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.
Pep Guardiola makes appeal to politicians criticising footballers celebrating during pandemic
manchestereveningnews.co.ukstraight to your inboxPep Guardiola has urged the government not to blame footballers for the worsening spread of Covid-19 in the UK.
A debate has been ongoing this week about Premier League footballers hugging and shaking hands during goal celebrations as elite sport continues, but most of the UK is in national lockdown and many businesses have been forced to close temporarily.
Manchester City boss Guardiola spoke in midweek about players finding it difficult to curb their emotions after scoring, and pointed to the rigorous testing that Premier League clubs are adhering to and the many strict distancing guidelines before, during and after games.
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