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.
Russell Hollander Re-Upped As DGA National Executive Director Through 2026
deadline.comThe Directors Guild of America has extended the contract of national executive director Russell Hollander through 2026.“I’m honored by the DGA’s confidence in my service to the membership,” Hollander said. “The beauty of our guild is our defining, singular mission to advance the creative and economic rights of our members – and the secret to our longstanding success is the strong partnership between our elected leaders and our professional staff to fulfill that purpose.”The guild’s latest financial reports filed with the Department of Labor show that he earned $690,225 in 2019.“Since stepping into the role of national executive director in 2017, Russ has been a rock for our members when we most needed him,” said DGA president Thomas
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