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 Ting Tings respond to ‘That’s Not My Name’ going viral on TikTok: “We’re thrilled”
nme.comThe Ting Tings have shared their reaction to their 2008 single ‘That’s Not My Name’ going viral on TikTok.The indie-pop duo – Katie White and Jules De Martino – hit top spot in the UK charts with the track upon its release over a decade ago, beating Rihanna, Madonna and other stars to the top spot.‘That’s Not My Name’ has since sold over a million copies in total, and has received a newfound boost after it went viral on TikTok and became the soundtrack to videos by The Rock, Drew Barrymore and others.Speaking to Variety about the resurgence of the track, White said: “We’re [not good] at social media.
I learned it was happening from my family.”“I didn’t think TikTok was really for us,” the singer and guitarist added, “but now we will probably use it for our next album.”“We’re thrilled,” De Martino added. “It’s amazing to see people interact with our song.
Early in our career, someone said, ‘You’ve written one of those songs that’s just going to keep on going.’ And they were right, it just keeps coming around.”My name is Drew, but they call me… inspired by @aliciasilverstone!❤️ ♬ That’s Not My Name – The Ting Tings The Ting Tings are set to release new album ‘Meadow’ this year, and spoke to Variety about the positive timing of returning with new material after the viral success of their old hit.“You couldn’t ask for better timing,” White said, “but then you also want the new record to be in its own world,” adding that the new album is “very Fleetwood Mac, Steely Dan, and The Eagles.” Read NME‘s investigation into why and how old songs are going viral on TikTok here..
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