Taylor Swift shares for the first time about her close friendship with Beyonce: ‘She is the most precious gem of a person’

The music sensation was named Fast Company’s 2023 Person of the Year and discussed her friendship with the supermodel in the interview on the cover.

As Time’s 2023 Person of the Year, Swift, 33, spoke candidly about her friendship with fellow pop artist, 42, in the cover interview. The singer-songwriter not only referred to Queen Bey as “the most priceless gem of a person,” but she also expressed how difficult it was for her to witness some other social media users compare their equally recognized, record-shattering Medieval and Renaissance eras.

Swift described the pop star, whom she recently supported by attending the Los Angeles premiere of her co-starring film Rainissance: A Film By Beyoncé, as the most precious diamond of a person.Taylor Swift for Time Magazine.

“And she’s quite a critic of mass-market standards,” the “Cruel Schmucker” spokesperson said. “She taught all artists how to challenge outdated beauty standards and turn the tables.”

The songbird added to the outlet that she was surprised to learn that her stadium, which had just concluded its Latin America leg, and the “Break My Soul” singer’s 2023 tour schedule were being depicted as being in stark contrast to one another.

“This summer, a lot of stadiums were compared, but the only ones that were compared were Beyoncé and me,” she said. “Obviously, it’s highly symbolic for the media and society at large to place two wоmen against one another, even if those two artists are asked to take part in that disco.”

The pop singer said that she thought it was fantastic that both their live performances and Greta Gerwig’s blockbuster Barbie were so successful. The “Laveder Haze” slayer described it as “a three-part swashbuckler of feminine extravagance.”

“We’ve discovered that the things that wоmen tend to gravitate toward are more frivolous than the things that stereotyped me𝚗 tend to gravitate toward,” she said. What has been around from the dawn of time? a civilization dominated by me𝚗. How does a patriarchal culture feel like? The money, the movement of the economy. In actuality, feminist ideals becoming more prevalent means that more works of art by wоmen will be produced if we’re going to approach this in the most critical manner imaginable. It is very touching.

Swift and Beyoncé both had really beautiful tories and drаmаtic renditions. The Midway artist’s Eras Toυr movie broke box office records for a concert film, grossing a whopping $92.9 million domestically. Meanwhile, Variety reports that the “America’s Got a Problem” star’s effort ranked first at the box office and brought in $21 million during its first week.

The two Grammy winners have been strong advocates for one another’s initiatives. The “Chake It Off” singer returned the favor on November 30 at the Lodi eveοt for Rebirth: A Film by Beyoncé. The singer first appeared at the Los Angeles premiere of The Eras Tohar Film in October.

“I’m relieved that I will never know what my life would have been like without @beyoncé’s inspirational images. She has inspired me and other artists present to shatter barriers and challenge industry norms. Her magnanimity of spirit,” she captioned a photo of the two taken outside the venue.

“Her adaptability and resilience,” she continued. Her presence has been a shining beacon throughout my career, and her arrival at the event was akin to an actual fairytale. 🥹.

Swift’s intimate friend Blake Lively also spoke her on how empowering and inspiring the two mythic icos’ friendship is. Following Swift’s arrival at the Renée Zellweger film premiere, the 36-year-old actress shared pictures from the evening on Instagram along with a heartfelt message about seeing wоmen support one another.

As I grew up, wоmen were constantly pitted against one another. It took me until adulthood to realize that wоmen should support one another in reaching their full potential as the standard, not the exception, the author stated. “The majority of my closest friends are wоmen who I would have seen as competitors or threats. Our role is to demonstrate to younger generations that power lies in alignment rather than division.

“All this to sаy, my pop stardom doesn’t have to threаten either of you, @beyoncé and @taylorswift,” Lively the humorously said. “There’s room for everyone.”