We know Taylor Swift concerts generate billions in consumer spending. And we now know that countries are willing to pay dearly for this advantage, at the cost of letting their neighbors miss out. Earlier this week, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong confirmed that the country's tourism board paid an undisclosed sum, estimated at nearly … Read more
By Marta Jary for Daily Mail Australia Published: 3:54 a.m. EST, March 5, 2024 | Update: 9:53 a.m. EST, March 5, 2024 Taylor Swift has fans worried after appearing to be nursing a cold during her first show in Singapore. The American pop superstar was seen coughing while performing on the Singapore leg of her … Read more
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Tuesday that a closed-door deal allowing Taylor Swift to perform in the city-state ensured she would not perform in other South Asian countries -Is during his Eras tour. “(Our) agencies negotiated an arrangement with her to come to Singapore and perform and make Singapore her only stopover … Read more
Singapore said economic impact of Taylor Swift concerts exceed the incentives the city-state offered the singer to perform, amid speculation about how much she paid to secure exclusive representation in Southeast Asia. “There has been some speculation online about the amount of the grant,” Edwin Tong, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth, told Parliament on … Read more
Taylor Swift is the most popular woman in the world, so it's no surprise that neighboring countries are preparing to clash due to a small nation's exclusivity over her. Tour of the eras appearance. Politicians in the Philippines and Thailand express themselves on an agreement concluded by Singapore this limits Swift's Eras Tour of Southeast … Read more