Taylor Swift to Headline Amazon Prime Concert for Prime Day

Matt McNulty

June 27, 2019 at 9:45 AM

In honor of Pride Month, the singer wrote a letter to Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee urging him to support the Equality Act, a bill that prohibits discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation and gender identity in areas including schools, work environments, housing and the jury system. Swift <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/ByJzCNZDMgG/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:posted her letter on Instagram;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">posted her letter on Instagram</a> and explained why, in a lengthy caption, she chose to make her plea public. "While there’s no information yet as to when the Equality Act will go before the Senate for a vote, we do know this: Politicians need votes to stay in office. Votes come from the people. Pressure from massive amounts of people is a major way to push politicians towards positive change. That’s why <a href="https://www.change.org/p/test-test-06258347-9bdc-4671-907f-03fb29e79287" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:I’ve created a petition;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">I’ve created a petition</a> at change.org to urge the Senate to support the Equality Act." Swift concluded her note by saying, "The fact that, legally, some people are completely at the mercy of the hatred and bigotry of others is disgusting and unacceptable. Let’s show our pride by demanding that, on a national level, our laws truly treat all of our citizens equally. 🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈"

Taylor Swift

In honor of Pride Month, the singer wrote a letter to Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee urging him to support the Equality Act, a bill that prohibits discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation and gender identity in areas including schools, work environments, housing and the jury system. Swift posted her letter on Instagram and explained why, in a lengthy caption, she chose to make her plea public. "While there’s no information yet as to when the Equality Act will go before the Senate for a vote, we do know this: Politicians need votes to stay in office. Votes come from the people. Pressure from massive amounts of people is a major way to push politicians towards positive change. That’s why I’ve created a petition at change.org to urge the Senate to support the Equality Act." Swift concluded her note by saying, "The fact that, legally, some people are completely at the mercy of the hatred and bigotry of others is disgusting and unacceptable. Let’s show our pride by demanding that, on a national level, our laws truly treat all of our citizens equally. 🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈"

Taylor Swift is on a roll!

The “Me!” singer will continue her “Lover” album success by headlining Amazon Music’s upcoming Prime Day Concert next month, as it prepares for it’s massive annual two-day summer sales event, the company announced in statement on Thursday.

The concert, which will also be live-streamed on Prime Video, will be hosted by Glee‘s Jane Lynch, and will feature performances by SZA, Becky G, and Dua Lipa. Amazon Prime subscribers will also have the ability to watch the concert on-demand after the show’s livestream.

“We can’t wait to celebrate Prime Day with an extraordinary night of unforgettable performances, for members around the globe,” said Steve Boom, Vice President of Amazon Music. “Prime Day brings members the best of both entertainment and shopping. To celebrate, we’ve curated a lineup across multiple genres with performances from artists our customers love. We’re looking forward to celebrating Prime Day with this can’t-miss, one-of-a-kind event.”

Fans of the 10-time, Grammy-winning singer can easily watch the performance, with Amazon Prime packages ranging from $8.99 a month to $12.99 a month or a flat rate of $119 a year.

And starting Thursday, Amazon will offer Prime Members four months of Amazon Music Unlimited for only 99 cents. Subscriptions for the service typically cost $7.99 a month.

In addition, on July 15 and 16, Amazon subscribers will be offered deals on over one million items for Amazon Prime Day, including Toshiba HD 43-inch Fire TV Edition Smart TV’s for only $179.99.

Amazon Music’s Prime Day Concert takes place on Wednesday, July 10, with live-streaming for Prime Video subscribers beginning at 9 p.m. ET.

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