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Taylor Swift has said that she would love to have Iggy Azalea and Haim guest on her 1989 tour - and has discussed how the media pits female singers against one each other.
In a new interview with Time Magazine, Swift opens up on a number of topics including her dream on stage guests.
"I love Iggy Azalea, I love Haim," she said. "I’d say Vance Joy, but he’s opening up the tour, so he’ll be there anyway."
Swift does discuss, however, the difficulties of finding a special guest who her fan base will definitely "lose their minds over." This is apparently more difficult than you think. "Not to show too many of my cards here—but I have probably 10 guests that I’m thinking about that would be amazing."
Chief amongst the difficulties is that artists don't get paid for guest appearances and cameos on the tour. "The people who have done it in the past—it’s been astonishing to me, because it’s been Nicki Minaj, and Usher, and T.I., these huge artists who could be anywhere else. And you can tell who loves playing live if they’re willing to come and play for free on one of my stadium shows."
She also addressed the problem of being taken seriously as a singer songwriter. "It’s a little discouraging that females have to work so much harder to prove that they do their own things. I see Nicki Minaj and Iggy Azalea having to prove that they write their own raps or their own lyrics, and it makes me sad, because they shouldn’t have to justify it."
She also admitted it was "kind of exciting" being a role model, particularly on how her work will be perceived by future generations.. "I’m sure there will be things that my grandkids make fun of me for no matter what, but I’d really rather it be, “Look how awkward your dancing was in the ‘Shake It Off’ video! You look so weird, Grandma!” rather than “Grandma, is that your nipple?”"
She also addresses her recent Spotify - although describes it as "old news" following her piece in the Wall Street Journal earlier this year. "Everybody’s complaining about how music sales are shrinking, but nobody’s changing the way they’re doing things. They keep running towards streaming, which is, for the most part, what has been shrinking the numbers of paid album sales."
Read the full interview at Time.com
Earlier this month, it was revealed that Swift is the only artist to release an album in 2014 that has gone platinum.
Take a look at her UK tour dates below.
Tue June 23 2015 - GLASGOW SSE Hydro
Wed June 24 2015 - MANCHESTER Arena
Sat June 27 2015 - LONDON Hyde Park
Meanwhile, check out her massive list of world tour dates below.
20 May Bossier City, LA CenturyLink Center
22 May Baton Rouge, LA LSU Tiger Stadium
30 May Detroit, MI Ford Field
2 June Louisville, KY KFC Yum! Center
3 June Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena
6 June Pittsburgh, PA Heinz Field
8 June Charlotte, NC Time Warner Cable Arena
9 June Raleigh, NC PNC Arena
13 June Philadelphia, PA Lincoln Financial Field
20 June Cologne, Germany Lanxess Arena
21 June Amsterdam, The Netherlands Ziggo Dome
23 June Glasgow, UK The SSE Hydro
24 June Manchester, UK Arena
27 June London, UK British Summertime Hyde Park
6 July Ottawa, ON Canadian Tire Centre
7 July Montreal, QC Bell Centre
11 July East Rutherford, NJ MetLife Stadium
13 July Washington, DC Nationals Park
18 July Chicago, IL Soldier Field
24 July Foxborough, MA Gillette Stadium
25 July Foxborough, MA Gillette Stadium
1 August Vancouver, BC BC Place Stadium
4 August Edmonton, AB Rexall Place
5 August Edmonton, AB Rexall Place
8 August Seattle, WA CenturyLink Field
15 August Santa Clara, CA Levi's Stadium
17 August Glendale, AZ Gila River Arena
18 August Glendale, AZ Gila River Arena
25 August Los Angeles, CA Staples Center
26 August Los Angeles, CA Staples Center
29 August San Diego, CA PETCO Park
4 September Salt Lake City, UT EnergySolutions Arena
5 September Denver, CO Pepsi Center
6 September Denver, CO Pepsi Center
9 September Fargo, ND Fargodome
11 September St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
12 September St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
16 September Indianapolis, IN Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17 September Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena
18 September Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena
21 September Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
22 September Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
25 September Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena
26 September Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena
2 October Toronto, ON Rogers Centre
3 October Toronto, ON Rogers Centre
8 October Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena
9 October Omaha, NE CenturyLink Center
10 October Omaha, NE CenturyLink Center
13 October St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center
14 October St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center
17 October Dallas, TX AT&T Stadium
20 October Lexington, KY Rupp Arena
21 October Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum Complex
24 October Atlanta, GA Georgia Dome
27 October Miami, FL AmericanAirlines Arena
31 October Tampa, FL Raymond James Stadium
