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.
US retail giant Guitar Center reportedly preparing to file for bankruptcy this weekend
nme.comBloomberg, the chain and its private equity owner Ares Management are in the process of finalising bankruptcy terms with support from most of its creditors.
This could see the company apply for pre-packaged bankruptcy protection as early as this weekend.Under a Chapter 11 filing the company would undergo a restructuring.
During this process, Guitar Center would be able to keep operating its 300 US stores and be given a break from having to make debt repayments.
As per Bloomberg, the company would also cut its debt by enabling some investors to swap their holdings for a percentage of the reorganised equity.“We are in discussions with our creditors regarding multiple options to strengthen our capital structure and we look forward to a.
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