By Hassan Sanusi
The ‘Bad Blood’ singer just made her debut in the annual rankings, comprising of the business bible, which has been topped by German Chancellor, Angela Merkel for the fifth time in a row.
Forbes selects entrants to the 100-strong list among ‘performers, taste-makers, executives and entrepreneurs, making impact across the globe and the ‘criteria is based on the reach of each woman’s influence and relevance.
The ranking is also based on money and media momentum’ as well as individuals commitment to ‘use their celebrity status to better the lives of people around the world through philanthropy or humanitarian efforts’.
The singer and songwriter is placed at number 65 and has been selected for several reasons, including her brave decision to pull all her music from online streaming service, Spotify which led to her latest album ‘1989’ achieving the largest first week sales of any LP on the Billboard 200 chart since 2002 and her influence on social media as she has 58 million followers on Twitter.
Taylor also became a spokesperson for the New York Tourism Board and is donating all proceeds from her track ‘Welcome To New York’ to public schools in the city. She also gave $50,000 to the Department of Education in February.
At 25, Taylor Swift's youngest person on Forbes Power Women List
