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.
NBCUniversal’s Matt Schnaars Named New Content Distribution President as Mac Budill Exits
variety.comBreAnna Bell NBCUniversal’s Mac Budill has stepped down from his role as president of content distribution after 10 years, an NBC spokesperson tells Variety.
Matt Schnaars, the current content distribution SVP, has been promoted to Budill’s position and will assume his duties beginning in November.
The news of Schnaars’ appointment was delivered to NBC employees via memo from NBCU content distribution chairman Matt Bond. “Matt Schnaars is a well-respected leader with the clear vision and right relationships across our industry to guide our team as we continue to grow our streaming footprint, build on new capabilities like FAST channels and continue our longstanding network partnerships,” wrote Bond. “I also want to thank Mac Budill for his undeniable leadership over the past decade.
His impact is felt throughout the distribution landscape, and we wish him the best on whatever he chooses to tackle next.” Schnaars had served as NBCUniversal’s senior vice president of content distribution in 2013.
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