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.
P Nation issues statement following death of construction worker at Psy’s ‘Summer Swag’ concert
nme.comPsy’s agency P Nation has shared its condolences after a construction worker fell to his death while dismantling the set of the singer’s ‘Summer Swag’ concert.Earlier today (August 1), Korea JoongAng Daily reported that a construction worker had passed away after sustaining injuries in a fall at the Gangneung Stadium in Gangwon-do, South Korea the previous day.The worker, reportedly a Mongolian man in his twenties, had fallen from a height of 15 metres while dismantling the set of Psy’s ‘Summer Swag’ concert, which was held at the stadium on Saturday (July 30).
The man, who was working under an outsourced agency, was taken to a local hospital but later passed away.“We express our sincerest condolences to the worker who passed away after a sudden accident,” said P Nation in a statement later that day. “We also send our deepest condolences to the surviving family.”“We will do our best to establish measures to prevent another accident like this from happening, with a sense of responsibility,” the agency said, adding that it would help take care of the deceased’s funeral.Psy’s ‘Summer Swag’ concert series, which will conclude later this month, may also be undergoing investigation from South Korea’s Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters for the spread of COVID-19.The headquarters shared last week that it had received multiple reports from people who claim to have “contracted COVID-19 after attending a music concert that ‘sprays water’”.
The ‘Gangnam Syle’ singer’s annual summer concerts are known for drenching the audience with water during the show, which the Korea Herald reported could use around 300 metric tonnes of drinking water in one event..
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