Taylor Swift has claimed the top spot on Billboard's Power 100 list for the first time, solidifying her unmatched influence in the music industry. She shares her advice for success and reflects on her groundbreaking career in the latest issue of Billboard.
Taylor Swift's influence remains unmatched as she claims the top spot on Billboard's Power 100 list. This marks her first time at No. 1 and only the second instance of an artist achieving this honor, with Jay-Z and Beyoncé being the previous ones to do so in the 2014 Power 100 list by Billboard.
Certainly, Taylor Swift has achieved the remarkable feat of reaching the No. 1 position on numerous Billboard charts. She has topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart 11 times, the Billboard 200 chart 13 times, the Hot Country Songs chart nine times, and Pop Airplay 12 times.
Additionally, she has been honored as the Woman of the Year twice at Billboard's annual Women in Music event, in 2014 and 2011, and was celebrated as the Woman of the Decade at the Billboard Women in Music event in 2019.
In the latest issue of Billboard, Taylor Swift offered a glance into her business acumen and offered advice for those aspiring to follow her groundbreaking path.
“The piece of advice I would give to the other executives on this list is that the best ideas are usually ones without industry precedent,” Swift told Billboard.
“The biggest crossroads moments of my career came down to sticking to my instincts when my ideas were looked at with skepticism. When someone says to me, ‘But that has never been done successfully before,’ it fires me up. We have to take strategic risks every day in this industry, but every once in a while, you have to really trust your gut and take a flying leap. My rerecordings are my favorite example of this, and I’m extremely grateful to my team and fans for taking that leap with me because it absolutely changed my life.”