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.
'Manchester's music scene needs you - just as much as you need it'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukFebruary was busy, wasn't it? Musically, the month started with Independent Venue Week, then we got the exciting announcement that the BBC Radio 6Music Festival is coming home for good in March.
That festival tops off an already jam-packed schedule, which the MEN team have picked through and selected their favourite shows from.
We've got returning Mercury Prize winners, a reinvented Indie sleaze hero, and loads of talent on the come-up. It's a testament to how strong Manchester's scene is, in spite of the cost-of-living crisis.
That, in itself, is an excuse to get down to a show if you can. READ MORE: Take a look inside Manchester Museum following £15 million transformation Without venues, remember, there's no music.
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