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.
Anita Baker Thanks Chance the Rapper for Helping Her Regain Her Masters
etonline.comChance the Rapper at a recent performance for a very sweet reason.In a clip shared on Twitter, the legendary singer took a moment during her show to ask her audience to «say hello» to Chance — whose real name is Chancelor Johnathan Bennett — and shared that the Chicago-born rapper helped her acquire her masters.«You should say hello to a friend of mine by way of the music industry and by way of helping me, helping me to get a hold and ownership of my master recordings,» Baker said while pointing to Chance in the audience.
The 29-year-old musician stood up in the crowd as everyone clapped.Tonight Ms. @IAMANITABAKER introduced @chancetherapper and acknowledged his helping her regain control of her master recordings!
Wow! #AnitaBakerpic.twitter.com/GrSBpvDfJqThe 64-year-old singer spent much of last year locked in battle with her former label Elektra for control of her masters, telling her fans not to stream her music until everything was sorted out.In a March 2021 tweet, Baker told her followers and fans that she had «miraculously outlived all her artists contracts» and the record company, by law, was to give the ownership of her masters back to her after so many years.
But the singer wrote that the company seemingly refused to abide by said law, alleging that they were going to «make her fight for them» — and she was prepared to do whatever it takes..
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