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.
Controversial holiday lodges plan for Ayrshire island to be scrutinised further
dailyrecord.co.ukNorth Ayrshire authority who asked to call in the plan for the College Street site, rather than have it assessed by planning officers under delegated powers.The bid — to build five holiday lodges and reception building, as well as the creation of access and car parking — was lodged in June, by architects Stewart Associates, for Alt Stays Scotland.It has attracted objections, including on the grounds that it deviates from the local plan.Councillor Ferguson, who represents Dalry and West Kilbride, told a meeting of the Planning Committee on Wednesday: "Just in terms of outlining the grounds for the call in on this application, it is an application which will affect the setting of the Cathedral of the Isles in Millport, which is a Category A.
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