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Taylor Swift's commencement address to New York University's graduating class of 2022 was anything but "cringe."

Oh, and also cut to the graduating class of 2022, I guess. The people who wanted it the least were the ones I wanted to date and be friends with in high school. The people who want it most are the people I now hire to work for my company.” Most notably, Swift talked about “cringe,” emphasizing that no matter what, you’re eventually going to look back on your life and cringe about the things you wore, said, or did. “She touched on a lot of the same themes that we emphasized in the class: perfection, cringe, her passion for writing. The day that Swifties around the world, across the universe, and through space and time have waited for has finally arrived.

From her various appearances to her song lyrics, it's clear that N.Y.C. holds a special significance for Taylor Swift. Take a look back at some of her most ...

In December 2019, Swift attended the world premiere of the Cats movie, where she played Bombalurina alongside Idris Elba, Rebel Wilson, and more. In April 2019, before the release of her Lover album, Swift attended the Time 100 Gala as an honoree. The 2019 Jingle Ball was a special moment for Swift. In addition to performing an array of hits at Madison Square Garden, the event also fell on her 30th birthday. In 2014, Swift hosted a live stream at the Empire State Building where she announced her fifth studio album, 1989. As Swift performed at Madison Square Garden for her Speak Now World Tour in 2011, she was joined by not one, but two special musical guests. In 2010, Swift was on hand as Madame Tussauds unveiled her wax figure at the N.Y.C. location. When Taylor Swift Attended the N.Y.C. Premiere of Cats She was joined by SNL alums Vanessa Bayer, Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig, Keenan Thompson, and Fred Armisen as well as special guests Kerry Washington, Betty White, and Bradley Cooper. For the event, she bundled up in a long white coat paired with her signature curls and bedazzled guitar. When Taylor Swift Attended the Met Gala When Taylor Swift Performed With Selena Gomez and James Taylor at Madison Square Garden When Taylor Swift Performed at Madison Square Garden

This morning, 11-time Grammy winner Taylor Swift delivered a different kind of acceptance speech. “Hi, I'm Taylor,” she began. “The last time I was in a ...

“I became a young adult while being fed the message that if I didn’t make any mistakes, all the children of America would grow up to be perfect angels. “Life can be heavy, especially if you try to carry it all at once,” she said. “Hi, I’m Taylor,” she began.

The pop star was awarded a Doctor of Fine Arts degree at NYU, where she also delivered the commencement speech to The Class of '22. By ...

Times when the right thing is to fight, times when the right thing is to turn and run. The people who wanted it the least were the ones I wanted to date and be friends with in high school. Having the world treat my love life like a spectator sport in which I lose every single game was not a great way to date in my teens and twenties, but it taught me to protect my private life fiercely. What I mean by that is, knowing what things to keep, and what things to release. The times I was told no or wasn’t included, wasn’t chosen, didn’t win, didn’t make the cut…looking back, it really feels like those moments were as important, if not more crucial, than the moments I was told “yes.” Not being invited to the parties and sleepovers in my hometown made me feel hopelessly lonely, but because I felt alone, I would sit in my room and write the songs that would get me a ticket somewhere else. I guess I have been officially solicited in this situation, to impart whatever wisdom I might have and tell you the things that helped me in my life so far. Not the type of doctor you would want around in the case of an emergency, unless your specific emergency was that you desperately needed to hear a song with a catchy hook and an intensely cathartic bridge section. Then I went out on the road on a radio tour, which sounds incredibly glamorous but in reality it consisted of a rental car, motels, and my mom and I pretending to have loud mother-daughter fights with each other during boarding so no one would want the empty seat between us on Southwest. If they are here in this stadium, I hope you’ll find your own way to express your gratitude for all the steps and missteps that have led us to this common destination. We are each a patchwork quilt of those who have loved us, those who have believed in our futures, those who showed us empathy and kindness or told us the truth even when it wasn’t easy to hear. As for me, I’m…90% sure the main reason I’m here is because I have a song called ‘22’. And let me just say, I am elated to be here with you today as we celebrate and graduate New York University’s Class of 2022. I’d like to say a huge thank you to NYU‘s Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Bill Berkeley and all the trustees and members of the board, NYU’s President Andrew Hamilton, Provost Katherine Fleming, and the faculty and alumni here today who have made this day possible.

