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.
Twitch Streaming Star xQc Signs Reported $70M Deal To Switch To Kick, A New Platform
deadline.comPopular Twitch streamer xQc is leaving the platform for a lucrative new deal with a rival, marking the biggest exodus yet from the Amazon-owned site.
The New York Times reported Félix Lengyel, a Canadian known online as xQc, is signing a two-year, nearly $70 million contract.
Incentives could bump that to $100 million, according to his agent, Ryan Morrison. “This is more than most professional athletes and megastars,” Morrison said. “This is one of the highest deals in entertainment, period.” Lengyel, age 27, streams himself playing video games, keeping up a running chat with fans.
He also hosts reality shows livestreamed to almost 12 million followers. He is considered by many to be Twitch’s most popular streamer. “Kick is allowing me to try and do things I haven’t been able to before,” Mr.
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