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.
Lana Del Rey on Taylor Swift’s success: “She wants it more than anyone”
nme.comLana Del Rey has spoken about the success Taylor Swift has achieved throughout the years.While appearing in a new BBC feature story which explores Swift’s massive success, Del Rey opened up and shared her thoughts about the pop star has been able to keep going and keep one-upping herself throughout her career.“She wants it,” the ‘Ride’ singer told the publication. “She’s told me so many times that she wants it more than anyone.
And how amazing — she’s getting exactly what she wants.”RAYE and KT Tunstall were also interviewed for the piece with the latter sharing: “She’s got the resilience and the chutzpah to be the boss of an enormous machine, employing thousands of people.
To be able to handle that and handle what’s coming at her publicly, you’ve just got to be a one-off.”“She is just one of those rare timeless artists who gets it right every time,” the ‘Escapism’ singer added. “She’s an absolute powerhouse.”Swift is currently in the middle of the UK leg of her ‘Eras’ tour, with a three-night run at Liverpool’s Anfield Stadium kicking off on June 13.
In a five-star review of her show in Edinburgh, NME shared: “Despite being an arena show, in a huge, cavernous venue, Swift and her fans have managed to cultivate a community.
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