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.
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completemusicupdate.comAPPOINTMENTSJim Berkus is stepping down as Chair of talent agency UTA, according to Billboard.
The company is also adding two new directors, Paul Wachter of investment firm Main Street Advisors and Ceci Kurzman of Nexus Management Group.
Wachter will also become Chair.Defected Records has hired Jess Nash as Head Of Sync and Deniz Hilmi as Head Of Events And Talent.
They join from Budde Music and Ministry Of Sound respectively. “I am delighted to welcome Jess Nash and Deniz Hilmi to Defected”, says CEO Wez Saunders, who acquired the company last year. “Since the acquisition, we have been working on restructuring and strengthening the squad across the board as we continue to grow and develop”.New Sony Music-owned services company Santa Anna has hired Dave Anderson as General Manager, Carlos Ogando as VP Promotion and Derek Lee as CFO. “Dave and Los have great skill and talent to work creatively and successfully with artists”, says Santa Anna founder Todd Moscowitz. “I look forward to working with them as they develop incredible opportunities and experiences for our roster, to reach new fans and consumers.
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