The 11-time Grammy Award winner Taylor Swift has been honoured with a Doctorate of Fine Arts degree from New York University. On Wednesday, Swift delivered ...

This outfit is much more comfortable." It was announced in March this year that Swift would be a speaker and a degree recipient at this honorary graduation. "Last time I was in a stadium this size, I was dancing in heels and wearing a glittery leotard.

It's gonna be all right, Taylor Swift tells NYU graduates at commencement.

You can’t avoid it so don’t try to – for the entirety of 2012 I dressed like a 1950s housewife.” “Never be ashamed of trying - effortlessness is a myth,” Swift said. It was the first college degree for Swift, who performed in concert tours while in high school. “I have some good news: it’s totally up to you. “Life can be heavy - especially if you try to carry it all at once... You get to pick what your life has time and room for.”

The beloved pop star delivered an inspiring speech based on her own life experiences to lucky NYU graduates.

Taylor Swift did not experience college, as she was busy becoming one of the biggest musicians of all time, such as recently breaking a 50-year-old record with "All Too Well", but she did share that she always thought she would go away to college. She ended the commencement speech on a high note with these words: On Wednesday morning, Taylor Swift joined the graduating class of New York University to receive an honorary degree and give an inspiring speech featuring her own “life hacks” as she reflects on her incredible life and career thus far.

Swift received a Doctor of Fine Arts and served as a commencement speaker during the ceremony where she alluded to some of her hit songs.

The "Blank Space" singer then zipped up her purple NYU gown and adjusted the cap on her head. "This Love (Taylor's Version)" marks Swift's second re-recorded track from 1989 to be released. "I've always been so proud of this song and I'm very 🥺🥺🥺 about this turn of events - This Love (Taylor's Version) comes out tonight at m i d n i g h t!" "I became a young adult while being fed the message that if I didn't make any mistakes, all the children of America would grow up to be perfect angels," she said. "Secondly, learn to live alongside cringe ... I had a phase where, for the entirely of 2012, I dressed like a 1950s housewife. So let's just keep dancing like we're … the class of 2022."

After receiving an honorary doctorate at New York University, pop musician Taylor Swift gave a rousing commencement speech to the graduating class.

Times when the right thing is to fight, times when the right thing is to turn and run. Sometimes the right thing to do is to sit and listen to the wisdom of those who have come before us. So will I. And when I do, you will most likely read about it on the internet. But because I felt alone, I would sit in my room and write the songs that would get me a ticket somewhere else. The people who wanted it the least were the ones I wanted to date and be friends with in high school. The people who want it the most are the people I now hire to work for my company. What I mean by that is: Knowing what things to keep and what things to release. But in this case, you and I both learned that you don’t always get all the things in the bag that you selected from the menu in the delivery service that is life. And as I would like to say to you wholeheartedly, you should be very proud of what you’ve done with it. As a kid, I always thought I would go away to college, imagining the posters I would hang on the wall of my freshman dorm. I imagine the idea of a normal college experience was all you wanted too. We are each a patchwork quilt of those who have loved us, those who have believed in our futures, those who showed us empathy and kindness — or told us the truth, even when it wasn’t easy to hear.

On Wednesday, the singer-songwriter received her Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from New York University and served as a commencement speaker during the ...

We will learn from it. We will recover. We will grow more resilient because of it." We will learn from it. We will recover. "But it taught me to protect my private life fiercely."

Taylor Swift delivered an iconic speech as she accepted her honorary doctorate from NYU.

