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.
Salman Rushdie's Agent Provides Distressing Update on His Condition After On-Stage Stabbing
justjared.comSalman Rushdie was attacked on stage moments before giving a lecture in western New York and his agent has provided a distressing update on his condition.
The 75-year-old Booker Prize-winning author was about to give a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution when a male suspect ran on stage and attacked both Rushdie and the interviewer.
The interviewer suffered a minor head injury while Rushdie‘s injuries were far more serious. He was rushed to the hospital with an apparent stab wound to the neck. Click inside to read the update from Salman Rushdie’s agent… Rushdie‘s agent Andrew Wylie provided an update to the New York Times on Friday evening. “The news is not good,” the agent said, adding that Rushdie is currently on a ventilator and cannot speak.
He was stabbed in the neck and abdomen. The statement continued, “Salman will likely lose one eye; the nerves in his arm were severed; and his liver was stabbed and damaged.” We’re hoping for a smooth recovery for Mr.
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