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, Austin Butler, Keke Palmer and More Among 2023 Academy Invitees
etonline.comThe Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has extended invitations to 398 artists and executives to join the organization.Notable names among this year's invitees include Taylor Swift — nominated for her musical contributions to films like and — 2023 Best Actor nominees Austin Butler and Paul Mescal, Keke Palmer, Bill Hader, and The Weeknd, professionally known as Abel Makkonen Tesfaye.Other notable invitees include several members of the team, including Best Supporting Actor winner Ke Huy Quan and his co-star and fellow 2023 nominee Stephanie Hsu, as well the writing-directing team The Daniels, who won Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay at this year's ceremony without being able to vote for themselves.Eight of this year's invitees — including The Daniels — were invited by multiple branches, and must select one branch to join upon accepting membership. «The Academy is proud to welcome these artists and professionals into our membership.
They represent extraordinary global talent across cinematic disciplines and have made a vital impact on the arts and sciences of motion pictures and on movie fans worldwide,» said Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President Janet Yang in a press release.
See the complete list of 2023 invitees below: Zar Amir-Ebrahimi Sakura Ando Selma Blair Marsha Stephanie Blake Austin Butler Raúl Castillo Chang Chen Ram Charan Kerry Condon Robert John Davi Dolly De Leon Martina Gedeck Bill Hader Nicholas Hoult Stephanie Hsu Tin Lok Koo Vicky Krieps Joanna Kulig Lashana Lynch A Martinez Noémie Merlant Paul Mescal Richard Mofe-Damijo Keke Palmer Park Hae-il Ke Huy Quan NT Rama Rao Jr.
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