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.
New Releases
officialcharts.comEach week, we here at Official Charts compile the best and most exciting releases of New Music Friday, to give you a chance to hear the future hits on the Official Singles and Albums Chart.
Let's dive in! To kick off singles this week, we have the assured return of Florence & The Machine. King is the lead single from the band's forthcoming fifth record, and was produced by hitmaker du jour Jack Antonoff (Taylor Swift, Lana Del Rey, Lorde).
A haunting track about the pressures of Florence Welch's stardom and ambition on her personal life, it's a truly singular return to form.
Elsewhere, following on from her first-ever BRIT Award warn, Becky Hill is back with another dance-pop bop, this time teaming up with Swedish duo Galantis for Run.
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