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.
Lizzo, Live Nation Pledge $1 Million to Planned Parenthood, Abortion Funds
thewrap.comTwitter. She is one of the first celebrities to publicly announce such support.However, after some abortion rights activists pointed out the benefits of donating locally — directly to abortion funds that are organizing in states and areas with more restrictive laws — the pop star course-corrected and added that the money will be split to them as well. “We are going to give proceeds to @AbortionFunds as well!
Thank you!,” she said in response to one user who advised, “Lizzo please send the money directly to abortion funds!!! It would be greatly appreciated.”While Planned Parenthood is actively soliciting donations, it is a largely well-funded organization.
It has been critiqued by abortion rights activists as not doing enough to provide safe and accessible abortions in states that are more hostile to the right, such as in Alabama, where independent clinics have had to take up the baton.
Experts and organizers on the ground have advocated for direct donations that can impact local communities who need it most.
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