IT'S TAYLOR'S ERA—WE JUST LIVE IN IT (UPDATE)

With the first half of 2023 in the rearview, there’s a whole lot to say about Republic’s Taylor Swift. Her gigantic, sold-out Eras Tour is earning effusive press and fervent chatter on the socials—and clearly spiking activity at DSPs, retail and e-tail.

Indeed, the superstar’s chart action is absolutely eye-popping. No fewer than nine Tay titles occupy the upper 40 spots of the most recent album chart, accounting for more than a quarter-million in U.S. activity. Not bad for a week’s work.

Leading the charge is her most recent full-length, Midnights, which has done north of 1.8m in YTD U.S. activity, two-thirds of that in streams and one-third in pure sales. Then there are prior releases Lover (nearly 668k YTD), folklore (590k+), 1989 (512k+) and RED (Taylor’s Version) (467k+), to name just the top performers among her earlier recordings.

Meanwhile, just in time for the seasonal heat, Taylor has launched “Cruel Summer,” from 2019’s Lover, into the stratosphere by releasing it as a single—four years after the album drop. The song is currently in the Top 5 of Spotify’s global and U.S. charts and trending Top 20 at Pop radio, where “Karma,” from Midnights, is #3.

Oh, and on 6/27 she announced a sixth date (8/7) at L.A.'s SoFi Stadium. Did we mention that The Eras Tour was big?

What astounding feat will this musical juggernaut unveil next? We’ll keep you posted.

HITS LIST: TIME OF THE SEASON
The temperature's rising, it isn't surprising. (6/24a)
LEÓN SINGS NEW TUNE WITH VIRGIN/ISLAND PARTNERSHIP
Done deal (6/24a)
ABRAMS JOINS SWIFT AT WEMBLEY
Travis Kelce was onstage too. (6/23a)
CAA MAKING MOVES WITH PAGLIERANI
She's got an impressive stable of acts. (6/23a)
YOUR SIZZLING SUMMERTIME PHOTO GALLERY
Connecting the faces with the boldfaces. (6/22a)
THE GRAMMY SHORT LIST
Who's already a lock?
COUNTRY'S NEWEST DISRUPTOR
Three chords and some truth you may not be ready for.
AI IS ALREADY EATING YOUR LUNCH
The kids can tell the difference... for now.
INDIE DISTRIBUTION'S RISE TO GLORY
The discovery engine is revving higher.
 Email

 First Name

 Last Name

 Company

 Country
CAPTCHA code
Captcha: (type the characters above)