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Fortune Magazine has announced Taylor Swift as the 'World's Greatest Female Leader'.
The magazine chose Apple's Tim Cook as 'The World's Greatest Leader', with Swift coming sixth overall.
The list also included the Pontiff of the Catholic Church himself, Pope Francis, at number four, and Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India, at number five. To see the full list, click here.
Fortune Magazine had this to say about Swift: "Taylor Swift didn’t become the highest-paid woman in the music business by accident. Pop’s savviest star has crossed swords with Spotify, embraced corporate sponsorship, and moved to secure dozens of trademarks (including phrases like “This sick beat”)—plus she has proved shrewder at honing a brand in the social media age than virtually any other person or company."
They continued: "And she’s done it without resorting to dumbed-down salacious gimmickry. (Swift, ahem, is arguably the anti–Miley Cyrus.) With 1989, the top-selling album in 2014, Swift’s efforts to ensure she gets paid for her music could have a huge ripple effect on the way artists are compensated in an era of free streaming."
Taylor Swift has been hitting the news frequently these days. After shunning Spotify, Swift is now available for streaming on Jay Z's service TIDAL. Additionally, Swift was reported to have purchased the web URL '.porn' in a bid to stop trolls setting up pornographic websites in her name.
Meanwhile, Swift's UK tour dates are as follows. See below for tickets and information.
Tuesday June 23 2015 - GLASGOW SSE Hydro
Wednesday June 24 2015 - MANCHESTER Arena
Saturday 27 June 2015 - LONDON Hyde Park
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