Taylor Swift turned down $9M offer to perform private show in the United Arab Emirates

Taylor Swift reportedly declined a lucrative offer to perform at a private event in the United Arab Emirates. French Montana claims that the pop star, who is preparing to release her 11th studio album, The Tortured Poets Department, was offered a whopping $9 million. According to a 2023 Forbes report, Beyoncé, Jennifer Lopez, Bruno Mars and other singers have made millions of dollars from private performances with Queen Bey at the top of the list.

Last month, Karim Kharbouch, a Moroccan-American rapper who is better known as French Montana, posted a screenshot of the offer on his social media. While he did not reveal the other performer’s name, he did mention being offered $1 million to perform and that the other person was offered $9 million in December.

He wrote in a now-deleted post,  “Somebody just sent me a show offer, who y’all think the $9 million was for lol?”

Fans were left wondering until he revealed in a recent VladTV interview that the other person was none other than 14-time Grammy winner Taylor Swift. “They had a show offer for me and Taylor — her $9 million, me $1 million,” he said adding, “Somewhere in Emirates.”

Although the reason for Taylor’s rejection of such a big offer is still unknown, money doesn’t appear to be a factor. She became the first singer to earn a ten-figure income from her songs and concerts, and Forbes has named her one of the richest musicians in the world.