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.
Strathclyde Sirens aiming for Netball Superleague play-off slot, says star Niamh McCall
dailyrecord.co.ukNiamh McCall says Strathclyde Sirens are again targeting a play-off slot in the Vitality Netball Superleague this season, as they strive for consistency.The Strathaven star wants an improvement on last season’s eighth-placed finish, and hopes the fact the squad has stayed together for a few years will stand them in good stead.Sirens have added Australian Natalie Bright and Ugandan Stella Oyella to their squad, but otherwise it’s the same group, with Cambuslang’s Beth Goodwin, Biggar’s Emily Nicholl and Kelly Boyle of Coatbridge also back.The Emirates Arena side have made a slow start to the season with three defeats and a win under their belt.Surrey Storm beat them 68-56, Loughborough Lightning ran out 63-42 winners, and Team Bath pipped them 49-48 on Friday, with Sirens beating Severn Stars 60-51 in their second game.That leaves them sixth in the 10-team league, ahead of a home match against bottom side Leeds Rhinos on Saturday, in which Niamh will make a milestone 50th appearance for the team.“The aim for this season is definitely to do better than we did last season – that’s a big one, said the 22-year-old.“I think if we can do better than that we’ll be happy, but we’re aiming for the top four, if we can.
If not, at least top six.“We have some new faces, but Natalie Bright has been in the team before. We have a lot of connections from previous years, but bringing in the experience of Stella and learning from her – for me, especially – in that shooting circle is brilliant.“There has been some movement between teams, but we’ve been playing each other for a very long time and we know how they work, so we just need to go out and perform.”McCall is just delighted to be back out on court after a lengthy pre-season that saw
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