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How Taylor Swift Turns Heartbreak Into Huge Hits

Kevin Winter — Getty Images Her break-up with Calvin Harris could take her career to new heights. Now that we’ve all had time to recover from the initial shock of the Taylor Swift-Calvin Harris  breakup news , it’s time for a reality check: The pop mega-star (and her brand) will be completely fine, if not stronger. For the past 15 months, Swift had a seemingly perfect relationship with the international DJ. But something bigger happened during that time—Swift transformed from a talented entertainer into a veritable business powerhouse. She took on Apple and forced the tech giant  to change the way Apple Music compensates musicians . She was on three Fortune  lists for her business savvy, including  World’s Greatest Leaders ,  Most Powerful Women , and  40 Under 40 . Most recently, she became the first female artist to win two Grammys for Album of the Year with her album  1989 , the fastest-selling album of the past decade. When reports of t...