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 Is 2022's Highest-Paid Female Entertainer: See Who Made 'Forbes' List
etonline.comTaylor Swift is in a league of her own — literally. Swift made' annual list of highest-earning entertainers, where she was the only female performer to make the rankings at all.Due to her ongoing popularity, streaming royalties, licensing fees and other income streams, the «Anti-Hero» songstress raked in an estimated $92 million in 2022.According to Swift could end up making even more this year.
The list explained, «Crashing Ticketmaster with insane demand for her tour in November suggests an even bigger 2023 for her, as she’ll be on the road for 52 nights across the U.S.
with a potential 9-figure payout as a result.»While $92 million is undoubtedly epic, the total only earned Swift 9th place on the Top 10 list, with a number of unexpected names coming in high in the rankings.Topping annual list is the progressive rock group Genesis, largely due to Concord Music Group buying their catalog in September for $300 million.Sting came in second for 2022, after selling his music last February to Universal Music Group for $300 million as well.
Genesis took the edge with income from touring and royalties.In third place is Tyler Perry — notably the list's only billionaire — with $175 million earned last year.
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