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.
The 13 Best Things That Happened in Music This Week (July 27)
billboard.comThis week was all about badass women, as Tove Lo, Sophie Turner, Dua Lipa, Miranda Lambert, Zendaya, Shakira, Jennifer Lopez, Taylor Swift, Beyonce and more made headlines.In events news, Lollapalooza and the GLAAD Media Awards both went virtual, and on the awards show side, nominations were announced for the Emmys and MTV VMAs. (Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga led the VMAs nominations with nine each, including a co-nomination for video of the year for "Rain on Me.”)Did we mention Beyonce dropped a visual album?!Take a look at some of the week’s biggest music happenings below.Tove Lo revealed she’s marriedThe Swedish singer-songwriter took to Instagram to share some surprise news with fans: she's a married woman! "Oops! @seetwaddle," the artist.
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