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Originally Posted by Glenn.
Music and songwriting
1. Writing or co writing almost all her songs.
2. Confessional lyrics about love, breakups, fame, and power.
3. Turning personal drama into global pop culture moments.
4. Genre hopping. Country, pop, synth pop, indie folk, alternative.
5. Story driven albums with clear eras and themes.
6. Easter eggs hidden in lyrics, visuals, dates, and captions. Fans hunt them like sport.
Albums and eras
7. Creating distinct visual and sonic eras for each album.
8. Reinventing her image without losing her core audience.
9. Surprise album drops that break the internet.
10. Re recording her old albums to regain ownership. A boss move.
Live performance and touring
11. Stadium tours that sell out in minutes.
12. The Eras Tour. One of the biggest tours in music history.
13. Three plus hour shows with no breaks. Cardio and spite.
14. Turning concerts into full scale theatre.
Business and power
15. Owning her masters through re recordings.
16. Redefining artist power in the music industry.
17. Forcing labels and streamers to change deals.
18. Building a brand worth billions.
19. Strategic silence when it benefits her. Strategic chaos when it does not.
Awards and records
20. Multiple Grammy Album of the Year wins. A record.
21. Most streamed artist globally in multiple years.
22. Chart domination across decades.
23. Breaking vinyl, streaming, and ticket sale records at will.
Cultural influence
24. Turning lyrics into common phrases.
25. Influencing fashion trends every era.
26. Inspiring academic courses. Yes, universities teach her.
27. Fueling endless online discourse. Think pieces never sleep.
28. Reviving interest in albums as full bodies of work.
Fan culture
29. One of the most organised fanbases on earth.
30. Encouraging deep parasocial loyalty. She knows exactly what she is doing.
31. Turning fans into unpaid detectives.
Feminism and media narratives
32. Public battles with sexism in media.
33. Calling out double standards in fame and dating.
34. Reclaiming the villain edit and weaponising it.
35. Making ambition fashionable for women again.
Film and visual work
36. Directing her own music videos.
37. Writing and directing short films.
38. Concert films that dominate cinemas.
39. Visual storytelling as part of the album experience.
Philanthropy and impact
40. Large scale donations to food banks on tour stops.
41. Quiet personal charity support.
42. Boosting local economies wherever she tours. Cities track it.
Public persona
43. Carefully controlled privacy.
44. Selective interviews.
45. Mastery of narrative timing.
46. Being endlessly analysed. Exhausting, profitable.
Internet and meme culture
47. Becoming a meme without trying.
48. Lyrics used daily on social media.
49. Reaction gifs everywhere.
Legacy building
50. Longevity across four generations of fans.
51. Being treated as a legacy act while still peaking.
52. Setting the blueprint for future pop stars
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Fair enough.
I mainly know her for her songs and for being in a relationship with the NFL player tbh.
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