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.
Cannes Goes Meta as Instagram Takes on Festival Sponsor TikTok (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comManori Ravindran International EditorCannes is going Meta.The social giant formerly known as Facebook is taking the Croisette by storm and rolling out the red carpet for creators at the festival.
Meta has unveiled its first creator villa, which will be powered by Instagram and host up to 300 content creators over two days at the iconic Palais Bulles.According to a blog post authored by Louise Holmes, director of creator partnerships for EMEA, the villa will offer “unique access to experiences and innovations.”Meta’s presence in Cannes follows similar events at U.S.
festivals such as SXSW and Coachella. The physical spaces come as the company looks to step up efforts to help creators gain access to major entertainment events. “Major events like these inspire communities and fandoms every day on our apps, and film is no exception,” wrote Holmes in her post. “We know that red carpet events generate high interest amongst fans using our apps, and drive creativity from creators.”According to Meta, videos with Met Gala hashtags on Instagram had over 2.2 billion views including over 1.8 billion views from Reels.
Video now makes up 50% of the time spent on Facebook, and is becoming increasingly prominent on Instagram, with Reels making up more than 20% of the time people spend on the latter app.Meta’s Palais Bulles venue will give creators a space to gain hands-on experience with hardware such as Meta Quest 2 and Ray-Ban Stories.
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