Taylor Swift

Taylor Alison Swift is an American musician and singer. Her birth date was on December 13 1989. Her discography covers diverse kinds of music. Swift's songwriting, often influenced by her own life, has received critical praise. Swift was born in West Reading, Pennsylvania, Swift moved to Nashville at the age of 14 to pursue a career as a country artist. Swift signed an agreement for songwriting and recording with Sony/ATV Music Publishing. The self-titled debut album that she released in 2006 made her the first female artist to receive platinum certification in America. Swift's subsequent albums Fearless (2008) and Speak Now (2011) explored the country genre. "Love Story" (the first song from the country genre to be ranked at the top spot on the U.S. pop airplay charts) and "You Are My Friend," the latter, were Swift's next albums, Fearless (2008) and Speak Now (2010). Red (2012) featured her first Billboard Hot 100 hit, "We are Never Ever Getting Back Together". 1989 (2014) saw her leave her country-oriented image. It was supported by the chart-topping "Shake It On", "Blank Space",and "Bad Blood". Media scrutiny inspired the urban-flavored Reputation (2017) and the album's number one single "Look What You Did to Me Do". Swift who had quit Big Machine, signed with Republic Records and released Lover (2019), her seventh studio record. The autobiographical documentary Miss Americana was released in 2020. She ventured into indie folk and alternative rock in her 2020 albums Folklore and Evermore which featured two singles "Cardigan" and "Willow" were atop the Hot 100. Swift began rerecording six of her albums following a dispute about their masters. In 2021, Swift released two albums: Fearless (Taylor’s) and Red. "All Too Well (10-minute Version)" by the latter became the longest Hot 100 song. Her 2022 album Midnights and its single "Anti-Hero" set new streaming records. Swift has also directed music videos and movies which include All Too Well: the Short Film (2021), and also playing as a supporting role in a variety of other. Having sold over 200 million albums worldwide, Swift is one of the most successful musicians of all time. Swift is the most streamed artist on Spotify. The five albums she has released have more than one million copies sold across the US. She has won twelve Grammy Awards, including three Album of the Year awards; an Emmy Award. There have also been 39 American Music Awards; 29 Billboard Music Awards and 92 Guinness World Records. Swift is featured in rankings such as the Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time, the Billboard's Greatest of All Time Artists as well as the Time 100 and Forbes Celebrity 100. Swift, who was named Artist of the Decade and Woman of the Decade for her advocacy of women's rights and artists' empowerment, has been recognized with several titles. Her music is acknowledged as having influenced the next generation of singer-songwriters.