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.
Kind Lanarkshire vets take on walking challenge for cancer charity
dailyrecord.co.ukA kind-hearted group of Lanarkshire vets are stepping into the New Year with a purpose - by taking on a huge walking challenge for a good cause.
Staff at Avenue Vets in Rutherglen are tackling the 10 Million Steps Challenge to aid MacMillan Cancer Support. Workers at the practice have regularly helped good causes in the past, but had to halt their activities with the spread of coronavirus.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.
Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android Now the 21-strong group have hit upon a good way to get back on track, as they are striving to take a combined 10 million steps during the month of January.Lisa Thomson of Avenues explained that MacMillan Cancer Support was an obvious choice to help out.
She told Lanarkshire Live : "MacMillan really strikes a chord for all of us. "We've always done charity events at Avenues, such as raising money for guide dogs in the past, but the past couple of years it's been difficult to arrange anything with COVID."One of our nurses suggested doing this as it doesn't require everyone to be together, you can do it in your own place and at your own time, so it's easy to get involved."We are aiming for a combined 10 million steps - I thought it was a million at first so I did groan a bit at 10 million!"It's such a good cause to help.
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