Calling all Swifties!
On Thursday, Fox announced the big news thatTaylor Swiftwill receive the inaugural Icon Award at the2019 Teen Choice Awardsnext month.
“As one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with more than 50 million albums sold,Taylor Swiftis a pop culture icon whose accolades and achievements go beyond topping music charts and selling out stadiums worldwide,” the network said in a statement, according toVariety.
“Swift is also one of today’s biggest social influencers, using her voice and platform to inspire and create positive change,” the statement added.
The special honor comes amid a busy year for the 29-year-old pop star.
Swift is set to release herseventh studio album,Lover,next month and has already released three tracks from the upcoming record — most recently“The Archer,”which she dropped earlier this week.
“I really wanted to give you track five before the album came out,” Swift said of “The Archer” during an Instagram Live on Tuesday. “I didn’t realize I was doing this, but as I was making albums, I guess I was just kind of putting a very vulnerable, personal, honest, emotional song as track five.”
Taylor Swift.Matt Baron/REX/Shutterstock
“The Archer” marked the first music the superstar has dropped since she publiclyslammed Scooter Braun and Big Machine Label co-founder Scott Borchettaover the manager’s $300 million purchase of her former label.
Swift has also become more outspoken about politics in the last year,publicly endorsing two Democratic candidatesrunning in the Tennessee midterm elections in October.
“While we have so much to celebrate, we also have a great distance to go before everyone in this country is truly treated equally,” Swifttold fans, encouraging them to contact their own state senators.
The singer is also starring inthe upcoming movie-musicalCats, slated for release this December.
The 2019 Teen Choice Awards will air Aug. 11 on Fox, at 8:00 p.m. ET.
source: people.com
