{"id":465,"date":"2020-08-21T11:46:19","date_gmt":"2020-08-21T11:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/?page_id=465"},"modified":"2026-04-19T22:05:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T21:05:27","slug":"red-era","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/album-eras\/red-era\/","title":{"rendered":"RED Era"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"465\" class=\"elementor elementor-465\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dd32e1b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"dd32e1b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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Eras<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff34334 elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"ff34334\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-db46fe9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"db46fe9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-37f6885\" data-id=\"37f6885\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f11e37a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f11e37a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">The <i>RED<\/i> Era<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3647d9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3647d9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2012 \u2013 2014<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f18937 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f18937\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn 2012, Taylor was 22 and rapidly becoming an icon of her generation. But with her growing fame and fortune, her life kept moving further and further away from the teen audience that had made her a star. As she prepared to release her fourth album,\u00a0she said she started thinking a lot about where she wanted to go in life. Given her massive commercial and critical acclaim, it was hard to imagine how she would sustain her momentum. So when Taylor managed to grow up with a bona fide classic in <em><a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/red-album\/\">RED<\/a><\/em>, it was clear that she had set up what was to become one of the greatest careers in music history.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bdae6fe\" data-id=\"bdae6fe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca3a741 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"ca3a741\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;expanded&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2120\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" open>\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2120\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Beginning of Era <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2120\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-201746a e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"201746a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee3dc80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee3dc80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTaylor spent most of the summer of 2012 in New England with the Kennedys. The <em>RED <\/em>era officially began on August 13, when she returned to Nashville to host a Google+ web chat announcing the album.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2121\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2121\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> End of Era <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2121\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32379bf e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"32379bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42ee8d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42ee8d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn June 2014, Taylor traveled to Asia for the final leg of \u201cThe RED Tour.\u201d After playing her last show, she marked the moment by sharing a handwritten quote from C.S. Lewis: <em>\u201cThere are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind.\u201d<\/em>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2122\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2122\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Associated Album <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2122\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ed6d3d e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9ed6d3d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-136c919 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"136c919\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRED (2012)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2123\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2123\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Tour <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2123\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4942c5 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a4942c5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c9eec7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c9eec7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cThe RED Tour\u201d ran from 2013-2014. It was flashy, incorporated circus elements and took full advantage of the stadiums that had now become the norm for Taylor\u2019s concerts. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2124\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2124\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Aesthetic <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2124\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6996b9 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e6996b9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71de1e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71de1e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe <em>RED <\/em>era aesthetic was retro-inspired and effortlessly autumnal. Picture a field behind a Tennessee farmhouse in early fall, leaves carpeting the ground a few weeks later, and a hint of hipster charm\u2014maple lattes in hand, with a color palette of red, black, and cream.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2125\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"6\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2125\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Style <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2125\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6df9ebf e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6df9ebf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ce80d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ce80d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>During the <em>RED<\/em> era, Taylor\u2019s style leaned into a retro\u2011inspired 1950s vibe. She favored vintage dresses, high-waisted shorts, and striped shirts, often paired with lace-up oxfords or delicate kitten heels. Accessories were classic: Ray-Ban sunglasses, winged eyeliner, and her signature red lipstick completed the look, while her newly-straight hair and blunt bangs gave a polished edge.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b97db5 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4b97db5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab77c67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab77c67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThirteen has long been Taylor\u2019s lucky number, and in many ways, 2013 lived up to that mythology. It marked what felt like the absolute peak of her career at the time\u2014so much so that, as the year came to a close, she admitted to <em>Billboard <\/em>she was \u201cslightly terrified for this year to end.\u201d In her early 20s, Taylor was on top of the world: selling millions of albums and concert tickets, embodying the image of \u201cAmerica\u2019s Sweetheart\u201d that brought her extraordinary wealth. Yet behind the scenes, the picture was more complicated. In a 2020 episode of <em>Rolling Stone<\/em>\u2019s \u201c500 Greatest Albums of All Time\u201d podcast, Taylor later reflected on how she truly felt during that period:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cecb35 elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-blockquote--skin-clean elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"4cecb35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u00abAt 22, I was already watching newer, cooler artists come out every week. I was already feeling like, 'You know, shit. I'm on my fourth record, what can I offer people?' That was sort of when I was like, 'No, you know what? I don't want this to be the part of me that stays in this one place musically forever and bores people to death. It was an interesting wrestling match with my own fears of remaining stagnant that made <i>RED<\/i> the kind of joy ride that it ended up being.\u00bb\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Taylor Swift<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad2c089 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad2c089\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn hindsight, the <em>RED <\/em>era represents an interesting dichotomy in Taylor\u2019s career. Within the industry, her perception shifted as it became clear she was no longer a girl but a self-assured woman; she was welcomed into rooms with all-time greats and significantly expanded her global reach, particularly across Europe. At the same time, she faced her first major wave of public backlash, driven by tabloid fixation on her romantic life. By the end of the album cycle, that tension made one thing clear to her: she was ready for reinvention.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-32156d3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"32156d3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e992e1b\" data-id=\"e992e1b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3fbb87c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"3fbb87c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e17e8c6\" data-id=\"e17e8c6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b496dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3b496dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/1989-album\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Taylor-Swift-Red-Album-Cover-2012-1024x1024.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-float attachment-large size-large wp-image-327\" alt=\"RED by Taylor Swift (Big Machine Records, 2012)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Taylor-Swift-Red-Album-Cover-2012-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Taylor-Swift-Red-Album-Cover-2012-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Taylor-Swift-Red-Album-Cover-2012-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Taylor-Swift-Red-Album-Cover-2012-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Taylor-Swift-Red-Album-Cover-2012.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5755851 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5755851\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RED<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ae19c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ae19c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<em>RED <\/em>solidified Taylor\u2019s pop culture domination, while also marking her as one of the best songwriters of her generation.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e17749d elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e17749d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/red-album\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8bcea46\" data-id=\"8bcea46\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88ec87c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"88ec87c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/1989-album\/1989-songs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"989\" height=\"989\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/015-e1695510244578.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-float attachment-full size-full wp-image-481\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/015-e1695510244578.jpg 989w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/015-e1695510244578-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/015-e1695510244578-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/015-e1695510244578-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 989px) 100vw, 989px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00c2440 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"00c2440\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Songs on <i>RED<\/i><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28c6c34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28c6c34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Taylor\u2019s foreword for <em>RED<\/em> and its re-recording, then dive into the stories behind the album\u2019s songs.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34bb3a3 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"34bb3a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/red-album\/red-songs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-846e2f3\" data-id=\"846e2f3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3839e91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3839e91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/re-recordings\/1989-taylors-version\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/8k-RED-Taylors-Version-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-float attachment-large size-large wp-image-23830\" alt=\"RED (Taylor&#039;s Version) [Republic Records, 2021]\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/8k-RED-Taylors-Version-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/8k-RED-Taylors-Version-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/8k-RED-Taylors-Version-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/8k-RED-Taylors-Version-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/8k-RED-Taylors-Version-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/8k-RED-Taylors-Version-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcf4980 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bcf4980\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RED (Taylor's Version)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a41fd24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a41fd24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHeralded as the quintessential Taylor album, <em>RED (Taylor\u2019s Version)<\/em> is even bigger and deeper than the original.