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.
'Netflix for football' to be created by FIFA in shake-up of how sport consumed on TV
dailystar.co.ukFIFA are planning to change how sport is consumed on TV, as they look set to release a football version of Netflix and Amazon Prime.Unlike the majority of streaming platforms, FIFA's service is said to be free to download.
And their early content will feature documentaries as well as some live matches when the platform is launched.However, their service could pave the way for them to eventually broadcast FIFA World Cup matches at a price, as they look to change how the sport is consumed on TV.
FIFA have recently been using YouTube as a platform to live stream sporting political events, classic games and even World Cup qualifiers, but this could be switched to their own service.It was always going to be a matter of time, as FIFA have regularly using YouTube to broadcast events such as the African World Cup qualifiers.
The recent play-off between Egypt and Senegal saw viewing figures peak at over 200,000 concurrent streams, showing the potential that is out there.And FIFA are set to launch their own service which could shape the way that sport in consumed in the future, but it's been confirmed that their platform will initially be free. "There is no plan to charge a subscription fee for the service," FIFA director of strategy Charlotte Burr said."That doesn't mean to say that we may not evolve over time should there be a value proposition that allows us to charge subscription if we step into premium rights or adopt other kind of models.
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