Back in October, Taylor Swift was named New York City's Welcome Ambassador, following the release of her latest album 1989, her first effort since moving to The City That Never Sleeps. After being appointed, she made a pledge to donate all proceeds from her song "Welcome to New York" to the city's public schools, and now she is paying up. The 25-year-old pop star has made a $50,000 donation to the New York City Department of Education, according to one of their officials. Swift has yet to publicize her charitable contribution, Capital New York reports.
It is unclear whether the above amount represents all of Swift's earnings from the song or if Swift plans to donate more in the future. However the song was RIAA-certified gold, selling more than 500,000 copies in the U.S. alone, so it's likely that the song has brought in more than $50,000 in revenue.
The recent NYC transplant first spoke about her plans to donate the proceeds in an interview with The View last fall.
"It's selling really, really well, which is good because I'm donating all my proceeds to New York City public schools," she said at the time, after criticism of the song being too shallow and not a true representation of the city.
Meanwhile, Swift is currently overseas attending the BRIT Awards, which are now streaming live. She was one of the evening's first performers with "Blank Space" and is also nominated for Best International Female against Beyoncé, Lana Del Rey, Sia, and St. Vincent. [UPDATE: Swift won the award].
Earlier this morning, it was reported that Swift would be releasing a new version of "Bad Blood," with her former friends and foe Kanye West, who is also set to perform at the BRIT Awards tonight after Rihanna backed out last minute.
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