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34c7da5 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"34c7da5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/re-recordings\/red-taylors-version\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-58ac23a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"58ac23a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d7647f\" data-id=\"1d7647f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90810ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"90810ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Summering with the Kennedy Clan<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c44090 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c44090\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn the early years of her career, Taylor often talked about her achievements as if they were happening in the context of a wildly improbable dream\u2014one from which she might wake at any moment. That included being a part of American royalty for a couple of months in 2012, when she dated Conor Kennedy, the grandson of Robert F. Kennedy.\n<br><br>\nAccording to someone close to Taylor, her <a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/wiki\/family\/\">parents<\/a> were acquainted with Rory Kennedy, Conor\u2019s aunt, through a neighborly connection in Malibu\u2014an introduction that ultimately brought Taylor into the Kennedy orbit. In January 2012, she was first publicly seen with Rory and her mother, Ethel Kennedy, at the <em>Sundance Film Festival<\/em>, where Rory premiered her documentary <em>Ethel<\/em>. From there, Taylor appeared increasingly present in the Kennedy circle, joining them in Hyannis Port for the Fourth of July and sailing on Nantucket Sound. During that period, she grew noticeably closer to Conor, with the two being spotted together around town and attending family gatherings as a couple. In an interview with <em>Rolling Stone<\/em> in August 2012, she said:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29c7b16 elementor-blockquote--align-left elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"29c7b16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u00abThe way I look at love is you have to follow it, and fall hard, if you fall hard. You have to forget about what everyone else thinks. It has to be an us\u2011against\u2011the\u2011world mentality. You have to make it work by prioritizing it, and by falling in love really fast, without thinking too hard.\u00bb\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Taylor Swift<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fb4ca1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2fb4ca1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhile family reactions varied in reports at the time, media outlets quoted relatives saying the Kennedys were happy that Taylor was seen as part of the clan\u2019s broader social circle. When Ethel Kennedy was asked what she would think of having her as a \u201cgranddaughter-in-law,\u201d she famously told the press, \u201cWe should be so lucky.\u201d In the early fall, the relationship fizzled out, but Taylor\u2019s bond with Ethel remained. She dedicated a song on <em>RED<\/em>, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/red-album\/red-songs\/starlight\/\">Starlight<\/a>,\u201d to her.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c08af1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"8c08af1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-9609324988608069\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9609324988608069\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8807001684\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b26a99\" data-id=\"6b26a99\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e62e680 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e62e680\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taylor-swift-conor-kennedy-2012-komp.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Taylor Swift and Conor Kennedy (WENN, 2012)\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTE0MjcsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90YXlsb3Jzd2lmdHN3aXR6ZXJsYW5kLmNoXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI2XC8wMVwvdGF5bG9yLXN3aWZ0LWNvbm9yLWtlbm5lZHktMjAxMi1rb21wLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"749\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taylor-swift-conor-kennedy-2012-komp-749x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-91427\" alt=\"Taylor Swift and Conor Kennedy (WENN, 2012)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taylor-swift-conor-kennedy-2012-komp-749x1024.jpg 749w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taylor-swift-conor-kennedy-2012-komp-220x300.jpg 220w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taylor-swift-conor-kennedy-2012-komp-768x1050.jpg 768w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taylor-swift-conor-kennedy-2012-komp.jpg 878w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 749px) 100vw, 749px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Taylor Swift and Conor Kennedy in Hyannis Port (WENN, 2012)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1842fb1 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1842fb1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4713685 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4713685\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Timeline of the <i>RED<\/i> Era<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75d7105 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75d7105\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExplore some of the defining moments of the <em>RED<\/em> era and dive into the stories behind them in more detail below.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0834147 wpr-list-style-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-posts-timeline\" data-id=\"0834147\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;swiper_speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-posts-timeline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-timeline-outer-container\"><div class=\"wpr-wrapper swiper wpr-horizontal-bottom\" dir=\"\" data-slidestoshow = \"3\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-loop=\"\" data-swiper-speed=\"500\" data-swiper-delay=\"0\" data-swiper-poh=\"\" data-swiper-space-between=\"5\"><div class=\"swiper-wrapper wpr-horizontal-bottom-timeline\"><div class=\"swiper-slide swiper-slide-line-top no elementor-repeater-item-f93c8ae\"><div class=\"wpr-extra-label\"><span class=\"wpr-label\">August 13, 2012<\/span><span class=\"wpr-sub-label\">Beginning of Era<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wpr-main-line-icon wpr-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"huge huge-megaphone-01\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"wpr-story-info \"><div class=\"wpr-animation-wrap wpr-timeline-media\"><div class=\"wpr-timeline-iframe-wrapper\">  <iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P6gFma4H7fA\" \n                    frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-timeline-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpr-title-wrap\"><span class=\"wpr-title\">Announcement<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wpr-description\"><p>The <em>RED <\/em>era kicked off with a global Google+ live stream from Nashville. That day, Taylor officially announced <em>RED<\/em>, unveiled the cover art, and released \u201cWe Are Never Ever Getting Back Together\u201d as its lead single.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide swiper-slide-line-top no elementor-repeater-item-058c1cc\"><div class=\"wpr-extra-label\"><span class=\"wpr-label\">October 22, 2012<\/span><span class=\"wpr-sub-label\">Album<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wpr-main-line-icon wpr-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"huge huge-cd\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"wpr-story-info \"><div class=\"wpr-animation-wrap wpr-timeline-media\"><div class=\"wpr-timeline-iframe-wrapper\">  <iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yy3S1NdOAm4\" \n                    frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-timeline-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpr-title-wrap\"><span class=\"wpr-title\">Release of RED<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wpr-description\"><p>On October 22, 2012, Taylor released <em>RED<\/em>, following an extensive global promotional campaign. The album sold 1.21 million copies in the US in its first week\u2014the biggest debut week sales of all time by a country act.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide swiper-slide-line-top no elementor-repeater-item-4d47d00\"><div class=\"wpr-extra-label\"><span class=\"wpr-label\">March 13, 2013<\/span><span class=\"wpr-sub-label\">Start of Tour<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wpr-main-line-icon wpr-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"huge huge-mic-01\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"wpr-story-info \"><div class=\"wpr-animation-wrap wpr-timeline-media\"><div class=\"wpr-timeline-iframe-wrapper\">  <iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Zlot0i3Zykw\" \n                    frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-timeline-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpr-title-wrap\"><span class=\"wpr-title\">The RED Tour<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wpr-description\"><p>\"The RED Tour\" was grown-up and bold. At the time, it became the highest-grossing tour by a country artist in history. It launched on March 13, 2013, in Omaha and concluded on June 12, 2014, in Singapore.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide swiper-slide-line-top no elementor-repeater-item-27a09f2\"><div class=\"wpr-extra-label\"><span class=\"wpr-label\">June 12, 2014<\/span><span class=\"wpr-sub-label\">End of Era<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wpr-main-line-icon wpr-icon\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"huge huge-book-open-02\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"wpr-story-info \"><div class=\"wpr-animation-wrap wpr-timeline-media\"><div class=\"wpr-timeline-iframe-wrapper\">  <iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B67bWwlsoZw\" \n                    frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-timeline-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpr-title-wrap\"><span class=\"wpr-title\">Just so you know...<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wpr-description\"><p>The final curtain of \"The RED Tour\" in Asia also signaled the close of the era. On Instagram, Taylor reflected with a handwritten note and quote from C. S. Lewis: \u201cThere are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind.\u201d<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<!-- Add Pagination -->        \n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<!-- Add Arrows -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-button-prev wpr-timeline-prev-arrow wpr-timeline-prev-0834147\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fas fa-angle-left\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-button-next wpr-timeline-next-arrow wpr-timeline-next-0834147\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fas fa-angle-left\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a4c861 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"4a4c861\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e84eb33\" data-id=\"e84eb33\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea25f29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ea25f29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/large.QcoiKzl0Ge-3Za6R7FlCj0b88GcQZt942JfomtMslhw.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Taylor Swift for her &quot;RED&quot; photoshoot (Big Machine, 2012)\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDc3LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvdGF5bG9yc3dpZnRzd2l0emVybGFuZC5jaFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyMFwvMDhcL2xhcmdlLlFjb2lLemwwR2UtM1phNlI3RmxDajBiODhHY1FadDk0Mkpmb210TXNsaHcuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/large.QcoiKzl0Ge-3Za6R7FlCj0b88GcQZt942JfomtMslhw-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-477\" alt=\"Taylor Swift photographed for her fourth studio album, &quot;RED&quot; (2012)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/large.QcoiKzl0Ge-3Za6R7FlCj0b88GcQZt942JfomtMslhw-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/large.QcoiKzl0Ge-3Za6R7FlCj0b88GcQZt942JfomtMslhw-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/large.QcoiKzl0Ge-3Za6R7FlCj0b88GcQZt942JfomtMslhw-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/large.QcoiKzl0Ge-3Za6R7FlCj0b88GcQZt942JfomtMslhw.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Taylor Swift for RED (Sarah Barlow, 2012)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be5c5d7\" data-id=\"be5c5d7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be4abbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"be4abbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Happy, Free, Confused and Lonely at the Same Time<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-194bf03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"194bf03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEven after a summer that was anything but ordinary, Taylor seemed determined to hold on to a version of normalcy. In interviews, she spoke about simple pleasures\u2014going to the grocery store, sitting in a park\u2014with the kind of wonder most people might reserve for things she did on the regular, like red carpets or photo shoots. Though she often wore headphones out and about in public spaces so she \u201ccan\u2019t hear the clicking\u201d of paparazzi. Fame, she admitted, was something she had prepared for: \u201cI\u2019m always analyzing everything, so I thought a lot about what my life might be like if this actually happened to me. I didn\u2019t think I\u2019d get to still be the same person. I would watch all these <em>True Hollywood<\/em> stories, and it seemed like a lot of people didn\u2019t get to live the life they loved once they\u2019d made it.