Kate Middleton: the touching message of support received by an 8-year-old girl

After being saddened by the news of her cancer, Kate Middleton received many messages of support, including a particularly touching wink.

Kate Middleton can count on the support of a faithful friend aged eight years: Mila Sneddon. The story of friendship between the two women began in 2020 when the photo of a young girl, suffering from leukemia, stuck at home during the Covid-19 crisis created a buzz. An image that moved the Princess of Wales who wanted to meet the young Scottish girl. Their first meeting took place in the tea room at Holyroodhouse. Kate then wore a pink outfit, little Mila's favorite color. An interview preceding the invitation of the little girl by the wife of Prince William to attend and read a prayer during the Christmas concert at Westminster Abbey.

Kate Middleton, attached to the story of this little Scottish girl, had also made a point of sending a handwritten letter to Mila Sneddon, two years ago, when she had entered the remission stage.

A PARTICULARLY TOUCHING MESSAGE

Faced with the support received at the time, the young girl in turn wanted to provide hers to the Princess of Wales following the announcement of her cancer, this Friday March 22. “You will be courageous because I was and you will fight like I did,” said the young girl in her message, saddened by the news.

The girl's mother told the Sunday Mirror: “We were out shopping when we heard the news. Mila turned to me and said she wanted to send Kate a card. Mila will therefore make contact in her own way. »

Inspiration: Taylor Swift Easter Baskets

For people having a Swiftie in the family, a perfect way  to add extra fun to the Easter holiday is creating a Taylor Swift Easter basket theme. From cozy slippers and fun fashion accessories to activity books, there’s something for fans of every age. 

Our advice: Use this Taylor Swift Easter basket filler gift guide to inspire your shopping this spring.

Eras Tour Friendship Bracelets

This set of adorable stacking Eras Tour friendship bracelets showcases one design for all of Taylor Swift’s albums featured in her most recent concerts. Your little Swifties can show off their favorite eras or trade with friends. The stone beads and braided design stand up to frequent wear, and each bracelet stretches for a more comfortable fit. Each set comes with 11 bracelets, which are perfectly sized to fill plastic Easter eggs for your child’s basket.

Taylor Swift Photo Bookmarks

This is a second opportunity. Inspire your Swiftie’s love of reading with these Taylor Swift photo bookmarks. Images of the pop star add a fun look to each one, and long tassels make it easy to mark any spot in a favorite book. They come in a set of five, so they can be spread out in an Easter basket between eggs and other trinkets. Each bookmark measures 6 inches x 2 inches to fit perfectly in paperbacks or hardcover books, plus they’re cute enough to use as locker decorations. If you are gifting books for Easter, this set makes a perfect companion gift!

Taylor Swift will ejoy childhood on Easter

Taylor Swift may be about 34 years old, but she can also revert to childhood very quickly. 

NEXT Sunday, March 31, she probably will be with her boyfriend Travis Kelce or will celebrate Easter Easter but with her family. The opportunity for the singer of 'Shake It Off' and 'Blank Space' to remember a big egg hunt and descovering colors

Searching for chocolate eggs in the garden, is an important tradition for many families.

Crazy egg hunt for Taylor Swift

Even at 34, the star of Shake It Off and Blank Space wouldn't miss this moment with his loved ones for anything. And when she looks for the eggs, the pretty blonde doesn't do things by halves. 

For sure, she will run and look in all directions to collect as many chocolate eggs as possible but above all to beat her brother, Austin, 32 years old.  Many times, Taylor Swift even grabs the younger brother to destabilize him. 

To believe that the pop star has really enjoy to return to childhood!

“Is this a joke!?” : big hiccup for Taylor Swift concerts in Paris

On May 9, Taylor Swift will launch the European part of her record-breaking tour "The Eras Tour". 

Cocorico, it is at Paris La Défense Arena that the pop superstar will set down for four exceptional concerts until May 12. A real event since it is his first real show in France, excluding special events, since a Zénith in 2011! The wait is high since these will also be his first dates after the release of his new album "The Tortured Poets Department", expected on April 19. And fans are all asking the question: will Taylor Swift add a part dedicated to this new record to this concert which already lasts 3 hours 20 minutes? It is on the evening of May 9 that the 40,000 precious ticket holders will discover it.

“Pecress!!!”

The arrival of Taylor Swift in France is such an event that it generates some bad news. Starting with the price of hotels, which explodes in every city it passes through. In Lyon, where she will give two concerts at the Groupama Stadium in Lyon on June 2 and 3, hotel professionals have increased the price of a night by 54%! In Paris, another disappointment awaits the Parisian public. Indeed, a branch of the RER A will be interrupted from May 8 to 12, at the exact moment when Taylor Swift's four concerts take place at Paris La Défense Arena. The Chatou-Croissy station will be completely closed and spectators wishing to go to the concert via Saint-Germain-en-Laye or Le Vésinet, or return home, will not be able to do so since the RER A terminus will be at Rueil- Bad house. You will have to take a special substitute bus or walk!

