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.
Bomb squad dismantles number of suspected hand grenades following raids in Trafford
manchestereveningnews.co.ukdirect to your inboxA number of suspected hand grenades have been dismantled in a field after a bomb scare prompted a huge evacuation in Trafford.The bomb squad dismantled the weapons at Turn Moss playing fields after they were discovered during raids in Stretford over the last few days.All other seized items, including suspected firearms, have been moved so they can been assessed by experts, a GMP spokeswoman said.A series of raids have taken place across Stretford, Trafford, and Wythenshawe in neighbouring south Manchester since the early hours of Thursday.Six properties were searched and nine suspects were arrested.Four have been released while five men remain in custody.
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