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.
Rugby league's galling selfishness threatens to derail England's World Cup hopes after All Stars defeat
manchestereveningnews.co.ukYou suspect there was very little about this week that went as Shaun Wane envisaged. It should have been a week where England's head coach got to grips with his stars ahead of the World Cup, followed by a strong performance at the end.
In reality, neither of those things happened. As England huffed and puffed before falling to defeat against the All Stars, it's hard not to wonder how much Wane actually got out of this week.
He will, under no uncertain terms, argue passionately that it was a worthwhile exercise. Any contact time for Wane under the circumstances is invaluable.
Yet there is no question that the sport has not helped him, at all. He needs more contact time with his squad. That was evident throughout this disjointed display.
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