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.
Hundreds of bus drivers on strike over 'fire and rehire' plans at Manchester depot
manchestereveningnews.co.ukdirect to your inboxHundreds of bus drivers are on strike over changes to their pay and conditions at a Manchester depot.
Around 400 Go North West staff have walked out over plans to change their contracts, a policy the Unite union is describing as 'fire and rehire'.
Go North West bosses say they need to modernise working practices to turn around the Queen's Road depot in Cheetham Hill, which is losing almost £2million a year.
The two sides have been negotiating for almost a year but Unite balloted for strike action last month after talks broke down.
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