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Taylor Swift Files Trademark for Voice to Combat AI

Taylor Swift has filed trademark applications through her company TAS Rights Management at the U.S. Patent Office to register protections for her voice and appearance, aiming to curb misuse by AI-generated deepfakes. The manager magazin piece (published 2026-04-28) profiles Swift’s wide-ranging revenue streams and assets: Forbes estimates her net worth at about $2 billion. Key income sources include music sales, streaming (Spotify reports >101 million monthly listeners and calls her the most-streamed artist in Spotify history), concert touring (the Eras Tour generated over $2 billion in ticket revenue), a concert film that grossed about $260 million, and merchandising (estimated average $2 million in merch sales per Eras concert; $132 million merch in 2023). The article notes Swift reacquired original masters from Shamrock Capital for roughly $360 million (May 2025), production and streaming deals (Disney+ reportedly paid >$75 million for film/streaming rights), and an estimated $110 million in real estate holdings.

Taylor Swift Files Trademarks for Voice and Likeness

Taylor Swift has filed trademark applications through her company TAS Rights Management at the U.S. patent office to protect her voice and appearance, submitting two audio samples and a photo to guard against misuse by artificial intelligence and deepfake creators. The article reviews Swift’s diversified revenue streams — Forbes estimates her net worth at about $2 billion — including music royalties, streaming (Spotify: ~101 million monthly listeners and Spotify’s most‑streamed artist in its history), concert touring (the Eras Tour generated over $2 billion in ticket sales), film and streaming deals (concert film grossed ~$260 million; Disney reportedly paid >$75 million for streaming rights), merchandise, and real estate (~$110 million). It also recounts Swift’s campaign to regain master recordings (repurchased original masters from Shamrock Capital for roughly $360 million) and notes broader industry interest in celebrity intellectual property and the risks posed by AI‑generated fakes.

AnswerLab Rebrands for AI-Driven Research Revolution

AnswerLab unveiled a rebrand and a 5,700-square-foot innovation space at One Penn Plaza in New York as it repositions from a behind-the-scenes UX research provider to a more strategic partner for companies navigating AI-driven product decisions. Under CEO Megan Malli (who joined in November 2024), the agency introduced a new logo and the tagline “Own the Unknown,” and said it now helps clients test ideas earlier, refine concepts faster, and decide where to invest when historical data offers little guidance. Backed by Shamrock Capital (a 2022 strategic investor), AnswerLab is combining deep ethnographic research (many researchers hold PhDs) with AI approaches such as digital twins, while maintaining a distributed, remote workforce across 23 states.