite) Miss Americana (2020).

She embraced indie folk and alternative rock on her 2020 albums Folklore and Evermore, explored chill-out styles on Midnights (2022), and released four re-recorded versions of her first six albums as “Taylor’s Versions” following a dispute with Big Machine.

Are you keeping up?

The albums and their number-one songs “Cardigan“, “Willow“, “All Too Well (10 Minute Version)“, and “Anti-Hero” broke various records. In 2023, Swift embarked on the Eras Tour, her most expansive concert tour. She has also directed music videos and films such as All Too Well: The Short Film (2021).

We need to catch our breath.

Still chillin’.

This mellow song will help us transition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdneKLhsWOQ

Made you dream, didn’t it?

Okay.

We’re back. Time for more.

Having sold over 200 million records globally, Taylor is one of the best-selling musicians, the most-streamed female artist on Spotify, and the only singer to have five albums with first-week sales of over one million copies in the US.

Are you keeping track? We understand if you are having a hard time doing so.

Keep your eyes glued. There’s more.

She has been featured in lists such as Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time, Billboard‘s Greatest of All Time Artists, the Time 100, and Forbes Celebrity 100.

Drum roll.

Among her accolades are 12 Grammy Awards (including three Album of the Year wins), a Primetime Emmy Award, 40 American Music Awards, 29 Billboard Music Awards, 23 MTV Video Music Awards, three IFPI Global Recording Artist of the Year awards, and 101 Guinness World Records.

So, in part, what is she doing with all of this?

Honored with titles such as Artist of the Decade and Woman of the Decade, Swift is an advocate for artists’ rights and women’s empowerment.

In terms of helping others, Taylor is doing much.

Let’s explore.

Taylor is well known for her philanthropic efforts.

She was ranked at number one on DoSomething‘s “Gone Good” list, and has received the “Star of Compassion” accolade from the Tennessee Disaster Services, The Big Help Award from the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards for her “dedication to helping others” as well as “inspiring others through action”.

Tremendous.

In 2008, she donated $100,000 to the Red Cross to help the victims of the Iowa flood.

In response to the May 2010 Tennessee floods, Taylor donated $500,000 during a telethon hosted by WSMV.

In 2011, Swift used a dress rehearsal of her Speak Now tour as a benefit concert for victims of recent tornadoes in the U.S., raising more than $750,000.

In 2016, she donated $1 million to Louisiana flood relief efforts and $100,000 to the Dolly Parton Fire Fund.

In 2020, Swift donated $1 million for Tennessee tornado relief.

Are you starting to see a long-term pattern?

Time to have some fun. Where is Taylor getting all of this money to donate?

Taylor’s net worth is $740 million, per an estimate by Forbes Magazine in June 2023, making her the richest female musician in U.S. history with music as the only main source of income.

Additionally, her publication rights over her first six albums were valued at $200 million in 2022.

Get ready to take a picture.

Forbes named her the annual top-earning female musician four times (2016, 2019, 2021, and 2022).

She was the highest-paid celebrity of 2016 with $170 million—a feat recognized by the Guinness World Records as the highest annual earnings ever for a female musician, which she herself surpassed with $185 million in 2019.

Overall, Taylor was the highest paid female artist of the 2010s, earning $825 million.

It’s raining money. Can we go inside under a nice warm roof?

Of course we can. With Taylor there are plenty of places to relax.

Our brilliant shining star has also developed a real estate portfolio worth $150 million as of 2023, with houses in Nashville, New York City, Los Angeles (Samuel Goldwyn Estate), and Rhode Island (High Watch).

Well, are you not impressed?

Before we watched the Netflix documentary, we had one view of her, mostly positive but apparently, very limited.

What we liked most about watching her life on display was how close she is to her mother and how very down to earth she is.

And to think.

She is so young, Taylor is still swiftly in flight.

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