The Role of Taylor Swift’s Celebrity Activism during the 2018-2024 US Election

Abstract

Famous celebrities, especially musicians, are in a position to not only focus on what they are doing creatively. Famous celebrities or musicians such as Taylor Swift are also able to voice their concerns on other issues such as politics which then makes their actions known as celebrity activism. Celebrity activism has the power to move other people or groups of society in the same direction as the celebrity. Taylor Swift's celebrity activism was driven by several factors, both internal and external. Taylor Swift carries out her celebrity activism only with legitimate causes and her actions produce real results and impacts. The impact has proven successful even though, there are impacts that she also failed to achieve. However, the general impact of Taylor Swift's celebrity activism has proven that celebrities, or more precisely musicians, are also able to take part in the world of politics even though they are not government actors.