\u201d\n<br><br>\nBut Taylor felt she had managed to bring the best parts of her old life with her into this new reality. Staying grounded meant maintaining the same friendships she\u2019d had long before fame, as she told <em>Elle Canada<\/em>. \u201cWhen you can still just call your best friend that you had in high school and talk about the same things you used to talk about, that\u2019s when you know it\u2019s okay.\u201d \nAnd when it came to love and relationships at age 22, Taylor spoke with the same openness and intensity that defined her songwriting. In an interview with <em>The Guardian<\/em> in October 2012, she reflected at length:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ded8d6f elementor-blockquote--align-left elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"ded8d6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u00abMy girlfriends and I are plagued by the idea, looking back, that [some boys] changed us. You look back and you think: 'I only wore black in that relationship. Or I started speaking differently. Or I started trying to act like a hipster. Or I cut off my friends and family because he wanted me to do that.' It's an unfortunate problem. I think that one thing I'm really afraid of is that magic doesn't last. That butterflies and daydreams and love, all these things that I hold so dear, are going to leave some day. I haven't had a relationship that's lasted for ever. I only know about them starting and ending. Those are my fears. I spend a lot of time balancing between faith and disbelief.\u00bb\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Taylor Swift<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c074c80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c074c80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn the past, Taylor\u2019s romanticism did not go unchallenged by critics who accused her of selling unrealistic fairytales to young women. Now, she brushed off those remarks with characteristic clarity: \u201cWhen we\u2019re falling in love or out of it, that\u2019s when we most need a song that says how we feel. Yeah, I write a lot of songs about boys. And I\u2019m very happy to do that.\u201d\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cc7988 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4cc7988\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;background_video_link&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=2obMo7y-rvA&quot;,&quot;background_video_start&quot;:37,&quot;background_video_end&quot;:43,&quot;background_play_on_mobile&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_privacy_mode&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-video-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-video-embed\" role=\"presentation\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ed42b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ed42b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Painting the World RED<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79bd965 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79bd965\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTaylor\u2019s more jaded perspective on love\u2014shaped in part by the end of her first adult relationship with Jake Gyllenhaal in 2011\u2014deeply informed the emotional core of <em>RED<\/em>. She announced the album on August 13, 2012, during a global Google+ Hangout webcast, livestreaming from her mother Andrea\u2019s house in the suburbs of Nashville. In the weeks that followed, Taylor launched an intensive international promo run, appearing on radio and television and performing the album\u2019s lead single, the bright, pop-leaning \u201cWe Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.\u201d The song quickly shot to No. 1 in the US and across the globe, becoming her first chart-topper on the <em>Billboard Hot 100<\/em>.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-66ef680 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"66ef680\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a82ea6\" data-id=\"7a82ea6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d039d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2d039d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taylor-swift-harry-styles-20121202.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Taylor Swift and Harry Styles in New York City (David Krieger\/Bauer-Griffin, 2012)\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTIwNDUsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90YXlsb3Jzd2lmdHN3aXR6ZXJsYW5kLmNoXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI2XC8wMVwvdGF5bG9yLXN3aWZ0LWhhcnJ5LXN0eWxlcy0yMDEyMTIwMi5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"626\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taylor-swift-harry-styles-20121202-626x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-92045\" alt=\"Taylor Swift and Harry Styles in New York City (David Krieger\/Bauer-Griffin, 2012)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taylor-swift-harry-styles-20121202-626x1024.jpg 626w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taylor-swift-harry-styles-20121202-184x300.jpg 184w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taylor-swift-harry-styles-20121202.jpg 734w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 626px) 100vw, 626px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Taylor Swift and Harry Styles in New York City (David Krieger\/Bauer-Griffin, 2012)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-290524f\" data-id=\"290524f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d62e6ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d62e6ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Built to Fall Apart: Dating Harry Styles<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-117f6bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"117f6bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTaylor and English singer Harry Styles first crossed paths in early 2012. They got to know each other that year, lost contact for a while, and reconnected in the fall while Taylor was still in the midst of her promo activities for <em>RED<\/em>. Their brief romance quickly became one of the most talked-about celebrity relationships of the early 2010s. Photographers captured them together in New York, celebrating Taylor\u2019s birthday in England, skiing in Utah, and even sharing a New Year\u2019s Eve kiss in Times Square\u2014moments that fueled intense media and fan attention.\n<br><br>\nWhat might have been a private young relationship instead became a lightning rod for public scrutiny. Harry was a member of One Direction, a boy band with an exceptionally devoted fandom, and some fans reacted with immediate hostility, accusing Taylor of tarnishing their favorite star\u2019s \u201cboy-next-door\u201d image. Online attacks ranged from dismissive to outright cruel, and the hate followed her into real-life encounters. In 2014, she said:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef12305 elementor-blockquote--align-left elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"ef12305\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u00abThe number one feeling I felt in the whole relationship was anxiety, because it felt very fragile, it felt very tentative\u2026How long do we have before this turns into just an awful mess and we break up?\u00bb\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Taylor Swift<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c47b4a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c47b4a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe relationship could not survive the pressure: the official breakup came in the first half of January 2013, while they were vacationing in the British Virgin Islands, with Taylor famously leaving the island in a \u201cblue dress on a boat.\u201d But even after the breakup, they saw each other occasionally between 2013 and 2015, long after they were \u201cofficially\u201d over. Their private, on-and-off interactions remained completely under the radar until both artists later revealed the emotional weight of those years in their music. Harry acknowledged Taylor\u2019s songwriting in a 2020 interview with Howard Stern, saying: \u201cI\u2019m lucky if everything [we went through] helped create those songs\u2026 I\u2019m never going to tell anybody everything.\u201d\n<br><br>\nSadly, the ferocity of the online backlash in 2012 fed into broader cultural narratives about Taylor\u2019s personal life. Combined with tabloid sensationalism and fan\u2011culture disputes, this period contributed to a mid\u20112010s phase in which she was unfairly maligned with sexist labels, including being called a \u201cslut.\u201d Fan discourse from the era shows how deeply these sentiments took hold across online communities.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c427d3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"c427d3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-9609324988608069\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9609324988608069\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"2189622441\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-57c3e97 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"57c3e97\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;],&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-359a373\" data-id=\"359a373\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1872d4f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"1872d4f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0bb4344\" data-id=\"0bb4344\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a450c36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a450c36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RED Street Style<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59e86de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59e86de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDuring the <em>RED <\/em>era, Taylor\u2019s style leaned into a playful, retro\u2011inspired 1950s vibe. She favored vintage dresses, high-waisted shorts, and striped shirts, often paired with lace-up oxfords or delicate kitten heels. Accessories were classic\u2014Ray-Ban sunglasses, winged eyeliner, and her signature red lipstick completed the look, while her straight hair and blunt bangs gave a polished, yet approachable, edge.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b25da89\" data-id=\"b25da89\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-721dd13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"721dd13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500,&quot;image_spacing_custom&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:20,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;image_spacing_custom_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;image_spacing_custom_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20121124-taylor-swift-narita-japan.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Swift at Narita International Airport, Japan (Rex Features\/AP Images, 2012)\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20121126-taylor-swift-sydney.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Swift arriving at a radio station in Sydney (Big Australia\/KIRBAN, 2012)\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taylor-swift-201208.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Swift in New York City (2012)\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20121004-taylor-swift-london-1.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Swift in London (Photo by Beretta\/Sims\/Rex Features, 2012)\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taylor-swift-los-angeles-2013.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Swift shopping at Barneys New York in Beverly Hills (FameFlynet, 2013)\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"6 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20130403-taylor-swift-los-angeles.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Swift grocery shopping in Los Angeles (2013)\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"7 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20140121-taylor-swift-los-angeles-1.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Swift antique shopping in Los Angeles (Juan Sharma\/Bruja\/PacificCoastNews, 2014)\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a95cded elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a95cded\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a2c5820 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"a2c5820\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-673af19\" data-id=\"673af19\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-679cbb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"679cbb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taylor-swift-red-sarah-barlow-2012-7.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Taylor Swift for RED (Sarah Barlow, 2012)\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTIwNjIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90YXlsb3Jzd2lmdHN3aXR6ZXJsYW5kLmNoXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI2XC8wMVwvdGF5bG9yLXN3aWZ0LXJlZC1zYXJhaC1iYXJsb3ctMjAxMi03LmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taylor-swift-red-sarah-barlow-2012-7-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-92062\" alt=\"Taylor Swift for RED (Sarah Barlow, 2012)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taylor-swift-red-sarah-barlow-2012-7-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taylor-swift-red-sarah-barlow-2012-7-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taylor-swift-red-sarah-barlow-2012-7-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taylor-swift-red-sarah-barlow-2012-7.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Taylor Swift for RED (Sarah Barlow, 2012)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e654b1c\" data-id=\"e654b1c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-961cd82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"961cd82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Media Scrutiny<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee8d9b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee8d9b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAfter the public ending of her relationship with Harry Styles, Taylor\u2019s long media honeymoon also came to a sudden halt. Suddenly people\u2014and not just haters on the internet but public figures\u2014were making fun of her. It started with Ellen DeGeneres\u2019s relentless ribbing every time Taylor appeared on her show and then progressed to the <em>Country Music Awards<\/em> in November 2012, at which hosts Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley mocked her summer romance with Conor Kennedy. \u201cAre they ever gonna get back together?\u201d Brad asked. \u201cNever, ever, ever,\u201d Carrie replied, referencing Taylor\u2019s No. 1 \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/red-album\/red-songs\/we-are-never-ever-getting-back-together\/\">We Are Never Getting Back Together<\/a>.\u201d \u201cLike, never.\u201d\n<br><br>\nAfter baring her heart in hit songs, Taylor now found her love life\u2014or some distorted version of it\u2014treated as a joke. At the <em>Golden Globes<\/em> in February 2013, hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler got on stage and joked: \u201cYou know what, Taylor Swift, you stay away from Michael J. Fox\u2019s son.\u201d The joke wouldn\u2019t have worked without the audience being aware of Taylor\u2019s highly scrutinized romantic life. So the zinger hit home, and the audience exploded with laughter. \u201cShe needs some \u2018me\u2019 time to learn about herself.\u201d That got another big laugh. Taylor was in the ladies\u2019 room at the time. So, she didn\u2019t hear the sound of everybody who was anybody in Hollywood laughing at her. But the incident quickly became a much-followed story. Understandably, the negative, and plainly sexist press really bugged Taylor, and she shared her frustration in detail with <em>Vanity Fair<\/em> in March 2013:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0eb38ce elementor-blockquote--align-left elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"0eb38ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u00abI was just sort of like, \u2018Oh well, you know, I can laugh at myself.\u2019 But what it ended up adding to was this whole kind of everyone jumping on the bandwagon of \u2018Taylor dates too much\u2019\u2014which, you know, if you want some big revelation, since 2010 I have dated exactly two people. And the fact that there are slide shows of a dozen guys that I either hugged on a red carpet or met for lunch or wrote a song with, but I apparently was, quote unquote, \u2018linked\u2019 to them\u2014it\u2019s just kind of ridiculous. I\u2019m sick of the tabloids\u2019 saying I obsess over guys. Why would you obsess over guys? They don\u2019t like it.\u00bb\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Taylor Swift<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbf5dc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cbf5dc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShe smiled and continued. \u201cFor a female to write about her feelings and then be portrayed as some clingy, insane, desperate girlfriend in need of making you marry her and have kids with her, I think that\u2019s taking something that potentially should be celebrated\u2014a woman writing about her feelings in a confessional way\u2014that\u2019s taking it and turning it and twisting it into something that is frankly a little sexist. I\u2019m work-crazy. That\u2019s the thing that I\u2019m crazy about, that I don\u2019t stop thinking about, you know? I think they need to make up these angles because my actual personal life doesn\u2019t have a shocking angle to it: I go to work. I come home. I occasionally go out with my friends. I occasionally go on dates. \u2018She\u2019s 23! She occasionally dates! She goes out to dinner with her friends sometimes!\u2019 No one\u2019s gonna click on that. They\u2019re only gonna click on it if they ask some ludicrous question that isn\u2019t slander because it\u2019s got a question mark at the end of it.\u201d\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5600698 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5600698\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;background_video_link&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=Zlot0i3Zykw&list=RDZlot0i3Zykw&start_radio=1&quot;,&quot;background_video_start&quot;:68,&quot;background_video_end&quot;:76,&quot;background_privacy_mode&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_play_on_mobile&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-video-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-video-embed\" role=\"presentation\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b3d4b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9b3d4b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The RED Tour<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e95f28 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e95f28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDespite the tabloid drama, in March 2013 Taylor embarked on her biggest tour yet, \u201cThe RED Tour.\u201d Hipster costumes, advanced pyrotechnics, and plenty of fan interaction set her third major show apart from her previous ones. <em>RED <\/em>was also not only the title of her current album, it was the predominant color scheme favored by Taylor for her double-storey stage, the visuals and videos. The red sequins on her guitar matched the ones on her microphone, her shoes and 80 percent of the crowd.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c24b03a elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c24b03a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/tours\/the-red-tour\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6dd07d8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"6dd07d8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1948c33\" data-id=\"1948c33\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c4d12f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c4d12f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSeeing Taylor onstage during \u201cThe RED Tour\u201d was witnessing a maestro at the top of her\u2014or anyone\u2019s\u2014game. There was a level of total commitment, total fan fervor, total connection between audience and performer. No other pop auteur could touch her for emotional intensity or musical range. That honesty shaped the entire production. The setlist and stage design stripped away the soft fairytale imagery of Taylor\u2019s earlier tours in favor of something bolder. In a short video posted to her YouTube channel ahead of the tour, she explained that this shift was entirely intentional:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fac8dbd elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-blockquote--skin-clean elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"fac8dbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u00abThe visuals portrayed on this tour will be, I guess, more grown-up and a little bit more mature than things we\u2019ve done in the past. I think on my previous albums and my previous tours, I\u2019ve really liked to operate in the element of fantasy, and I think that this tour incorporates a little bit more reality into the visuals, which is nice.\u00bb\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Taylor Swift<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64c2ab2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64c2ab2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOf note, Ed Sheeran was the main opening act for the US leg of \u201cThe RED Tour.\u201d Taylor and him formed a close friendship (nicknamed <em>Sweeran<\/em>) which truly took shape during their time together on the road. By hand-picking Ed as her opening act and repeatedly praising him in interviews, Taylor was instrumental in his breakthrough in America. Night after night, Ed opened the shows alone with just a guitar and loop pedal, earning over massive crowds that were, at first, largely unfamiliar with him. That exposure helped pave the way for his own superstar career.\n<br><br>\nAs for Taylor, the tour, its <a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/wiki\/brand-deals\/\">sponsorship deals<\/a> and merchandise sales eventually helped her become the top earning musician of 2013, taking home a huge $39.7m. She reclaimed the top spot on Billboard\u2019s <em>Money Makers<\/em> list after also holding the title for the previous year.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-590665e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"590665e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-028f312\" data-id=\"028f312\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bda499c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"bda499c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a8ee862\" data-id=\"a8ee862\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82cf0f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"82cf0f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/tours\/the-red-tour\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/large.tmEuc6xKPHf4eB-xvmS6qO_4_YXfP7_ZfQM94AxpOu0.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-float attachment-large size-large wp-image-3005\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/large.tmEuc6xKPHf4eB-xvmS6qO_4_YXfP7_ZfQM94AxpOu0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/large.tmEuc6xKPHf4eB-xvmS6qO_4_YXfP7_ZfQM94AxpOu0-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/large.tmEuc6xKPHf4eB-xvmS6qO_4_YXfP7_ZfQM94AxpOu0-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/large.tmEuc6xKPHf4eB-xvmS6qO_4_YXfP7_ZfQM94AxpOu0-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-439fdad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"439fdad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The RED Tour<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-074ac38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"074ac38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cThe RED Tour\u201d weaved in circus elements and fully embraced the stadiums that had become standard for Taylor\u2019s shows.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7343de6 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7343de6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/tours\/the-red-tour\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read 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src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taylor-swift-education-center-2013.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-float attachment-full size-full wp-image-91637\" alt=\"Taylor Swift officially opens the Taylor Swift Education Center at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on October 12, 2013 in Nashville, TN (Royce DeGrie\/TAS\/Getty Images for TAS, 2013)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taylor-swift-education-center-2013.jpg 800w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taylor-swift-education-center-2013-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taylor-swift-education-center-2013-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taylor-swift-education-center-2013-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1eb7fbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1eb7fbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Education Center<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-429896e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"429896e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe <em>Taylor Swift Education Center<\/em> is part of Nashville\u2019s Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. It opened in 2013.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a20998 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9a20998\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/wiki\/taylor-swift-education-center\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed03b26\" data-id=\"ed03b26\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-373abe8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"373abe8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/re-recordings\/1989-taylors-version\/sweeter-than-fiction\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Taylor-Swift-Sweeter-Than-Fiction-Single-Cover-01-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-float attachment-large size-large wp-image-3376\" alt=\"Sweeter Than Fiction by Taylor Swift (Big Machine Records, 2013)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Taylor-Swift-Sweeter-Than-Fiction-Single-Cover-01-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Taylor-Swift-Sweeter-Than-Fiction-Single-Cover-01-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Taylor-Swift-Sweeter-Than-Fiction-Single-Cover-01-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Taylor-Swift-Sweeter-Than-Fiction-Single-Cover-01-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Taylor-Swift-Sweeter-Than-Fiction-Single-Cover-01.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5033371 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5033371\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sweeter Than Fiction<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b2ae5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b2ae5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTaylor wrote \u201cSweeter Than Fiction\u201d for the film <em>One Chance<\/em> (2013). It was the first time she worked with Jack Antonoff. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7692337 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7692337\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/re-recordings\/1989-taylors-version\/sweeter-than-fiction\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3263fe1 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"3263fe1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca36d96\" data-id=\"ca36d96\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca3a906 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ca3a906\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1944bfb7caa9510b4f8478e50ac86c4d.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Taylor Swift for RED (Sarah Barlow, 2012)\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTE3MzcsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90YXlsb3Jzd2lmdHN3aXR6ZXJsYW5kLmNoXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI2XC8wMVwvMTk0NGJmYjdjYWE5NTEwYjRmODQ3OGU1MGFjODZjNGQuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1944bfb7caa9510b4f8478e50ac86c4d-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-91737\" alt=\"Taylor Swift for RED (Sarah Barlow, 2012)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1944bfb7caa9510b4f8478e50ac86c4d-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1944bfb7caa9510b4f8478e50ac86c4d-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1944bfb7caa9510b4f8478e50ac86c4d-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1944bfb7caa9510b4f8478e50ac86c4d.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Taylor Swift for RED (Sarah Barlow, 2012)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-80a6ab0\" data-id=\"80a6ab0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17d4e0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"17d4e0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sharing the Stage With Legends<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e32015 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e32015\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAfter a rocky start in the press, 2013 quickly became \u201cThe Year of Taylor.\u201d Awards seemed to arrive faster than she could collect them. In May, she dominated the <em>Billboard Music Awards<\/em>, taking home eight of eleven trophies, including \u201cTop Artist\u201d and \u201cTop Billboard 200 Album\u201d for <em>RED<\/em>. Onstage, she delivered an energetic performance of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/red-album\/red-songs\/22-2\/\">22<\/a>,\u201d twirling in high-waisted shorts and a unicorn-rainbow tee emblazoned with \u201cHaters gonna hate\u201d\u2014a clear reflection of her mindset at the time. During one of her many acceptance speeches that night, she cheekily told the crowd:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8058fe elementor-blockquote--align-left elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"d8058fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u00abTo the fans, who come to the shows and buy the albums, I just want you to know this one thing: You are the longest and best relationship I\u2019ve ever had.\u00bb\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Taylor Swift<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-903450e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"903450e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn the vein of being unbothered by the tabloids, Taylor invited one of music\u2019s all-time greats onstage during her Massachusetts stop on \u201cThe RED Tour:\u201d Carly Simon. Together, they performed Carly\u2019s signature hit, \u201cYou\u2019re So Vain,\u201d a song that had clearly inspired Taylor\u2019s own direct, emotionally honest songwriting. Backstage, she told Carly: \u201cWhen I heard \u2018You\u2019re So Vain,\u2019 I just thought, \u2018That is the best song that\u2019s ever been written. That is the most direct way anyone has ever addressed a breakup. It\u2019s amazing.\u2019\u201d\n<br><br>\nAnother standout moment that summer came when Taylor joined the Rolling Stones onstage in Chicago to perform \u201cAs Tears Go By.\u201d Sharing her excitement with her 28 million Twitter followers afterward, she wrote: \u201cFiling this under \u2018never in my wildest dreams.\u2019 Thank you Rolling Stones for inviting me to Chicago to sing with you.\u201d Mick Jagger has since become a friend of hers.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce5b095 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"ce5b095\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-9609324988608069\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9609324988608069\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4226560242\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ebf50de elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"ebf50de\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;],&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a311d73\" data-id=\"a311d73\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-200e28d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"200e28d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-44fa7b8\" data-id=\"44fa7b8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e1570b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e1570b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Taylor\u2019s Social Media<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20471cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20471cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDuring the <em>RED<\/em> era, Taylor still regularly used Twitter to share charming, often funny life updates and observations. As Instagram began to take off, she quickly built a huge following there as well, posting snapshots of her adorable kitten Meredith, vintage finds, studio sessions, and travels around the world. A highlight was her \u201cJuly 4 Photoblog\u201d in 2013, which she shared after purchasing Holiday House in Rhode Island\u2019s Watch Hill that year.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c850b3a\" data-id=\"c850b3a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a70bf0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"6a70bf0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500,&quot;image_spacing_custom&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:20,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;image_spacing_custom_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;image_spacing_custom_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 9\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20210620_201709.jpg\" alt=\"Studio. New Album. Red Shoes (Taylor Swift)\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 9\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/meredith-grey-swift-taylor-swift-5.jpg\" alt=\"Meredith Grey Swift (2012)\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 9\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20120425.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Swift and Dianna Agron (2012)\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 9\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20120410.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Swift in the recording studio\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 9\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20210619_225735.jpg\" alt=\"This is my last day of life before RED (Taylor Swift)\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"6 of 9\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/124.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Swift (2013)\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"7 of 9\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/139.jpg\" alt=\"Sweeran (Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran, 2013)\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"8 of 9\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/meredith-grey-swift.jpeg\" alt=\"Meredith Grey Swift (2011)\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"9 of 9\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/204.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind.&quot; (Taylor Swift, 2014)\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9888167 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9888167\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1cf8895 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"1cf8895\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1dfdb57\" data-id=\"1dfdb57\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-668f68c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"668f68c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taylor-swift-red-photoshoot-2.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Taylor Swift for RED (Sarah Barlow, 2012)\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTE0ODgsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90YXlsb3Jzd2lmdHN3aXR6ZXJsYW5kLmNoXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI2XC8wMVwvdGF5bG9yLXN3aWZ0LXJlZC1waG90b3Nob290LTIuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taylor-swift-red-photoshoot-2-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-91488\" alt=\"Taylor Swift for RED (Sarah Barlow, 2012)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taylor-swift-red-photoshoot-2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taylor-swift-red-photoshoot-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taylor-swift-red-photoshoot-2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taylor-swift-red-photoshoot-2.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Taylor Swift for RED (Sarah Barlow, 2012)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-43c1487\" data-id=\"43c1487\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96e6656 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"96e6656\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Creative Side Projects<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3745c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3745c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOutside of <em>RED<\/em>, Taylor kept busy with several smaller projects. In September 2012, she released and performed \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/re-recordings\/red-taylors-version\/ronan\/\">Ronan<\/a>,\u201d a charity single inspired by a blog about a four-year-old boy who died from neuroblastoma in 2011. She pieced the lyrics together from quotes by Ronan\u2019s mother, Maya Thompson. About a year later, she co-wrote the <em>Golden Globe<\/em>\u2013nominated song \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/re-recordings\/1989-taylors-version\/sweeter-than-fiction\/\">Sweeter Than Fiction<\/a>\u201d with Jack Antonoff for the British film <em>One Chance<\/em> (2013). Her label, <a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/wiki\/big-machine-records\/\">Big Machine<\/a>, initially resisted releasing a song between album cycles, and Taylor had to fight for it, telling <em>BBC Newsbeat<\/em>:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eba3395 elementor-blockquote--align-left elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"eba3395\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u00abI had to fight to do this because I try to take a break in between albums and try to give people a minute to not hear me on the radio. I had to go around and ask people, 'Can I please, please put something out?' even though we're supposed to be going quiet. My management, my label were like, 'No new music until the next album comes out.' Then I saw the movie and I was like, 'I have to be a part of this.'\u00bb\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Taylor Swift<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acb9272 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"acb9272\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTo maintain her Nashville roots even as she was making a bold step forward toward pop, Taylor collaborated with Tim McGraw and Keith Urban on the track \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/features\/highway-dont-care\/\">Highway Don\u2019t Care<\/a>.\u201d The trio of country legends performed the song together multiple times, bridging Taylor\u2019s country origins with her evolving sound.\n<br><br>\nBetween tour breaks, she continued exploring acting. She made a brief guest appearance on the sitcom <em><a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/videography\/television\/new-girl\/\">New Girl<\/a><\/em> (2013), appearing in the season 2 finale. In October 2013, she traveled to Cape Town to film her supporting role as Rosemary in the film adaptation of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/videography\/filmography\/the-giver\/\">The Giver<\/a><\/em> (2014). While in South Africa, she was spotted dining with co-stars such as Alexander Skarsg\u00e5rd, who would later become the likely inspiration for her song \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/1989-album\/1989-songs\/wildest-dreams\/\">Wildest Dreams<\/a>.\u201d\n<br><br>\nOther projects that kept her busy were her numerous brand partnerships. She launched her third fragrance, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/wiki\/fragrances\/taylor-by-taylor-swift-2\/\">Taylor by Taylor Swift<\/a><\/em>, along with its spinoff <em><a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/wiki\/fragrances\/made-of-starlight\/\">Made of Starlight<\/a><\/em>, and announced new multi-year deals with <a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/wiki\/brand-deals\/keds\/\">Keds <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/wiki\/brand-deals\/diet-coke\/\">Diet Coke<\/a>, the latter serving as the main sponsor of \u201cThe RED Tour.\u201d In Asia, her influence literally took flight: <a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/wiki\/brand-deals\/air-aisa\/\">AirAsia <\/a>redesigned an entire plane to celebrate the tour, sending Taylor\u2019s giant face soaring through the skies for months.