And this interruption annoys some fans, who wonder how they will be able to get to Paris La Défense Arena or even return home. “It’s a joke”, “Oh no!! It’s right on my RER line!!! », “The choice of the date of the work... PECRESS!!! » some people get angry on X / Twitter while others point out that the dates of the work are determined well in advance. This case recalls the interruption of the RER B on the weekends of the concerts which took place at the Stade de France in the summer of 2022. If the shows of Lady Gaga, Coldplay, Red Hot Chili Peppers or Indochine were maintained, Soprano had had to postpone his to the summer of 2023, given the impossibility for spectators to come and leave the stadium with the RER B, then closed for work.

The Port of Baltimore is like the Taylor Swift of U.S. auto ports

If we think deeper, the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore is going to impact in that space of America more than just traffic. Statistics say that Baltimore’s port supports more than 150,000 jobs - 15,000 of them through direct employment. Its contribution to the economy each day means millions of dollars 

Tinglong Dai, a business professor at Johns Hopkins University, simply explains the port’s importance in pop culture terms: “The Port of Baltimore is like the Taylor Swift of U.S. auto ports. 

“I do expect the Port of Baltimore to be able to recover relatively quickly,” Dai said. “I don't see the Port of Baltimore being replaced anytime soon. And it's if anything, it has been one of the rare success stories in the past few years. We have seen a lot of upgrades and a lot of improvements on the investments from the federal government, from the state of Maryland.”

If the Port of Baltimore port could be reopened in less than a year, Baltimore’s Key Bridge rebuild, including  the effects on transportation and the timeframe, could take a decade.

Commenting the whole frame, professor Tinglong Dai's final conclusion is also related to Taylor Swift

Much like Swift, he said that when the port’s not working, economies feel it.

Case closed for Taylor Swift's father targeted by complaint in Australia

Australian police announced on Tuesday that they were closing the case involving Taylor Swift's father, accused by a photographer of hitting him during a stop by the American singer in Sydney at the end of February.

An “assault investigation” was opened and concluded without “any further police action” being necessary, police said in a statement.

“Hit in the ribs”

The complainant, a 71-year-old photographer, claimed to have been "hit in the ribs" by Scott Swift near a Sydney pontoon where the star had disembarked from a yacht. Scott Swift was able to leave Australia.

The alleged incident occurred after the singer had just performed four sold-out concerts in Australia as part of her "Eras Tour" world tour.

Kate Middleton's cancer announcement: 'She wrote every word herself'

Almost two months after her hospitalization in London, Prince William's wife announced that she had cancer.

The news created a shock wave across the world. Friday March 22, after several months of absence, Kate Middleton announced through an Instagram video that she had cancer and had started “preventative” treatment with chemotherapy. “It took us a while to explain everything to George, Charlotte and Louis. [...] As I told them, I'm doing well, and I'm getting stronger every day by focusing on the things that will help me heal,” she confided with emotion. A moving speech that the Princess of Wales would have imagined herself.

“SHE WANTED TO DECIDE WHEN THE TIME WAS RIGHT”

“She wrote every word herself,” said a palace source, relayed by “People” magazine this Sunday, March 24. “She said them personally and wanted to decide when the time was right to announce this news to the whole world. » A decision supported by her husband, Prince William, her unshakeable pillar. According to the royal source of “People”, the Prince of Wales would be “extremely proud of his wife for the courage and strength she has shown not only this week, but also since her operation in January”.

A few hours after the announcement of Kate Middleton's cancer, King Charles III also said he was “proud” of his daughter-in-law. “Her Majesty is very proud of Catherine for the courage she showed in speaking as she did,” said a Buckingham Palace spokesperson.

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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce: the exorbitant price of their romantic vacation

After being spotted kissing in the water while on vacation, Taylor Swift and her boyfriend Travis Kelce reportedly ended up at a luxury hotel in the Bahamas that reportedly costs $15,000 a night.

Taylor Swift and her boyfriend Travis Kelce's luxury hotel in the Bahamas reportedly costs $15,000 per night.

The singer and footballer have been dating since last summer and were spotted this week kissing in the waters of Harbor Island, where they are staying at Rosalita House while they take a break from their busy schedules .

It is a sumptuous oceanside mansion where Kylie Jenner has already stayed in 2020 and which can accommodate a dozen people in six bedrooms. It is also equipped with a swimming pool, terraces, gardens and a gym.

