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Pink Villa
01-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Pink Villa
Taylor Swift Buys USD 13K Giant Friendship Bracelet From Eras Tour: Here's Why It's Big Deal for Swifties
Taylor Swift has spent USD 13,000 to keep a very special piece of her Eras Tour close to her heart. The 14-time Grammy winner bought the massive 140-foot-long inflatable friendship bracelet that decorated the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans during her sold-out shows in October 2024. According to local outlet 4WWL, Swift's personal services company, Firefly Entertainment Inc., handled the purchase. The Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District is expected to approve the deal at a board meeting this week. Firefly will also take care of collecting, shipping, and delivering the bracelet. A 140-foot symbol of Swiftie culture The giant inflatable bracelet was first seen ahead of Swift's three-night run at the Caesars Superdome in Louisiana. It spelled out 'Taylor Swift The Eras Tour' and was so big that forklifts were needed to hang it on the stadium's facade. Abby Jones, sales and marketing director at ASM New Orleans, came up with the idea for the massive bracelet just a month before Swift's shows. After Swift's team approved the idea, Jones worked with Miami-based artist Shawn Kolodny, who is known for making large inflatable art. 'It's like a giant friendship bracelet bouncy house,' Kolodny told He shared that each bead is made of nylon and stands about seven feet tall. Why the friendship bracelet matters to Swifties The Taylor Swift friendship bracelet has become an important part of her fan community. It started with a lyric from Swift's song You're On Your Own Kid from her Midnights album, released in October 2022. The lyric says, 'Everything you lose is a step you take / So make the friendship bracelets, take the moment and taste it.' Fans loved the idea and started making and trading beaded bracelets that spell out Swift's songs, albums, and lyrics. This trend led to a 500% increase in bracelet sales at craft stores. Swift herself wears special versions of these bracelets. Here's how the friendship bracelet connects to Travis Kelce Last Christmas, Swift's boyfriend Travis Kelce gave her a gold friendship bracelet worth over USD 6,000. The bracelet had 'TNT' on it, a nod to their initials. The friendship bracelet also played a role in Swift and Kelce's love story. In July 2023, Kelce said he once tried to give Swift a bracelet with his phone number on it before her Kansas City concert. He didn't get the chance, but Swift heard about it later, and gave him another shot.
Perth Now
27-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Taylor Swift's company buy giant friendship bracelet for 13k
Taylor Swift has spent $13,000 on a giant friendship bracelet. The Bad Blood hitmaker's personal services company, Firefly Entertainments Inc., have reportedly splashed out on the 140-foot-long inflatable decoration which was draped over New Orleans' Caesars Superdome during her Eras Tour, local outlet 4WWL have revealed. The outlet explained the information came from the Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District, the state board that manages the dome and is expected to approve the purchase during a board meeting. Firefly will be responsible for collecting, shipping, and delivering the bracelet - which read 'Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour' in white beads, with colourful gems in between the words - according to the purchase agreement. Shawn and Jules Kolodny of Kolossal Arts designed the piece and are thrilled Taylor is giving the bracelet a permanent home. They told Us Weekly in a statement: 'It's so fitting that the final trade of the giant friendship bracelet was to Taylor — she's the reason it exists. We love that it's with her now.' Making and trading friendship bracelets has been a favourite pastime of Taylor's fans at her concerts and is inspired by a line in her 2022 song 'You're on Your Own, Kid', which reads: 'So make the friendship bracelets, take the moment and taste it.' During one of her three shows in New Orleans last October, Taylor praised the giant bracelet. She told her audience: 'You've created traditions. You've created this mass movement of joy every time we play a show. And it makes me so proud, it really does. 'I just showed up one day and you guys were trading friendship bracelets and I was like, 'That's cool,' and now there is a giant friendship bracelet on the outside of this stadium.' 'Which is so nice of them to do for us — but it's even nicer of you guys to create things that went so far beyond what I ever expected for this tour.' Following the New Orleans concerts, the giant friendship bracelet was moved to other tour stops in other cities.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
9-Year-Old Shields Her Sister During a Shootout, and Then the Unthinkable Happens
A New Orleans familywas left heartbroken after a senseless act of violence earlier this month. Nine-year-old Lee'Lani Brooks was playing outside of her New Orleans home around 2 p.m. on Monday (May 12), according to a statement by NOPD. Then gunshots rang out, forcing her and her mother, Letisha Johnson, back inside their home. Although they made it indoors, Brooks' younger sister was still in the line of danger. So just as any older sibling would, Brooks rushed to her little sister's rescue. A stray bullet flew through the family's home, striking Brooks in the head. 'I've never had to deal with anything like this before in my life,' her mother, Johnson, told WVUE. The nine-year-old was taken to a nearby hospital where she was declared brain dead and placed on life support, according to 'That's what we want the world to remember her as: a hero,' community activist Mike Willis said, according to WVUE. 'Someone who was so selfless at nine years old.' One day after the shooting (May 13), Evans Rogers, 18, was arrested following a 'multi-hour standoff' with police, according to NOPD. Devante Traylor, 22, was also arrested. Three days later (May 16), Brooks' family made the gut-wrenching decision to remove her from the machines. 'I just want everyone to remember my baby for who she was,' Johnson said. A GoFundMe to help with funeral costs received over $10,300 in donations. 'Lee'Lani was taken from us too soon from a senseless act of violence in Her community,' Johnson wrote. Both men's charges were upgraded to second-degree murder and illegal use of weapon, following news of Brooks' death. As the investigation into the crime continues, NOPD also announced a third man, Dr. Kerry Sterling, was wanted in connection to the shooting, according to 4WWL. Earlier this year, Sterling was accused of being an accessory to a separate manslaughter incident. According to police, Sterling allegedly tried to con authorities into removing his sister's, Kyana Traylor, ankle bracelet, 4WWL also reported. She was out on $650,000 bail for the killing of a mentally disabled man in 2023. For the latest news, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
