Taylor Swift is named Time's Person of the Year: Superstar, 33, is the 'proudest and happiest' she's ever felt after $1BILLION 66-date Eras Tour - and THAT whirlwind romance with 'very adorable' Travis Kelce

Taylor Swift has been named TIME's Magazine Person of the Year. 

The 33-year-old pop megastar, whose massive 66-date tour earned her billionaire status this year, beat Vladimir Putin, Barbie, King Charles and Sam Altman, among others shortlisted for the honor.

Last year, it was Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the 'Spirit of Ukraine' that topped the rankings, after dominating headlines since Russia's invasion.

'This is the proudest and happiest I’ve ever felt, and the most creatively fulfilled and free I’ve ever been... It feels like the breakthrough moment of my career, happening at 33,' Swift said in an interview for the cover of the iconic magazine in which she's described as a 'master storyteller of the modern era.'

Swift spoke of her NFL star boyfriend Travis Kelce for the first time publicly, sharing the relation ship started with a comment on the podcast the football star shares with his brother.

'This all started when Travis very adorably put me on blast on his podcast, which I thought was metal as hell. We started hanging out right after that,' the singer said, adding that their infamous first public outing at a game was not their first date.

She explained: 'I think some people think that they saw our first date at that game? We would never be psychotic enough to hard launch a first date.'

The 12-time Grammy Award winner also acknowledged the attention she has gotten when she attends his games with the Kansas City chiefs.

'I’m just there to support Travis. I have no awareness of if I’m being shown too much and pissing off a few dads, Brads, and Chads,' she told TIME.

'When you say a relationship is public, that means I’m going to see him do what he loves, we’re showing up for each other, other people are there and we don’t care.'

Swift told the magazine of the intense training she undertook to prepare for her Eras tour, which is set to be the biggest of all time. 

The star said she began training six months before the shows, running on the treadmill every day while singing the entire setlist out loud. That was followed by three months of dance lessons.

Over the last 96 years, the tradition has seen a number of controversial figures including Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin and Ayatollah Khomeini named.