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Being a good neighbour doesn't mean that one should constantly dumbed down standards of excellence just to keep in step with the lazy, corrupt and incompetent.

Its a very stupid and naive view to said Taylor Swift was force to hold her concert in Singapore. She got money She got her own private jet She had a very successful tour in US ... Wake up..Singapore has nothing here but talented peoples to make the business deal a successful one.

Title inappropriate. TS chose SG for obvious reasons : safety , security , super infrastructure, good transportation access . I am glad SG was chosen as it gave me reasons to visit & attend the concert & see the beautiful city !

You know this video is BS when it creates sensational titles such as "FORCED". This video is making you think Singapore brought guns to the negotiating tables. Based on my experience, these people who like to sensationalize everything are losers in their real work-life. No one wants to work with toxic people who exaggerate their achievements and roles. Absolutely no one

This Thai PM was actually appointed in August 2023 whereas Singapore had already signed the so-called exclusive agreement in May 2023 - well before his time! He also uttered randomly that Singapore has granted US$2m-3m per show to win the contract (that is still not verified to date). Supposedly if the grant is true, so what? This is a competitive world and no one owes you a living. Willing buyer willing seller! As for the Philippines official, suggest he wakes up and grows up. Be proactive in looking for business /investments globally and do good things for your own people, instead of whining when you lost. Just because you have no foresight and are unable to compete, you start blaming others for being efficient and visionary?

Singapore has the means to negotiate a deal a year ago - well planned and executed. Well done to its government and huge congratulations to the people.

So based on this theory of "stealing" the deal, Singapore would have been "stealing" every South-east Asia opportunity for many years by inviting Petrol Chemical plants, Global banks and Financial institutions, MNC manufacturing, and Retail chains to headquarters in Singapore. Just because our neighbours have incompetence planning and ministry execution, does that mean we have to lower our standard to be considered "neighbourly" ? Making such complains are like asking your competitors to slow down just because you cannot keep up the pace instead of training harder.

It's smart business acumen by both parties. Any proposal can be accepted or rejected. If the deal makes sense, then fair play to all. And Singapore is indeed the best option among all the choices.

Taylor was not forced to have that one stop concert in SG. She had a choice to say no if she wants. Lol

It is an insult to TS to say that she's forced to choose Singapore. Only fools can come to such conclusions, insulting the intelligence of TS and her manager.

TS forced to choose Singapore ,totally rubbish / garbage statement. Is only commercial buy/sell deal !😊

All these fingers pointing by S'pore's neighbours shows clearly one thing - This tiny island state better make sure that her defense capabilities are always one step ahead of the rest of the ASEAN countries. All of them are just waiting for an excuse to find fault with this little red dot. It's a wakeup call for S'pore's new generation of people. Singapore is vulnerable.

TS probably wanted to skip SE Asia entirely until Singapore convinced her that she has many adoring fans waiting for her presence.

TS wasn’t forced she decided based on the exclusive deal with incentives offered to exclude other SEA countries. It’s a business decision for a win win outcome, no more no less.

Lol, if pay money to someone to come consider force, then I wished someone can force me everyday. 😂

The question is how did the Thai PM know about the grant when business deals specifics like these are generally undisclosed.

There isn't a need to force when Singapore is located ideally with good infrastructure and efficient transport system to host big events. Not to mention the safety and stability of the country. Anyone would have their first choice in Singapore as compared to its neighbours.

Singapore will not force anyone which he or she doesn’t like or force he or she to accept, this is not only entertainment but business

Safety for fans is main priority. Mainly are female fans. Next is accessibility of transport. Fans should arrive on time with unrestricted transport. 50,000 per night.

Marketing Guru Philip Kotler said: “There are three kinds of companies (countries): those who make things happen, those who watching things happen, and those who wonder what's happened. Singapore = country who make things happen Thailand and Philippines = countries who wonder what’s happened!!

She is forced because there is no other options. Two Muslim countries and even Philippines do not have the venue for it. Thailand had cancel her concert once so in reality Singapore is her only option.

Force ? Her management team - chose it for as it is the best location & money. South East Asia - here lot of countries - Taylor Swift only can perform that much show. It is best for her and her team to choose just one location, which reduce logistic, practise and cost. Of course then the best location and best money come into play. Very uneducated to be using the word forced - wrongly.