The villa's website reads: "Rosalita is a stunning palatial beachfront villa on Harbor Island, a paradise strip of beach northeast of Eleuthera, where cars are banned and the sand is pink ."

It's protected by a 25-foot-high dune that the hotel says offers guests "complete privacy."

The accommodations also have a personal chef and sous chef, a house manager, three butlers, three housekeepers, three gardeners, housekeeping staff, beach and private security service.

Taylor Swift, "she's the free girls' therapist" (II)

"I learn English"

Men Ratiee, 23, a communications student in Bangkok, first heard about Taylor Swift on TV news in 2014, when her concert in Thailand was canceled following a coup.

Men Ratiee from Thailand, fan of Taylor Swift, during a photo shoot in Singapore, March 7, 2024 / © AFP

His favorite song is "Shake It Off" (2014), because it makes him feel better.

“She is a source of inspiration. I learn English thanks to her songs. I sing them,” he explains. “She inspires me because she is a good person. Her life is so incredible.”

“She’s not afraid of anything”

Mona He got her first smartphone at the age of 15 and the first song she downloaded was "You Belong With Me" (2008).

Mona He, from China, fan of Taylor Swift, during a photo shoot in Singapore, March 7, 2024 / © AFP

Now aged 24, she confides that attending the singer's concert has been her dream for nine years.

“I admire her because she is not afraid of anything,” confides the young woman who runs a company in China. “Even though she has enemies, she never, ever gives up.”

"Be yourself !"

What Renzo Gonzales, 26, likes is Swift's message that people should be themselves.

Renzo Gonzales, from the Philippines, fan of Taylor Swift, during a photo shoot in Singapore, March 7, 2024 / © AFP

“It doesn’t matter if you face a lot of uncertainty, you just have to be who you are and be happy,” says Renzo Gonzales, originally from the Philippines and working on an oil tanker.

Taylor Swift became her role model because "you don't have to be like what everyone tells you to be, you can be yourself."

His favorite song: “Daylight” (2019) because it taught him that “love can be a rainbow”.

Taylor Swift, "she's the free girls' therapist" (I)

Nearly 300,000 fans flocked to Singapore to attend the six sold-out concerts given by American singer Taylor Swift until Saturday in the city-state, the only ones in Southeast Asia.

On the eve of the final concert, AFP gave the floor to six “Swifties”. These die-hard fans of the pop star explain what the icon - whose words could count in November's presidential election - means to them.

"Therapist"

Searle Lira, 33, became a fan of Taylor Swift in high school with the song "Teardrops on My Guitar" (2006).

Searle Lina, from the Philippines, fan of American singer Taylor Swift, during a photo shoot in Singapore, March 7, 2024 / © AFP

It helped her overcome her own heartbreak.

“I have the impression that she’s the girls’ free therapist,” notes this independent journalist from the Philippines.

“For every thing girls go through, you can find a Taylor Swift song to relate to.”

“Love me as you should”

Lauren Fang, 23, first listened to Taylor Swift while she was in the hospital for treatment for lupus, a chronic autoimmune disease.

Lauren Fang from Taiwan, Taylor Swift fan, during a photo shoot in Singapore, March 7, 2024 / © AFP

A human resources specialist in Taiwan, she was 18 at the time and says her idol's songs helped her recover.

His favorite song? “Back to December” (2010), which evokes the regrets of having left someone.

She transformed the words to relate them to herself: “If I can live again, I swear that I will love myself as I should”.

“The song taught me that if I can rebuild my life, I will live my own life correctly,” she adds.

“Humble and kind”

Sarah Lui, 21, discovered Taylor Swift in elementary school and has never stopped listening to her since then.

Sarah Lui from Hong Kong, Taylor Swift fan, during a photo shoot in Singapore, March 7, 2024 / © AFP

“I will always be a Swiftie even if I become a lawyer,” maintains the young woman, who is completing a cycle in criminology in Hong Kong and is going to study law.

What she admires most about the singer is her “kindness”.

"She's been so good to her team, to her fans and to everyone. She's humble and kind, that's how everyone should be," she explains.

"She's a superstar, but she's never been arrogant because of her fame. She uses her fame for good."

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What Taylor Swift means to her fans

ive “Swifties” (die-hard fans of the pop star explain) what the icon, whose words could count in the November presidential election, means to them.

