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.
State Pension payments will rise next year - these are the new weekly rates
dailyrecord.co.ukThe Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) recently confirmed that State Pension payments will increase by 3.1% in line with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) from April 11, 2022.
This means the basic State Pension will increase to £141.85 per week from £137.60, the equivalent of £567.40 each month and the full new State Pension will increase to £185.15 from £179.60, which amounts to £740.60 each month.
The decision was confirmed after The Social Security (Up-rating of Benefits) Act 2021 received Royal Assent last week. This legislation temporarily suspended the earnings element of the Triple Lock for one year only, following distortions to the earnings statistics brought about by the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
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