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.
Tameside council agrees budget plans that will see residents' tax bills rise by at least £50 and recycling collections reduced
manchestereveningnews.co.ukdirect to your inboxCouncillors in Tameside have agreed a maximum council tax rise of 4.99pc and £9 million worth of cuts – including reductions in recycling collections.At a meeting of the full council on Tuesday night a majority of members supported the budget for 2021/22, which means residents’ bills will rise by at least £50 from April.However the minority Conservative group, which had voted for previous years’ budgets put forward by the Labour administration, said they could not support such a big tax hike.Increasing council tax by 1.99pc and the precept for adult social care by 3pc will raise nearly £5m for the town hall, helping to bridge the authority’s £23m budget gap.For a band A property this increase in council tax will equate.
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