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.
Exclusive: Private firm which runs Salford prison given 45 days to improve by government or risk losing contract
manchestereveningnews.co.ukSign up to the MySalford newsletter to keep up with what's happening in and around the city Salford's beleaguered Forest Bank prison has been issued with a 45-day improvement notice by the government.
The Manchester Evening News understands the "significant concerns and rectification notice" was slapped on the jail two weeks ago by the Ministry of Justice.
The privately run prison is operated by Sodexo Justice Services and if progress is not made the company could lose the contract which is scheduled to run until 2025. READ MORE: Two men caught hiding gun in a wheelie bin at mum's house after dodgy casino car park exchange The move has triggered a huge refurbishment programme in the Agecroft prison with its capacity being reduced by 200 so
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