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f0a423 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"4f0a423\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;],&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a6cc562\" data-id=\"a6cc562\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-52f69d7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"52f69d7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a659d6a\" data-id=\"a659d6a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f179fa0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f179fa0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RED Photoshoot<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3baf94d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3baf94d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTaylor wanted a retro feel for the <em>RED<\/em> album artwork and turned to her friend and photographer Sarah Barlow. The photos were taken at designer Ruthie Lindsey\u2019s house in East Nashville. The goal was to capture a free\u2011flowing atmosphere, focusing on authentic, unscripted moments rather than staged poses. The result was a series of images that feel personal and lived\u2011in, complementing the confessional tone of the songs.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-89ee8c8\" data-id=\"89ee8c8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17da534 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"17da534\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500,&quot;image_spacing_custom&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:20,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;image_spacing_custom_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;image_spacing_custom_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/015-e1695510244578.jpg\" alt=\"RED\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/large.ojn1tC4xbm8QPagTfSXvuaMjL6wBh9ubmzFcImGVtLY-Kopie.jpeg\" alt=\"RED\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/tumblr_nz7oehetre1uax8oho2_1280-e1695511217905.jpg\" alt=\"RED\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/028-Kopie.jpg\" alt=\"RED\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1944bfb7caa9510b4f8478e50ac86c4d.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Swift for RED (Sarah Barlow, 2012)\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"6 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/tumblr_mco4pyGXND1rqqqxoo9_1280-e1695510785227.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Swift for RED (Sarah Barlow, 2012)\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"7 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/large.OKCMxYafFP5e7atFU7kRwchkVpDXqNfiEBIsZXUyij0-Kopie-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"RED\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f16bb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0f16bb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a2275c elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"2a2275c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-42d4b75\" data-id=\"42d4b75\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-020982d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"020982d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1-scaled.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Taylor Swift officially opens the Taylor Swift Education Center at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on October 12, 2013 in Nashville, TN (Royce DeGrie\/TAS\/Getty Images for TAS, 2013)\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzY2OCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RheWxvcnN3aWZ0c3dpdHplcmxhbmQuY2hcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjBcLzExXC8xLXNjYWxlZC5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"828\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1-828x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3668\" alt=\"Taylor Swift officially opens the Taylor Swift Education Center at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on October 12, 2013 in Nashville, TN (Royce DeGrie\/TAS\/Getty Images for TAS, 2013)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1-828x1024.jpg 828w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1-768x950.jpg 768w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1-1242x1536.jpg 1242w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1-1655x2048.jpg 1655w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Taylor Swift at the opening of the Taylor Swift Education Center (Royce DeGrie\/TAS\/Getty Images for TAS, 2013)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d1fd152\" data-id=\"d1fd152\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db00261 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"db00261\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Taylor Swift Education Center<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f6234a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f6234a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDuring the <em>RED<\/em> era, the Swift-Nashville love affair still worked for both sides. She was country\u2019s first truly global star, its ambassador to Ireland and Brazil and Taiwan. She conferred modernity, cosmopolitanism, and youth on a genre that traditionally has stood for the opposite values. The country Establishment may not be crazy about pop music, but it loved having a pop star in its midst, and was willing to follow Taylor anywhere she went, sending songs like \u201cWe Are Never Ever Getting Back Together\u201d to No. 1 on the <em>Hot Country Songs<\/em> charts. Nashville barely even flinched when confronted with \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/red-album\/red-songs\/i-knew-you-were-trouble\/\">I Knew You Were Trouble.<\/a>,\u201d surely the only record with a dubstep bass-drop ever to get spins on country radio. In an interview with <em>New York Magazine<\/em> in November 2013, Taylor said:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78612bf elementor-blockquote--align-left elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"78612bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u00abCountry radio is much more like a family than any other group of people that I\u2019ve met. They just say, \u2018Look, we\u2019ve known each other for years. You\u2019ve stood by us, and we\u2019ve stood by you. That\u2019s how this works.'\u00bb\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Taylor Swift<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b07d632 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b07d632\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBut Taylor\u2019s relationship to country was not merely a matter of careerist calculation. Nashville is a song town, and Taylor has first and foremost always been a songwriter, steeped in Music Row\u2019s values of craftsmanship and storytelling. That is also why she made a generous donation toward the country Establishment. In October 2013, she attended a gala ribbon-cutting ceremony for the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/wiki\/taylor-swift-education-center\/\">Taylor Swift Education Center<\/a><\/em> at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, which she personally endowed with a $4 million donation: \u201cI love being a part of the country-music community. I\u2019m really excited about this music education center and the fact that right now they have three different classes going on.\u201d\n<br><br>\nThe center has a classroom space, a hands-on instrument room and ongoing education opportunities. Museum officials said the center would increase educational opportunities sevenfold going forward. \u201cWe\u2019ve been talking about different programs I can be involved in,\u201d Taylor said. \u201cI hate to call it a lecture because that sounds like I\u2019m yelling at people, but we could do a Q&A talking to students here, and a songwriters\u2019 discussion would be really fun to have at some point.\u201d To this day, Taylor\u2019s ties to Nashville are strong and she has visited the Education Center multiple times.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fe2c3a2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"fe2c3a2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;],&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-336a752\" data-id=\"336a752\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f06f3c7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"f06f3c7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d7b0d42\" data-id=\"d7b0d42\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b4bea5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0b4bea5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Red Carpet Fashion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-179a439 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"179a439\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTaylor\u2019s red carpet fashion during the <em>RED <\/em>era favored a restrained palette of red (naturally), black, white, gold, and silver. Moving away from glittery ballgowns, she embraced shorter dresses with deeper necklines and higher hemlines\u2014an elegant way to \u201cage her up\u201d in the public eye. The shift was subtle but deliberate, signaling that she had grown into a confident, modern woman.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8bc7052\" data-id=\"8bc7052\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d29342 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"8d29342\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500,&quot;image_spacing_custom&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:20,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;image_spacing_custom_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;image_spacing_custom_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/018.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Swift attends the 46th annual CMA Awards in Nashville (Taylor Hill\/WireImage, 2012)\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taylor-swift-nrj-awards-2013.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Swift at the 2013 NRJ Music Awards in Cannes (2013)\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taylor-swift-brit-awards-2013.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Swift attends the Brit Awards at 02 Arena in London (Mike Marsland\/WireImage, 2013)\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taylor-swift-amas-2012.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Swift attends the American Music Awards in Los Angeles (Byron Purvis\/AdMedia, 2012)\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taylor-swift-grammys-2013.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Swift arrives at the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center in Los Angeles (Lionel Hahn\/AbacaUsa.com, 2013)\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"6 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taylor-swift-westfield-london-2012.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Swift at Westfield Shopping Centre (Keith Mayhew\/Landmark Media, 2012)\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"7 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taylor-swift-z100-jingle-ball-2012.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Swift attends Z100&#039;s Jingle Ball at Madison Square Garden (Anthony Behar\/Sipa USA, 2012)\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77005ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"77005ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-081bcf9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"081bcf9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ddaf6ef\" data-id=\"ddaf6ef\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4b791b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a4b791b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pinnacle Award<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-962c55d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"962c55d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTaylor\u2019s warm feelings for country music were, to say the least, reciprocated. Taylor was Nashville\u2019s sweetheart; it couldn\u2019t stop lavishing her with accolades and honors. In 2013, the<em> Nashville Songwriters Association International<\/em> named her \u201cSongwriter\/Artist of the Year\u201d for a record sixth time. She was nominated for 21 <em>Country Music Association<\/em> awards, and won nine. Midway through November\u2019s <em>CMA<\/em>s ceremony, a group of the biggest stars in country\u2014Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, George Strait, Brad Paisley, Keith Urban, and Rascal Flatts\u2014appeared onstage to present Taylor with the \u201cPinnacle Award,\u201d country music\u2019s highest honor that had only been given out once before, to Garth Brooks. The award honors an artist who has achieved both national and international prominence through performances and record sales, gained widespread recognition across music, and whose talent and presence will have a lasting impact on the appreciation of country music.\n<br><br>\nThe rationale behind the decision to award it to Taylor was that she had taken country music to a new level, that because of her its reach was wider and more influential than ever before. And because even though she was not just a country superstar but a <em>superstar<\/em>, period, she remained loyal to her roots and continued to elevate the songwriting art form. Garth Brooks won his award when he was 43; Taylor was 23. This was huge. In the video accompanying the celebration, the big names congratulated her; Carly Simon, Mick Jagger, Ethel Kennedy, Julia Roberts, to only name a few. Taylor was clearly very moved, tearing up during her acceptance speech:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4fea3e elementor-blockquote--align-left elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"c4fea3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u00abTo the CMA, to whom ever made this choice, you're not only rewarding my hard work and exhaustion, you're rewarding my family, and my label, and anyone who works with me. And most of all the fans who fill stadiums: I love you! On behalf of <i>all <\/i>of those people: Thank you. I love you. You've made me feel <i>so <\/i>special right now, thank you!