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.
Horror as 17 dead dogs, cats and rabbits found in man's home
manchestereveningnews.co.ukSign up to the MySalford newsletter to keep up with what's happening in and around the city A man has appeared in court after the decomposing bodies of dogs, cats and rabbits were found at his home.
Mark Blackburn has been banned from keeping animals for 10 years following the disturbing discovery in Eccles. RSPCA inspectors were called to the 35-year-old's home on Swanage Road on December 8, 2019.
There, they found 17 dead animals in the house - and five underweight Akita dogs. READ MORE: Warning issued to Brits who shop at Aldi, M&S and Argos Blackburn, a dog breeder, pleaded guilty to four animal welfare offences when he appeared before Manchester Magistrates’ Court on September 14.
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