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.
Rihanna and Taylor Swift lead stars taking part in Blackout Tuesday
breakingnews.ieRihanna and Taylor Swift were among the stars taking part in Blackout Tuesday to protest against the death of George Floyd. Social media platforms were flooded by black squares as a wave of protests swept across the US after Mr Floyd died in police custody, with an officer charged with his murder.
The “blackout” movement was initially aimed solely at the music industry, with organisers behind #TheShowMustBePaused calling for a day of reflection.
However, it soon spread beyond the industry as social media users around the world shared black squares online. Rihanna posted a black square and revealed her Fenty beauty brand would be suspending business for the day.
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