Southeast Asia Swifties have grown enraged as Taylor Swift performs only one stop in the area under controversial circumstances.

The global superstar, 34, is currently in the middle of her stint at National Stadium in Singapore, which marks her only stop in South-East Asia after it was reported the country is paying the pop star $4.3million per show to perform there exclusively.

‘Singapore paid a hefty amount so that NO other South-East Asian country can have their chances,’ complained a fan on social media.

‘Should boycott Singapore and Taylor,’ wrote another.

‘Typical Singaporean behaviour, they would do anything to get one up on their neighbours,’ complained another.

Taylor Swift’s grant from the Singapore Tourism Board to bring her Eras Tour to the wealthy nation has sparked a row between neighboring countries

It comes after Swift’s grant from the Singapore Tourism Board to bring her tour to the wealthy nation sparked a row between the neighboring countries.

Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin last month accused Singapore of paying Swift millions per concert to secure her exclusively, something he found out after the deal was cut.

Speaking at the Bangkok iBusiness Forum 2024 Thavisin said ‘The Singaporean government is clever. They told not to hold any other shows in Asia,’.

The Thai PM called Singapore’s move ‘astute,’ adding that he’d long wondered why Swift had not opted to play in Thailand.

The global megastar, 34, is currently in the middle of her stint at National Stadium in Singapore, which marks her only stop in South-East Asia

‘If I had known this, I would have brought the shows to Thailand,’ he added.

Filipino statesman Joey Salceda also hit out at Singapore over the secret deal: ‘Our countries are good friends. That’s why actions like that hurt,’.

Singapore culture minister Edwin Tong confirmed that the singer received a government grant but revealed the sum was not as high as it has been reported.

Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin last month accused Singapore of paying Swift up to $4.6 million per concert to secure her exclusively, something he found out after the deal was cut

The ministry had worked with concert promoter AEG Presents to get Swift to perform in Singapore.

According to the BBC the Australian government didn’t pay for Swift to perform in Sydney or Melbourne, nor did Japan for her shows in Tokyo.

The Singaporean shows will likely be a boom to the economy. Swift has sold out six nights at the 55,000-seat National Stadium this month.

During her first Eras Tour Singapore performance, Swift shared a meaningful story with her fans about what Singapore means to her and her family.

Singapore culture minister Edwin Tong confirmed that the singer received a government grant but revealed the sum was not as high as it has been reported

‘My mom actually spent a lot of her childhood with her mom and dad and sister growing up in Singapore,’ she told to the venue of fan about her mother, Andrea Swift.

‘So I’ve been hearing about Singapore my whole life,’ she continued.

‘To get to come here and play a show this big with so many beautiful, generous people… it means the world.’

Taylor Swift unveils fourth and final version of upcoming album and announces new bonus track during Eras Tour concert stop in Singapore

 

Taylor Swift made an exciting announcement during her Eras Tour concert in Singapore on Sunday.

The 34-year-old singer revealed the final version of her upcoming album, The Tortured Poets Department, will include a bonus track titled The Black Dog.

In front of over 50,000 fans for her second night at the Singapore National Stadium, she unveiled the fourth and final version of her forthcoming album — which will be released on April 19.

The album artwork appeared behind her onstage while she sat at her piano, according to posts shared by concertgoers on X, formerly known as Twitter.

The previously unseen album artwork was a black-and-white photo of the multi-Grammy winner — who was recently in Sydney — with one hand running through her hair and another caressing her face.

Taylor Swift made an exciting announcement during her Eras Tour concert in Singapore on Sunday

The 34-year-old singer revealed the final version of her upcoming album, The Tortured Poets Department, will include a bonus track titled The Black Dog

In front of over 50,000 fans for her second night at the Singapore National Stadium, she unveiled the fourth and final version of her forthcoming album — which will be released on April 19

 

Later, the Cruel Summer hitmaker took to Instagram to extend the news to her 282 million fans and followers.

‘Old habits die screaming…,’ she wrote in her caption announcing that the final new edition was available for preorder on her website.

In the same post, she shared an image of the other side of the album, which contained an image of her with her body facing away from the camera.

The entire track list including ‘File Name: The Black Dog’ was included.

On the same day, she changed her profile picture across all social platforms to herself as seen on the new album cover.

She also shared her posts on her Instagram Stories announcing the bonus track alongside a black heart emoji.

Her Sunday night show is the second out of six concerts she will be performing in Singapore.

On Monday night, she will return to the stage for her third performance before taking a two-day break and resuming for the next three consecutive shows.

Lucky family meet Taylor Swift backstage at Sydney show

 

The Cruel Summer hitmaker took to Instagram to extend the news to her 282 million fans and followers. ‘Old habits die screaming…,’ she wrote in her caption announcing that the final new edition was available for preorder on her website

The entire track list including ‘File Name: The Black Dog’ was included

Her Sunday night show is the second out of six concerts she will be performing in Singapore

On Monday night, she will return to the stage for her third performance before taking a two-day break and resuming for the next three consecutive shows

On Saturday during her first Eras Tour concert performance in the country, Swift shared a meaningful story to her fans about how Singapore is special to her and her family

‘My mom actually spent a lot of her childhood with her mom and dad and sister growing up in Singapore,’ she told to the venue full of listening fans

‘To get to come here and play a show this big with so many beautiful, generous people, it means the world,’ she said

For her Sunday concert, a slew of stars including BLACKPINK’s Lisa were spotted in the crowd supporting Swift

On Saturday during her first Eras Tour concert performance in the country, Swift shared a meaningful story to her fans about how Singapore is special to her and her family.

‘My mom actually spent a lot of her childhood with her mom and dad and sister growing up in Singapore,’ she told to the venue full of listening fans about her mother Andrea Swift.

In a video shared on X by a fanpage account, she explained: ‘A lot of the time when we’d come here on tour, my mom would take me and drive me past her old house, where she used to go to school.

‘So I’ve been hearing about Singapore my whole life,’ she continued.

‘To get to come here and play a show this big with so many beautiful, generous people, it means the world,’ she said.

For her Sunday concert, BLACKPINK’s Lisa was reportedly spotted in attendance and exchanging friendship bracelets in the crowd.

Other celebrities supporting Swift at her recent shows included Katy Perry, Rita Ora and Taika Waititi as well as boyfriend Travis Kelce for her Sydney concerts.