“Therapist”

Searle Lira, 33, became a fan of Taylor Swift in high school with the song Teardrops on My Guitar (2006). It helped her overcome her own heartbreak. “I have the impression that she’s the girls’ free therapist,” notes this independent journalist from the Philippines. “For every thing girls go through, you can find a Taylor Swift song to relate to. »

“Love me as you should”

Lauren Fang, 23, first listened to Taylor Swift while she was in the hospital for treatment for lupus, a chronic autoimmune disease. A human resources specialist in Taiwan, she was 18 at the time and says her idol's songs helped her recover. His favorite song? Back to December (2010), which evokes the regrets of having left someone. She transformed the words to relate them to herself: “If I can live again, I swear that I will love myself as I should. » “The song taught me that if I can rebuild my life, I will live my own life correctly,” she adds.

“Humble and kind”

Sarah Lui, 21, discovered Taylor Swift in elementary school and has never stopped listening to her since then. “I will always be a Swiftie even if I become a lawyer,” maintains the young woman, who is completing a cycle in criminology in Hong Kong and is going to study law. What she admires most about the singer is her “kindness”. “She was so good to her team, her fans and everyone. “She’s humble and kind, that’s how everyone should be,” she explains. “She’s a superstar, but she’s never been arrogant because of her fame. She uses her fame to do good. »

“She’s not afraid of anything”

Mona He got her first smartphone at the age of 15 and the first song she downloaded was You Belong With Me (2008). Now aged 24, she confides that attending the singer's concert has been her dream for nine years. “I admire her because she is not afraid of anything,” confides the young woman who runs a company in China. “Even though she has enemies, she never, ever gives up. »

" Be yourself ! »

What Renzo Gonzales, 26, likes is Swift's message that people should be themselves. “It doesn’t matter if you face a lot of uncertainty, you just have to be who you are and be happy,” says Renzo Gonzales, originally from the Philippines and working on an oil tanker. Taylor Swift became her role model because “you don’t have to be like what everyone tells you to be, you can be yourself.” His favorite song: Daylight (2019) because it taught him that “love can be a rainbow”.

Taylor Swift concerts: Take care of scammers (II)

 In Australia and Canada, authorities have called for vigilance. At least 273 people have been victims of scammers in Australia, while in Canada, victims were approached on Facebook Marketplace, only to have their accounts blocked by the scammers.

Sponsored scams on Instagram

Other scammers try another, less sophisticated approach. On Instagram, it only took us a few clicks to let the algorithm think we were interested in buying concert tickets. Quickly, we were targeted by advertisements proclaiming that Ticketmaster was selling tickets at knockdown prices, at 1.95 euros or 2 euros per ticket, when official tickets were sold for between 70 and 245 euros. For VIP packs, prices soar up to 845 euros, according to our colleagues at PureCharts.

These advertisements referred to a false lottery aimed at obtaining the personal contact details of Internet users. A search in the Meta ad library shows that around thirty targeted advertisements were broadcast over two weeks on Instagram and Facebook.

These advertisements do not come from Ticketmaster. They also contravene Meta's rules, explains a representative of the American giant, without explaining to us how they were able to slip through the cracks of moderation.

Buying on resale sites, a risky strategy

To get tickets, other fans go through well-established resale sites, where prices skyrocket, while in France, the law prohibits the resale of a ticket at a price higher than the original price. 'purchase. The Stubhub site is particularly popular with Swifties. If you are refused access to the concert, it guarantees either to find you another place at the time of the concert, or to reimburse you. A good option if you are given a counterfeit note? Please note, you must take the time to read the reimbursement conditions. These stipulate that you must provide proof that you have been refused access to the performance hall.

Furthermore, Ticketmaster tells us that “the resale of a ticket through unauthorized points of sale renders it invalid and may result in refusal of entry”. So at your own risk.

So how can you be sure you're buying a valid ticket? In Australia, the authorities responsible for the fight against fraud advise only going through official resellers. If you come into contact with a seller through social networks, it is possible that the scammer has taken possession of an authentic account, making the buyer believe that he is chatting with a trusted person, warn these same authorities.

As for the many, many Swifties who were unable to get a place, they will be able to do a catch-up session while watching the concert at home. An extended version of The Eras Tour will be available from March 15 on Disney+. And, no, this time it's not a hoax.

Taylor Swift concerts: Take care of scammers (I)

 TESTIMONIALS  Scammers are selling fake tickets for Taylor Swift's concerts in May and June in Paris and Lyon, taking advantage of the high demand for this sold-out tour. “20 Minutes” collected testimonies from victims

She sent me all the proof, she was super nice, she spoke to me like I was a friend. » Amélie had no reason to be suspicious of this young woman who offered her two tickets to see Taylor Swift in concert in Paris. However, this stranger will succeed in extracting 350 euros from him with a particularly sophisticated scam.

