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.
Scots chippie banned from using 'Batterman' mascot light to attract customers
dailyrecord.co.ukfish and chip shop owner banned from shining a superhero-style light into the sky to attract customers is taking her fight to the Scottish government.
Jaki Pickett applied for permission use her powerful spotlight to promote her takeaway in the village of Muir of Ord in the Highlands.
But Highland Council planners refused to give Jaki consent, claiming the beam would cause light pollution in the rural area.
She came up with her plan after designing a deep-fried superhero called Batterman as part of a publicity drive at the Jaki Fish and Chip Shop.
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