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It has peaked with the Super Bowl, but it hasn't faded away, since 'TTPD' continues to be her biggest album release ever 10 weeks in & she remains a main topic of conversation even during other artists release weeks, not to mention that this year has been her biggest one yet so far and depending on if 'reputation (TV)' comes out later this year, 2024 will actually be the biggest year of her career ever.

 

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35 minutes ago, Saint James said:

you don't need to google Taylor anymore. think about it. any updates ur gonna see straight away on any media.

Basically this and the fact that now more than ever so many names are swirling around the female pop music conversation. You've got Sabrina, Olivia, Chappell, Billie, Ariana and that's just in the first semester of 2024. 
 

besides, every peak matches music releases, ticket sales, show appearances so I don't think op is interpreting things right because Taylor did just come from having her biggest first week sales ever…

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Yea her cult will keep her wealthy but the general public support and cultural relevance are fading as she leans into her worst impulses, as an artist and as a personality. 

It's kind of embarrassing to be a fan too, like everyone else is side-eyeing more than ever. Will probably be something people don't want to admit publicly within a few years. 

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Thank goodness the insanity that was the NFL season is over.  For an American it might be even more noticeable since she is over in Europe this summer but Taylor is still by far the most streamed artist and currently has the number one album in the country. 

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just wait till elections 

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No one stays on their peak forever.

And stans are worst at realizing when their favs are falling from the peak.

Sales and tour numbers don't matter. People like Madonna have big debuts and spend weeks at #1 with big tours  past their prime. That is a powerfull fanbase. It does not mean they are not fading

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1 minute ago, JanEgo said:

It's kind of embarrassing to be a fan too, like everyone else is side-eyeing more than ever. Will probably be something people don't want to admit publicly within a few years. 

Admitting to liking Taylor was basically social suicide between 2012-2020 lmao, she'll be more than fine this time.

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I think she oversaturated herself in 2023/early 2024. The superbowl was the absolute peak of Taylormania. You can see how time pendulum started swinging in the other direction around that time (the Grammys + the Superbowl). She's still massive of course, but people are seriously tired of her and are actively rooting for her downfall. The "reputation tv" that the Swifties are so hopeful for will not aid the situation and will only add to the oversaturation. 2017 was an entirely different beast. She was able to change the perception around the scandal by positioning herself as a victim. This time around she has instead emerged as a bully herself, digging up decade old drama with Kim (despite asking multiple times to be excluded from the narrative) and getting a reputation of a success hungry and greedy chartist who is willing to walk over her competition using shady tactics. 

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9 minutes ago, JanEgo said:

It's kind of embarrassing to be a fan too, like everyone else is side-eyeing more than ever. Will probably be something people don't want to admit publicly within a few years. 

were you not born in 2014?

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9 minutes ago, Digitalism said:

No one stays on their peak forever.

And stans are worst at realizing when their favs are falling from the peak.

Sales and tour numbers don't matter.

And Google searches do? Let's add Wikipedia translations too while we're at it. :laugh:

9 minutes ago, Digitalism said:

People like Madonna have big debuts and spend weeks at #1 with big tours  past their prime. That is a powerfull fanbase. It does not mean they are not fading

You do realize that Madonna has zero albums that have spent multiple weeks at #1 in the US this side of 1990 right?

So no, people like Madonna don't spend weeks on end at #1 past their prime. 

 

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I think the lead up to the Taylormania began well around with Folklore/Evermore, reached new highs when the re-recordings cycle begun, and became INESCAPABLE or MASSIVE during Midnights era and once the Eras Tour started. In my personal opinion and from my personal experience, it still remains at an all-time high, thanks to the tour, her music exploding, re-recordings, new albums, NFL, her relationship, and at last, and mainly - Taylor and her huge public image and celebrity, herself. It feels slightly subdued because of people getting tired due to the overexposure (which is okay, it happens) but I see it going on till the end of the tour and the re-recording cycle.

 

It is difficult to let go of this exposure and everything surrounding/bounding it after staying in it for a long while, and at the heights of it, like chemicals releasing.

 

But she might take a break to rest after the tour or TS12 and then maybe return in 2026 with that movie she is directing.

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I don't think so. 

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5 minutes ago, piotrert said:

were you not born in 2014?

There's a difference between what's happening now and why it was embarrassing to be seen as a Taylor fan in the 2010s when she was seen as a corny teeny bopper act.

 

She had a chance to transition to mature artist and was well on her way, but blew it with these latest releases and overexposure tactics. 

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She's fine :foxaylove3:

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Oh so now taylormania is a real thing? :ryan3:

You people almost had an aneurysm denying its happening last year, but now that it is used in a negative light it's real :ryan3:, you people are embarrassing.

 

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Yes Chappell roan fever is coming, or so the gays tell me

 

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1 hour ago, By the Water said:

And yet Taylor always finds a way to worm herself into these conversations without even doing anything so...

Taylor is my number one artist. I didn't say that to be shady :deadbanana2:

 

It's a fact that other artists have been huge this year. That's not to say Taylor isn't big because she's still the music industry, but she absolutely isn't dominating the culture of 2024 like she dominated 2023. That's not a bad thing :michael:

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I kinda wish so I didn't have to witness her haters' mass psychosis and 100 threads about every little thing she does. People who don't even go here giving their opinions on what she should or is allowed to do like it's a damn election. :deadbanana2: Alas, the hype train is still going fast, choo choo!

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1 hour ago, Trent W said:

Her numbers are still massive but you can tell she has lost a lot of the GP.

 

In 2023 she was loved and praised non-stop

 

It's very weird because TTPD is kind of her biggest album but public opinion on her is very negative in mid 2024

"A lot of the GP" here being the echo chamber of Twitter and ATRL.

 

In the real world, the tour continues to be a monster and, as you say, TTPD is her most successful release ever. It's spent more weeks at number one than many pop girls have spent in their entire careers. 

 

Twitter discourse (that is also heavily skewed depending on any given person's algorithm) is not an actual indicator of Taylor's public image. Her tour, streams, and sales are.

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You wish :bibliahh:

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Her fans always on the defensive :deadbanana4:

The mania is definitely past its peak, that's undeniable, that doesn't mean she is a flop now. Gosh....

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1 hour ago, Digitalism said:

Sales and tour numbers don't matter.

I’m genuinely curious as to what you think matters when considering an artist’s success profile if sales, streaming, and touring stats are not listed on your bingo card.

 

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I do agree the ‘mania’ is past its huge US peak early this year. Anything can still happen to reinvigorate what we were seeing previously, the media are still interested in reporting on her.

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I mean, she's still making headlines and the Travis appereance was another big moment for her just this weekend, she always finds a way to attract attention.

but the "she sounds the same", "long ass album" comments are at their highest level among the GP

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