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.
R. Kelly Found Guilty on Racketeering and Sex Trafficking Charges
essence.comsexual exploitation of a child and sex trafficking, and eight additional counts of sex trafficking in acts that were in direct violation of the Mann Act.
Throughout the course of the five-week trial, the prosecution presented evidence and testimony from 45 witnesses that depicted the R&B singer/songwriter as a predator that used his money, status, and network to access and coerce underaged young women and men into sexual acts and ongoing sexual relationships.
Witnesses testified to Kelly committing multiple acts of sexual and physical abuse, testified to engaging in sexual acts with Kelly while far under the age of 18, and acting on his behalf to scout, recruit, and transport teenagers to engage in sexual activity and record pornography.
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