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.
Manchester Arena licence changes agreed after initial concern from Greater Manchester Police and Manchester council
manchestereveningnews.co.ukPlans to change Manchester Arena’s premises licence have been approved by the council - despite initial concerns from police and licensing officers.
An initial application by arena operators SMG to change the venue’s operations schedule were said to ‘lack specific detail’ on how many staff would receive counter-terrorism training.
Further clarification was also sought on how the AO Arena's new operations schedule (OMP) would work in practice in relation to CCTV and first aid provision. READ MORE : The new Covid hotspots across Greater Manchester - and where rates are falling Greater Manchester Police and Manchester council’s licensing department had submitted objections to the application ahead of a hearing on Monday.
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