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.
Ed Havard Promoted At Universal International Studios To Lead UK Non-Scripted
deadline.comUniversal International Studios has promoted Ed Havard to lead non-scripted UK programing.The former Channel 4 Commissioner was previously VP, Creative Partnerships for Universal Studio Group but moves to SVP, Creative, Unscripted Programing to lead on the studio’s non-scripted strategy.Havard will build on the studio’s “strategic partnerships with creators, producers and on-screen talent to source shows with global scale and appeal,” according to the studio, which owns the likes of Monkey and Matchbox Pictures.Havard joined then-NBCUniversal three years ago and has already forged a number of non-scripted deals and projects including a groundbreaking tie-up between the division and the BBC to discover transatlantic formats.Havard will report to Universal International Studios Head David O’Donoghue, who said: “Ed is a highly respected and gifted creative executive, with a flair for identifying great shows with global potential and fostering talent both on and off screen.
Under his leadership, we will supercharge our stellar unscripted business and continue to break new ground with our programming.”Havard said: “The scale and ambition of unscripted programming across NBCUniversal is extraordinary.
I can’t wait to drive this next phase of growth in our unscripted strategy.”Prior to joining NBCUniversal, Havard spent seven years as Channel 4 Commissioner including Head of Entertainment where he ordered the likes of The Lateish Show With Mo Gilligan.
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