She then told people to live alongside the ‘cringe’, adding: “No matter how hard you try to avoid being cringe, you will look back on your life and cringe retrospectively. Not the type of doctor you would want around in case of an emergency -- unless your specific emergency was that you desperately needed to hear a song with a catchy hook and an intensely cathartic bridge section. Then I went out on the road for radio tour, which sounds incredibly glamorous, but in reality it consisted of a rental car, motels and my mom and I pretending to have loud mother-daughter fights with each other during boarding so no one would want the empty seat between us on Southwest.” You get to pick what your life has time and room for. She went on: “I'm 90% sure the main reason I'm here is because I have a song called ’22’,” before going on to pay tribute to everyone that helped paved the way for graduates, adding: “Those who told us we could do it when there was absolutely no proof of that. This outfit is much more comfortable,” before going on to thank everyone who made the day possible.

'Not the type of doctor you would want around in an emergency': Taylor Swift joked as she received her honorary PhD from NYU this week.

We will recover, we will learn from it….As long as we are fortunate enough to be breathing, we will breathe in, breathe through, breathe deep, breathe out. I imagine the idea of a normal college experience was all you wanted to. She continued: “Hard things will happen to us. US singer Taylor Swift delivers the commencement address to New Yor University graduates, in New York on May 18, 2022. US singer Taylor Swift delivers the commencement address to New Yor University graduates, in New York on May 18, 2022. Taylor was the guest of honour at the NYU’s class of 2022 graduation at the Yankee Stadium in New York on Wednesday 18 May. And the star had the monumental task of delivering the commencement speech.

"Being publicly humiliated over and over again at a young age was excruciatingly painful."

“I was a teenager in the public eye at a time when our society was absolutely obsessed with the idea of having perfect young female role models,” she explained. NYU previously said in a press release: “Taylor Swift is a trailblazing and influential advocate for artists’ rights in the face of exploitation and a forceful global advocate against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.” “But it forced me to devalue the ridiculous notion of minute-by-minute, ever-fluctuating social relevance and likability.” “I’m trying to tell you that losing things doesn’t just mean losing. Speaking to MTV way back in 2008, the singer said: “College, to me, I always thought I was going to go. Both my parents went to college, so I thought that's what I was going to do, but life took a different turn.

On Thursday, Taylor Swift became a doctor (the scholarly kind) and delivered a 23-minute commencement speech to NYU's Class of 2022.

Are these rejected Taylor Swift lyrics? And even though I would have accepted a Taylor Swift cover of “Graduation (Friends Forever),” it was nice to hear the sage, sisterly advice she offered the crowd of graduates. Are they promotions for aspirational pillows Taylor is selling on Etsy? Maybe they’re fortune-cookie messages.

After receiving an honorary doctorate of fine arts, the celebrity singer-songwriter encouraged students while also reflecting on her career's highs and ...

Please bear in mind that I in no way feel qualified to tell you what to do." I went to public high school until 10th grade and then finished my education doing home school work on the floors of airport terminals." Please bear in mind that I in no way feel qualified to tell you what to do." I guess I have been officially solicited in this situation to impart whatever wisdom I might have, to tell you things that have helped me so far in my life. I went to public high school until 10th grade and then finished my education doing home school work on the floors of airport terminals." I guess I have been officially solicited in this situation to impart whatever wisdom I might have, to tell you things that have helped me so far in my life.

Taylor Swift's music career has been accompanied by plenty of rejection and missteps. Her advice to NYU's class of 2022: Embrace and learn from those ...

Her advice to the class of 2022: Learn to coexist with those cringe-inducing experiences. Working on her music and herself – instead of dwelling on being told "no" – paid off. Swift said those dismal moments – in both her personal and professional life – made her feel "hopelessly lonely" growing up, starting at a very young age.

I'm 90 per cent sure the main reason I'm here is because I have a song called '22,'" Taylor Swift joked during her speech at the graduation ceremony.

I won’t tell you what to do because nobody likes that, but I will however give you life hacks for when I was starting out my dreams as a career. Swift shared advice with the class of 2022 but offered the warning that, “I in no way feel qualified to tell you what to do. “I never got to have a normal college experience per se.

Taylor Swift just received an honorary doctorate degree from NYU. But the singer-songwriter manifested this achievement years ago.

