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.
Arndale evacuated as city centre sees second 'white powder' alert in four days
manchestereveningnews.co.ukDon't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Manchester's Arndale shopping centre was partially evacuated tonight after a member of staff discovered suspicious white powder in an envelope.
Police, firefighters and paramedics went to the scene and people were urged to stay away from the city centre following the alert at 5.15pm on Thursday night.
The drama came to an end two hours later when the powder was examined by fire service haazrdous materials experts and found to be harmless.
It is the second almost identical incident in the city in four days, On Monday we reported that 'suspicious powder' was delivered in an envelope to a city centre office block.
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