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’s ‘Lavender Haze’ is about protecting the “real stuff” in relationship with Joe Alwyn
nme.comTaylor Swift has opened up about the meaning behind her upcoming ‘Midnights’ song ‘Lavender Haze’.The singer-songwriter is due to release her 10th studio album – the follow-up to 2020’s ‘Folklore’ and ‘Evermore’ – next Friday (October 21).
Swift recently revealed the full tracklist for the record, which includes the Lana Del Rey collaboration ‘Snow On The Beach’.In a recent video on social media, Swift shared some details on how a cut called ‘Lavender Haze’ came about.“I happened upon the phrase ‘Lavender Haze’ when I was watching Mad Men,” the star explained. “I looked it up because I thought it sounded cool, and it turns out that it’s a common phrase used in the ’50s where they would describe being in love.“If you were in the lavender haze, then that meant that you were in that all-encompassing love glow, and I thought that was really beautiful.”A post shared by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift)Swift continued: “I guess theoretically, when you’re in the lavender haze, you’ll do anything to stay there and not let people bring you down off of that cloud.“I think a lot of people have to deal with this now, not just ‘public figures’, because we live in the era of social media.
If the world finds out that you’re in love with somebody, they’re going to weigh in on it.”The singer went on to speak about her six-year relationship with actor Joe Alwyn (Conversations With Friends).“We’ve had to dodge weird rumours, tabloid stuff, and we just ignore it,” Swift added. “This song is sort of about the act of ignoring that stuff to protect the real stuff.”You can watch the full video above.Alwyn received co-writing credits on both ‘Folklore’ and ‘Evermore’ under the pseudonym William Bowery.
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