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 goes 'alternative' for new album Folklore
torontosun.comTaylor Swift’s new album Folklore is the first of her records to fall into the “alternative” music genre.The 30-year-old singer dropped the record at midnight EST on Friday, after surprising fans with news of an impending release.Despite the fact that Taylor is most well known as a pop star, the new album is actually categorized as alternative on iTunes.
Four of her previous records were classed as country albums, while she’s also dropped three pop albums.In addition, Taylor will be submitting the record for the Best Alternative Music Album gong at the 2021 Grammy Awards, according to reports.It’s the only award she will be eligible for in the alternative genre, as while the pop genre has awards for Best Pop Solo Performance and Best Pop
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