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.
Green Day performs in front of “Fuck Ted Cruz” banner during their European tour
nme.comGreen Day have debuted a new banner displayed in the background of their live shows which simply reads: “Fuck Ted Cruz”.The on-screen message first circulated online in early June after the Berlin concert of the band’s broader European Hella Mega Tour.Following the performance, Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong reposted a fan photo of the Cruz reference captioned with a love heart emoji.apparently green day had “fuck ted cruz” on the screen at their concert last night.
green day will always be real ones. pic.twitter.com/amhT7j3Zhs— Michael Radigan (@MikeyRads) June 3, 2022Since debuting the banner, concert-goers have taken to Twitter to comment on its frank assessment of the Republican Senator, with one user writing that “Green Day knows Ted Cruz is a dick.”Green Day’s backdrop display arrives amid broader criticism of Cruz and his party in response to the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas on May 24.
The tragedy resulted in the deaths of 19 children and two teachers, but Cruz – who serves as the state’s junior senator – has continually thwarted attempts to pass stricter gun laws in the wake of the shooting.Green Day joins a slew of artists angered by US lawmakers’ inaction on gun control reform following the events in Uvalde.
In May, musicians Olivia Rodrigo, Jack White, Taylor Swift and Madonna were among those who called for stricter measures following the tragedy.“We need to reduce firearm access to people who are at risk of harming themselves or others,” Madonna wrote on Instagram at the time. “No more words action only.”It’s not the first time Green Day has weighed in on US politics.
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