【erotice mokney】

The erotice mokneyReputationtour is coming and it'll be tough to get tickets—unless you spend $60 on a snake ring.

A partnership between Taylor Swift and Ticketmaster is drawing scrutiny for forcing fans to spend money on merch and albums to get a shot at buying tickets.

A post on Jezebel first pointed out the complex arrangement. The partnership builds on a longstanding practice of bundling albums with tickets to boost album sales. This time, it's not just agreeing to buy an album with the purchase of a floor ticket. Fans instead are prompted to pre-order Reputation, shop Reputationmerch (including the already infamous gold snake ring), and buy Reputation about a dozen more times from the Taylor Swift store, Walmart, Target, and iTunes to unlock access to tickets.

And then return on a daily basis to complete other tasks in hopes of staying near the front of the line.

SEE ALSO: You'll never guess how many times 'Taylor Swift' appears on the 'Reputation' cover

The more things you buy, the better your chance of scoring a ticket. You can also boost your chances with the free moves of watching the lyrics video for "Look What You Made Me Do," registering for the Taylor Swift mailing list, and referring friends to the program, but those accomplishments don't earn you as much "boost" as buying a sweatshirt.

A progress bar keeps track of how close you are to unlocking tickets, but there are no exact points to measure how far you have left to go. Your progress can slow down, too, depending on how many people try out the months-long program, Ticketmaster says in the fine print.

"Your standing may change as more fans join the line and participate in boost activities. Keep checking back for new boost activities you can do everyday," the website states.

Mashable Top Stories Stay connected with the hottest stories of the day and the latest entertainment news. Sign up for Mashable's Top Stories newsletter By clicking Sign Me Up, you confirm you are 16+ and agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Thanks for signing up!

Original image has been replaced. Credit: Mashable Original image has been replaced. Credit: Mashable

From Taylor's perspective, it's smart. Taylor Swift superfans probably want a lot of this stuff anyway, and they'll be encouraged to order if buying it now boosts their chances at a meet-and-greet or nosebleed seats.

The move is a shrewd one—unsurprising coming from one of America's top-selling artists, who sold almost 1.3 million albums in the week after 1989 dropped.

For fans who aren't trying to spend money just for the chance to spend more money, though, the arrangement is a little off-putting. Ticketmaster hasn't had a partnership exactly like this before.

“We worked closely with Taylor Swift to craft a unique approach to our Verified Fan program that rewards her fans with access to the best tickets first,” David Marcus, executive vice president and head of music for Ticketmaster North America, said in a statement. “By removing bots and scalpers from the equation, and adding a series of fun activities to help registrants boost their spot in line through our official Verified Fan Activity Meter, we’re able to ensure that tickets make it into the hands of Taylor's most avid fans, at fan-friendly prices.”

Ticketmaster declined to answer further questions about the program.

Swift and Ticketmaster frame the program as a way to ward off scalpers and bots.

"Taylor Swift is committed to getting tickets into the hands of fans...NOT scalpers or bots," the welcome page says. "So she’s collaborating with Ticketmaster #VerifiedFan to create an exclusive program to help YOU get the best access to tickets in North America, in a really fun way."

Bots probably can't buy endless quantities of merch, but neither can most fans.

The program is open until Nov. 28, so you have a few months to save up. Maybe between now and then Swift and Ticketmaster will add more "fun ways" to move up in the ticket line without spending money.

Reputation drops Nov. 10.

---

Featured Video For You

---

The Night King from 'Game of Thrones' finally found a use for those giant chains

---

Topics Music

• Shopping
• Digital Culture
• Social Good
• Entertainment
• Science
• Life
• Games
• Tech

• You won't see Elon Musk smoking weed in public again, NASA admin says
• Summer movie preview: What to watch if you're taking care of kids
• Exxon, Suncor sued for stoking climate change
• A politician said Patrick Stewart was in 'Star Wars' and we are not having it
• Apple iPhone 16e doesn't have MagSafe, but there's a fix
• Report: Facebook to join Apple in manufacturing its own semiconductors
• A pregnant Cardi B twerked all over her Coachella stage
• Here's a peek inside Jacquline Woodson's new book 'The Day You Begin'
• NYT Strands hints, answers for May 18
• Russian EEC filing indicates Apple may release iPhone SE2 this year

• Chrissy Teigen had a very Chrissy Teigen response to her Super Bowl nip slip
• Microsoft Surface Earbuds Hands
• 'Joker' is nothing to smile about: Movie review
• Instagram now lets you shop with augmented reality
• Lyft overhauls its driver rewards program to take on Uber Pro
• After Elizabeth Warren is shut down, people demand Senate #LetLizSpeak
• Mandy Moore and that dude from 'A Walk To Remember' just reunited on Instagram
• 'Raising Dion' is a fresh take on a modern superhero origin story
• Netflix's 'In the Tall Grass' is Stephen King at its weirdest: Review
• Dude sneaks NSFW sign into live TV broadcast

• Earth sends Cassini a whole lot of love after the mission comes to a bittersweet end
• RSA conference has a diversity problem
• Summer movie preview: What to watch if you’re in a dark mood
• Barack Obama pens heartfelt 'Time 100' profile for Parkland teens
• Researchers map the koala genome in the name of saving the species
• Canada investigating Cambridge Anlaytica, Facebook, and regulations
• Book that sunny summer holiday now with these flights for £39
• 'Avengers: Infinity War' heroes join the Marvel Build
• The fat bears are already extremely fat
• Penis mockumentary 'American Vandal' wins prestigious Peabody Award

• Robin Triumphant
• Penis mockumentary 'American Vandal' wins prestigious Peabody Award
• The biggest surprise out of RSA? A fox and a magician.
• US bans American companies from selling products to ZTE
• Instagram tests Storylines, a collaborative twist on Stories
• Apple's next iPhones might be bigger and cheaper
• UK and U.S. authorities warn of Russian attacks on routers
• Meet Tammie Jo Shults, the hero pilot who landed the Southwest plane
• Analyzing Graphics Card Pricing: May 2018
• 'Stranger Things 3' adds 'Princess Bride' actor to show the '80s love