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.
Sidra Bell Becomes The First Black Female Choreographer To Be Commissioned By New York City Ballet
essence.comSidra Bell‘s dance journey started in the home. With a mother who’s a classically trained musician and dancer, Bell witnessed her take classes with the Alvin Ailey Organization and study at the Clark Center.
Once she began to express interest in the dance world, her mother enrolled her in one of the local schools in Riverdale. After seeing how serious she was about her crafter, Bell’s mom eventually took her to audition for the Dance Theatre of Harlem’s Saturday morning program. “I started to fall in love with the language of dance right away,” Bell tells ESSENCE. “The language, the form, and the rigor.”At 14 years old, Bell recognized her need to expand her horizons in the dance world which influenced her decision to audition for the Alvin.
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