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.
Price of pint could hit £7 and 'become the norm', warns Scots brewer
dailyrecord.co.ukThe owner of a Scots brewery has warned the price of a pint could hit £7 on average in some cities because of inflation. It comes after the Chancellor scrapped the alcohol duty freeze which could see prices skyrocket during a period where people may be less likely to spend.Alan Mahon, founder and CEO of Glasgow-based brewer Brewgooder, warned the drinks industry could be in for a "perfect storm" of challenges.He said: "I used to think ‘perfect storm’ was a cliche until we found ourselves slap bang in the middle of what the industry is facing right now.Alan explains that raw material prices for beer ingredients such as wheat and barley are rising faster than the average rate of inflation.He adds things that don't often come to drinkers' minds when they think of what goes into beer are also experiencing huge price hikes.
The brewery CEO says carbon dioxide prices are 3,000 percent higher than they were 12 months ago.This could have an impact on beer prices at pubs, bars and restaurants and may make sky-high prices "the norm rather than the exception", according to Alan.While the winter World Cup rolling into the Christmas season may provide some much-needed buzz around the industry, the CEO warns that businesses face huge challenges.Alan said: “From what we are seeing, the pressures on the industry with cost price inflation challenges and the Chancellor's scrapping of the alcohol duty freeze might make a £7 pint the norm rather than the exception in many places – particularly in bigger cities."This is bound to make a pint a relative luxury for a lot of people, something we should all be concerned about and force us all to take stock of the challenges facing the beer industry."However, he adds the beer industry is prepared
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