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.
Cynthia Littleton Business EditorPrivate equity giant Providence Equity Partners is betting on the rebound of the live event business, backing Ambassador Theatre Group’s acquisition of high-end venues in San Francisco and Detroit.The deal calls for International Entertainment Holdings Ltd, parent company of U.K.-based ATG, to acquire the San Francisco’s Golden Gate Theatre and Orpheum Theatre and Detroit’s Fisher Theatre.
The pact includes the programming operations of the historic Detroit Opera House and arts venue Music Hall. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.Mark Cornell, CEO of ATG, emphasized the importance of San Francisco and Detroit as touring markets for Broadway and West End productions.
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