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 Weeknd has declared he will boycott the Grammys going forward, and will not allow his label to submit his music for awards consideration.This news comes after the Canadian singer’s absence from this year’s nominations.
The nominations for this year’s awards were announced back in November, with Dua Lipa, Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish and Beyoncé leading the list.The Weeknd, who released his latest album ‘After Hours’ in 2020, was not nominated.
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