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.
Jennifer Lopez Admits She Felt Like A ‘Punchline’ At The Start Of Her Career
etcanada.comJennifer Lopez is reflecting on the way that she was treated by the industry and the media in the early days of her career. In her new Netflix documentary “Halftime”, the singer and actress admits that she was made to feel like a “punchline” by people who made fun of her figure. READ MORE: Jennifer Lopez Gushes Over Ben Affleck: ‘This Is The Best Time Of My Life’ “I grew up around women with curves, so it was nothing ever I was ashamed of,” said the 52-year-old superstar.
At the time, Lopez noted that “the beauty ideal was very thin, blonde, tall, not a lot of curves.” She continued, “It was hard when you think people think you’re a joke — like, you’re a punchline.
But I wound up affecting things in a way that I never intended to affect them.” The actress also looked back on the way that the media put a spotlight on her personal life, rather than her career achievements. “I really believed a lot of what they said, which is I wasn’t any good,” she explained. “That I wasn’t a good singer, I wasn’t a good actress, I wasn’t a good dancer.
I wasn’t good at anything. I just didn’t even belong here. Why wouldn’t I just go away?” READ MORE: Jennifer Lopez Documentary ‘Halftime’ Reveals Frustrations With NFL Over Co-Headlining Show With Shakira: ‘This Is The Worst Idea In The World’ She added, “There were many times where I was like, ‘I think I’m just gonna quit.’ I had to really figure out who I was and believe in that and not believe anything else.” “Halftime” is streaming now on Netflix.
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