"Controversy Surrounds Singapore's Exclusive Taylor Swift Deal"

Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong defended the exclusive deal with Taylor Swift, which prevents her from taking her current tour to other Southeast Asian countries, during a regional summit. The deal has been criticized by some neighbors for depriving them of the tourist boom brought by Swift's concerts. Lee confirmed that Swift was provided with incentives from a government fund to make Singapore her only Southeast Asian destination, but he denied that the deal was unfriendly toward ASEAN neighbors. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, a self-professed Swiftie, also attended the ASEAN summit and revealed that Swift took second place in his 2023 Spotify Wrapped list.