--- title: Taylor Swift's Calvin Harris Break Up: Internet Reaction description: Taylor Swift's breakup with Calvin Harris couldn't have better timing — the singer is now ready for the summer drafting season. canonical: https://time.com/4355157/taylor-swift-calvin-harris-break-up-internet-responds/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-06-02T17:19:26.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:47:42.075Z og:title: Taylor Swift Is Ready For Drafting Season og:description: Single and ready to mingle og:url: https://time.com/4355157/taylor-swift-calvin-harris-break-up-internet-responds/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Taylor Swift Is Ready For Drafting Season twitter:description: Single and ready to mingle twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Taylor Swift Has Wisely Prepared For Drafting Season > Sponsored content. 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Drafting season is now in full force and [Taylor Swift](http://time.com/3583129/power-of-taylor-swift-cover/) has just thrown her hat into the ring for top recruit. The split with [boyfriend Calvin Harris](http://time.com/4354546/taylor-swift-calvin-harris-break-up/) might be the most strategically timed breakup of 2016 so far because she’s now eligible for this summer’s drafting season. Taylor Swift is nothing if not pragmatic — just look at how she’s mined her life experiences for her discography. In case you need the run-down, drafting season is the precursor to [cuffing season](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/06/cuffing-season-guide%5Fn%5F5941574.html), a cultural phenomenon that commences in the fall and allows millennials worldwide to find a boo to “cuff” for the cold winter months. While the terminology is what some might term millennial, the fact of the matter is that people have been doing this dance since the beginning of time. In order to have a wide range of candidates during cuffing season, it’s imperative that you have a good drafting season. Your final selection is directly related to your draft, so Tay-Tay made a wise decision to start her drafting season as early as possible. And with the help of her ever-growing squad, we have no doubt that she’ll be able to snag some worthy candidates. Suffice it to say, the Internet has largely been in support of Taylor’s decision to join Drafting Season 2016 as a single lady. > [](https://twitter.com/Steven%5FHyden/status/738133389866192896) > [](https://twitter.com/emmaggarland/status/738128844121575424) > [](https://twitter.com/GMPaiella/status/738132739916849154) Although some are just excited for the prospect of the inevitable album that will come out of this. > [](https://twitter.com/DanielSharpjaw/status/738126839714058241) > [](https://twitter.com/VivEgan41/status/738134899551440897) > [](https://twitter.com/NicIsom/status/738146880979275777) Taylor, girl, get yours. Summer 16 is here and so is drafting season. ## Transcript [ MUSIC ] Taylor Swift has twice been on Time's list of the 100 public figures that have made the most global impact. That's more times than many of her contemporaries in pop music. But then again, Taylor Swift is more than just Still singing. Most abnormal thing about my life is having sort of crowds form everywhere you go. When Taylor announced that she was moving from country music to pop with the release of her fifth album 1989, she risked alienating her fans. But far from that, Taylor continued her record of chart dominance. 1989 was her third consecutive album to sell more than a million copies in it's first week. A feat no other artist has ever achieved. [ MUSIC ] Nightmare dressed like a daydream. Aah! And proves her fans are fiercely loyal. She has them to thank for refusing to download leaked versions of 1989. It helps that she has a massive social media following. Over 50 million twitter followers. Taylor's sway among her young female fans has also helped her advocate awareness of feminism. In an era when many celebrities have disavowed the term, Swift openly embraces it. In order for us to have gender equality, we have to stop making it a girl fight and we have to stop being so interested in seeing girls try to tear each other down. It has to be more about cheering each other on. She has also championed fair pay for musicians Pulling her music off of Spotify because the streaming service has an option of free listening; And her open letter to Apple music asking to reconsider paying artists zero royalties for the first three months prompts even near immediate policy change. This isn't just about boosting her own coffers. Taylor has said she is able to support herself through touring, but she's concerned about newer bands or artists. As an advocate and a superstar who's deeply engaged with her fans, Taylor is way more than a singer. 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