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 Ellen DeGeneres Show, secure millions of viewers daily, she’s also become one Hollywood’s most best-known personalities.
But in a sudden but not surprising move on. Wednesday, daytime’s most recognizable celebrity announced she will be ending her talk show after nineteen seasons. “When you’re a creative person, you constantly need to be challenged – and as great as this show is, and as fun as it is, it’s just not a challenge anymore,” DeGeneres told The Hollywood Reporter. Read more:The news comes on the heels of a series of controversies which DeGeneres said “destroyed” her.
Last July, a BuzzFeed News expose highlighted allegations of a toxic workplace at Ellen, outlining sexual misconduct and abuse.
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