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ISSUE 21 APRIL 2019
SwiftiesxElle
Fans send in photos holding Taylor’s Elle Cover!
iHeartRadio Awards Taylor’s wonderful speech & beautiful look
Equality Project
Tayor donates large amount to the TN Equality Project for LGBT
Swiftie Stuff
Fans show off thier talents, stories, artwork and more!
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CONTENTS Social Media ....................... 4-5 iHeartRadio Awards ..............6-7 Jennifer Nettles ........................ 8 Ruston Kelly............................. 9 Todrick Hall ............................ 10 TN Equality Project................. 11 We Are Swifties.................12-21 The Last Page ........................ 22
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Welcome to the April issue of ZINEthirteen! :) I don’t know about you, but I’m really loving the color schemes being put out by Taylor recently. Her Instagram photos have been full of pastels, which are an absolute FAVORITE of mine. That romper Taylor wore to the iHeartRadio Awards? LOVE LOVE LOVE. I’m just curious if these themes will carry into TS7 or is this her transition into something else? Guess we will have to wait and see. I’m still laughing over the fact that Taylor called us out on national television that we are totally around about TS7 for far. We are boo boo the fools, but still fun to read what other fans have to say about TS7, which more theroies and themes keep surfacing! Butterflies... WWW.ISSUU.COM/ZINETHIRTEEN
everywhere! But, then again we thought mermaids were something too...ha. :P Taylor’s US and UK version of Elle Magazine has been out and many of you decided to take selfies with the cover...since you guys are so GORGEOUS I decided to include a section of fans holding their magazines with Taylor on the cover. Thanks for sending some in you guys. :) Lastly...WHAT IS THIS COUNTDOWN?! NEW MUSIC? NEW WEBSITE? NEW WHAT??! I can’t handle the fact Taylor posted without saying ANY hints! AHH! Anyway, enjoy the issue! :)
Stay Beautiful, Tanya
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SOCIAL MEDIA
Taylor Related Photos between March 13th & April 13th
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SOCIAL MEDIA
Taylor Related Photos between March 13th & April 13th
Did You Know? You can check out all of the different posts Taylor has “liked” on tumblr here: www.tumblr.com/liked/by/taylorswift
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IHEARTRADIO AWARDS Taylor Takes Home Wins for Tour of the Year & Best Music Video for Delicate ZINETHRITEEN
TANYA OHNMEISS
03.15.19
Taylor appearing at an awards show is pretty spectacular...isn’t it? Isn’t it? Isn’t it? Isn’t it? Ok..I’ll stop. But, for real! It is always one of my favorite things about this fandom. Getting together on social media while watching Taylor at an award show all at the same time. It’s such a wonderful time, especially since Taylor is no longer on tour, these things bring us lots of joy! I love being able to freak out along with everyone else over the reveal of Taylor’s outfits, cute expressions and more! :) Anyway, Taylor arrived at the awards in a stunning romper that made her look like a dazzling, mystical mermaid unicorn fairy princess! The irredecent beading made her outfit look as though it was different colors depending on the light. It was amazing! Plus, the butterfly heels were so adorable. Um, and can we talk about the pink streak in her ponytail?! PERFECTION! All around, everything about Taylor’s look was fantastic! As for the awards, Taylor took home a HUGE honor of Tour of the Year! In Taylor’s speech, she thanked the fans for being there for her even when the trolls of the world deemed her #cancelled. We
stood by her side through the ups and downs in the media, we knew the that Taylor has always been there for us, we would always be there for her. She also kinda joked at us with saying that we are clever online (referring to all the TS7 theories) and that we would be the first to know about new music. Silly us! It’s amazing to feel such a close connection between someone who is one of the most famous people in the world. She truly knows how to make you feel like you are her best friend and that she is yours. She will forever be one of the most humble and wondeful human beings on this earth. We are so proud of you, Taylor. Keep doing you!
