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 London shows “not impacted” by Vienna terror plot, confirm Met Police
nme.comTaylor Swift’s upcoming London shows will not be impacted by the Vienna terror plot.All three of the pop star’s shows in the Austrian capital were cancelled earlier this week, after it was revealed that two people had been arrested for allegedly plotting a terror attack during the gigs.After playing three sold-out nights at Wembley Stadium back in June, pop star Swift is set to return to the UK capital later this month for five more shows – featuring support from Raye, Holly Humberstone, Suki Waterhouse and Paramore.There had been some speculation that the incident in Vienna might have put the London shows in doubt, but a police spokesperson has assured fans that that is not currently the case.“The Met works closely with venue security teams and other partners to ensure there are appropriate security and policing plans in place,” they said (via Reuters).“There is nothing to indicate that the matters being investigated by the Austrian authorities will have an impact on upcoming events here in London.”“As always, we will continue to keep any new information under careful review,” they concluded.Mayor of London Sadiq Khan was interviewed about the shows. “We are a capital city, we are an international city, on a regular basis we host major events, whether it’s concerts – Bruce Springsteen was most recently at Wembley Stadium – we’re looking forward to welcoming Taylor Swift back,” he told Sky News.“We have a huge amount of experience in policing these events, we’re never complacent, many lessons were learnt after the awful Manchester Arena attack.“I’m sure Vienna has got its own reasons to cancel the Taylor Swift concerts, we’re going to carry on, working closely with police (and) ensuring that the Taylor Swift concerts can.
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