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Taylor 

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Swift has twice been on Time's list of the 100 public figures 

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that have made the most global impact. That's more times 

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than many of her contemporaries in pop music. But then 

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again, Taylor Swift is more than just Still singing. Most 

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abnormal thing about my life is having sort of crowds form 

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everywhere you go. When Taylor announced that she was 

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moving from country music to pop with the release of her 

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fifth album 1989, she risked alienating her 

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fans. But far from that, Taylor continued her record of chart 

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dominance. 1989 was her third consecutive album to sell 

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more than a million copies in it's first week. A feat no other 

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artist has ever achieved. [ MUSIC ] Nightmare dressed like 

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a daydream. Aah! And proves her fans 

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are fiercely loyal. She has them to thank for refusing to 

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download leaked versions of 1989. It helps that she has a 

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massive social media following. Over 50 million twitter 

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followers. Taylor's sway among her young female fans has 

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also helped her advocate awareness of feminism. In an era 

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when many celebrities have disavowed the term, Swift 

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openly embraces it. In order for us to have gender equality, 

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we have to stop making it a girl fight and we have to stop 

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being so interested in seeing girls try to tear each other 

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down. It has to be more about cheering each other on. She 

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has also championed fair pay for musicians Pulling her 

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music off of Spotify because the streaming service has an 

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option of free listening; And her open letter to Apple music 

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asking to reconsider paying artists zero royalties for the first 

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three months prompts even near immediate policy change. 

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This isn't just about boosting her own coffers. Taylor has 

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said she is able to support herself through touring, but she's 

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concerned about newer bands or artists. As an advocate 

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and a superstar who's deeply engaged with her fans, 

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Taylor is way more than a singer. Taylor can you take a 

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picture with me ?!