\u00bb\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Taylor Swift<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee48f97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee48f97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTim McGraw probably stated what was on everyone\u2019s mind that night: \u201cWhile Taylor may be at the pinnacle now, who knows what new heights she decides to reach?\u201d\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-94f2757\" data-id=\"94f2757\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-659f3c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"659f3c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taylor-swift-cmas-2013.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Taylor Swift attends the 2013 CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville (2013)\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTIwNjEsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90YXlsb3Jzd2lmdHN3aXR6ZXJsYW5kLmNoXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI2XC8wMVwvdGF5bG9yLXN3aWZ0LWNtYXMtMjAxMy5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"659\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taylor-swift-cmas-2013-659x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-92061\" alt=\"Taylor Swift attends the 2013 CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville (2013)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taylor-swift-cmas-2013-659x1024.jpg 659w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taylor-swift-cmas-2013-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taylor-swift-cmas-2013-768x1194.jpg 768w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taylor-swift-cmas-2013.jpg 772w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 659px) 100vw, 659px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Taylor Swift attends the CMA Awards in Nashville (MediaPunch\/REX\/Shutterstock, 2013)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7455432 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7455432\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;background_video_link&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=F8wTeX4GqYc&list=RDF8wTeX4GqYc&start_radio=1&quot;,&quot;background_video_start&quot;:25,&quot;background_video_end&quot;:34,&quot;background_privacy_mode&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_play_on_mobile&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-video-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-video-embed\" role=\"presentation\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfc29c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bfc29c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Victoria\u2019s Secret Fashion Show<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0665d59 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0665d59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA sign of things to come was the <em>Victoria\u2019s Secret Fashion Show<\/em> in December 2013, where Taylor was a main musical guest. She strutted the runway in themed outfits, including a flamboyant Union Jack dress for her duet with Fall Out Boy (\u201cMy Songs Know What You Did In The Dark\u201d) and a sparkling silver mini for her own hit \u201cI Knew You Were Trouble.\u201d That night, she famously became friends with Karlie Kloss, Gigi Hadid, Cara Delevingne, and Martha Hunt. The performance was such a hit that she was invited to the show again the following year.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9def543 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"9def543\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a3332d7\" data-id=\"a3332d7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f663b59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f663b59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taylor-swift-jon-bon-jovi-prince-william-2013.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Taylor Swift with Jon Bon Jovi and Prince William (Ben Pruchnie\/Centrepoint\/Getty Images, 2013)\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTIwNjMsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90YXlsb3Jzd2lmdHN3aXR6ZXJsYW5kLmNoXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI2XC8wMVwvdGF5bG9yLXN3aWZ0LWpvbi1ib24tam92aS1wcmluY2Utd2lsbGlhbS0yMDEzLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taylor-swift-jon-bon-jovi-prince-william-2013-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-92063\" alt=\"Taylor Swift with Jon Bon Jovi and Prince William (Ben Pruchnie\/Centrepoint\/Getty Images, 2013)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taylor-swift-jon-bon-jovi-prince-william-2013-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taylor-swift-jon-bon-jovi-prince-william-2013-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taylor-swift-jon-bon-jovi-prince-william-2013.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Taylor Swift sings with Jon Bon Jovi and Prince William (Ben Pruchnie\/Centrepoint\/Getty Images, 2013)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a1b76f\" data-id=\"2a1b76f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b46102d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b46102d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Duet With Jon Bon Jovi and Prince William<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e7cbfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e7cbfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOne more highlight of 2013 came when Taylor performed at a fundraising gala for the Centrepoint charity at London\u2019s Kensington Palace. She called the experience \u201cinsane\u201d and admitted in an English radio interview beforehand that she was \u201cvery nervous\u2026 because it is my first royal encounter of sorts,\u201d even asking the hosts for tips on how to properly greet a member of the royal family.\n<br><br>\nOnce the evening began, etiquette went out the window. Bon Jovi jokingly pointed to Prince William and said he liked karaoke, and Taylor spontaneously pulled the Prince onstage with her and Jon Bon Jovi for an unplanned performance of \u201cLivin\u2019 on a Prayer.\u201d By the end, Taylor high-fived Prince William, who later described the moment on Apple Fitness+\u2019s <em>Time to Walk<\/em> podcast in 2021:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4c724d elementor-blockquote--align-left elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"a4c724d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u00abWhen I sat down to watch Jon Bon Jovi do his performance, I thought, \u2018That\u2019s it. My job is done. I\u2019ll get a dinner in a minute and I might be able to have a chat to some people and, you know, I\u2019m off-duty a little bit now.\u2019 Little did I think what was going to happen next. I\u2019m sat next to Taylor Swift. She\u2019s on my left. And after Jon does his first song, there\u2019s a pause, and she turns to me. She puts her hand on my arm, looks me in the eye, and says, \u2018Come on, William. Let\u2019s go and sing.\u2019 To this day, I still do not know what came over me. But frankly, if Taylor Swift looks you in the eye, touches your arm, and says, \u2018Come with me\u2026.\u2019 I got up like a puppy and went, \u2018Yeah, okay, that seems like a great idea. I\u2019ll follow you.\u2019\u00bb\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Prince William<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cb2708 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9cb2708\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBeyond their impromptu karaoke, Taylor also chatted with Prince William, surprised that he knew her schedule and remarked that she would soon be traveling to Australia and New Zealand for tour. Their encounter hinted at his genuine fandom: in 2024, he celebrated his birthday at \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/tours\/taylor-swift-the-eras-tour\/\">The Eras Tour<\/a>\u201d at London\u2019s Wembley Stadium with his children, meeting Taylor backstage and sharing photos of the moment online.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fa66f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"8fa66f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-9609324988608069\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9609324988608069\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"2189622441\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ec7853 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"7ec7853\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;],&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f851e3\" data-id=\"0f851e3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e8a2613 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"e8a2613\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b0b4d0a\" data-id=\"b0b4d0a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5af77d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b5af77d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Taylor\u2019s Diary<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3da2087 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3da2087\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTaylor\u2019s diary pages from 2012-2014 offer intimate glimpses into her life, revealing the person and artist she had become. They give insight into her real-time thoughts on an array of issues, people, ideas, and the many squabbles and triumphs that have shaped her life as a musician and celebrity.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-42ef559\" data-id=\"42ef559\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91375fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"91375fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 4\"><a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"91375fd\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTIwNjUsInVybCI6ZmFsc2UsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjkxMzc1ZmQifQ%3D%3D\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taylor-swift-lover-journal-red-090811-2.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><\/a><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 4\"><a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"91375fd\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Taylor Swift: Lover Journal - 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Feeling trapped (August 14, 2013)\" \/><\/figure><\/a><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b1b7b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1b1b7b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-912ed2d elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"912ed2d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b97ad39\" data-id=\"b97ad39\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2215f21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2215f21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taylor-swift-red-sarah-barlow-2012-6.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Taylor Swift for RED (Sarah Barlow, 2012)\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTIwNjYsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90YXlsb3Jzd2lmdHN3aXR6ZXJsYW5kLmNoXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI2XC8wMVwvdGF5bG9yLXN3aWZ0LXJlZC1zYXJhaC1iYXJsb3ctMjAxMi02LmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taylor-swift-red-sarah-barlow-2012-6-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-92066\" alt=\"Taylor Swift for RED (Sarah Barlow, 2012)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taylor-swift-red-sarah-barlow-2012-6-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taylor-swift-red-sarah-barlow-2012-6-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taylor-swift-red-sarah-barlow-2012-6-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taylor-swift-red-sarah-barlow-2012-6.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Taylor Swift for RED (Sarah Barlow, 2012)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff683ec\" data-id=\"ff683ec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e46874 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e46874\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Leaving Country Music<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52f95fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52f95fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAfter the whirlwind of 2013, Taylor was already thinking a lot about her next record. While on \u201cThe RED Tour,\u201d she\u2019d been writing songs and stockpiling ideas: reams of lyrics, thousands of voice memos on her iPhone. She played a few dates in London and Berlin in February and officially finished the tour in June in Asia. The plan was always to spend much of 2014 writing and recording the new album\u2014a prospect both exhilarating and terrifying to her: \u201cI worry about everything. Some days I wake up in a mindset of, like, \u2018Okay, it\u2019s been a good run.\u2019 By afternoon, I could have a change of mood and feel like anything is possible and I can\u2019t wait to make this kind of music I\u2019ve never made before. And then by evening, I could be terrified of the whole thing again. And then at night, I\u2019ll write a song before bed.\u201d\n<br><br>\nThose months also gave her clarity that she would be leaving country music, her roots behind. What else was there to achieve? She had simply outgrown the genre and was ready for new challenges. In 2020, Taylor looked back on that time, saying:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ee0cc4 elementor-blockquote--align-left elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"0ee0cc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u00abI felt so proud, and still feel so proud of my origins in Nashville. But at a certain point, I started to feel like, \u2018Am I allowed to color outside the lines here?\u2019 And it really was amazing, on <i>RED<\/i>, to realize, \u2018Oh, I'm allowed in these rooms, I'm accepted in these rooms.