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.
Iconic pub Sam's Chop House under serious threat 'unless regeneration plans approved'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe future of iconic pub Sam's Chop House is under serious threat unless new regeneration plans are approved this week, bosses say.The traditional boozer on Black Pool Fold in the city centre has been a favourite watering hole for Mancunians since 1872.Just a stone's throw from LS Lowry's studios on Pall Mall, it was said to be the painter's favourite pub (although his biographers insisted he was teetotal).A 700lb bronze statue of Lowry can be found propping up the bar in the basement.As CityLife once put it, the Chop House is "as much part of the city as the rain."But owners the Ward family say the coronavirus pandemic has now 'placed its future in jeopardy'.They are supporting plans brought forward by property investors Investream to.
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