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 Black Academy Launches to Honor Black Canadian Talent
hollywoodreporter.comAs the Canadian entertainment industry continues to publicly display its "wokeness," Toronto-raised brothers and Hollywood breakout stars Shamier Anderson and Stephan James are launching The Black Academy to celebrate overlooked Black Canadian talent.
Wynonna Earp star Anderson and James, star of Selma and If Beale Street Could Talk, aim at a more diverse portrait of Canadian entertainment, arts and sports by presenting awards, educational programming and panel discussions.
James' other credits include Homecoming, 21 Bridges and playing Jesse Owens in the Canadian indie film Race. Anderson also starred in Stowaway, Awake and the Spike Lee-produced film Son of the South.
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