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 Harlem Globetrotters Appoints Former Nickelodeon Exec Keith Dawkins As President Amid Content Push
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: The Harlem Globetrotters have appointed former Nickelodeon exec Keith Dawkins as President as the iconic basketball franchise looks to push further into content.Parent company Herschend Enterprises has made the hire.
The brand’s media division Herschend Entertainment Studios (HES) has to date produced shows including Chuggington and the PBS KIDS animated series Splash and Bubbles.Dawkins will lead both entities in the newly-created role of President, Harlem Globetrotters & Herschend Entertainment Studios.Dawkins, who spent 17 years at Viacom (now ViacomCBS), was latterly Executive Vice President at Nickelodeon.
While there he launched the Nickelodeon Sports initiative, striking partnerships with the NFL, NASCAR, the PGA Tour, MLS, and WWE.After his run at Nickelodeon, he went on to lead junior golf nonprofit The First Tee, and was most recently founder and CEO of Rock Hill Media Ventures.
There, he forged partnerships with the National Basketball Players Association and Dear Basketball producers Believe Entertainment.“As we head toward a tremendous milestone, marking our 100th year, there’s never been a more exciting time for the Harlem Globetrotters,” said Herschend Enterprises CEO Andrew Wexler. “With ambitious plans in place for new content and branded media ventures, we know Keith will bring the perfect blend of expertise and drive needed to propel us to the next level.”“I grew up on the Globetrotters.
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