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.
London’s E1 nightclub founder steps down after travelling to serve in Israeli Defence Force in Gaza
nme.comMixmag, the news was flagged by the group Ravers For Palestine, who shared a screenshot of a now-deleted Facebook post that showed Yuval Hen wearing an IDF uniform, with a caption saying he was “returning home” after four months in Gaza.
In a statement, E1 said that is “a place for music and dancing,” and that it has “no connection to political movements and confirm that our previous owner stepped away in October due to being deeply affected by the ongoing crisis across Israel and Palestine.” “We will continue to provide a safe space for people to enjoy club culture in East London,” the statement continued.
A post shared by Ravers for Palestine (@raversforpalestine)Ravers For Palestine has called for the public and artists to boycott E1 “until further notice”. “There can be no place in our culture for actors engaged in colonial violence – especially those in places of power and ownership,” the wrote.
At the time of writing, the current death toll of Palestinians in Gaza stands at 28,775, with around 1,410 Israelis killed and around 100 Israeli hostages still remaining in Hamas captivity after the October 7 attacks.
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