“I made a message on Twitter to say that I was looking for tickets for the Eras Tour, Amélie tells. A girl contacted me, we talked a lot about how we were going to proceed. » Because to avoid fraud – tempting for scammers because thousands of people were unable to get a place – Ticketmaster, the only operator authorized to sell tickets for this record-breaking tour, has deployed great resources. Tickets are electronic, nominative and linked to a Ticketmaster account. Moreover, they have still not been sent to their lucky recipients, who will only receive them a few days before the six dates planned in France, from May 9 to 12 at Paris La Défense Arena and June 2 and 3 at Groupama Stadium in Lyon.

“Everything was very clean”

So, the Swifties, Taylor Swift fans, got organized. Those who want to resell their place give access to their Ticketmaster account, so that the buyer can retrieve the proof of purchase and then the place. Well informed, the scammer Amélie was the victim of made her believe that she was giving him access to her account. “She knew very well that the PDF places were not yet published and that she had to give me her account,” remembers Amélie. I asked for a lot of proof: she sent me the purchase confirmation, the email…” Cautiously, the young woman confides that she “already purchased on Ticketmaster. So I know what it looks like. » The crook “actually had everything!” », says Amélie, who wonders: “Did she take them from someone else? Did she really have places and wanted to scam? In any case, everything was very clean. »

Gaining confidence, Amélie makes two payments to the young woman, via her Paylib account and that of her boyfriend. Total amount: 350 euros.

“And then she said to me: “Thank you, so cool, don’t worry, I’m not going to scam you, I’ll send you proof of payment.” 

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Taylor Swift is shaking hotel reservation and rentals in Paris and Lyon

Before star Taylor Swift's concerts in Paris and Lyon in the spring, hotel reservations and rentals are up sharply.

American star Taylor Swift is coming to France for six concert dates next spring, in Paris (May 9 to 12) and Lyon (June 2 and 3). And the enthusiasm of his fans is so strong that his arrival boosts tourism in France, as shown by figures revealed exclusively by RMC.

First of all, 64% of hotel rooms in Lyon are already booked on June 2 and 3, while the rest of the month is around 20 to 30% according to the research firm MKG.

“We are already fully booked for these two nights,” rejoices a hotelier, marked by reservations made very early, from October or November, with RMC.

It’s the same with AirBnbs. Compared to 2023, there are 25% more nights booked in Paris during Taylor Swift's visit, according to AIRDNA analyses. But it is even more spectacular in Lyon, with a 282% increase in overnight stays compared to last year.

CHEAPER IN FRANCE THAN IN THE UNITED STATES

As for the fans, many say they will stay a few days to visit Lyon or Paris. And even one or two weeks for the many American fans. Many decided to come see their idol's concerts in France instead of the United States, where tickets could reach 3,500 euros!

Those with whom RMC spoke have planned a whole program: museum, restaurant, cruise, visit to the Eiffel Tower or Disneyland... "I'm coming with my whole family and my five-year-old son who is going to see Taylor Swift for the first time times", says a mother.

Others plan to follow her to several countries. A hell of a budget, but “when you love, you don’t count,” concludes one of them.

Can Taylor Swift have an impact on the US Presidential Elections?(III)

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4. Donald Trump is worried

On February 11, the Republican candidate mentioned Taylor Swift on his own social network, Truth. With the verve of which he has the secret, the former American president practically demanded the support of the singer, with an aplomb which seems to betray a lack of serenity:

“I signed and initiated the Music Modernization Act, which benefits Taylor Swift and every other musical artist,” he wrote. “Joe Biden has never done anything for Taylor, and he will never do anything for her.”

“There is no way she supports this crook Joe Biden, the worst and most corrupt president in the history of our country, and is thus disloyal to the man who allowed her to make so much money ", he continued. “Besides, I like her boyfriend, Travis (Kelce, American football star, Editor’s note), even if he’s a liberal who probably hates me!”

A message which is undoubtedly not unrelated to Taylor Swift's violent criticism of the Republican candidate. In 2020, the singer supported Joe Biden's candidacy by vilifying Donald Trump on Twitter:

“You have fanned the flames of white supremacism and racism throughout your mandate,” she wrote to the man who was then president. “We will vote you out in November.”

5. Conspiracy theorists see her as a threat

Another sign that Taylor Swift will be at the heart of the 2024 presidential election: the panic of conspiracy circles towards her, who see in her a pawn of the Pentagon to get Joe Biden re-elected.

Jesse Watters, presenter of the favorite channel of American conservatives, Fox News, took up these wild theories in early January, first published on social networks by right-wing commentators, insinuating that the superstar would work for the government of the outgoing president.

