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.
Dan Caplen and YMU launch new label Leander Records
completemusicupdate.comArtist management company YMU Music and singer-songwriter Dan Caplen have launched a new record label, Leander Records. The first signing to the label is… Dan Caplen!OK, the venture has been set up specifically for Caplen to release his own material, and it doesn’t seem that there are any plans to sign other artists.
The aim is for Caplen to release new music every four to six weeks, starting right now – Caplen’s first release on the label, new single ‘No Letting Go’, is out today.“Leander Records is a true joint venture between YMU Music and Dan, with both parties investing equally in the label and sharing in its success”, says YMU Music Director Chris Dempsey. “Dan is an incredibly talented singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
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