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.
Billy Corgan praises Taylor Swift, defends length of ‘The Tortured Poets Department’
nme.comThe Smashing Pumpkins‘ Billy Corgan has praised Taylor Swift and defended the length of her latest album ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ – see what he had to say about the pop star below.Speaking to the Irish Times, Corgan spoke about people complaining about artists releasing long albums – something he’s baffled by.
It’s something he’s faced himself, with the Smashing Pumpkins’ latest album ‘ATUM’, which released in three parts with a total of 33 songs.Corgan said, sympathising with Taylor and mentioning Sinéad O’Connor: “Now that Sinéad’s gone, would it be a bad thing if somebody turned up tomorrow and said, ‘Hey, I just found this tape, and there’s enough for 20 – or 30 or 50 – Sinéad songs.’ Would that be a bad thing?”He then addressed Taylor Swift: “Taylor Swift is one of the most gifted pop artists of all time.
How is it a bad thing that she’s releasing more music? I can’t follow that… You can go on Spotify and just skip it.”Corgan then reflected on the criticism he’s faced for ‘ATUM’: “People complained about the length of my last album, ‘ATUM’.
I thought, ‘Well, just go make your own playlist.’ Just listen to the record one time – rag over the six or 10 songs you like and make your own record.
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