American pop star Taylor Swift has been voted Time magazine's 2023 "Person of the Year," beating out Barbie and King Charles III.

"While her popularity has grown across the decades, this is the year that Swift, 33, achieved a kind of nuclear fusion: shooting art and commerce together to release an energy of historic force," according to the magazine.

PHOTO | COURTESY Taylor Swift Named Time’s ‘Person Of The Year’

Swift was chosen by Time because she discovered a way to give people all over the world hope during some really difficult circumstances.

“No one else on the planet today can move so many people so well,” Time said in its profile. “Achieving this feat is something we often chalk up to the alignments of planets and fates, but giving too much credit to the stars ignores her skill and her power.”

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The magazine also interviewed Swift, and she stated, "This is the proudest and happiest I've ever felt, and the most creatively fulfilled and free I've ever been."

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And, yes, she spoke publicly for the first time about her relationship with Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce. The couple began hanging out after Kelce donned a friendship bracelet on his podcast, which Swift described as "metal as hell."

"I'm just there to support Travis," she said of her attendance at NFL games, which have helped some of them gain viewers. "I have no awareness of if I'm being shown too much and pissing off a few dads, Brads, and Chads."

PHOTO | COURTESY Taylor Swift 
Swift's "Eras Tour," which grossed over $2.2 billion in North American ticket sales alone, was a highlight of her incredible year, according to research firm QuestionPro. StubHub also issued its 2023 "Year in Live Experiences" report on Wednesday, stating that the "Eras Tour" was the website's largest tour.

Swift has dominated not only Super Bowl-sized arenas but also neighborhood cinema theatres.

According to AMC, the pop singer's "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour" concert film grossed roughly $96 million in its debut weekend in the United States and Canada, making it the highest-grossing concert film domestically for an opening weekend.