Taylor Swift Net Worth in 2014

There's no doubt that Taylor Swift is a bonafide superstar. She's one of the music industry's biggest acts which has allowed her to amass a fortune based on her album sales and concert tours alone. But her squeaky clean image has also made her a commodity for brands look to associate themselves with the family friendly star. On top of that, Taylor has also successfully invested in real estate to grow her net worth to close to $200 million dollars. Record Sales Since she debuted in 2006, Taylor has sold approximately $40 million in album sales. This doesn't include her most recent release which has been a MASSIVE success. But strangely enough, this sum pales in comparison to her concert earnings. Ticket Sales Taylor is a hot commodity and if you need further proof of this then look no further than ticket sales to her concerts. Since she began touring, Taylor's concerts have racked up an amazing $400 million dollars! Almost a half billion dollars! Her crossover from the country scene to the pop scene made tickets to her show a must have when she came to your town. Endorsements As we mentioned above, Taylor's wholesome image and good looks have made her an extremely popular target for companies wishing to have her endorse their products. As a result, she has signed endorsement deals with Cover Girl, Target, Sony, Diet Coke, Keds and American Greetings. All toll her sponsorships look to have amounted to close to $30 million over the course of her career. Real Estate As I'm writing this, Taylor almost has too many houses to count. She's purchased a condo in Nashville as well as a $2.5 million estate for her parents in the same city. She also purchased a $4 million place in Beverly Hills. But her biggest splash of all was the $17 million she spent on a waterfront mansion in Rhode Island. When considering her share of these earnings and what she has likely paid in taxes, Forbes puts the estimate of her net worth at around $200 million. Not bad for a woman who will only turn 25 in 10 days.

Taylor Swift - Frequently Asked Questions

Q) How do I get Taylor Swift to follow me on Twitter?

A) While I hate to say it's impossible, Taylor appears to only be following celebrities at the moment. She's got thousands of people asking her to follow them every day, so unless you have a pretty amazing story you can get through to her, getting her to follow you may be pretty hard. Q) Did Taylor Swift get a boob job? A) This stupid rumour spread a couple of years ago when one of the tabloids ran a side by side image of an apparently "enhanced" Taylor. They backed up the claim by asking a few plastic surgeons what they thought and they said that they believed she did get implants. There is no truth to the rumour however and it has never been confirmed (or denied I guess) by Taylor's camp.

What does Taylor Swift have against Spotify?

You may have recently noticed that Taylor Swift's entire new album, 1989, is nowhere to be found on Spotify.

This wasn't just an error or ommission, but it was actually Taylor's team that requested her album be yanked from the service. The reason for this according to her record label is that she didn't want to embarrass any of her fans who legally purchased it. In the week her album was released, she sold 1.3 million copies, so there were lots of fans that she was trying to protect from being embarrassed.

She reasoned that no "superfan" who purchased her album should be embarrassed by being asked why they would purchase an album when they can just listen to it for free on Spotify.

Indirectly though, it may be a warning to streaming music services that their business model isn't being fair to artists. An artist like Swift can generate millions of listens to any of her songs, but the artists are generally compensated in the vicinity of between $0.006 and $0.0084 per song streamed according to a Rolling Stone article. Doesn't add to much.

Other artists have called out these services in the past and Taylor is just the next in what will become an even lengthier line in months to come.

Who is "Blank Space" About - Connor Kennedy?

By now you've no doubt seen Taylor's new video "Blank Space" and like most of Taylor's fans it left you wondering who is this video about?

In the video Taylor plays a bit of a crazy girlfriend as she yells, screams, freaks out, and even pulls an Elin Nordegren and attacks a car with a golf club. But was her turn as the crazy girlfriend just a work of fiction or pulling inspiration from her real life. The singer really hasn't dropped any hints that it was about someone from her personal life, but that hasn't stopped online speculation.

One website in particular went so far as to break down the "hints" in the video to suggest that Taylor's ex, Connor Kennedy, is the man being depicted.

It certainly may be a stretch, but it's always fun to speculate!

Taylor Gets Restraining Order Against Man Who Believes He's Married to Her

Taylor has been going through a bit of a scary ordeal recently thanks to a man who believes he's married to her. In addition to visiting both of Taylor's homes in L.A. and Nashville, he's also been allegedly posting messages online that are of a threatening nature. One in particular read: "Dearest Taylor, I'll kill any man who gets in the way of our marriage." Scary stuff. On Tuesday, the Los Angeles Superior Court ordered Timothy Sweet to stay away from Taylor for 3 years. While neither Sweet nor Taylor showed up in court, it must grant Swift some comfort in knowing the restraining order is put in place. She submit a statement to the court that stated that Sweet's action were "extremely distressing" to her and her family. It's a crazy world out there - stay safe Taylor!

Taylor's "For Your Consideration" Video for ACMs

Taylor is trying to drum up some last minute support in her bid for both the "Entertainer of the Year" and the "Female Vocalist of the Year" at the 2014 Academy of Country Music Awards by putting together a "For Your Consideration" video.  In typical Taylor style the video contains more funny business than self promotion but still gets the message across.



She's going to face some tough competition in both categories.  In the Entertainer of the Year category she's up against Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton and George Strait.  In the Female Vocalist of the Year she's facing Sheryl Crow, Miranda Lambert, Kacey Musgraves, and Carrie Underwood.

The 2014 Academy of Country Music Awards are being hosted by Blake Shelon and Luke Bryant and will air on CBS at 8pm EST on Sunday, April 6th.