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.
Blow for beer garden at old mill as scaled back summer plans could be called off
manchestereveningnews.co.ukPlans to set up a beer garden at an old mill this summer are facing another setback as council staff are still not satisfied with the scaled back proposal.
Manchester brewers ShinDigger applied to host the 'Secret Garden' events every weekend in July and August at Talbot Mill in Ellesmere Street, but licensing officers raised concerns about noise, nuisance and public safety.
The company has now made some concessions - including cutting capacity and the opening hours - in a bid to win over the council and secure a licence.
But licensing officers at Manchester town hall are still opposed to the plans. The council staff say the plans have 'high potential' for creating public nuisance in the 'densely populated' area which is surrounded by flats. READ MORE: What the local election results say about Labour, according to our local leaders They also raised healthy and safety concerns about the events taking place in the courtyard of a disused mill which property developer Capital and Centric is converting into around 200 apartments that are currently under construction.
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