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.
Iced Earth Guitarist Who Became Emblem of Pro-Trump Mob Is First Capitol Rioter to Plead Guilty
variety.comChris Willman Music WriterJon Schaffer, a guitarist for the metal band Iced Earth whose angry image made him one of the faces of the pro-Trump mob that invaded the U.S.
Capitol in January, has become the first rioter to plead guilty for playing a role in the attack.A plea deal described the musician as “unlawfully entering the Capitol building, armed with bear spray, intending to stop or delay the Congressional proceeding” of certifying the presidential election.The Indiana native had faced six charges but, in the deal, pleaded guilty to two, both felonies: obstruction of an official proceeding of Congress, which could lead to up to 20 years in prison; and trespassing on restricted grounds of the Capitol while armed with a deadly or.
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