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.
The BTS Brand Of K-Pop Lives On, As South Korean Government Eases Rule On Mandatory Military Service
deadline.comThere was good news this week for BTS K-Pop fans, as the Korean government has decided they’re not breaking up the group.This week, the National Assembly in South Korea passed a law that allows male K-Pop stars to defer their mandatory military service up to age 30 if they are deemed “significant contributors to the elevation of national reputation.”The law’s passage had particular significant for BTS member Kim Seok-jin, aka Jin, who will turn 28 on Friday.
Normally, he would then face the start of his mandatory two years of military service, which formerly required all men to enter the ranks by age 28.Athletes and classical music artists have enjoyed an exemption, but the government has been reluctant to expand the reach.
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