This is so idiotic. TS is a billionaire. It is an insult to TS to assume she would base her decision on a few million dollars. There are many factors at play.

whatever the undisclosed reasons , Taylor came and host her show’s successful and all fans had great time . thank you to the unseen people working behind the scene like SMRT staff … buses and transport staff … Airport staff … security and many more … F & B staff and mort importantly … hope fans didn’t leave rubbish behind let’s be grace towards all these hardworking people

As Singapore steadily carves out a prominent role in the global entertainment industry, show promoters say artistes and their management consider the Republic’s geographical advantage and convenient flight routes when deciding to perform in the country. Mr Ross Knudson, co-founder of concert organiser LAMC Productions, said: “Historically, we’ve been a stopover market for artistes who perform in Japan and Australia because of the flight routes. “The bands, especially those from the UK, are routed through Singapore.” Live music tours also come with a multitude of equipment and, as Mr Knudson pointed out, Singapore “doesn’t have hard and fast rules about freight”. “It’s rather easy to get the freight in and out of the country,” he said. More On This Topic In the United States, Swift’s The Eras Tour hires a fleet of around 90 lorries to haul staging, costumes and other equipment for the shows. One of LAMC Production’s biggest projects this year is Singapore Rockfest 2024, a series of concerts taking place in May at Fort Canning Park. The headliners include British rock veterans Deep Purple, whose Singapore stop is their only show in Asia. According to Mr Knudson, the band only has time to do one stop in Asia after their Australia shows, and they chose Singapore. Unusual Entertainment’s assistant marketing director, Ms Koh San Chin, said that the concert industry is doing much better after the pandemic. “Shows are selling out faster than before, even for acts that previously might not have done as well,” she said. In February 2023, the concert promoter brought in Irish boyband Westlife, which became the first international group to perform three consecutive nights at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. Unusual would achieve an even bigger feat a few months later at the end of July and early August in 2023 when it brought in Hong Kong “Heavenly King” Jacky Cheung. The singer played a total of 11 shows at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, the most by an artiste in a single leg of a concert tour in Singapore. Ms Koh said that Singapore’s political stability makes it “easier to plan ahead for multiple shows”. “The efficient and simple visa requirements make it easy for tourists, and artistes and promoters to host shows in Singapore,” she added. This is especially important since the acts are often accompanied by a large group of people including musicians, management personnel and technical crew. Cheung, for example, flew in with close to 200 in his entourage. Mr Knudson said: “There used to be a lot of frequent cancellations in the surrounding markets of South-east Asia for various reasons, but the Singapore shows would often push through despite what was going on. I think that encourages people as it shows that we’re a very reliable market.”

Forced? How to force?teach me please

She dressed so sexily. Do you think she can dress the same and perform in malaysia? Opposition party just used this to make some empty noise

Judging from your responses to comments below, you clearly understood the difference between "being compelled" because of limited options versus "being forced" with the latter carrying a negative connotation. Hence, this vid is nothing but a click bait.

You don't have enough vocabulary to use? No better words than to choose the word "FORCED"? It totally distorted the actual picture.

