
The Swifties' Version
Taylor Swift Fans on Their Idol and Her Global Movement
Backbeat (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 18. February 2027
Book
Paperback/Softback
248 pages
979-8-7651-6284-2 (ISBN)
Description
A fascinating oral history of the fan base that has made Taylor Swift the biggest music act in history.
The Beatles had Beatlemaniacs, the Grateful Dead had Deadheads, and Jimmy Buffett had Parrotheads, but none of these groups could hope to rival the ever-growing, fervent, and intensely loyal throng of Taylor Swift fans: The Swifties. Having made Swift one of the most streamed artists of all time with the highest-grossing tour and concert film in history, her record-breaking global fanbase is what has turned her into a financial and cultural powerhouse capable of raising the economic base of cities and making music history.
The Swifties Version is the first book to concentrate on Swifties as fans, taking a deep dive into the force behind the worldwide Taylor Swift phenomenon, encompassing a diverse collection of Swifties new and old-whether an archetypal merch-hungry fangirl, an unassuming office worker in Japan, or a biracial attorney who's slowly turning his friends into Taylor fans, one dude at a time. Covering everything from fans' first encounters with Swift to their careful monitoring of her personal life to their reactions to her forays into US politics, this is a big-hearted, eye-opening look at a global-and still-growing-movement.
The Beatles had Beatlemaniacs, the Grateful Dead had Deadheads, and Jimmy Buffett had Parrotheads, but none of these groups could hope to rival the ever-growing, fervent, and intensely loyal throng of Taylor Swift fans: The Swifties. Having made Swift one of the most streamed artists of all time with the highest-grossing tour and concert film in history, her record-breaking global fanbase is what has turned her into a financial and cultural powerhouse capable of raising the economic base of cities and making music history.
The Swifties Version is the first book to concentrate on Swifties as fans, taking a deep dive into the force behind the worldwide Taylor Swift phenomenon, encompassing a diverse collection of Swifties new and old-whether an archetypal merch-hungry fangirl, an unassuming office worker in Japan, or a biracial attorney who's slowly turning his friends into Taylor fans, one dude at a time. Covering everything from fans' first encounters with Swift to their careful monitoring of her personal life to their reactions to her forays into US politics, this is a big-hearted, eye-opening look at a global-and still-growing-movement.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
4 B/W Images
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
349 gr
ISBN-13
979-8-7651-6284-2 (9798765162842)
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Deborah Hart Strober and Gerald S. Strober are the co-authors of numerous oral histories and other books on a range of leading personalities and historical eras. Their publications include Queen Elizabeth II: An Oral History, His Holiness the Dalai Lama: The Oral Biography, and Giuliani: Flawed or Flawless? Their Bernard L. Madoff oral history, Catastrophe, was a Washington Post Business Book of the Month.
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