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.
Disney CEO Bob Chapek Issues Apology to LGBTQ Employees & Announces Political Donation Changes
justjared.comBob Chapek is speaking out again. The Disney CEO issued an apology following weeks of scrutiny for not publicly speaking out against the “Don’t Say Gay” legislation in Florida, which already passed in the House and Senate, via Variety. Click inside to read more… In a company email on Friday (March 11), after he broke his silence at a shareholders meeting earlier in the week, he revealed that Disney will pause all political donations in Florida and restructure its political giving framework. “It is clear that this is not just an issue about a bill in Florida, but instead yet another challenge to basic human rights,” he wrote. “You needed me to be a stronger ally in the fight for equal rights and I let you down.
I am sorry.” At the same time, the HRC revealed that they will no longer accept money from Disney until they take “meaningful action.” “We are hard at work creating a new framework for our political giving that will ensure our advocacy better reflects our values.
And today, we are pausing all political donations in the state of Florida pending this review,” he wrote in the email. He then promised to “engage with the LGBTQ+ community so that I can become a better ally,” and that further announcements would be coming. “I truly believe we are an infinitely better and stronger company because of our LGBTQ+ community.
I missed the mark in this case but am an ally you can count on — and I will be an outspoken champion for the protections, visibility, and opportunity you deserve.” See the full email, via Variety… To my fellow colleagues, but especially our LGBTQ+ community, Thank you to all who have reached out to me sharing your pain, frustration and sadness over the company’s response to the Florida “Don’t Say Gay”
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