Why the Comparisons Between Beyoncé and Taylor Swift?
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🗓️ 22 December 2023
⏱️ 16 minutes
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Summary
Both musicians had highly successful tours, highly successful concert films and both women pumped billions into the economy. And each has been supportive of the other this year, and in the past. So why is there a narrative that they're rivals?
NPR's Juana Summers revisits the year that was for Beyoncé and Swift, and talks to Miami University of Ohio Music Professor Tammy L. Kernodle about the tendency of society, and the media, to pit successful women in the music industry against one another.
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| 0:00.0 | I think it's safe to say that 2023 was the year of Beyonce. |
| 0:07.0 | It's because of you and your support that I'm doing exactly what I dreamed of doing my whole life and I thank you. |
| 0:21.2 | Thank you for helping make my dreams. And Taylor Swift. Swift. |
| 0:23.0 | We're about to go on a little adventure together, |
| 0:26.0 | and that adventure is going to span 17 years of music. |
| 0:30.0 | How does that sound? |
| 0:32.0 | These two women dominated the summer. You had Beyonce's |
| 0:36.6 | Renaissance. |
| 0:38.6 | Are you running for the Renaissance? |
| 0:40.8 | And you had Taylor Swift's era's tour. |
| 0:45.6 | And you had Taylor Swift's era's tour. Online it seemed like everyone was. Online it seemed like everyone was talking about these tours and they were |
| 0:57.1 | certainly being discussed in the media. Calling all swifties your wildest |
| 1:02.0 | dreams are coming true. |
| 1:03.4 | Well, it's time for a summer renaissance here in the US. |
| 1:08.0 | Beyoncé is... |
| 1:09.0 | Despite the heat and the chance for rain, Beyoncé fans are piling into MetLife Stadium. |
| 1:13.0 | Tonight Taylor Swift is in her Levi's era. |
| 1:16.0 | The Silicon Valley hasn't seen an event like this in years. |
| 1:20.0 | Are you ready for it? |
| 1:22.0 | They are ready in local economy. Are you ready for it? |
| 1:28.9 | They are ready and local economies can thank Swifties and the Beehive for a summer cash boost. The summer frenzy of Beyoncé and Taylor Swift was a major success. |
| 1:34.0 | Both released film versions of their tourism theatres, which allowed people a front row seat |
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