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.
Nashville Hitmaker Hillary Lindsey Signs With Concord Music Publishing: Exclusive
billboard.comGrammy and CMA Award-winning songwriter Hillary Lindsey has signed an exclusive, worldwide co-publishing deal with Concord Music Publishing. Additionally, Concord has acquired an interest in Lindsey’s back catalog.
Lindsey, who is also an Academy Award and Golden Globe-nominated writer, has co-penned such hits as Carrie Underwood’s “Jesus, Take the Wheel,” Little Big Town’s “Girl Crush,” and Keith Urban’s “Blue Ain’t Your Color,” as well as tunes for Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line, Tim McGraw, Lady A and Taylor Swift, among others.
She is nominated for songwriter of the year at the Sept. 16 ACM Awards. The multi-faceted deal also includes a creative venture to jointly sign and develop a new songwriting talent. “As a Nashville-based
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