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.
Uswitch respond to government's plan to subsidise energy bills for the most vulnerable
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA leading money switching service has spoken out following the government's new plan to knock hundreds of pounds off energy bills for homeowners. .
On May 26, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, announced that the government would be scrapping the plan in favour of a new scheme.
According to the gov.uk website, "Millions of households across the UK will benefit from a new £15 billion package of targeted government support to help with the rising cost of living." The previous plan had aimed to reduce consumers bills by up to £200 from October, with a repayment deal lasting up to five years, but the new plan has a more ambitious target.
Justina Miltienyte, head of policy at comparison site Uswitch.com, said: “Households are feeling the turbulence of a stormy energy market, and the prospect of a £2,800 price cap now looms on the horizon.
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