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.
Boss sparks debate after worker asks for 'pawternity' leave to look after new puppy
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA boss has sparked a debate online after revealing one of their workers asked to take time off to look after a new puppy. Getting a new dog can be an exciting and challenging time and when they're young, it is often compared to looking after a human equivalent- but is taking time off to look after a new furry arrival like you would with a human child justified?
This was the dilemma presented to Roger Wade, the CEO of Boxpark, a chain of pop up shopping and dining spaces in London. An employee approached him requesting leave to look after his new puppy, and he took to social media to ask users their opinion.
The post, first published on LinkedIn, simply read: ‘One of my staff has asked for paternity leave because he has a new puppy.
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