Taylor Swift Opens Up About Her Friendship with Beyoncé: ‘She’s the Most Precious Gem of a Person’

Mar. 15, 2025

Beyoncé and Taylor Swift.Photo:John Shearer/Getty

John Shearer/Getty

Karma takes all ofTaylor Swift’s friends to the summit — includingBeyoncé.

Swift, 33, isTime’s 2023 Person of the Yearand in the cover interview she spoke candidly about her friendship with the fellow pop superstar, 42. Not only did the singer-songwriter call Queen Bey “the most precious gem of a person,” she opened up about how challenging it was to see some on social media compare their equally acclaimed, record-shatteringErasandRenaissancetours.

“And she’s such a great disrupter of music-industry norms,” the “Cruel Summer” singer continued. “She taught every artist how to flip the table and challenge archaic business practices.”

The hitmaker also told the outlet that it came as a frustration to see her stadium tour — which recently wrapped up itsLatin American leg— and the “Break My Soul” artist’s 2023 run of shows described as if they were in contrast with one another.

“There were so many stadium tours this summer, but the only ones that were compared were me and Beyoncé,” she said. “Clearly it’s very lucrative for the media and stan culture to pit two women against each other, even when those two artists in question refuse to participate in that discussion.”

The pop star explained that she saw it as a triumph that their live shows, as well as the popularity ofGreta Gerwig’s blockbusterBarbie, were so successful. According to the “Lavender Haze” singer, it was “a three-part summer of feminine extravaganza.”

“We’ve been taught that [things women gravitate towards] are more frivolous than the things that stereotypically gendered men gravitate toward, right?” she added. “And what has existed since the dawn of time? A patriarchal society. What fuels a patriarchal society? Money, flow of revenue, the economy. So actually, if we’re going to look at this in the most cynical way possible, feminine ideas becoming lucrative means that more female art will get made. It’s extremely heartening.”

Both of Swift and Beyoncé’s tours and their theatrical versions wereincredibly lucrative. TheMidnightsartist’sEras Tour moviebecame the highest opening for a concert film ever — bringing in$92.9 million domestically— while the “America’s Got a Problem” singer’s project was No. 1 at the box office and brought in $21 million in its opening weekend, perVariety.

The two Grammy winners have been vocal supporters of one another in recent months. The “Cuff It” singerstepped out at the Los Angeles premiereforThe Eras Tour Filmin October, and the “Shake It Off” artist returned the favor on Nov. 30 at theLondon eventforRenaissance: A Film By Beyoncé.

Taylor Swift and Beyoncé.Taylor Swift/Instagram

Taylor Swift/Instagram

When theLemonadeartist showed thefolkloreartist love at her premiere, Swift thanked her in a thoughtfulpost on Instagram.

“I’m so glad I’ll never know what my life would’ve been like without@beyonce‘s influence. The way she’s taught me and every artist out here to break rules and defy industry norms. Her generosity of spirit,” she wrote in the caption of a Boomerang of the two inside the movie theater.

“Her resilience and versatility,” she added. “She’s been a guiding light throughout my career and the fact that she showed up tonight was like an actual fairytale. 😇🙏🥹.”

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Beyoncé and Taylor Swift in London on Dec. 1, 2023.Beyonce.com

Beyonce.com

Swift’s close friendBlake Livelyalso recentlyopened up about how supportive, and what an inspiration, the two music icons’ friendship is. Afterattending the Renaissance movie premierewith Swift, the actress, 36, took toInstagramto share photos from the event and a sweet caption about seeing women uplift each other.

“When I grew up, women were always pit against one another It took me until adulthood to see that the instinct for women to lift each other up to their highest potential is the norm, not the exception,” she wrote. “Most of my best friends are women who would’ve been packaged to me as threats or competition. It’s our job to show younger generations the power in aligning rather than dividing.”

For more on Taylor Swift and her amazing year, pick upPEOPLE’s 2023 Most Intriguing People of the Year issue, on stands Friday.

source: people.com