Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest: Taylor Swift Made So Much Money in The Life of a Showgirl’s First Week You’re Not Gonna Believe it

Taylor Swift reportedly made so much money...in the first week of The Life of a Showgirl alone...you’re not gonna believe it.

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest, so we already knew.

Speaker 2 (00:04):
Taylor Swift had a huge first week with the Life
of a Showgirl sistany Tania m it sold more.

Speaker 3 (00:09):
Than what four million units in its debut, which is massive.

Speaker 4 (00:12):
An all time record for an album in the modern era.

Speaker 2 (00:16):
But we're now getting new data via Billboard that clarify
is just how impresidented this first week of sales was
you see that, Tania?

Speaker 5 (00:22):
Yes, this one honestly blows my mind because the Life
of a Show goal was responsible for more than one
half of all current album sales that.

Speaker 3 (00:30):
Week, including one point four billion global streams.

Speaker 4 (00:34):
Which still isn't the most impressive part.

Speaker 2 (00:36):
Not even close. Seventy percent of Taylor's sales came from
physical albums, CD's vinyls, completely unheard of this era, but
Taylor herself sold about two thirds of those directly through
her own online store at full price, making more money
in one week than any recording artist in history. She
made it one week, one hundred and thirty five million dollars.
That is wild, on top of the tour numbers week right, Yeah,

(00:58):
rather not longer the Life of a Show grows out.

Speaker 3 (01:01):
Now, that's direct from Hollywood,