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.
Grammy Nominations Led by Beyoncé’s Nine, With Six Apiece for Taylor Swift, Roddy Ricch and Dua Lipa
variety.comChris Willman Music WriterBeyoncé leads the contenders for the 2021 Grammy Awards with nine — an unexpectedly high profile, given that the superstar didn’t even release a new album during the eligibility period.
Her wealth of nods is followed by six apiece for Taylor Swift, Roddy Ricch and Dua Lipa.Brittany Howard, of Alabama Shakes fame, was close behind that grouping with five nominations for her solo debut.
Earning four each were returning Grammy queen Billie Eilish, Megan Thee Stallion, DaBaby, Phoebe Bridgers, Justin Bieber, jazz pianist John Beasley and classical producer David Frost.Anyone looking for The Weeknd’s name amid that pack, or lesser rewarded runners-up, need look no further.
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