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.
Variety Joins Exceptional Minds as Exclusive Sponsor of The Exceptional Alumni Award
variety.comWilliam Earl Variety and Exceptional Minds are pleased to announce the Exceptional Alumni Award and it’s first recipient, Ryan Oldis.
Leading into the 10th Anniversary of Exceptional Minds, a Los Angeles based nonprofit academy and studio training people with autism for careers in entertainment.
Variety will present the inaugural annual award that celebrates one graduate’s contributions and success in the entertainment industry.
An estimated 4.5 million adults with autism are unemployed in the United States at a staggering estimated 84% unemployment rate.
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