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.
Kanye West says he stands by Dave Chappelle in Netflix row
thefader.comThe second part of Kanye West's appearance on Drink Champs hit podcast feeds on Thursday with the rapper adding to the list of red-button issues he discussed with hosts N.O.R.E.
and DJ EFN when the first half of his conversation was published last week. Among the subjects that came up during part two were Taylor Swift, Larry Hoover, A$AP Rocky's prison stint, Trump, and the fall-out from Dave Chappelle's latest Netflix special.
On the subject of Chappelle, West maintained his stance of defending those he deems to have been "canceled" by the media and members of the public.
Chappelle came under considered criticism for continuing to joke about trans people in The Closer. The issue was internal, as well as external, with a staff walk-out led.
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