“Not only is Swift, by her OWN ADMISSION, a satanic witch, she is also a TOOL OF THE PENTAGON to influence the vote of THOUSANDS of young voters,” an account promoting QAnon conspiracy theories about X recently posted.

In addition, some voices have been raised to suggest that Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce would form a couple created from scratch with the sole aim of influencing public opinion in favor of Joe Biden. Notably that of Vivek Ramaswamy, candidate who withdrew from the race in the Republican primary in favor of Donald Trump; At the end of January, he pointed the finger at X (ex-Twitter) "a couple artificially supported by culture" which, according to him, will reveal "major presidential support".

If the United States seems to have acquired the idea that the American presidential election will not be held without Taylor Swift, the European Union is starting to take notes. In January, European Commission Vice-President Margaritis Schinas expressed his hope that the superstar would mobilize young voters for the European elections in June.

Can Taylor Swift have an impact on the US Presidential Elections?(II)

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2. Young people, the nerve of the electoral war

Last September, Taylor Swift repeated the feat by once again calling on her audience to register to vote. This time, more than 35,000 Americans registered in the space of one day on Vote.org. Above all, the platform observed a 115% jump in registrations of 18-year-old voters compared to the previous year. And it is precisely with this demographic that the interpreter of Style perhaps has a role to play.

As USA Today noted a few months ago, the youth vote is synonymous with concern across the Atlantic: only 48% of those aged 18-29 went to the polls during the 2020 presidential election, compared to 73% of those aged 65- 74 years old.

“The younger generation is starting to realize that what they care about is intrinsically linked to turnout,” said Andrea Hailey, CEO of Vote.org. “When someone generates 30,000 registrations at once, there can be an impact, absolutely.”

For Thierry Arnaud, political columnist for BFMTV, "this election will be played out in a small handful of states, as usual. These are what we call swing states, where the results are close (...) each time, it comes down to a few tens of thousands of votes; mobilization will be the key, especially among young people. Traditionally, they vote less than others but when they do, they mostly vote Democratic. It is in this I feel like Taylor Swift will make them lean, and that's why her role could be decisive."

3. 18% of voters say they are ready to follow her

And in fact, young people seem particularly inclined to follow Taylor Swift's voting instructions. This is what a Redfield & Wilton Strategies survey conducted for Newsweek revealed last January.

Among those under 35, about three in ten Americans say they are more likely to vote for a candidate supported by the singer. Out of the overall population, 18% of American voters say they are more likely or much more likely to do the same.

This last figure must be put into perspective; because conversely, 17% of voters surveyed say they are less likely to vote for a candidate supported by the singer, who is as popular as she is divisive

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Can Taylor Swift have an impact on the US Presidential Elections ? (I)

The potential influence of Taylor Swift in the outcome of the election is the subject of many comments across the United States. Because the singer has already demonstrated an unsuspected political strength.

Decisive moment in the American presidential campaign. It is this Tuesday that the traditional Super Tuesday takes place, a day during which the Democratic and Republican primaries in no less than 15 states will take place. If the candidates from both camps will be determined on their fate in their race for the White House at the end of this election, there is another stage of their campaign that they are feverishly awaiting: the day when Taylor Swift, the superstar of pop, will give his voting instructions.

As surprising as it may seem, the singer's name has been on the lips of all observers for months. Most present the star as an asset to Joe Biden, whom she supported in 2020 and who is running for re-election. Conversely, she would be a stone in the shoe of Donald Tump, who is trying to regain power after his failure in 2020. The main interested party, for the moment, is not saying a word.

Because in addition to her four years spent at the top of world record sales, her title of personality of the year 2023 awarded by Time (a first for an artist) or her phenomenon tour, the Eras Tour, on the way to becoming the most lucrative story, everything suggests that Taylor Swift could influence the American vote. 

1. 2018: Taylor Swift triggers her first political earthquake

Stubbornly silent on political-societal issues since the start of her career, the superstar surprised her fans in October 2018 by breaking her silence. During the mid-term elections, and while Donald Trump occupies the Oval Office, Taylor Swift posted a long message on Instagram to vigorously criticize Marsha Blackburn, Republican candidate from Tennessee for a position in the Senate.

A voter in this southeastern state, Taylor Swift takes the opportunity to show her support for Democratic candidates, embraces her progressive sensibilities for the first time and, above all, calls on her fans to register to vote. And if Marsha Blackburn ended up winning, Taylor Swift revealed during this period a hitherto unsuspected strike force.

72 hours after the publication of the message on Instagram, the Vote.org site announced that it had recorded 250,000 new registrations on the lists, 60% of which were young people aged 18 to 29. That is more in three days than throughout the month of August (57,000 registrations) and the entire month of September (190,000), as reported by Reuters. This speech then resonates even in the corridors of the White House; Donald Trump himself weighs in, saying he likes "Taylor's music about 25% less now."

