This latest Taylor Swift ' controversy' at the end of 2017 really sums up her year
Taylor Swift
Two weeks ago  on  her  28th birthday   Taylor Swift  posted a picture to Instagram that  her  guitarist took during a recent show at an arena in London. The photo shows  Swift  center stage  spotlight shining down as  she  plays  her  new music in front of thousands of fans.
"I couldn't have asked for a better year  all thanks to you "  Swift  wrote in the caption.
A fairly innocuous post -- but not if it's 2017  one of the most tumultuous years in modern U.S. history  and not if it's written by  Swift .
The headlines started rolling in. Nylon: "Of Course  Taylor Swift  is the Only Person Who Enjoyed 2017." HelloGiggles: " Taylor Swift ' couldn't have asked for a better year' while we're all living in Hell." Cosmopolitan:  "Taylor Swift  Says  She  'Couldn't Have Asked for a Better Year' and The Internet Is Mad." (Naturally   her  fan base took issue with this internet anger.)
The incident blew over fairly quickly but really seemed to capture  her  year in a nutshell.  Swift   who reigns as one of the top musicians on the planet  had many things worth celebrating: "Reputation "  her  sixth album  sold 1 million copies the week it was released in November  making it the highest-selling album of 2017.  Her  solo write for Little Big Town  "Better Man " won the Country Music Association award for song of the year.  She  was featured on Time's Person of the Year cover as a "silence breaker" after  her  powerful testimony at a trial in August  where a jury found a radio DJ guilty of groping  her  before a concert.
Swift  however  also encountered backlash for glossing over current events during a grueling  divisive year in which it has been impossible to avoid politics in pop culture. Even chatter in  her  new app  the Swift Life  reportedly quickly devolved into a political debate with President Donald Trump supporters on the platform.
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Two weeks ago  on  her  28th birthday    [TGT] posted a picture to Instagram that   [TGT]   guitarist took during a recent show at an arena in London. The photo shows   [TGT]   center stage  spotlight shining down as   [TGT]   plays   [TGT]   new music in front of thousands of fans.
"I couldn't have asked for a better year  all thanks to you "   [TGT]   wrote in the caption.
A fairly innocuous post -- but not if it's 2017  one of the most tumultuous years in modern U.S. history  and not if it's written by   [TGT] 
The headlines started rolling in. Nylon: "Of Course   [TGT] is the Only Person Who Enjoyed 2017." HelloGiggles: "  [TGT]  couldn't have asked for a better year' while we're all living in Hell." Cosmopolitan:  " [TGT] Says  She  'Couldn't Have Asked for a Better Year' and The Internet Is Mad." (Naturally    [TGT]   fan base took issue with this internet anger.)
The incident blew over fairly quickly but really seemed to capture   [TGT]   year in a nutshell.  Swift   who reigns as one of the top musicians on the planet  had many things worth celebrating: "Reputation "  her  sixth album  sold 1 million copies the week it was released in November  making it the highest-selling album of 2017.  Her  solo write for Little Big Town  "Better Man " won the Country Music Association award for song of the year.  She  was featured on Time's Person of the Year cover as a "silence breaker" after  her  powerful testimony at a trial in August  where a jury found a radio DJ guilty of groping  her  before a concert.
Swift  however  also encountered backlash for glossing over current events during a grueling  divisive year in which it has been impossible to avoid politics in pop culture. Even chatter in  her  new app  the Swift Life  reportedly quickly devolved into a political debate with President Donald Trump supporters on the platform.
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