Taylor Swift's Epic Year: Look Back at Her Most Major Moment from Each Month

Mar. 15, 2025

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Taylor Swifthas inarguably had an incredible year!The singer kicked off 2024 celebrating her boyfriendTravis Kelce’s AFC Championship win in January and it’s been up since then. Swift, who has been on her Eras Tour since March 2023 continued to travel and perform for fans this year and managed to snagtwo more Grammys, seven more VMAs, andrelease an album, a concert filmanda book, all while making time for her friends and family.From sold-out shows across the globe, to breaking award show records to her sweet relationship with Kelce, the 34-year-old certainly seems to balance it all well.Below, check out this brief recap of Taylor Swift’s epic year.

Taylor Swifthas inarguably had an incredible year!

The singer kicked off 2024 celebrating her boyfriendTravis Kelce’s AFC Championship win in January and it’s been up since then. Swift, who has been on her Eras Tour since March 2023 continued to travel and perform for fans this year and managed to snagtwo more Grammys, seven more VMAs, andrelease an album, a concert filmanda book, all while making time for her friends and family.

From sold-out shows across the globe, to breaking award show records to her sweet relationship with Kelce, the 34-year-old certainly seems to balance it all well.

Below, check out this brief recap of Taylor Swift’s epic year.

01of 12January: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Show Major PDAAP Photo/Julio CortezWhile the singer and her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, had kept much of their courtship under the radar, they ended up finding the perfect time to show some PDA: center field, following a massive win for Kelce.Swift was pictured planting a big kiss on the Kansas Chiefs tight end as the team won the AFC Championship on Jan. 28 and headed to the Super Bowl.

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January: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Show Major PDA

AP Photo/Julio Cortez

While the singer and her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, had kept much of their courtship under the radar, they ended up finding the perfect time to show some PDA: center field, following a massive win for Kelce.

Swift was pictured planting a big kiss on the Kansas Chiefs tight end as the team won the AFC Championship on Jan. 28 and headed to the Super Bowl.

02of 12February: Taylor Swift Attends the GrammysTaylor Swift at the 66th GRAMMY Awards.Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty ImagesTaylor Swift came to the Grammys to slay.Not only did the “Cruel Summer” singerstun in a strapless Schiaparelli gownaccented with black and white accessories (which — surprise! — was revealed to be an Easter egg), but she also walked away with two trophies at the Feb. 4 show: One for album of the year and the other for best pop vocal album forMidnights.Swift also used her best pop vocal album acceptance speech to announce the release of her 14th album,The Tortured Poets Department.

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February: Taylor Swift Attends the Grammys

Taylor Swift at the 66th GRAMMY Awards.Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images

Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images

Taylor Swift came to the Grammys to slay.

Not only did the “Cruel Summer” singerstun in a strapless Schiaparelli gownaccented with black and white accessories (which — surprise! — was revealed to be an Easter egg), but she also walked away with two trophies at the Feb. 4 show: One for album of the year and the other for best pop vocal album forMidnights.

Swift also used her best pop vocal album acceptance speech to announce the release of her 14th album,The Tortured Poets Department.

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March: The Eras Tour Comes to Disney+

Taylor Swift.Kevin Mazur/Getty

Kevin Mazur/Getty

04of 12April: TTPD Comes OutRepublic RecordsApril was a big month for Swifties around the globe as the singerdropped her highly anticipatedalbumThe Tortured Poets Department.In typical Taylor fashion, she later surprised fans, announcing that the record was actually a double album.“It’s a 2am surprise: The Tortured Poets Department is a secret DOUBLE album. ✌️” she announced on her Instagram.“I’d written so much tortured poetry in the past 2 years and wanted to share it all with you, so here’s the second installment of TTPD: The Anthology. 15 extra songs. And now the story isn’t mine anymore… it’s all yours. 🤍” she wrote on Instagram.

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April: TTPD Comes Out

Republic Records

April was a big month for Swifties around the globe as the singerdropped her highly anticipatedalbumThe Tortured Poets Department.In typical Taylor fashion, she later surprised fans, announcing that the record was actually a double album.

“It’s a 2am surprise: The Tortured Poets Department is a secret DOUBLE album. ✌️” she announced on her Instagram.

“I’d written so much tortured poetry in the past 2 years and wanted to share it all with you, so here’s the second installment of TTPD: The Anthology. 15 extra songs. And now the story isn’t mine anymore… it’s all yours. 🤍” she wrote on Instagram.

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May: Taylor Swift Debuts ‘Female Rage: The Musical’

Taylor Swift.Kevin Mazur/TAS24/Getty

Kevin Mazur/TAS24/Getty

“This post is dedicated to the newTortured Poetssection of the Eras Tour (aka Female Rage The Musical!) and everyone who made these memories so magical,”Swift wrote on Instagramon May 12, in a post featuring photos from the new section of the show.

