Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
Bafta ‘urgently investigating’ racism claims from actress in diversity scheme
metro.co.ukracism claims from a member of its diversity scheme Elevate, after actress India Eva Rae said she was subjected to offensive comments and discrimination.Rae is one of 19 people to join the Bafta initiative, established in 2017 and aimed at improving diversity in the film and TV industry, however in a BBC article the actress described Elevate as a ‘PR exercise’.Elevate was established after the academy was criticised for its all-white nomination lists in the leading actor and actress categories at the annual awards, which spawned the tag #BaftasSoWhite.According to Rae – whose credits include Channel 4 series On The Edge and Hulu series Maxxx – the scheme failed to open the doors it promised, she was met with racist comments, and says she.
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