\u2019 That was something that freed me up for a world of change, and challenge, and innovation. I never would've had the bravery to make the full leap into pop music, if I hadn't been able to do what I did with <i>RED,<\/i> and to work with the people that I worked with. I will always look back on it and think, \u2018Wow, that was really the beginning of everything that I'm doing [now].\u00bb\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Taylor Swift<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c71a7b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c71a7b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAll in all, despite the ups and downs of fame, there was much to be thankful for\u2014and plenty to look forward to. Taylor told <em>Vanity Fair<\/em> in 2013: \u201cThe last year of my life was so much fun. Being 22\u2014oh my God, I was single and happy and carefree and confused and didn\u2019t care. And I\u2019m still kind of that way. Like, yeah, I\u2019m dealing with a little bit of a chaotic media circus right now, but that\u2019ll die down in a few weeks when people realize there\u2019s nothing left to talk about.\u201d\n<br><br>\nAfter finishing \u201cThe RED Tour\u201d in June 2014, Taylor posted a quote by C. S. Lewis on Instagram to close out the era: <em>\u201cThere are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind.\u201d<\/em> And she was about to prove it\u2014soon, she would become the biggest star on the planet.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24ded33 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"24ded33\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d90ed50 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d90ed50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-762607b e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"762607b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c4b26b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c4b26b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-237b3e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"237b3e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:200,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;expanded&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-3720\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" open>\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-3720\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> When did the <i>RED<\/i> era begin, and what marked the change? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3720\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5128e05 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5128e05\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14ccaac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14ccaac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAfter wrapping the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/tours\/speak-now-world-tour\/\">Speak Now World Tour<\/a>\u201d in early 2012, Taylor spent much of the summer in New England with the Kennedys. The RED era officially kicked off on August 13, when she returned to Nashville to host a Google+ web chat announcing the album.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-3721\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-3721\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> How did <i>RED<\/i> reshape Taylor Swift's career? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3721\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76e5ae6 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"76e5ae6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9db635 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9db635\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<em>RED<\/em> marked Taylor\u2019s shift from country to pop, blending genres and expanding her global audience. It established her as a versatile songwriter and performer, setting the stage for her rise to worldwide superstardom.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-3722\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-3722\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What aesthetic defined this era? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3722\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25c2893 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"25c2893\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16bb19f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16bb19f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe <em>RED <\/em>era aesthetic was retro-inspired, effortlessly autumnal, and infused with vintage street style\u2014think early-fall fields behind a Tennessee farmhouse, leaves carpeting the ground, and a hint of hipster charm. Cozy sweaters, high-waisted shorts and skirts, and maple lattes in hand.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-3723\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-3723\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What were the musical highlights and achievements of the era? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3723\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37cd6a0 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"37cd6a0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-087d7a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"087d7a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe <em>RED<\/em> era delivered Taylor\u2019s first No. 1 hit, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/red-album\/red-songs\/we-are-never-ever-getting-back-together\/\">We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together<\/a>,\u201d along with pop successes like \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/red-album\/red-songs\/22-2\/\">22<\/a>\u201d and \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/red-album\/red-songs\/i-knew-you-were-trouble\/\">I Knew You Were Trouble.<\/a>\u201d The songwriting standout was \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/red-album\/red-songs\/all-too-well\/\">All Too Well<\/a>,\u201d widely regarded as her most acclaimed song. For her accomplishments during this period, she earned the prestigious <em>CMA<\/em> \u201cPinnacle Award.\u201d\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-3724\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-3724\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> How did <i>RED<\/i> influence pop music culture? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3724\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42ecfaf e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"42ecfaf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3409aaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3409aaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<em>RED<\/em> influenced pop music culture by blurring the lines between country and mainstream pop, showing that a country-rooted artist could successfully cross genres while keeping storytelling at the forefront. Its mix of confessional lyrics, bold production, and radio-ready hooks set a template for emotionally honest pop, inspiring a wave of artists to combine personal narrative with commercial appeal.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59f97a5 elementor-share-buttons--view-icon elementor-share-buttons--skin-framed elementor-share-buttons--color-custom elementor-share-buttons--shape-square elementor-grid-0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-share-buttons\" data-id=\"59f97a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"share-buttons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_facebook\" 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But with her growing fame and fortune, her life kept moving further and further away from the teen audience that had made her a star. As she prepared to release her fourth album,\u00a0she said she started thinking a lot about where she wanted to go in life. Given her massive commercial and critical acclaim, it was hard to imagine how she would sustain her momentum. So when Taylor managed to grow up with a bona fide classic in RED, it was clear that she had set up what was to become one of the greatest careers in music history. Beginning of Era Taylor spent most of the summer of 2012 in New England with the Kennedys. The RED era officially began on August 13, when she returned to Nashville to host a Google+ web chat announcing the album. End of Era In June 2014, Taylor traveled to Asia for the final leg of \u201cThe RED Tour.\u201d After playing her last show, she marked the moment by sharing a handwritten quote from C.S. Lewis: \u201cThere are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind.\u201d Associated Album RED (2012) Tour \u201cThe RED Tour\u201d ran from 2013-2014. It was flashy, incorporated circus elements and took full advantage of the stadiums that had now become the norm for Taylor\u2019s concerts. Aesthetic The RED era aesthetic was retro-inspired and effortlessly autumnal. Picture a field behind a Tennessee farmhouse in early fall, leaves carpeting the ground a few weeks later, and a hint of hipster charm\u2014maple lattes in hand, with a color palette of red, black, and cream. Style During the RED era, Taylor\u2019s style leaned into a retro\u2011inspired 1950s vibe. She favored vintage dresses, high-waisted shorts, and striped shirts, often paired with lace-up oxfords or delicate kitten heels. Accessories were classic: Ray-Ban sunglasses, winged eyeliner, and her signature red lipstick completed the look, while her newly-straight hair and blunt bangs gave a polished edge. Taylor spent most of the summer of 2012 in New England with the Kennedys. The RED era officially began on August 13, when she returned to Nashville to host a Google+ web chat announcing the album.In June 2014, Taylor traveled to Asia for the final leg of \u201cThe RED Tour.\u201d After playing her last show, she marked the moment by sharing a handwritten quote from C.S. Lewis: \u201cThere are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind.\u201dRED (2012)\u201cThe RED Tour\u201d ran from 2013-2014. It was flashy, incorporated circus elements and took full advantage of the stadiums that had now become the norm for Taylor\u2019s concerts. The RED era aesthetic was retro-inspired and effortlessly autumnal. Picture a field behind a Tennessee farmhouse in early fall, leaves carpeting the ground a few weeks later, and a hint of hipster charm\u2014maple lattes in hand, with a color palette of red, black, and cream. During the RED era, Taylor\u2019s style leaned into a retro\u2011inspired 1950s vibe. She favored vintage dresses, high-waisted shorts, and striped shirts, often paired with lace-up oxfords or delicate kitten heels. Accessories were classic: Ray-Ban sunglasses, winged eyeliner, and her signature red lipstick completed the look, while her newly-straight hair and blunt bangs gave a polished edge. Thirteen has long been Taylor\u2019s lucky number, and in many ways, 2013 lived up to that mythology. It marked what felt like the absolute peak of her career at the time\u2014so much so that, as the year came to a close, she admitted to Billboard she was \u201cslightly terrified for this year to end.\u201d In her early 20s, Taylor was on top of the world: selling millions of albums and concert tickets, embodying the image of \u201cAmerica\u2019s Sweetheart\u201d that brought her extraordinary wealth. Yet behind the scenes, the picture was more complicated. In a 2020 episode of Rolling Stone\u2019s \u201c500 Greatest Albums of All Time\u201d podcast, Taylor later reflected on how she truly felt during that period: \u00abAt 22, I was already watching newer, cooler artists come out every week. I was already feeling like, \u2018You know, shit. I\u2019m on my fourth record, what can I offer people?\u2019 That was sort of when I was like, \u2018No, you know what? I don\u2019t want this to be the part of me that stays in this one place musically forever and bores people to death. It was an interesting wrestling match with my own fears of remaining stagnant that made RED the kind of joy ride that it ended up being.\u00bb Taylor Swift In hindsight, the RED era represents an interesting dichotomy in Taylor\u2019s career. Within the industry, her perception shifted as it became clear she was no longer a girl but a self-assured woman; she was welcomed into rooms with all-time greats and significantly expanded her global reach, particularly across Europe. At the same time, she faced her first major wave of public backlash, driven by tabloid fixation on her romantic life. By the end of the album cycle, that tension made one thing clear to her: she was ready for reinvention. RED RED solidified Taylor\u2019s pop culture domination, while also marking her as one of the best songwriters of her generation. Read More Songs on RED Read Taylor\u2019s foreword for RED and its re-recording, then dive into the stories behind the album\u2019s songs. Read More RED (Taylor\u2019s Version) Heralded as the quintessential Taylor album, RED (Taylor\u2019s Version) is even bigger and deeper than the original. Read More Summering with the Kennedy Clan In the early years of her career, Taylor often talked about her achievements as if they were happening in the context of a wildly improbable dream\u2014one from which she might wake at any moment. That included being a part of American royalty for a couple of months in 2012, when she dated Conor Kennedy, the grandson of Robert F. Kennedy. According to someone close to Taylor, her parents were acquainted with Rory Kennedy, Conor\u2019s aunt, through<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":477,"parent":219,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"unboxed","site-sidebar-style":"unboxed","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-465","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Taylor Swift: RED Era (2012-2014) | Taylor Swift Switzerland<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"During the RED era, Taylor Swift was honored with country music\u2019s highest award. 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