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Taylor Swift is no doubt one of the biggest and most influential music artists of her generation
Taylor Swift is undoubtedly one of the biggest and most influential music artists of her generation, with chart-topping hits that became theme songs of events and milestones.
Taylor Swift, 32, began her career in 2004, when she was 14 years old, when she signed a music publishing deal with Sony/ATV, making her the company's youngest signing ever. Swift signed with Big Machine Records in 2006 and had her first Top 40 success with "Tim McGraw," Eventually, she earned her 10 Grammys, 29 American Music Awards, and hundreds of millions of social media followers.
Swift's net worth in 2022 is $400 million based on estimates by Celebrity Net Worth.
Aside from her amazing talents as a musician and songwriter, the Grammy winner's massive wealth is a result of her tremendous financial skills. She even founded her own management company, where she serves as CEO.
More likely, her monetary smarts had been influenced by her father, Scott, a stockbroker and financial management consultant, and her mom, Andrea, who sold mutual funds.
Highly Successful Albums
Rolling Stone published a report wherein Taylor Swift is the only woman in the publication's Top 10 highest-paid musicians on the 2021 list. This is primarily due to her decision to re-record and release the previous albums under the "Taylor's Version catalog."
Moreover, she partnered with major firms such as Peloton and Starbucks. Hence, the "Blank Space" singer earned more than $80 million within 2021.
Taylor's albums have been successful, from her first to her latest. Aside from successful concert tours, her records are included in her income streams.
Parade reported that Fearless, Swift's sophomore album, released in 2008, went on to sell 12 million copies worldwide, making it her best-selling album to date, thanks in part to the triumph of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong With Me."
Her other albums also earned hit big-time sales: Taylor's 1989 album, her full-on pop crossover, has sold 10 million copies worldwide since its release in 2014.
Red, her fan-favorite 2012 album, sold 8 million copies worldwide, while Taylor Swift's self-titled debut album has sold 5.75 million copies since its release in 2006.
Since its release in 2010, the album Speak Now has sold 5 million copies worldwide. Swift's album Reputation, released in 2017 when she was on a self-imposed hiatus, sold 4.5 million copies worldwide.
Since its release in 2019, Lover has sold 3.2 million copies worldwide.
Swift's unexpected summer 2020 release Folklore has sold slightly over 1 million copies, while evermore has sold over 1.1 million, with a major fraction of revenues coming from vinyl orders that arrived months after the album was released.
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Taylor's Houses
Taylor Swift can afford to buy whatever she wants with her massive income. One investment she enjoys is real estate. She has purchased several residences around the United States and even the United Kingdom.
According to The New York Post, the singer has an $80 million real estate portfolio, which she began investing in since 2011.
Her first purchase in New York City occurred in 2014 when she paid $19.95 million for two adjacent penthouses in Tribeca. She bought the building's second-floor complex for $10 million four years later.
In 2017, the pop superstar paid $18 million for a four-story townhouse next door. The property is thought to be over a century old and features a spa, oak floors, and a variety of amenities.
She also owns homes around the United States, including a $25 million 1934 Georgian Revival villa in Los Angeles, California, a $1.9 million penthouse in Nashville, a $2.5 million Greek revival estate, and many more.
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