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Taylor Swift gives ‘life-changing’ $100,000 bonuses to Eras Tour truck drivers

Headline from Journal Times, from the development of Aug 1, 2023

Newest development Aug 3, 2023 · 3 reportsTaylor Swift gave $100,000 bonuses to about 50 truck drivers who worked on Eras Tour

On the eve of wrapping up the U.S. leg of her wildly successful Eras Tour, Swift on Monday thanked a slew of crew members who have done serious heavy lifting on the road with her — among them, the tour’s truck drivers — with a hefty bonus.

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    Taylor Swift gives ‘life-changing’ $100,000 bonuses to Eras Tour truck drivers

    Headline from Journal Times ·

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    Taylor Swift gave $100,000 bonuses to about 50 truck drivers who worked on Eras Tour

    Headline from CBS News ·

Reports & sources

86 articles, oldest first.

  1. FOX 5 New York

    Taylor Swift gives $100K bonuses to Eras Tour truck drivers: Report (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    FOX 5 New York's feed description

    The bonus checks were handed before the pop singer’s Saturday show in Santa Clara, Calif., according to a report.

  2. New York Post

    Taylor Swift gave dozens of ‘Eras’ tour truckers a $100K raise (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The “Lavender Haze” singer is sharing the love from her blockbuster tour by giving her crew massive raises for moving and constructing her set pieces across the US.

  3. WFMZ Allentown

    Taylor Swift gifts 100k bonuses to tour truck drivers (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    Taylor Swift has gifted her tour truck drivers a $100,000 bonus each and has also given a "very generous amount" to band members, dancers, lighting and sound technicians, caterers, and

  4. Jalopnik

    Taylor Swift Reportedly Gave Eras Tour Truckers $100,000 Bonus (opens Jalopnik)

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    Jalopnik's feed description

    Around 50 truckers got a big check from the pop superstar.

  5. Jezebel

    Taylor Swift Gave $100K Bonuses to Her Eras Tour Truckers (opens Jezebel)

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    Jezebel's feed description

    This is exactly what a mega-rich pop star should do with a tour that's expected to bring in $1 billion and become the highest-grossing tour of all time.

  6. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Taylor Swift gives $100,000 bonuses and handwritten letters to her Eras Tour truck drivers (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Swift is about to wrap up the American leg of her massively popular tour.

  7. Journal Times

    Taylor Swift gives ‘life-changing’ $100,000 bonuses to Eras Tour truck drivers (opens Journal Times)

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    Journal Times's feed description

    On the eve of wrapping up the U.S. leg of her wildly successful Eras Tour, Swift on Monday thanked a slew of crew members who have done serious heavy lifting on the road with her — among them, the tour’s truck drivers — with a hefty bonus.

  8. Los Angeles Times

    Taylor Swift reportedly gives Eras tour truckers — about 50 of ’em — $100,000 bonuses (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Taylor Swift reportedly thanked the truck drivers who have been transporting her Eras tour equipment across the country with a handsome reward.

  9. ABC 7 Chicago

    Taylor Swift gives over $50 million in bonuses to 'Eras' tour crew (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    The superstar paid more than $50 million of her own money in bonuses to hundreds of support staff for her record-breaking tour, along with handwritten notes.

  10. FOX 29 Philadelphia

    Taylor Swift gives over $50 million in bonuses to entire Eras Tour staff: Report (opens FOX 29 Philadelphia)

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    FOX 29 Philadelphia's feed description

    In addition to the bonuses Taylor Swift gave to her tour truck drivers, the singer also gave large bonuses to her entire Eras Tour staff, according to reports.

  11. Rolling Stone

    Taylor Swift Gives Over $55 Million in Bonuses to Everyone on Colossal Eras Tour (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Rolling Stone's feed description

    From tour dancers to sound technicians, the superstar made sure each worker on her show received a bonus

  12. Triblive

    Taylor Swift gives $55M in big bonuses to Eras tour staff (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    Pop star Taylor Swift recently shelled out more than $55 million in bonuses to her crew members on the heels of her sold-out Eras Tour, according to People magazine. From caterers to dancers, sound technicians to production staff, Swift gifted her tour employees hefty checks — including $100,000 “en…

  13. Forbes

    Taylor Swift Gave Big Bonuses To Eras Tour Workers—Here Are Other Times She's Been Generous With Her Earnings (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The star reportedly gave $100,000 bonuses to 50 of her tour truck drivers ahead of the last two legs of her U.S. tour.

  14. FOX Business

    Taylor Swift gifts Eras Tour staff millions in bonuses (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    Taylor Swift gave her entire Eras Tour staff a hefty gift, shelling out millions of dollars in bonuses to her team, including dancers, truck drivers and technicians.

  15. KTLA Los Angeles

    Taylor Swift reportedly gives ‘Eras Tour’ truckers $100,000 bonuses (opens KTLA Los Angeles)

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    KTLA Los Angeles's feed description

    As pop superstar Taylor Swift’s “The Eras Tour” continues, the singer has reportedly given the truckers on her tour a $100,000 bonus, according to TMZ. Around 50 truckers received the six-figure bo…

  16. Insider

    Taylor Swift shelled out $100,000 bonuses to truckers on her Eras tour, reports say (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Taylor Swift's father passed out the $100,000 checks to Eras tour truckers with handwritten letters from the singer, a trucking CEO told People.

  17. Forbes

    Taylor Swift Reportedly Gave Her Entire Touring Company $55 Million In Bonuses (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    She reportedly gifted the truckers working on her The Eras Tour $100,000 each.

  18. CBS News

    Taylor Swift gives "life-changing" $100,000 bonuses to Eras Tour truck drivers (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    It pays to work for Taylor Swift. The Grammy winner just gave $100,000 to Eras Tour truck drivers.

  19. WHDH Boston

    Taylor Swift gives ‘life-changing’ $100,000 bonuses to Eras Tour truck drivers - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    New York (CNN) — Taylor Swift is going out in “Style.”On the eve of wrapping up the US leg of her wildly successful Eras Tour, Swift on

  20. Quartz

    Taylor Swift gave six-figure bonuses to the Eras Tour workers in the US (opens Quartz)

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    Quartz's feed description

    The singer is known for her generosity to food banks, fans, and more

  21. The Hollywood Reporter

    Taylor Swift Gifts Bonuses Totaling More Than $55 Million to Eras Tour Crew, Collaborators (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    The Hollywood Reporter's feed description

    The gifts were recently doled out to truckers, dancers, riggers, sound technicians, catering staff and more.

  22. Rolling Stone

    Taylor Swift Is Helping Truck Drivers Buy First Homes With $100,000 Bonuses (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Rolling Stone's feed description

    The bonuses are “a game changer for these people,” the owner of one of the tour’s trucking companies tells Rolling Stone

  23. CBS News

    Taylor Swift gave $100,000 bonuses to about 50 truck drivers who worked on Eras Tour (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    Swift also reportedly gave bonuses to other crew members like dancers, musicians, lighting and sound technicians and caterers on the tour.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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