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.
Plans to build housing on former bowling green put on hold
manchestereveningnews.co.ukSign up to the MySalford newsletter and don't miss a thing happening in and around the city A bid to build housing on a former bowling green in Barton has been paused after councillors were not convinced the site is 'surplus to requirements'.
The land behind the Rock House pub in Peel Green Road has most recently been used for festivals, car boot sales and other events for the community.
But because it was once a bowling green, it is still considered by the council to be a recreational site which must be replaced if it is developed for other uses.
It must also be 'clearly demonstrated' that there is no demand for the site as a bowling green or for another recreational use, according to the council's policy.
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