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.
Campaign launched for artists to receive more money from streaming during lockdown
nme.comThe Keep Music Alive campaign has been organised by the Musicians' Union and The Ivors Academy. Two leading organisations in the UK music industry are calling for artists to receive a greater cut of Spotify and streaming royalties, amid the economic uncertainty of the coronavirus crisis.
The Keep Music Alive campaign has been organised by the Musicians’ Union and The Ivors Academy, who are both calling for artists to receive a greater percentage of royalties after the widespread cancellation of gigs caused a huge void in the incomes of musicians.
As The Guardian reports, the campaign aims to highlight their predicament to politicians, streaming platforms and record companies across the UK.
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