Forbes StaffTrump supporters, however, claim the singer lost followers after supporting Kamala Harris in the US Presidential race.
According to reports, American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift has gained a massive 1.8 million followers on the music streaming platform Spotify days after endorsing Kamala Harris in the US Presidential race against Donald Trump. Last month, the global music star endorsed Kamala Harris for the US Presidency and made headlines all over.
Taylor Swift’s Harris endorsement gains her significant followers on Spotify.
Recently, Taylor Swift endorsed Kamala Harris for the US Presidency against Donald Trump. The endorsement was seen as a significant milestone in the Presidential race as the singer is one of the most prominent celebrities, known across the world to endorse either candidates. While people thought there would be a right-wing backlash to her fanbase, interestingly, the opposite has happened. Swift, instead, gained 1.8 million followers on Spotify.
Taylor Swift gained 1.8 million followers on Spotify.
Since she announced her endorsement for Harris on September 10, the global star has gained 1.8 million new followers on Spotify, a platform considered an excellent metric to measure the popularity of musical artists. Taylor Swift now has 122.6 million followers on the platform, second only to Indian singer Arijit Singh with 123.3 million followers, as per the latest data on Chartmetric. Many are linking her swift rise on the platform to a wider approval of her following her endorsement of Kamala Harris.
Trump supporters claim Taylor Swift has lost followers.
Supporters of former US President Donald Trump say that the rise of Taylor Swift’s followers isn’t so significant and amounts to only 1.5% of her total following. As per Variety, Trump supporters pointed out that Taylor has seen a decline in Spotify monthly listeners. They claim that since September 10, her monthly listener number has declined by about 3%, down 3 million to 91.4 million, Variety reports.
However, Taylor’s monthly listeners had been on a decline before as well, since they hit a peak of 116 million in April when she released her latest album ‘The Tortured Poets Department.’
