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 money Greater Manchester councils spent on the King’s coronation
manchestereveningnews.co.ukLocal councils in Greater Manchester spent tens of thousands of pounds each on celebrations for the King's coronation earlier this month.
One town hall set aside up to £52,000 to put on events in the area, while some spent nothing. The money went towards street parties, screenings and other public activities held over the bank holiday weekend, starting on May 6.
Some local authorities in Greater Manchester also benefited from government grants for the events. Independent news website openDemocracy asked all councils across the country how much they planned to spend on the coronation.
The seven councils in Greater Manchester which responded said they had allocated a combined total of £126,821 for coronation events, according to the website. READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community This includes two councils - Salford and Stockport - which said that no cash was set aside for coronation events.
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