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.
Taylor Swift ‘Absolutely Terrified’ Of ‘Jinxing’ Oscars Nod For ‘Only The Young’
etcanada.comTaylor Swift is getting a lot of Oscars buzz for “Only the Young”, but she does not want to jinx it. Swift caught up with Vanity Fair to discuss her critically acclaimed promotional single from the equally-acclaimed documentary “Miss Americana”.
The song and movie are already contenders for Academy Award recognition, but Swift is hesitant to put the cart before the horse.
RELATED: Taylor Swift Releases Re-Recorded ‘Love Story (Taylor’s Version)’ “It would mean a great deal to me, especially since ‘Only the Young’ immortalizes such a pivotal moment in my life and our country’s mobilization to move together toward change,” she told the magazine. “I would be incredibly honoured to be included.
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