At the time, Taylor Swift had 112 million followers on Instagram. Today there are 282 million.

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Yoga festival watched by 150 million people around the world

 A yoga festival was watched by 150 million people worldwide / The audience, eight times larger than that of the Grammy Awards, according to the organizers

The festival, which included guided meditations by renowned Indian guru Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, featured an all-night music and dance performance to celebrate one of the most important dates in the spiritual calendar, the Isha Foundation said in a statement. the organizer of the event, founded by Sadhguru.

The Isha Yoga Centre, a huge complex in the city of Coimbatore in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, was the venue for the mega-event, which was broadcast worldwide in 22 languages and, for the first time in its history, was projected onto some cinema screens in India.

According to the online broadcasts, "this year's audience of 150 million viewers was eight times larger than that of the Grammy Awards (16.9 million people in 2024)," the release states.

Taylor Swift's tour film arrives on Disney+ on March 14.

 During Taylor Swift's Eras tour, only four concerts featured a performance of "Maroon," a single from her tenth studio album, Midnights. The track first appeared as a surprise song in May 2023, when she paired it with New Jersey's "Getaway Car." Los Angeles and Mexico City then got a taste of it in August, and she reintroduced it in a mashup with “Forever & Always” last week. On March 14, Swift's acoustic performance of "Maroon" will be available with the release of Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version) on Disney+.

The tour film includes four bonus songs

At the end of some ad messages, Swift approaches her piano and tells the audience: “This is one of my favorite songs.” She then begins to play the first notes of “Maroon”. The film will feature four bonus tracks in total, including "Maroon", all performed acoustically, alongside the original film's tracklist. It will also include the premiere of “Cardigan,” which was excluded from the theatrical release.

“I’m excited to announce that you will be able to watch Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour (My Version) a few hours earlier than expected, Swift wrote on X Monday morning. Experience the entire concert film for the first time ever, start to finish, including “cardigan” and FOUR new acoustic songs on @Disney+ starting March 14 at 6 p.m. »

The film was released in theaters last October, capturing the first three Los Angeles performances of his career-spanning tour. In January, it became the highest-grossing concert film and documentary in history.

Taylor Swift: ten crazy figures on the scale of her Eras Tour which is arriving in France in May (III)

 An amount much higher than that of the star's last tour: $157. How to explain such an increase? Due to inflation and rising costs, but also the very high demand for places, while ticket prices have exploded in recent years in the United States. Unlike France which has fixed prices for concerts, the United States does not have such a system and prices can therefore vary greatly for the same concert from one day to the next depending on demand.

8500: the number of cinemas which broadcast the concert

While the tour is still underway, a documentary film was recorded at three concerts held in Los Angeles. Since Friday October 13, 2023, theaters around the world have broadcast this show, including 144 in France. In total, 8,500 theaters are affected worldwide. Enough to generate more than 261 million dollars at the worldwide box office.

In addition to the cinema, the concert film was purchased by Disney+, which will therefore offer it in streaming from March 15.

$320,000,000: the money she helped make in Los Angeles

According to calculations by economist Maria Psyllou of the British University of Birmingham, Taylor Swift's six concerts in Los Angeles in August allowed the city's county to rake in $320 million.

Already a record-breaker, singer Taylor Swift, a superstar in the United States, is reaching new heights with her The Eras Tour. Number of countries visited, significant economic impact on the cities of the tour, almost two

Taylor Swift: ten crazy figures on the scale of her Eras Tour which is arriving in France in May (II)

 20: the number of countries crossed

The “Eras Tour” will visit 20 countries around the world, mainly in North America and Europe. This is a record that equals that of his second tour in 2011.

26: the number of fans who sued Ticketmaster for the sale of tickets

When tickets went on sale in the United States, the ticketing turned into a fiasco for Ticketmaster. Multiple bugs occurred and prices skyrocketed. 26 fans therefore sued the company for “fraud, price fixing and violation of antitrust laws”. In France, the sale was also very complicated.

• 151: the number of concerts planned
• 151 dates have been announced for this tour. This is more than all of the artist's previous tours.
• 632: the number of days over which the tour extends

The tour started on March 17, 2023, in the United States and will end at least December 8, 2024, in Canada, (or later, in the event of an extension not yet announced). That's a total of 632 days, i.e. 1 year, 8 months and 22 days. With 151 concerts planned, that corresponds to one concert every four days.

$3,800: the average ticket resale price in the United States

In the United States, tour prices have been extremely high. And even more those from the resale of tickets. Thus, according to an analysis by the media Pitchwork, Taylor Swift concert tickets were sold, on average, for $3,801. Or a little over €3,500.

