Taylor Swift is set to play two concerts in Shanghai this coming November as part of her 1989 World Tour. (Photo : Taylor Swift/Tumblr)
Country and pop music icon Taylor Swift is bringing her epic 1989 World Tour to China. The singer-songwriter is scheduled to play two concerts in Shanghai on Nov. 10 and 11 at the Mercedes Benz Arena to support the release of her fifth album, "1989."
Tickets, which are priced between 480 and 2,280 yuan, will soon be available online via Damai.cn. Concert-goers can also purchase their tickets by calling 400-610-3721.
Swift enthralled legions of fans with the release of her latest album, "1989," which went on to earn almost 1.3 million copies in the United States on its first week of release. The album, aside from having the highest selling album release in 2014, was also the only album to go platinum last year.
Swift first rose to the limelight at the tender age of 16 when she released her eponymous debut album, "Taylor Swift," in 2006. Several hit singles from her first studio album include "Teardrops on My Guitar" and "Our Song."
Swift has released four albums since then, including "Fearless," "Speak Now" and "Red."
Swift was recently named by Forbes Magazine as one of the most powerful women in the world. Her impact on the music industry was recently felt in an open letter she published toward tech giant Apple. Her criticism of the company's new streaming device, Apple Music, and its lack of a compensation plan for artists during its three-month free trial run went viral upon its release.
"This is about the new artist or band that has just released their first single and will not be paid for its success," she said. "This is about the young songwriter who just got his or her first cut and thought that the royalties from that would get them out of debt. This is about the producer who works tirelessly to innovate and create, just like the innovators and creators at Apple are pioneering in their field . . . but will not get paid for a quarter of a year's worth of plays on his or her songs."
Following her open letter, Apple quickly amended its policy and agreed to pay musicians for their work.
