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I don't listen to Taylor Swift so maybe this is out of line, but is she not the absolute pinnacle of music commercialisation? Why would she take a break from making millions to tank her money making machine? Seems like asking Bezos to make less money so his employees can make more.

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> absolute pinnacle of music commercialisation

I'm a fan (her latest work with Bon Iver and the National is great) but yes, there's no one else in the world exploiting the music industry right now quite like Taylor

I have a friend who studies the cultures of fandoms and there is some amazing stuff that she tells about BTS and the rest of the kpop industry.

Who are the people listening to Taylor swift? Is it all mostly zoomer and millennial girls?

Sadly not...

Sure looks like it based on concert images which is why I ask…

They're the vast majority of the fanbase, it's just that there have been so many attempts to legitimize her as an artist that there are way more "adult" fans than you would think (I work in a record store and the 54 year old hipster who works here seriously likes her. He plays her in the store).

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