Clearly, Swift and Sheeran have quite the friendship. “I really want an honorary doctorate degree because Ed Sheeran has one, and I feel like he looks down on me now because I don’t have one,” Swift shared. One of those questions was, “What’s one goal you’re determined to achieve in your lifetime?” Swift quickly shared that becoming an (honorary) doctor was on her bucket list. Swift seemed right at home when she was receiving her prestigious degree and when she was delivering her speech. “Not the type of doctor you would want around in the case of an emergency, unless your specific emergency was that you desperately needed to hear a song with a catchy hook and an intensely cathartic bridge section. In the speech she delivered to NYU’s graduating class of 2022, she gave thanks for her honorary doctorate.

Platinum-selling artist, Grammy Award winner, and doctor... New York University has honoured Taylor Swift with a doctorate for all her work in the music ...

"... being essentially locked into your dorms or having to do classes over Zoom. I imagine the idea of a normal college experience was all you wanted, too. And as I would like to say to you, you should be very proud of what you’ve done with it," NYU quoted her as saying. Taylor joined scores of graduates at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday to receive her degree. According to Variety, the course aimed to "deconstruct both the appeal and aversions to Taylor Swift through close readings of her music and public discourse as it relates to her own growth as an artist and a celebrity". We will learn from it. We will recover.

For every few Swiftie shoutouts, there's someone arguing that honorary degrees are "disrespectful," "pathetic," and "unearned." How many of these scorned ...

Because at the end of the day, people will continue to graduate, celebrities will continue to speak, and the world will continue to turn. The immense pressures of student debt. The hours of studying.

Taylor Swift, or should I say Doctor Taylor Swift has exceptional credentials. I might be biased, but I am certainly not the only one who thinks so.

It’s safe to say that Swift has had an extraordinary career and she is far from slowing down. This was especially clear when she released two surprise albums, ‘Folklore’ and ‘Evermore’, in 2020. If all this wasn’t enough, she has now been named a Doctor of Fine Arts by New York University.

Taylor Swift made reference to the negative press she received in 2016 in her NYU graduation speech. Was the singer ever really canceled?

“Being publicly humiliated over and over again at a young age was excruciatingly painful but it forced me to devalue the ridiculous notion of minute by minute, ever-fluctuating social relevance and likability,” Swift shared in her speech. After the negative media attention, Swift released her album, Reputation. Despite not doing any press, the album was highly-successful. She also made millions from the album and tour, so some people questioned if her career was ever really in jeopardy. She was called a liar, a snake, and more. The singer-songwriter began her career when she was only a teenager and has become one of the most successful musicians on the globe. Recently, Swift was honored for her achievements when New York University awarded her an honorary doctorate in fine arts.

Harry Styles addressed a fan theory on The Howard Stern Show that his new song "Daylight" is about Taylor Swift since she has a song with the same name.

"'Daylight' was quite an early song on the album. Harry added, "We did an all-nighter. And since then, the pair appear to be on good terms. As it turns out, Harry didn't have any time when it came to any romantic speculation about the track. But, if you're wondering about Harry and Taylor's relationship, then we've got you covered: The pair originally dated back in 2012. "You're reading too much into it," he responded.

Fans speculated that Harry Styles' new song “Daylight” was written about his ex Taylor Swift, given that she has a song with the same name on her 2019 album ...

“Sometimes things change, and you can do all the same things, and sometimes, it’s just different.” Swift’s 2014 hit “Style” is the most prominent example, but fans also speculate that “Out of the Woods, “All You Had To Do Was Stay,” “Wonderland,” and “I Know Places” from her Grammy Album of the Year-winning 1989 were also written about their relationship. “We pulled an all-nighter & then went down to the beach as the sun was coming up.”

Harry Styles addresses "Harry's House" rumors surrounding his song "Daylight," similarly to ex-girlfriend Taylor Swift who also wrote a song called ...

It was it's one of my favorites and it was kind of a stream of consciousness writing that happened kind of late. Harry explained that “Daylight” was about infatuation, sharing that it was “quite an early song on the album. Harry appeared on The Howard Stern Show to talk all things Harry’s House as well as giving a sneak peek of some songs that are now available to stream everywhere.