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.
Tiny Scottish islands risk damage from 'over-tourism' as thousands add to 'bucket list'
dailyrecord.co.ukA new report from the National Trust for Scotland has revealed that the St Kilda archipelago requires protection from over-tourism as more people add it to their 'bucket list'.
The historic islands, which are the most western of the Outer Hebrides, were inhabited for more than 2,000 years before its final 36 occupants were evacuated in 1930 due to untenable conditions.
It is now a tourist destination, with the now-ruined village on the 'ghost island' of Hirta being the main attraction. The archipelago is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and one of the few in the world to hold joint status for both its natural and cultural value.
While tourism was once encouraged, the National Trust for Scotland has warned that the growing number of visitors amid a rise in day trippers and cruise ship passengers would need to be managed in the future.
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