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Taylor Swift: ten crazy figures on the scale of her Eras Tour which is arriving in France in May (I)

 In May and June, Taylor Swift will play six dates of her world tour “The Eras Tour” in France, Paris then Lyon. Nearly two years of touring, financial income amounting to hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars... Here are ten crazy figures from this tour. Discover the fourth and final episode of our series dedicated to Taylor Swift.

Already a record-breaker, singer Taylor Swift, a superstar in the United States, is reaching new heights with her The Eras Tour. Number of countries visited, significant economic impact on the cities of the tour, almost two years of shows…

While this series of concerts will arrive in France on May 9, 2024, here are ten figures which show the exceptional scale of this show.

2.3: the magnitude of two earthquakes, triggered by the tour

This is a very unexpected effect of this tour. During two concerts in Seattle, on July 22 and 23, 2023, two 

2.3 magnitude earthquakes were triggered by the audience, as explained by seismologist Jackie Caplan-Auerbach, who works at Western Washington University.

5: the number of world tours already carried out by Taylor Swift

The Eras Tour is Taylor Swift's sixth world tour. The American singer has already completed five. So far, only one world tour has passed through France. This is the Speak Now Tour, the second tour, in March 2011.

6: the number of shows in France

Taylor Swift will make six dates of her world tour in France. Four will take place at Paris La Défense Arena (May 9, 10, 11 and 12, 2024), and two at Groupama Stadium in Lyon (June 2 and 3, 2024). Originally, only 3 dates were announced. But this number was doubled in the face of the French success of the announcement of the first dates.

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Taylor Swift exploded in Paris

The 34-year-old multi-awarded American singer returns for an eventful world tour: Eras tour. Split into 10 surreal acts, each concert promises a unique experience through 44 iconic Taylor Swift songs. A 3-hour musical marathon that promises to be epic. Here are 5 things to remember about his concerts in Paris.

Taylor Swift exploded hotel reservations in Paris

From May 9 to 12, Taylor Swift will be in Paris for 4 event dates. A series of concerts that the swifties of Paris and elsewhere would not have missed for anything in the world. To the point that reservation reservations have exploded: “25% increase” compared to 2023 according to RMC. The “Taytay” effect should also be felt on the economy: catering, souvenirs, cultural outings… Fans should take the opportunity to visit Paris before or after the concert.

Ticketmaster ticket office had a major technical problem

Last Tuesday, July 11, the ticket office to attend Taylor Swift concerts in France was opened. But the Ticketmaster site was not ready for such a wave of influx from swifties. Result ? The site simply crashed on the morning of the launch of the tickets, leaving fans in deep disarray. Sales simply had to be postponed. A fact that already happened in November 2022 in the United States, creating a gigantic server bug and a mind-blowing price increase.

144 cinemas in France broadcast his concert

Another new fact, the cinemas! Taylor Swift's tour event was recorded on video, allowing many fans to discover this unique show. In all, 144 cinemas in France broadcast his concert. Disney + also offered Swifties the opportunity to experience or relive this great moment of music, by adding the concert to its catalog from March 15. The film will be visible in an extended version and will include four acoustic songs that did not appear in the version released in cinemas. For your information, the film grossed more than $260 million at the international box office.

Taylor Swift in Paris: 25 designer looks for 3 hours of show

 Super star Taylor Swift will be in Paris for a series of new dates. Here are few things to remember about his coming to Paris and his event tour.

We know Taylor Swift's penchant for fashion. For the Eras Tour, the star will dazzle you with 25 iconic looks, imagined by big names in fashion. Alberta Ferretti, Lauboutin, Oscar de la Renta, Atelier Versace, Elie Saab. Each look represents an important era for Taylor… Bad Blood, Evermore, each “era” is represented down to the smallest detail.

To warm the hearts of the public before Taylor's arrival, the group Paramore will be the opening act for the four Parisian dates. The American rock group is known for its hard-hitting and iconic tracks like Still into you or Decode, the Twilight soundtrack. Something to bring back memories!

TAYLOR SWIFT ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM RELEASE ON APRIL 19, 2024

The singer announced on her social networks and on the Grammy Awards stage the release of her next album for Friday April 19, 2024.

On the stage of the Grammy Awards, shortly after receiving the prize for best pop album for Midnights, the most powerful singer on the planet announced the release of her next opus, The Tortured Poets Department, for April 19. According to information published on Taylor Swift's website, this new CD will have 16 songs.

The album cover was published on Instagram. “All is fair in love and poetry…” writes Taylor Swift. A post “liked” five million times in just 30 minutes.