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IHEARTRADIO AWARDS
Taylor’s Speech “Hey! So I think one of the most wonderful things about the way that this whole tour turned out is that for like the entire six months leading up to the first show of this tour, every headline that I read about the tour was, “This is going to be a massive failure. This is going to be a flop tour.” And you know, it really did wonders for my selfesteem. It was really great to hear people saying that I was going to be playing to nearly empty stadiums. I’ve learned a lot. I’ve learned a lot. And one of the things that I’ve learned is life is really unpredictable and people can make forecasts, and they can make predictions, but those predictions and forecasts may not come true if there’s an unforeseeable factor involved. And that unforeseeable factor in this case was my fans. So honestly, I honestly owe everything, everything in my life to you. And I want to thank you if you came out and saw the show in like, you know, perfect weather or if you came to one of our many rain shows that we had. And also if you—I want to say thank you if you watched the show on Netflix like on your couch with your dog. You guys are the reason why this tour— and the only reason why this tour wasn’t a massive failure and why it ended up being the highest selling tour in U.S. history. That’s you. And I also just wanted to say before I go that I love your passion. I love your attention to detail. I love how much you care. I love seeing all the things you’re posting online, and I just wanted to let you know when there’s new music, you will be the first to know. I love you so much.” WWW.ISSUU.COM/ZINETHIRTEEN
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JENNIFER NETTLES Jennifer Nettles On Working With Taylor Swift: ‘She’s So Great at What She Does’ BILLBOARD
ANNIE REUTER
03.26.19
Jennifer Nettles’ admiration for Taylor Swift is strong. The solo artist and one-half of Sugarland recently stopped by People’s office in New York to discuss her new single “I Can Do Hard Things,” as well as “Babe,” Sugarland’s 2018 collaboration with Swift. “She wrote the song and actually the idea for the [video] treatment was hers as well,” Nettles said of “Babe.” “She’s such a professional. She’s so good at what she does. She’s been doing this since she was, not only a young woman, a young girl. She’s had a lot of time to really hone her craft and she’s so great at what she does. She’s really tapped in.” Nettles and her Sugarland partner, Kristian Bush, surprised Swift fans during a Reputation Tour stop in Arlington, Texas, and she says the night was a memorable one. “The tour was huge. I have never heard such screaming. If you want to know what 100,000 girls screaming sound like, I heard it,” she confessed. “I was blown away. Just sonically even, the love that is coming back at you.” Nettles’ latest single is a powerful one called “I Can Do Hard Things.” She says it was inspired during a particularly difficult time in her life as well as after reading a book titled Love Warrior by
Taylor Swift and Jennifer Nettles pose onstage during the rehearsals for the reputation Stadium Tour at AT&T Stadium on Oct. 6, 2018 in Arlington, Texas.
Glennon Doyle Melton. “The reality is that we live in so much gray and we are also made for those hard things just as we are for those joyous things,” she explained. “When I became a mom, the landscape shifted for me. Your whole perspective changes. We’re taught to think if you don’t say that everything about being a mom is good then you don’t love your kid. Those things aren’t mutually exclusive. There are things about being a mom that are extremely hard that have nothing to do with the vastness and endlessness of how I love my child.”
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Fun Fact:
Babe’s Music Video Has Over
26 Million Views on YouTube!
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RUSTON KELLY Ruston Kelly Earns Taylor Swift’s Stamp of Approval on ‘All Too Well’ Cover BILLBOARD
GLENN ROWLEY
03.29.19
Taylor Swift took to social media on Friday (March 29) to share singer/songwriter Ruston Kelly’s cover of her 2012 album cut “All Too Well.” “Thank you @rustonkelly for this unbelievable cover of All Too Well and for your incredibly kind words about the song” the superstar wrote on her Instagram story, sharing a clip of Kelly’s video. Featured on 2012’s Red, “All Too Well” was never officially released as a single, but remains a fan favorite track for its vulnerable lyrics, which she famously performed at the 2014 Grammys and whose lyrics are rumored to hint at the star’s short-lived romance with Jake Gyllenhaal. Kelly’s version of the song premiered Thursday exclusively via Billboard and was released Friday as an Amazon Original and is available for purchase and streaming on Amazon Music. Taylor’s response to Rustin Kelly’s cover on her Instagram story
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TODRICK HALL Taylor Sends Birthday Treats to Todrick...New Hints to TS7? ZINETHIRTEEN
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04.05.19
Todrick Hall celebrated his 34th birthday on April 4th, with goodies sent to him by Taylor. These goodies consisted of homemade cinnastix and Alexander McQueen suit jacket. How sweet! :) The thing that has fans in an uproar are the subtle details of the gift. Such as the card she made for him. The card had a butterfly on it with “TODRICK” writen on it. But wait...where did we see butterflies before? That’s right...at the iHeartRadio Awards on Taylor’s heels as well as her reference in a caption to the butterfly migration on the same night. Is there more to this butterfly theme? Will this have something to do with TS7?! Perhaps maybe a hint at Taylor’s metamorphosis?! Who knows...but I do know fans are going crazy about this! Also, the fact that Taylor used a wax seal with a “T” on the envelope. Which, these wax seals can be found her Taylor’s calendar on the 13th date of the each month. Did she plan this ahead of time? Does this mean SOMETHING could be coming on of the these 13ths? Other than an issue of ZINEthirteen of course. ;) It’s still unknown, but we are all excited to see what’s to come! Taylor will forever have us freaking out! ZINE THIRTEEN ISSUE 21 APRIL 2019
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TN EQUALITY PROJECT
Taylor Swift Makes Record-Setting Donation to TEP Foundation OUT AND ABOUT NASHVILLE
JAMES GRADY
04.08.19
Taylor Swift has her critics, but the singer has a huge following and has increasingly been using that following to amplify her voice in Tennessee. For instance, her support of Phil Bredesen for Senate gave the politician an immediate boost at the polls. She’s also a prolific philanthropist, giving to a wide variety of charities. Today, the Tennessee Equality Project (TEP) received notification that Swift was donating $113,000 to the organization’s Foundation. The TEP Foundation is the rights organizations educational arm, providing programming across the state to inform citizens. Chris Sanders, TEP’s executive director, said on announcing the
gift. “Taylor Swift has been a long-time ally to the LGBTQ community. She sees our struggle in Tennessee and continues to add her voice with so many good people, including religious leaders, who are speaking out for love in the face of fear. Tennessee Equality Project is honored and grateful to reveal Taylor Swift has made a donation of $113,000 to support our efforts at this critical moment.” Such a gift is a huge windfall for the organization – equivalent to nearly an entire year of its operating budget – and will no doubt empower TEP to do a great deal for the LGBT community in Tennessee in the coming years.
Taylor’s Cats Wrap Party Look Isabel Marant ULIA LEOPARD PRINT VELVET MIDI DRESS Retail: $1,045 CURRENTLY SOLD OUT!
Taylor & Eric Underwood
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WE ARE SWIFTIES Swifties Showing Love for Taylor’s Elle Magazine Cover!
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WE ARE SWIFTIES Taylor Meeting Fans at iHeart Awards
Swiftie Gets Package from Command™ Brand ZINETHIRTEEN
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with, “This is why we ~can~ have nice things! Send us a DM and we’ll “hook” you up.” Payton ended up giving her information and received a box full of goodies from Command™! The box included a note, various hooks and strips along with a “Good Vibes Only” framed photo. Looks like Command™ Brand is all about the Swifties after Taylor mentioned them in her Elle article. Yay for Command™!
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WE ARE SWIFTIES Taylor Sends Flowers to a Fan in the Hospital
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WE ARE SWIFTIES Taylor as a “The Sims” Character! @freyssims on Instagram makes YouTube videos of celebrities as Sims, including many of Taylor and her friends! To check out their videos, follow the link in their bio or search for FREYSSIMS on YouTube!
FREYSSIMS
Swiftie Still in Search of Taylor Shirts for Quilt! @aaswiftie13 on Instagram is looking for Swifties to donate old Taylor shirts to make a quilt. She needs 30 shirts and is looking to have 5 shirts from each era. If you have any that you no longer want or have extra of, please send her a DM!
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WE ARE SWIFTIES MONTHLY POLLS AND QUESTIONS
Polls are taken each month on Instagram stories along with questions being answered in stories and Instagram posts
What Era Did You Become a Swiftie? Fans respond to poll taken on Instagram
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WE ARE SWIFTIES I Can Show You Incredible Things... FEATURED TAYLOR SWIFT FAN ART OF THE MONTH
*All usernames listed were found at the time art was collected. If usernames changed between now and then, I apologize. Thanks!
