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.
Lanarkshire by-election candidate opens up about dealing with racist abuse online daily
dailyrecord.co.ukHead over to our new Lanarkshire Live Facebook page to make sure you're up to date with the top stories in the regionShe also stood as candidate for the SNP in the Murdouston ward in the 2017 North Lanarkshire Council elections.But it hasn't been an easy move into the world of politics, with the 28-year-old telling Lanarkshire Live about daily online abuse that shockingly relates to her race and skin tone.Abusive replies to her Tweets show people saying they wouldn’t vote for the SNP as they would allow “more mass migration from Pakistan and Africa”Anum told us: “I’ve experienced racial abuse on social media. "People on Twitter, for example, can remain anonymous and that can allow 'keyboard warriors' to say whatever they wish - like telling.
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