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\u201cIt\u2019s always been a huge thing for me. Since I was a teenager, I\u2019ve been actively saving up money to buy my music back,\u201d she said, adding that she \u201cdramatically fell to the floor\u201d when she found out she had finally managed to take ownership of her discography.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis will affect the rest of my life, and I think about this every day. But now, instead of it being like an intrusive thought that hurts me, it\u2019s: \u2018I can\u2019t believe this happened. How lucky am I?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
She then shifted to the epic experience that was the Eras Tour, the highest-grossing concert tour in history<\/a> during which she travelled to 51 cities across more than 600 days. The singer said she wouldn\u2019t change a thing about the tour \u2013 one where she was able to physically and mentally prepare for more than any of her previous global tours.<\/p>\n \u201cI wanted it to [include] references that, I thought, were really high-concept and really high-value for fans, and for them to see things they hadn\u2019t necessarily seen before all in one concert,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Another promotional image for The Life of a Showgirl.Credit: Instagram<\/p>\n \u201cBut I wanted to do it at the highest intensity, rapid fire \u2013 you\u2019re seeing something new every 15 to 30 seconds. So, it feels like you\u2019re scrolling in an algorithm, right?<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I heard reports of people saying that they got actual amnesia after the concerts, I was like: \u2018Oh, I think we did it. I think we nailed it.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n Australia and the Eras Tour<\/p>\n One of her favourite parts of the Eras Tour, she said, was the unplanned moments and fan-led traditions.<\/p>\n Taylor Swift performing at the Eras Tour in Melbourne.Credit: Getty <\/p>\n For example, during the European leg, her audience collectively decided to bring in balloons, which they illuminated with their phone torches during the Willow segment, reflecting the orbs held on-stage.<\/p>\n \u201cWas there a group text? How did you guys even do this? It was so special. It felt like we were all part of something together in a way that couldn\u2019t be planned. As much as I love and relish in planning, it was really fun that they would do things to delight me,\u201d Swift said.<\/p>\n Loading<\/p>\n Australia also got a direct mention, with the pop juggernaut describing the country as \u201camazing\u201d.<\/p>\n Despite how fulfilling the tour was, the pop star admitted she\u2019s now enjoying a break \u2013 time she is apparently using to bake endless loaves of sourdough bread and watching otter videos with her boyfriend.<\/p>\n An FYI on Easter eggs<\/p>\n Before the official announcement of the new album, fans scoured a litany of Easter eggs carefully planted by the star, including cryptic photo galleries and intentionally timed social media posts.<\/p>\n Swift touched on the very puzzles she used to share the recent news on the podcast, joking that the \u201cEaster egg thing is getting a little Zodiac Killer at this point\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m never going to plant an Easter egg that ties back to my personal life \u2013 it\u2019s always going to be towards music,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n The singer is famed for dropping cheeky hints for her fans to deduce.Credit: Instagram<\/p>\n \u201cI want Easter eggs to be a certain thing where if you are part of the fandom, and you want to experience music in a normal way, then you don\u2019t even see these \u2013 you don\u2019t even care what that thing is above that doorway, under that dimly lit, flickering light over there that\u2019s upside-down, backwards in Braille. But if you want to look at that, you can. If you know, you know.\u201d<\/p>\n Despite general excitement around the album itself, Swift\u2019s decision to share the news on the Kelce brothers\u2019 podcast divided fans<\/a>. On one hand, some Swifties applauded the podcast approach, arguing that it was the ideal way for the singer to reveal the news on her own terms, rather than those of powerful, large-scale media or entertainment organisations.<\/p>\n Loading<\/p>\n However, others argued it appeared to be a marketing ploy created to boost engagement and listenership for the New Heights podcast.<\/p>\n The episode, which ran for just over two hours, attracted more than 465,000 viewers on YouTube within just one hour of going live.<\/p>\n![\"Another](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/85e1f2779ae37b1d83d444c9570d8a246f7b843bfca3709e7e41918200a4c6fa.jpeg\")
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