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.
Lady Gaga Urges Everyone to 'Smile' to Kick Off 'One World' Concert
billboard.comLady Gaga took an optimistic approach with her song selection to kick off Saturday night's (April 18) One World: Together at Home primetime benefit concert, performing Charlie Chaplin's uplifting classic "Smile" while sitting at her keyboard, surrounded by candles.
She put a jangly spin on the standard and emphasized the all-too-appropriate lyrics: "Smile, though your heart is aching/ Smile even though it's breaking/ When there are clouds in the sky/ You'll get by." The pop singer/songwriter curated the night's all-star lineup, which also includes Taylor Swift, John Legend, Paul McCartney and more.
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