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.
Pigeon glued to floor and left to die in a 'callous act of cruelty' - an investigation has been launched
manchestereveningnews.co.ukDon't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox An investigation has been launched after a pigeon was glued to the floor with expandable foam and left to die.
The RSPCA described the incident in Stockport as a 'deliberate attack on a defenceless bird'. An animal inspector was forced to the put the female pigeon down after a member of the public found it in an extremely distressed state in Elisabeth Gardens in Reddish.
Its feathers were stuck to the concrete and some were coming off and its legs were stuck together. RSPCA inspector Demi Hodby described the attack as 'one of the most callous acts of cruelty I have come across'.
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