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.
Train passengers continue to be hit by strikes as services in Manchester reduced
manchestereveningnews.co.ukPassengers hoping to use train services from Manchester faced more cancellations on Sunday as conductor strikes continued for another week.
TransPennine Express services were affected by staff strikes on May 29, with some services through Piccadilly station among those being hit.
The rail provider confirmed on Sunday that strike action, which has been ongoing on various Sundays since March, will now continue on every Sunday until further notice.
And of the limited services that are able to run, TransPennine have warned they are likely to be 'extremely busy', as people with bikes were told they could not take them on board the packed out services.
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