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[ad_1] Twins Izzy and Alexa Harrison, of Potomac, Maryland, have a room that is like a shrine to Taylor Swift . They also sport Taylor Swift merch, wearing her cardigan sweaters, and sporting her necklace. "She's my role model, and she just makes me happy," said Alexa. But the twins were not happy when their mom was unable to get tickets for Swift's upcoming Eras Tour using a special code that Ticketmaster gave out to verified fans who had bought Swift's merchandise and downloaded her music. "Just disappointing and, like, upsetting," said Izzy. The twins' mom, Penny Harrison, spent several hours just trying to sign on: "I signed on at 9:30 in the morning, and at 10:00 it kicked me out, and then you just sign back on again. So, by the time I got in, it was 4:30 in the afternoon," she said. The problems continued for several hours as she tried and failed to purchase seats. "Any time I would click on something and try to pu

[ad_1] Taylor Swift wins big at MTV Video Music Awards - CBS News Watch CBS News Superstar Taylor Swift won a record nine trophies, including artist of the year, at the MTV Video Music Awards in New Jersey Tuesday night. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On [ad_2] Source link https://worldnews2023.com/entertainment/taylor-swift-wins-big-at-mtv-video-music-awards/?feed_id=301796&_unique_id=663c3dbb036aa

[ad_1] NFL player Travis Kelce has broken his silence on rumored love interest Taylor Swift, whose appearance at the Kansas City Chiefs game on Sunday gained widespread attention. Kelce addressed the pop star's appearance on Wednesday's episode of "New Heights," his podcast with his brother Jason Kelce, who plays for the Eagles.  Swift appeared with Kelce's mom, Donna, in a box at the game against the Chicago Bears, adding fuel to the theories that she is dating Kelce. Swifties and Chiefs fans were excited over the appearance in Kansas City, which even impacted jersey sales. Sales of Kelce's No. 87 jersey soared roughly 400% after Swift attended the game and a TikTok trend was spurred from that moment: Swift fans jokingly ask their significant others and friends how they feel about the pop star putting Kelce on the map. Kelce, a two-time Super Bowl champion, was arguably already "on the map" – so the TikTok

[ad_1] Taylor Swift's Eras Tour has been a smash success and the singer is giving back to those who made it possible by giving massive bonuses to staff. The singer gave $100,000 bonuses to about 50 truck drivers, Entertainment Tonight confirmed this week. Swift, 33, also gave bonuses to other crew members such as dancers, musicians, lighting and sound technicians and caterers on the tour, ET reports.  CBS News has reached out to trucking companies Upstaging Inc. and Shomotion LLC, which reportedly worked on the tour, for comment and is awaiting response. Shomotion CEO Mike Scherkenbach told USA Today that Swift gave truckers a handwritten letter along with the bonuses.  The Eras Tour – during which Swift performs hits from all of her past "eras" – kicked off in March and is ending its U.S. leg in Los Angeles this weekend.  As of June, the tour had already raked in more than $300 million,  according to PollStar , a trade publicati

[ad_1] Federal Reserve says Taylor Swift is boosting National tourism Federal Reserve says Taylor Swift is boosting National tourism 01:16 The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia announced this month that Taylor Swift's tour helped boost travel and tourism in the region, a claim also made by several other U.S. cities regarding the musician's widely popular concerts .  Market research firm QuestionPro estimated last month that her tour could help add $5 billion to the worldwide economy.  Following the pop star's Eras Tour stop in Philadelphia in May, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, one of the reserve's 12 regional banks, said in its "Beige Book" tha