Taylor Swift wraps up 2022 by making music history with six MILLION sales of Midnights

Taylor Swift is ending 2022 on a high note.

To date, Midnights has sold more than six million album-equivalent units worldwide, three million of them in the United States.

The 33-year-old singer-songwriter broke a sales record by moving that many units in just two months, according to NME.

Midnights also had the distinction of becoming the first album to sell over a million physical copies since 2015.

High note: Taylor Swift is ending 2022 on a high note. So far, Midnights have sold over six million album units worldwide, three million of them in the US.

Adding to the impressive achievements, the Anti-Hero singer becomes the only artist to have five albums sell over a million units during their week of release.

In a statement issued by Universal Music Group, Chairman and Chief Executive Sir Lucian Grainge said: “Taylor is a multidimensional creative force whose achievements rank her among the most successful artists in music history, and we are delighted and honored to partner with her. her all over the world”. so many aspects of her career.

Taylor, who turned 33 on December 13, was also celebrating her Society of Songwriters and Composers Awards nomination Thursday for Best Song for a Drama/Documentary for her song Carolina, from the film Where the Crawdads Sing.

History: Midnights is the first to sell over a million physical albums since 2015

Nomination: Taylor, who turned 33 on December 13, also celebrates her nomination Tuesday for Best Drama/Documentary Song for her song, Carolina, from the film Where the Crawdads Sing at the Society of Composers and Lyricists Awards.

The Grammy winner will compete against Rihanna’s Lift Me Up from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Lady Gaga’s Hold My Hand from Top Gun: Maverick, Applause, written by Tell It Like A Woman’s Diane Warren, and (You Made It Feel Like ) Home” by Bones and All, which was written by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.

The nomination unofficially shortlists Taylor’s song for Academy Award contention.

The Amsterdam actress will kick off her The Eras tour in March and will perform some 52 arena shows across North America through August.

Eras Tour: The hitmaker is scheduled to kick off her The Eras tour in March, and is slated to perform some 52 arena shows across North America through August. Ticket sales have already made it the highest-grossing tour ever for a female artist.

Despite the difficulties in buying tickets online, Taylor has already sold around 2.4 million tickets, breaking the single-day sales record and making The Eras Tour the highest-grossing tour ever for a female artist. .

Tickets are still available for various venues through online vendors like Stub Hub, Seat Geek, and Vivid Seats.

Some fans who were unable to purchase seats the day tickets went on sale are suing Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation, alleging fraud, misrepresentation and antitrust violations over the failed Eras Tour ticket sales.

Tickets: Tickets are still available for The Eras Tour on Stub Hub, Seat Geek, and Vivid Seats. Fans who were unable to purchase advance tickets are suing Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation.