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.
Philip Baker Hall, 'Boogie Nights' & 'Modern Family' Star, Dies at 90
justjared.comPhilip Baker Hall has sadly passed away at the age of 90. The character actor is best known for his roles in Boogie Nights, and as the Dunphy’s neighbor in Modern Family. Philip‘s neighbor Sam Farmer, who is a sportswriter for the Los Angeles Times, shared the news on social media. “My neighbor, friend, and one of the wisest, most talented and kindest people I’ve ever met, Philip Baker Hall, died peacefully last night.
He was surrounded by loved ones. The world has an empty space in it,” he wrote. Philip is also known for his roles in Rush Hour, Magnolia and Hard Eight.
He most recently appeared in the Messiah series on Netflix as Zelman Katz. The show centers on a CIA officer who investigates a man, and his followers, and attracts international attention through acts of public disruption.
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