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.
How Manchester council wants to 'stamp out' spiking amid rise in cases
manchestereveningnews.co.ukPubs, bars and clubs could be forced to search their customers for spiking paraphernalia as Manchester council looks to change its licensing regime.
The local authority will look at whether conditions could be placed on venues to ensure they have appropriate security and staff training to prevent spiking.
It follows a sharp rise in spiking cases in the city last month which led to hundreds of women and young people protesting in St Peter's Square. READ MORE: Students persuade Burnham to take zero tolerance on spiking after rise in reports There were approximately 117 reports of spiking in October alone - with 57 in one week - compared to just 18 in 2019, according to councillor Sam Lynch.
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