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.
Mental health charity Mind launch free resources for music industry workers
nme.comMental health charity Mind have shared a number of free resources for those working in the electronic music industry.The scheme, which arrives to mark Mental Health Awareness Week this week (May 10-17), comes in association with record labels and entertainment organisations Ninja Tune, Paradigm, Percolate and POLY.Included in the resources, which you can access free here, are guides to help support the mental health of those working in the electronic music industry, with specific guides for managers, employees and freelancers.Working in partnership with @MindCharity. @paradigmagency, @percolate_music and POLY, we have created 4 new guides which provide information on how those working within the electronic music industry can be supported to.
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