On Friday, May 30, Taylor Swift surprised fans with a massive announcement about reclaiming her entire music catalog. The global icon reached an incredible career milestone after she bought back all her master albums. To recognize and honor this amazing achievement by the multiple Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, the entire Empire State Building in New York City lit up on Saturday, May 31. It glowed in different colors, representing different musical eras of the artist.
TikTok video shows Empire State Building lit up to honor Taylor Swift’s career milestone
The Empire State Building recently paid tribute to one of the biggest accomplishments of Taylor Swift’s entire career. The “Blank Space” singer purchased back ownership of all her master recordings. She shared the incredible news via a post on Instagram. The post showed the singer sitting down with all six albums in front of her. In the caption of the post, she beautifully and rightfully wrote, “You belong with me” with six heart emojis in different colors.
To celebrate this huge milestone, the Empire State Building in NYC glowed in different colors, including pink, green, and more. Fans all over the world have been celebrating their icon’s special achievement. Taylor Swift also penned a heartwarming letter for her fans to cherish the moment.
The “Fortnight” singer began by writing, “I’m trying to gather my thoughts into something coherent, but right now my mind is just a slideshow.” Taylor Swift continued, “A flashback sequence of all the times I daydreamed about, wished for, and pined away for a chance to get to tell you this news.”
She further wrote, “All the times I was thiiiiiiiiiiiiis close, reaching out for it, only for it to fall through.” The singer then revealed, “I almost stopped thinking it could ever happen.” She continued, “After 20 years of having the carrot dangled and then yanked away.” “But that’s all in the past now,” the singer-songwriter added. Taylor Swift concluded the letter by thanking fans for all their love and support.
