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.
Radio presenter Ken Bruce sparks backlash for Taylor Swift remarks
nme.comTaylor Swift.The former BBC Radio 2 presenter, who now hosts a show on Greatest Hits radio, made the comments in a recent interview with The Mail On Sunday.“All her songs are the same,” he claimed. “I’ll play her on my station when she writes something that isn’t about her ex-boyfriends.” He went on to say that “great radio songs have three beats and then they’re straight into the song, not these long intros that she does.”Bruce also remarked that Swift may not appeal to his listeners anyways, as “we’re a 70s, 80s and 90s radio show as our core audience is older.” He added that “we do early noughties and 2010s, not very many but we expect people to know things from recent and current music – only the biggest names, though.”The comments have sparked fury amongst Swifties online, with one commenter writing: “Tell me you’ve never actually given her music a chance without telling me.
men are so quick to parrot that talking point. News flash, men write about their relationships just as much. Grow up.”Meanwhile, another X user wrote: “Bit disappointed – could’ve just said that the radio station is for older music.” However, they also went on to recommend the song ‘Marjorie’ from ‘evermore‘, adding: “Get the tissues at the ready”.
See some more reactions below:“i’ve never actually given her storytelling a chance but i’ll regurgitate the same misogyny she’s faced for 18 years”— the bridge of my tears ricochet (@PsychicCancer) June 30, 2024Tell me you've never actually given her music a chance without telling me.
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