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.
NCAA Board of Governors says potential host cities should not have anti-trans laws in place
metroweekly.comcurrent policy — which requires transgender females to have undergone a year of testosterone-suppression treatment in order to compete in sports designated for women — aligns with the policies of the International Olympic Committee, and the U.S.
Olympic and Paralympic Committee.“Inclusion and fairness can coexist for all student-athletes, including transgender athletes, at all levels of sport,” the statement reads. “Our clear expectation as the Association’s top governing body is that all student-athletes will be treated with dignity and respect.
We are committed to ensuring that NCAA championships are open for all who earn the right to compete in them.“When determining where championships are held, NCAA policy directs that only locations.
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