On May 14, news broke that the pop star’s TAS Rights Management company had filed an application withthe U.S. Patent and Trademark Officeto trademark “Female Rage: The Musical.” It’s not clear yet what the name will be used for,though fans were quick to speculate.

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June: Taylor Swift Brings Travis Kelce to the Stage

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce.Gareth Cattermole/TAS24/Getty

Gareth Cattermole/TAS24/Getty

Dressed in a tuxedo and top hat, the Kansas City Chiefs player stepped in for the"I Can Do It With a Broken Heart" outfit change— which was introduced when she incorporatedTTPDinto the tour.

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July: Taylor Swift Performs in the Rain … Again

Taylor Swift performs in the rain.Gregor Fischer/TAS24/Getty

Gregor Fischer/TAS24/Getty

Ever the show woman, the “Bad Blood” singer showed that nothing can get in the way of her delivering an epic show for her fans.

At her first Eras Tour show in Hamburg, Germany, on July 23, Swift pulled off yet another flawless show, despite the fact that it was heavily raining at the beginning.

According to the outlet, she added: “I don’t know if you’ve heard this about us, but here on the Eras Tour we absolutely adore a rain show. I think a rain show only chooses a crowd that is completely worthy and ready to party with us all night in the rain.”

08of 12August: Taylor Swift Breaks Michael Jackson’s RecordTaylor Swift and Jack Antonoff.TAS2024/GettySwift broke yet another record when she performed the eighth show of her Eras Tour at Wembley Stadium on Aug. 20, surpassing the number of nightsMichael Jacksonplayed at the same venue during his Bad tour in 1988.“You just made me the first solo artist to ever play Wembley eight times in a single tour,” Swift said during her show, perBBC News. “We will never, ever be able to thank you enough for it.“The last show of the European leg of the show also saw the singer bring out friendsJack Antonoff(above) andFlorence Welchto the stage.

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August: Taylor Swift Breaks Michael Jackson’s Record

Taylor Swift and Jack Antonoff.TAS2024/Getty

TAS2024/Getty

Swift broke yet another record when she performed the eighth show of her Eras Tour at Wembley Stadium on Aug. 20, surpassing the number of nightsMichael Jacksonplayed at the same venue during his Bad tour in 1988.

“You just made me the first solo artist to ever play Wembley eight times in a single tour,” Swift said during her show, perBBC News. “We will never, ever be able to thank you enough for it.”

The last show of the European leg of the show also saw the singer bring out friendsJack Antonoff(above) andFlorence Welchto the stage.

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Taylor Swift.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic

Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic

During the show, Swift became the most-decorated artist in VMA history, earning a staggering seven awards to bring her total up to a record of 30 Moon People!

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October: Taylor Swift Returns to the Chiefs Suite

Taylor Swift.David Eulitt/Getty

David Eulitt/Getty

With football season back in full swing, the 14-time Grammy winnermade her way backto Arrowhead Stadium to cheer on her beau as the Chiefs faced off against the New Orleans Saints on Oct. 7.

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November: Taylor Swift Releases ‘The Eras Tour Book’

Target

On Nov. 29, the “Shake It Off” singer releasedTaylor Swift | The Eras Tour Book, just in time for the holidays.

The book is available for purchase exclusively at Target.

12of 12December: Taylor Swift Ends the Eras TourAfter going nonstop for several years — andadding tour dates on to the Eras Tour twice— Swift is slated to wrap up her tour on Dec. 8 in Vancouver, marking her 152rd show since kicking it off in Arizona in March 2023. Swiftwiped away tears in Toronto at the end of Novemberabout the end of the tour, saying in part, “My band, my crew, all of my fellow performers, we have put so much of our lives into this. And you’ve put so much of your lives into being with us tonight and to giving us that moment that we will never forget.“As for what’s next? Thougha source told PEOPLE for our cover story(on stands this week) that she’s “looking forward to a holiday break,” Swift is not one to rest for too long. As she wrote at the end of her just-released book: “See you next era …”

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December: Taylor Swift Ends the Eras Tour

After going nonstop for several years — andadding tour dates on to the Eras Tour twice— Swift is slated to wrap up her tour on Dec. 8 in Vancouver, marking her 152rd show since kicking it off in Arizona in March 2023. Swiftwiped away tears in Toronto at the end of Novemberabout the end of the tour, saying in part, “My band, my crew, all of my fellow performers, we have put so much of our lives into this. And you’ve put so much of your lives into being with us tonight and to giving us that moment that we will never forget.”

As for what’s next? Thougha source told PEOPLE for our cover story(on stands this week) that she’s “looking forward to a holiday break,” Swift is not one to rest for too long. As she wrote at the end of her just-released book: “See you next era …”

source: people.com