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.
NCAA Division 1 Council Sets Stage For Student Athletes To Make Money Off Likeness
deadline.comThe NCAA on Monday set the stage for student athletes to be able to make money off their own names, images and likenesses. A recommendation was handed down by the The Division I Council and will be addressed at the Division I Board of Directors meeting on Wednesday.The organization’s hand has been forced by laws passed in 20 states enabling athletes to control their own names, images and likenesses.
On July 1, laws in seven of those states go into effect: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, New Mexico and Texas.
Another state, Arizona, has a law going into effect July 23, while a further 12 states, such as California, have enacted laws that take effect at later dates.While the new stance impacts all sports, the big TV money is
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