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 to receive BRITs Global Icon award at the BRIT Awards 2021
nme.comTaylor Swift is set to be honoured with the BRITs Global Icon award at this week’s BRIT Awards 2021.This year’s awards ceremony will take place at The O2 in London tomorrow (May 11) and will welcome 2500 audience members as part of the UK’s government’s ongoing test programme for the safe restart of live events.Swift will become the first female winner of the BRITs Global Icon award, the highest accolade given by the BRITs that has previously honoured the likes of David Bowie, Elton John and Robbie Williams.The artist is being recognised for her “immense impact on music across the world and incredible repertoire and achievements to date”, while the BRITs added in a statement: “Taylor’s career is unparalleled and her music and influence has.
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