Why 2024 became Taylor Swift's year

2024 will forever be remembered as the year when Taylor Swift soared up to where no music star has gone before.

- BABY A. GIL

That means she reached phenomenal levels of popularity and earning power once deemed only impossible or even unimaginable.

Well, maybe not for the likes of Elon Musk or Jeff Bezos who need special calculators with enough screen space to accommodate the billions they count every day. But for a singer and songwriter like Swift, who is only 30 years old, the accomplishment is certainly remarkable.

Elvis Presley and The Beatles were the singing idols who made kids aware that they can do music and also become millionaires. Remember, music, which is one of the arts, was and still is, not considered a good way to make a living. As Jose Mari Chan emphatically advised, "Get a day job." But with examples like Presley and the Fabulous Four, it became clear that it can happen. And now here is Taylor Swift.