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.
Boy, 16, arrested in connection with racial assault on man in Edinburgh
dailyrecord.co.ukassault in Edinburgh. The victim, a 21-year-old man, was allegedly battered by a group of youngsters who then hurled racist abuse at him on December 11.
He was left with minor injuries following the attack in the city's George Square. Officers from Police Scotland are now appealing for information as they hunt people involved in the incident.Inspector Norman Towler said: "Officers in Edinburgh have arrested a 16-year-old boy in connection with a racial assault which happened in George Square on Friday, 11 December."A 21-year-old man was approached by a group of youths, who spoke to him and subjected him to racial abuse before he was assaulted."The victim was taken to hospital with minor injuries."The teenager will be reported and enquiries.
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