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 says she isn’t releasing ‘Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)’ for fans to “defend me on the internet”
nme.comTaylor Swift has shared with fans that she isn’t seeking for fans to “defend” her on the internet when she releases ‘Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)’ this July.While performing in Minneapolis on June 24, Swift surprised fans with a performance of ‘Dear John’, playing the track live for the first time since 2012.
But before she began playing the fan-favourite, she took a moment to speak to her fans about the upcoming release of ‘Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)’ on July 7.Before the performance, Swift spoke about being able to witness the love, kindness and compassion that her fans have shared with each other during the entirety of her ‘Eras’ world tour thus far.
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