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.
Eurovision cheating scandal as claims of illegal betting involving Malta entry surface
dailyrecord.co.ukEurovision fans were shocked to hear about claims of a betting scandal involving Malta's entry to the competition. Allegations have surfaced which suggest that taxpayer money was used to try to manipulate betting odds in favour of Je Me Casse, which was performed by Destiny Chukunyere.
Minister Carmelo Abela has called for an audit of the spending after the board of Malta’s broadcaster PBS, which is responsible for the entry, raised fears of “financial mismanagement”, writes The Mirror.
Two sources said Malta splashed out 650,000 euros (£550,000) between the Malta Tourism Authority and PBS.Sources said one PBS insider admitted that part of the budget was spent on financing foreign nationals placing bets on Destiny, the Times of Malta.
Read more on dailyrecord.co.uk
