The Taylor Swift and Beyonce economy
On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti
WBUR
4.3 • 3.9K Ratings
🗓️ 15 December 2023
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
Taylor Swift and Beyoncé have generated some $10 billion for the U.S. this year. What does the staggering rise of these two women say about our economy -- and about us?
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| 0:31.4 | right now it's Taylor Swift, |
| 0:33.6 | in Glendale. |
| 0:35.2 | The Beyoncé Takeover is in formation. |
| 0:38.0 | Tens of thousands of concert goers poured into AT&T Stadium in Arlington for her DFW stop. |
| 0:44.6 | I went all out for Beyonce, of course, Queen Bee. |
| 0:47.0 | A scale of 1 to 10, how much of a super fan are you for Taylor Swift? |
| 0:52.1 | 13,000. are you for Taylor Swift? Thirteen thousand. |
| 0:54.0 | This is on point. |
| 0:56.0 | I'm Meghachro Bardy. |
| 0:58.0 | Right now, there are two women who need no introduction, |
| 1:02.0 | not even their last names, Taylor and Beyoncé. |
| 1:07.0 | Together, their concert tours generated a massive $10 billion of economic activity in and for U.S. cities this year. |
| 1:16.4 | Money is no object for Swifties and members of the Beehive. |
| 1:20.9 | The collective joy of the concerts is worth spending big for them on |
| 1:24.6 | plane tickets, hotel rooms, restaurants, t-shirts and posters and of course |
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