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.
Two women create new Christmas market in Manchester with a difference
manchestereveningnews.co.ukWhile the Manchester Christmas Markets are in full swing, another festive attraction with a difference is yet to make its debut in the city.
Named Melanin Markets, they specifically showcase black-owned businesses and black talent, and everyone is invited to attend next weekend.
The two women behind the market only met for the first time last month, but have been working tirelessly ever since. READ MORE: 'It has to come from within': The positive vision inspiring Black Pound Day Kelly Morgan, 32, and Bianca Williams, 31, both from Manchester, have their own small businesses.
They came together after finding they were having the same conversations with people in their community - but not with each other.
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