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.
EXO’s D.O. leaves SM Entertainment after 11 years with the label
nme.comD.O., a member of K-pop boyband EXO, has left his long-time label SM Entertainment after 11 years.SM Entertainment confirmed that EXO member D.O.
would be leaving the K-pop agency after the expiration of his currently contract in early-November. The statement came after an exclusive report by South Korean news outlet JTBC.In a statement to The Herald Pop, the company said D.O.
will “proceed with his acting and individual activities through the newly established agency founded by his and SM’s former manager”, as translated by Soompi.The K-pop agency also noted that the decision came after “thorough discussions” with the EXO member.
Additionally, the singer will also “continue his EXO activities” with SM Entertainment.D.O. is the second member of EXO to officially leave SM Entertainment, following inactive Chinese member Lay Zhang in April 2022.
Read more on nme.com