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Artist of the Month the_dead_taylor13
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Calling All Artists!
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WE ARE SWIFTIES Daniella Shares Her Swiftie Story and Amazing Talents DANIELLA WALKER 04.10.19
Taylor Swift has always been an inspiration for me. The way she morphs feelings into lyrics and uses words that you wouldn’t think could possibly fit together but sure enough, they describe how she feels perfectly. As a young girl, I was always in to music. I used to sing songs in the car and everything so when I started learning guitar, I guess it was inevitable. I write my own songs and perform them anywhere I can. Taylor has always been the one to inspire me, to dream big and aim far. Next year I will be performing the Auztralian National Anthem to open Wongs Over Illawarra in front of approximately 40,000 people. My dad made me a Rhinestone guitar after falling in love with Taylor’s music just like I have. The audience loves it and it is definitely a show stopper. It took 4 months to make and has over 8,500 Rhinestones. Dad bought a second hand guitar because we did not know how to do it and did not want to destroy a brand new guitar. The first attempt using silver contact was a disaster and we decided after a month of work to rip it all off and start again this time painting it. Sanding, under coat, paint. The finished product looks great. Twice a year we go to the Swiftnic in Hyde Park, Sydney
Wings Over Ilawarra Air Show
witch is organised by our friend Laura. We sit in the park playing Taylor songs all day. Everywhere we go people want their photo taken with it. Richard Grossman from the Hoodoo Gurus loved having a play of it at the JMC academy where we were attending an open day where I would like to study next year. We were offered $20,000 for it but could not bare to part with it after working on it for so long. We are now working on a second one.
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Dani with her first guitar, a limited signature edition Taylor Swift acoustic guitar
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WE ARE SWIFTIES Daniella Cont.
Group of Swifties, including Daniella, at a Swiftie Picnic or “Swiftnic”
Daniella working on a Taylor inspired rhinestone guitar
Daniella and her dad, Rod,find cheap guitars online, fix them up and give them to the kids at school who cannot afford to buy their own
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WE ARE SWIFTIES Jet Set Delicate YUKITHESWIFTIE 04.10.19
The release of the Delicate music video marked the beginning of the craziest fan project I’ve ever done. I was deeply moved by the video, and I interpreted it as an anthem for prioritizing happiness over our reputation, for being unapologetically true to our character, and for escaping from all the noise to focus on our well-being. These messages resonate with me so much because in August 2017, I quit my fulltime engineering job to travel in fulfillment of my passion to educate myself about the world. I was told that I was halting a very promising career path, delaying the inevitable prospect of “settling down” with a family, and wasting my time and money on something frivolous that could only provide meaningless entertainment value. This was the chaos and noise that I needed to get away from. I’ve now been traveling for one and a half years, have never been happier, and have had all the time in the world to pour my heart and soul into supporting Taylor through a photography project. The only thing I travel with is my backpack—and in that backpack, I made sure to include one item: a blue dress inspired by the one Taylor rocks in her music video. Over a period of 6 months, I put on the dress and danced through 17 cities like no one was watching. I took a Taylor-inspired photo (or two)
at each stop, following her Delicate dance choreography and continuing onto mimicking iconic Taylor poses that are we, as fans, are familiar with. I also compiled two special collages: one of the “skipping” choreo Taylor does in the rain scene, and one spelling out “delicate” with my body. The Taylor I see in the rain scene is the Taylor
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I’m so proud of—content and completely herself. This project has brought me so much joy, and with each photo I took, I started feeling more comfortable wearing the dress in public—an amazing side effect that helped me on my journey to become more confident with the way I look. And so I want to thank Taylor
for inspiring me to create something that I can look back on and associate with the best two years of my life (so far). And to the Swifties that have been supportive from day one, I love you so so much. All project-related content can be found on Tumblr/Twitter/ Instagram under the hashtag #travelingandtwirling. WWW.ISSUU.COM/ZINETHIRTEEN
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WE ARE SWIFTIES Jet Set Cont...
All cities Yuki has traveled and took Taylor inspired photos
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WHAT DOES THE COUNTDOWN MEAN?! TAYLOR YOU ARE KILLING US!
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