The "source" of this story about an exclusivity clause is the Thai PM. Who claimed that he got the news from AEG, Swift's promoter. I suspect there was something lost in translation. Do the math. Forbes has estimated that Swift will personally earn US$10m - US$13m PER SHOW. If the Eras tour goes to Bangkok or Manila, and does 3 shows at each location, Swift would be on track to make about $30m at each venue (using Forbes low estimate). So assuming the plan originally was to tour in two other cities for 3 nights each, Swift would have made US$60 million. But Singapore came along, and offered her US$3 (or $4m. or $5m) for an exclusivity agreement, and Swift or her business manager snatched the offer as soon as Singapore made it? What sort of brilliant managers does she have? Since when is getting $4m to forego $60m a GOOD DEAL? IMHO, this "exclusivity clause" is a fiction. There was NO exclusivity clause. If Singapore wanted Swift exclusively, it would NOT have cost just $4m. or even $24m (6 shows in SG X $4m according to the Thai PM's unverified and unsubstantiated info). Team Taylor would have told Singapore, "We are planning to go to 3 cities/4 cities/5 cities in SE Asia, and you will need to compensate us for NOT going to those cities at $10m per show." And maybe Team Singapore would bargain it down to $7m or $6m per show. And for 3 cities, at 3 shows at each city, the "compensation" would be $54m (9 shows X $6m). Or $90m for 5 cities. No. I suspect Eras Tour was going to completely bypass SE Asia. They had NO PLANS to play in ANY city in SE Asia. Why? That's for Swift's people to answer. Then Singapore, using the post-covid "Tourism revival fund" that PM Lee mentioned in his answer, gave a grant ($3m? $4m?) for Swift to bring the Eras Tour to Singapore. But Singapore brought more than just money to the table and offered a complete package of administrative, promotional, marketing and logistic support. They also pointed out that Singapore had the infrastructure to support a tour like Eras without traffic gridlock (like in Manila, Jakarta, and Bangkok). They made it EASY for Eras to come to Singapore. And in the words of the Singapore Teamj, "they offered to deliver Asia to Taylor Swift". And maybe, when the Thai PM asked the promoter to bring the Eras Tour to Thailand, AEG tried to explain how Team Singapore had approached them even before the tour started, and before they announced the cities they were touring in, and offered logistical and administrative support, and also $4m, and that Eras had no plans to tour in other SE Asian city. And maybe the Thai PM could speak English, or maybe there was a translator, and somehow, the easiest bit got translated - Singapore offered money, Eras won't tour other SE Asian cities - and the Thai PM put two data points together, and came up with the idea that SG signed an exclusive deal with Swift. Who knows? In the video, PM Lee says that we cannot force Swift to perform in other cities as a condition of performing in Singapore, or dictate where else she might perform. Which suggests that Singapore negotiated for her to come to Singapore, and only Singapore, because we have no right to make arrangements for other cities. In another video (link below), PM Lee hints, "if we had not made such an arrangement, would she have come to someplace else in SE Asia? Maybe. Maybe not." Which hints that Eras had originally planned to skip SE Asia, or had no firm plans to tour in SE Asia. Until Team Singapore approached them. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hLmUlphmtrC3aZc.htmlsi=R6-LVqkflMsettBx&t=95

When our neighbours just do not have the entrepreneurs skills the y blame little red dot . Why cant they swallow their own pride. Don't think she wants to do in Malaysia as they have extreme culture and try to bring her to court for her outfit on stage

As you watch this video, money is not the only consideration to choose a country to perform. Just wonder if those sour grapes would ever wake up their hibernating brains to be able to create a conducive infrastructure and environment for such big performances

Singapore have come a long way since 2016 . Remember Madonna was not allow to sing “ holy water” during her 2016 concert in Singapore 🇸🇬?

Thanks for sharing. I totally agree. You have basically covered all the moot points extensively. TS is not just a singer, she is an entrepreneur and knows what she wants. She simply chosen the best place to conduct her business. Philippines on the other hand was complacent and did not do their homework before and let Singapore secured the deal. In order to cover their incompetence the easiest way is to complain that Singapore did something unfriendly to their neighbours. Let's face it. My question is, if it were Philippines who secured the deal, do you think Joey Salceda care about being unfriendly to his neighbours? Singapore simply set a new standard. There is nothing to stop Philippines to bring in better stars and better shows to their shores.

Don't use the words force

Nothing wrong with this , the neighboring countries should have started asking for their own deals earlier in advance. As the smallest island country within S.E Asia, SG had always been doing things in advance and provisioning ahead by tens of years to plan and develop. Tourism rejuvenation is what many countries are doing now. Note Thailand is also trying to woo the Chinese tourists back.. being the first among the countries to grant "visa free" and health insurance to foreign tourists, especially Chinese ones.

Very likely TS has no intention to land in South East Asia but thanks to 🇸🇬 , she was here 🇸🇬. KL Bangkok Manila are also not Asia top cities.

Do you think Taylor Swift would have performed in other countries in Southeast Asia if she did not have an exclusivity deal with Singapore? Ruben Pinatacan's answer: "Yes definitely. Countries like Malaysia, Indonesia, and South Korea are mostly likely places where TS will perform. But these countries have some caveats. In the case of Malaysia, the new Prime Minister was not keen of TS concert due to conservative Islamists of the country. In the case of Indonesia, the country’s capital is not apt for grab to perform the TS concert coupled with the extremist movement against Western values. As to Thailand, the TS concert was cancelled in 2014 due to the government coup d’état at that time. For the South Korean, the 60,000 seater stadium was renovated and the current 20,000 seater stadium will not cover the cost of TS concert. As to the Philippines, it has no infrastructures needed to hold a sold out TS concert. The standard concert set up both in the Araneta Coliseum and MOA Arena each can accommodate only 9,600 spectators. As a note, TS concert is not cheap. Except for Seoul, these mentioned countries need government assistance both on peace and security as well as financial support as needed. Further note, the TS concert is a privately sponsored by promoters and organisers."

