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.
Dolly Parton Pays Tribute To Country Music Star Charley Pride Following His Death, Aged 86
msn.comDolly Parton has paid tribute to fellow country music star Charley Pride following his death aged 86 from coronavirus complications.
Pride, from Sledge in Mississippi, was one the genre’s first Black stars and the first Black member of the Country Music Hall Of Fame.
A statement from his representative said: “Pride, whose rich baritone voice and impeccable song-sense altered American culture, died Saturday, December 12, 2020 in Dallas, Texas of complications from Covid-19 at age 86. ”Widely considered a trailblazer, he was one of only three African-Americans to become a member of the prestigious Grand Ole Opry club.
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