‘Baby, That’s Show Business’: 4 albums worth crazed consumption

Taylor Swift's Business Savvy

Taylor Swift's new album, "The Life of a Showgirl," has set a record for first-week sales, selling over four million album units.

"I'm not a bad b*tch" - Taylor Swift, "Eldest Daughter"

Swift's team has capitalized on the growing popularity of vinyl and CDs, an "unexpected byproduct of streaming," according to Spencer Kornhaber of The Atlantic.

These are just three of the 30-plus album variants released for "The Life of a Showgirl," with a total cost of approximately $868 to buy all of Swift's offerings.

Author's summary: Taylor Swift's business strategy pays off.

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