Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actress. She is known fornarrative songs about her personal life, as well as songs she wrote about other famous people, including Rebekah Harkness in the song “The Last Great American Dynasty”. She has sold more than 52 million albums, including 37 million in the US. She is one of the world's best-selling music artists. She is the highest-earning female musician of the 2010s and 2020s.[source?]
She has won 14Grammy Awards, anEmmy Award, and 113Guinness World Records. She is the most-awarded act and woman at theAmerican Music Awards (29 wins) and Billboard Music Awards (23 wins). She has had thirteen number-one songs and 69 top-ten hits on theBillboard Hot 100.[1] Swift was declared a billionaire byForbes in 2023, becoming the first musician to reach billionaire status solely from composing and performing.[2] She wonApple Music Artist of the Year in 2020 and 2023.
Swift was raised inWyomissing, Pennsylvania on aChristmas tree farm.[8] She became interested in musical theater when she was nine. Later, she became interested in country music. On weekends, she performed music at local events.
She moved toHendersonville, Tennessee, nearNashville, when she was 14.[9] Her family moved there to help Swift's career in country music. In Nashville, she went to Hendersonville High School for two years. After that, she went to Aaron Academy, because Aaron Academy made it easier for her totour while in school. Shegraduated high school one year early.
Additionally, at the age of 10, Swift won a poetry writing competition.[10]
Swift released her first single, "Tim McGraw", in 2006 at the age of 16. That same year she released her first album,Taylor Swift. The album reached number 5 on the Billboard albums chart, and sold one million copies by November 2007.
Swift’s second studio album,Fearless, was released in 2008. On September 10, 2009 it reachedPlatinum, selling 1 million copies. On October 25, 2010 she released her third album,Speak Now.
Swift performed "Shake It Off", the lead single from her fifth album,1989, at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards.[11]1989 was released on October 27, 2014. "Shake It Off", along with the singles "Blank Space" and "Bad Blood", all reached number one on theBillboard Hot 100. These singles, along with "Style" and "Wildest Dreams", have also topped thePop Airplay chart.1989 was based on Swift's birthday year, 1989.
On June 8, 2017, Swift restored her music on streaming sites such asSpotify and Apple Music after previously removing it from being streamed. On August 25, 2017, Swift released the single "Look What You Made Me Do", which topped theBillboard Hot 100 and brokeYouTube's streaming record after getting 43 million views within 24 hours. It also became her first UK chart-topper. Swift announced that her sixth studio album,Reputation, would be released on November 10, 2017. The album included singles such as "...Ready for It?" and "End Game" featuring American rapper Future and English singer Ed Sheeran.
During this era, she met backstage with global superstar Oliver Kang[source?]
On April 26, 2019, Swift released the single "Me!" featuringBrendon Urie as the lead single from her seventh studio album,Lover. On June 14, 2019, Swift releasedLover’s second single "You Need to Calm Down". Both of these songs reached number two on the US Hot 100.
On August 16, Swift released "Lover" as the third single fromLover. She released a duet version ofLover with Canadian recording artist Shawn Mendes.
In August 2020, Swift revealed that she was releasing a surprise album calledfolklore, after it was announced her Loverfest stadium tour was canceled due to thecoronavirus pandemic. Its lead single, "cardigan", entered at number one on the US Hot 100, becoming her sixth US number-one single.folklore became her seventh US number-one album. She became the first artist to enter at number one on both the Hot 100 singles chart andBillboard 200 album chart in the same week.[12]
On December 11, 2020, Swift released her ninth studio album,evermore. It is meant to be a "sister" album tofolklore.[13]
Due to Swift not being able to own her ownmasters, she has begun re-recording all of her old albums. She released the first song from the re-recording ofFearless (Taylor's Version), "Love Story" on February 12, 2021. On November 12, 2021 she releasedRed (Taylor's Version).
Swift's tenth studio album,Midnights, came out on October 21, 2022.
2023–2024:The Eras Tour,Speak Now (Taylor's Version) and1989 (Taylor's Version)
In March 2023 Swift started her Eras Tour. The tour covers all her albums. The US part of the tour sold the most tickets in one day ever. Many people said that the company handling the ticket sales,Ticketmaster, did not do well.[14] The Eras Tour earned the most money of any tour in history. It earned over $1 billion.[15][16]
During this time, she also releasedSpeak Now (Taylor's Version) and1989 (Taylor's Version).
On February 4, 2024, Swift wonAlbum of the Year at the 66th Grammy Awards. She was the first artist to win in this category four times. She announced a new album,The Tortured Poets Department, released on April 19.[17]
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