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.
Taylor Swift Announces New Album Dropping October 21 After Winning MTV VMA For Video Of The Year
deadline.comTaylor Swift was the top winner at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards as she won Video of the Year. The singer and songwriter took the moon person trophy for her work in the 10-minute music video for “All Too Well” (Taylor’s Version).When the star took the stage she made an announcement that left all of her fans shocked as she revealed when her next album was dropping.“My brand new album comes out October 21,” she said to a loud crowd. “And I will tell you more at midnight.”MTV VMAs 2022 Red Carpet Photos GalleryWhen Swift took the stage to accept her award, she acknowledged that the majority of directors nominated were women.“I’m so honored to have been recognized alongside such amazing artists and directors in this category,” she said after receiving her trophy. “I just want to say I’m so heartened by the fact that for the first time in VMA history four of the directors nominated in the Video of the Year category are women.”“You guys, I’m just so proud of what we made and I know with every second of this moment that we wouldn’t have been able to make this short film if it weren’t for you the fans.
I wouldn’t be able to re-record my albums if it weren’t for you, you emboldened me to do that.”Swift said that the decision to reveal she was releasing a new album in the coming months was due to the generosity of her fans voting for her to win the Video of the year award..@taylorswift13 announces that her new album drops October 21 during her #VMAs acceptance speech for Video of the Year pic.twitter.com/nPBFh1epXU— MTV NEWS (@MTVNEWS) August 29, 2022
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