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.
Britney Spears conservatorship: It was clear everyone in court was stunned by what they heard
msn.comThere was little sign of what was to come when the distinctive voice of Britney Spears echoed around the courtroom for the first time. Asked by the court clerk to confirm who exactly was on the telephone line, it took her a second or two to realise that the question was directed at her.
She replied with a breezy, "Oh, me? Britney Spears". The next time she spoke her tone had changed. As a lawyer tried to request that some of the singer's evidence not be publicly released, the singer jumped in with an interruption that foreshadowed what the court was about to hear. "This should be an open court hearing," she said. "They should listen to what I have to say. "With that, and with the judge's warning that she shouldn't be interrupted, Britney.
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