Malaysia would have forced her to wear a head scarf alongside full body cover.

Thank you so much for this analysis. It was much more than I thought it would be. It was deep and thorough. From politics to location to culture this man made a very impressive case that Singapore was the best place in SEA to hold a concert. I learned a great deal about this area and Taylors connection to Singapore.

Perhaps the word "forced" is not quite correct in this case of a heavy weight star such as Taylor Swift. Perhaps "attracted to choose" is more correct. Remember the classic Chinese saying: 牛不喝水, 怎按得牛頭低 牛不喝水, 怎按得牛头低 (If the buffalo isn't drinking water, you will not be able to press the buffalo's head down). Also remember that even North Korean leader Kim Jung Un felt comfortable (and safe) to came out of his country by plane (!!!) to meet Donald Trump (USA POTUS) in Singapore. Why can't the other ASEAN countries be able to pull this event off? Think.

You are a superstar, would you prefer to stay in a city state like Singapore where it is safe & comfortable? Let the fans from ASEAN fly to you to support your concert instead of you flying to their country. AND if you are a government, will you just focused on getting Taylor Swift to come to your country? Or will you ensure she also goes to the neighboring countries as part of the negotiations?

Great insights! Always suspected censorship, political stability and family connection play significant roles in TS Eras Asian tour’s compelling considerations! Great job!

Marketing Guru Philip Kotler said, “There are three kinds of companies(/countries): those who make things happen, those who watching things happen, and those who wonder what's happened. Singapore = those who make things happen 👍👏 Thailand and Philippines = those who wonder what’s happened 😂

It’s a biz transaction. That’s all.

It can be as seemingly insignificant factor like grid stability plays a part. So many southeast asia countries can experience sudden blackouts.

WW3 dalam Dewan parlimen Malaysia kalau Taylor Swift buat persembahan di Malaysia. Now we are experiencing never ending Bak Kut Teh turmoil.

Comprehensive & well analysis 👍 💯 You should also make a video: Why Taylor chose Singapore the only stop in Southeast Asia?

It's an utterly nonsense to think for a moment any person can forced Taylor Swift to do somethings she doesn't want to do. No forcing involved here except collecting huge amount of $$$ as ulterior motive for all parties concerns.🥳🥳

so the title is clickbait but it is also a way to gauge how people would react to this news...also it is a way to defend singapore...good move...

Is just the easiest decision for Taylor's team to make for hosting it only in Singapore.. compare it with Singapore's neighbours...

The whole Eco System of the Singapore Package fits the massive logistical requirements of the Swift ERAS Tour Team where every requirement was met to a T. Also, looking at the spread of venues chosen it would seem the Team intend to skip South East Asia. Things happened the way it did for various reasons and unless the truth comes to light, everything is conjecture and emotional response.

The basic that Singapore could offer was for free housing, logistics and rental of venue. With such discounts, the revenue for the tour would have been even more lucrative for the Taylor Swift team.

Malaysia , Brunei and Indonesia won't be high on Swift's list. The Islamic Muslim environment would have forced Swift to change at least her costumes as well as her music. Only real competitor would be Thailand and perhaps Philippines. This explained the "complaint" by the Thai PM. Thailand did not get around with money to help cushion Swift's logistics. Still. There is always next year , or next time. The ball is always in Swift's court. It's all about where is easier for Swift to deliver.

Question is why only Singapore？answer is because Taylor is not stupid to take unnecessary risk. Regardless where, it will still be fully seated. So why bother about the other countries?

look at the south asia countries current standard to host major events. u want to FORCE top superstar to perform in super low standard venue ?

LOL, right, she was "forced" - please change your title. She did it because it was a very smart business decision.

I m a Malaysian n l congratulate Singapore for the Taylor Swift show. I also want to congratulate the Malaysian government for not having this show in our country. First , l want to know what is so good about this show except that we will lose a lot of money to this super rich girl. And she is so disgusting wearing bikinis in her show, which l can watch freely free of charge. Congratulations to the people of Malaysia, the ticket prices can buy one year of groceries n be happy. I will feel happy if she take care of the homeless people of America thank you n take care.

