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.
Recording Academy Extends Grammys’ 2024 Eligibility Period, Responding to ‘Concerns’ From Music Community
variety.comThania Garcia The Recording Academy has extended its eligibility date to Sept. 15 — two weeks later than the Aug. 31 date the organization proposed just a month ago.
On Thursday, Harvey Mason Jr., the Academy’s CEO, issued a statement addressing the change in a message to members. “A few weeks ago, we communicated a change to the eligibility period for the 66th Grammy Awards,” his note stated, referring to the March announcement that the 66th annual awards ceremony had adjusted their eligibility period to start on Oct.
1, 2022, to Aug. 31, 2023, one month shorter than that of the previous year. He continued, “After listening to concerns from some members of the music community, we have decided to amend the end date of the previously-announced eligibility period.
The eligibility deadline for the 66th Annual Grammy Awards will be extended by two weeks, to Friday, September 15, 2023.” “We care about the impact of this date change on our community and make this adjustment in the spirit of partnership and collaboration.” The note also explained that the initial shift to an earlier date was made in an attempt to benefit the “awards process” and added an extra level of “flexibility” required to the show’s logistics including booking, nomination announcements and pre-Grammy events including the Premiere Ceremony, Recording Academy Honors Presented by the Black Music Collective, and “other important celebrations throughout Grammy Week.” Under Mason, the Academy has become much more responsive to the music community’s wishes and concerns, and certainly has done so in a more expedient fashion than previous administrations — as exemplified by the modification of a decision made just four weeks ago.
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