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 NMPA Songwriter Icon Award
hollywood.comFearless, Taylor Swift will be receiving the Songwriter Icon Award from the National Music Publishers’ Association.#NMPA To Honor #TaylorSwift, Sarah Trahern, More At Virtual Annual Meeting https://t.co/l03AUP4WHv— NMPA (@NMPAorg) May 25, 2021According to the NMPA, President and CEO David Israelite praised Taylor Swift saying that no one is more deserving of the award than her.
He said:“She gave the world incredible songwriting when they needed it most and she continues to rewrite the rulebook when it comes to her career… Her advocacy has lifted the entire creative community, and she has done it at great cost and risk to her own career.” Taylor Swift is a celebrity activist, advocating for artists to be paid fairly for music streamed on.
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