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.
South Carolina man accused of setting girlfriend on fire
foxnews.comA South Carolina man accused of setting his girlfriend on fire has turned himself in after deputies issued a warrant for his arrest.
Larry Dean Brown, Jr., 28, allegedly assaulted his girlfriend and poured gasoline on her before setting her on fire. His warrant was issued for Domestic Violence of a High and Aggravated Nature and Arson -- First Degree.
He turned himself in on Sunday. The victim was able to put the fire out by jumping into a bath tub and is expected to survive, according to WHNS, the Fox affiliated TV station in Greenville, South Carolina.
The victim's brother reportedly told police about the incident, which occurred on Dec. 6. After the victim drove herself to the hospital, she was transferred to the Augusta Burn Center..
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