Forced?! It was a no brainer

0:10 A concert performance in a nation's largest venue should not be referred to as a "pit stop". Seriously, go look up the meaning and you'll see how wrong that term is when used here. Now if Taylor Swift was coming to Singapore solely for a vacation or break from the tour it might be appropriate to call that a pit stop but a series of multi-million dollar concerts is definitely not.

This is only a one off thing. Not many artist can be such a mega attraction that can afford to have a one stop concert. Asean should come together to form an entertaining circuit with Singapore to attract and bargain for entertainment gigs in future.

Also, it's the place where her mum grew up, so there's a history

lmao at the title. looking forward to the video… but just by the title alone i think you are giving Singapore a tad too much influence & sway

Singapore forward vision. It’s not the money exclusive deal that she accepted that she came. She is rich enough.

We paid so much money on flights and hotel. And plus its already the most expensive country in SEA.

What other vibrant countries in south east Asia ? 😂 other than Singapore, Japan and Australia

so you should also be asking after this episode will TS come back to sg to perform again?

Taylor wasn’t forced to sing in Singapore at all tho.. She got a choice to reject the offer anytime, but she chose you come to Singapore

Money. From gaming industry. And it's hypocritical of the Government to claim squeaky clean hands.

Not a world tour. If u only stop in one country. Swifties from bangkok, in philipines, malaysia and vietnam. I feel like its all about money now not just her fans.

Other countries may not pay the same price for the tickets

If Government Minister fly in to negotiate, it is sincerely honoured them graciously. Tell me which entertainers would not be happy and delighted with no other changes by their government strict policy, last moment. Scratch your head ??? 😄

singapore is more accepting with no restriction unlike malaysia whych may have many islamic problems that was a good choice mayasions can go there to watch also

I am Malaysian and I am not complaining Tailor Swift not coming to Malaysia. I am not interested in her song.

No questions about Tokyo and Australia being the only stops in their parts of the world?

Welcome home, Taylor Swift!!!

Think she could've easily said no right??!!!Tay2 is a savvy business knew wht she's signing up for,just like her choice of partners*Well done;)*

3:54 I didn't know Changi is so close to the CBD!

I wonder what exactly is the motive for asking question such as Why Singapore....?

What kind of irresponsible news platform is this? No one can force her to sign a contract against her will. This dude who says this, we'll he can advise another country how to do so, and Good Luck to you

US has super crime rate in the world and she lives there. 😅

Taylor Swift wasn't forced to choose sg, she was impressed with Sg.

The deal is needed as the boost on GDP for 2024 will mean more bonuses for the Ministers. The National Bonus component is based on GDP performance.

Give it a rest! Tired of all the bickering and bellyaching! It's all over so live with it! Period!

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻Thank you very much to voice out👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 on "Just and fair" for SG🥰🥰🥰

.. well said... 😊

Is only, heavy rain when TS was in sg

Remember that Taylor Swift can always say 'No' to the exclusive deal and skip Singapore, singing only in Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and wherever she chooses. She decides, not Singapore.

Don't degrade yourself with such click bait titles. you might lose more than you gain..

Business is business, it's gain or lose. Nothing more nothing less let's face the fact

This channel created by Malaysian

Taylor Swift saying why Singapore is so special to her: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hdiCgKV23pi3l3U.htmlsi=D4duj9oNk7vDQg2c

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Singapore the best of the best in Asia. because they are not ruled by Hadi Awang of Kelantan. Hadi Bawang make me cry all the time.

No one on this planet can force Taylor Swift to do anything. Don't be ridiculous.

How ignorant of you to comment this. Who can force Swiff snd her team to do anything?? We can propose our ideal, final say would still be Swift's The exclusive arrangement is a mutual agreement between both parties.

It takes two to tango. How can anyone reject extra $18M? 😅

title says forced...was she forced to do it...or its just a business decision...artists do these concerts not just for the music and fans but also it is a financial thing...guess other countries have something better to offer...

Foreigners totally miss the issue . Singapore save Taylor swift from being whipped in public if she was arrested in KL and Jakarta by extremist islamic enforcers. The fact is Msia and indonese government in fact paid incentive to have the concert perform only in Singapore.