[237] It was preceded by the three tracks: "Love Story (Taylor's Version)", "You All Over Me" with Maren Morris, and "Mr. From Fearless to Evermore, Taylor has constantly reinvented herself for every era.Once a country star, now a pop star, Taylor isn't afraid to change things upand we're not just talking about her music. ", "Taylor Swift Has Signed A Multi-Year Deal With AT&T", "Watch Taylor Swift Hilariously Moonlight and Fail as a Bartender and Server in New Commercial", "Taylor Swift and Stella McCartney Reveal Their Lover Fashion Collaboration", "Taylor Swift Tapped as First Record Store Day Global Ambassador", "Love Story: The Impact of Taylor Swift's First Decade in Music", "Taylor Swift's incredible success in graphs who can blame me for being a Swiftie as a 50-year-old man? [567] Swift earned the title Woman of the Decade (2010s) from Billboard,[568] Artist of the Decade (2010s) at the American Music Awards,[569] and Global Icon"in recognition of her immense impact on music across the world"at the Brit Awards. ", "Detwanging country music: how Nashville took the UK", "4 Ways Billboard Woman of the Year Taylor Swift Changed Country Music", "Taylor Swift Left a Blank Space in Country Music. Considering Taylor Swift is the world's highest-paid celeb, as Forbes reported in 2019, we're going to venture a guess here and say she could probably afford an in-home chef. 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Vaults to No. [9] As a songwriter, Swift was influenced by Joni Mitchell, citing especially how Mitchell's autobiographical lyrics convey the deepest emotions; "I think [Blue] is my favorite because it explores somebody's soul so deeply. [13] The family moved to a rented house in the suburban town of Wyomissing, Pennsylvania,[14] where Swift attended Wyomissing Area Junior/Senior High School. [328][329][330] An i review said Swift's voice is "leagues better now" with her new-found vocal furniture. [497] With her autobiographical songs about romance and heartbreak, Swift introduced the country genre to a younger generation who can relate. [587][588] At the 64th BMI Awards in 2016, Swift was the first woman to be honored with an award named after its recipient. 1 on Billboard Hot 100", "Lil Baby's 'My Turn' Is MRC Data's Top Album of 2020, Roddy Ricch's 'The Box' Most-Streamed Song", "Taylor Swift Becomes First Woman to Win Album of the Year Grammy Three Times", "Taylor Swift Wins Three American Music Awards, Says She's MIA Because of 'Recording All of My Old Music', "Billboard's U.S. Money Makers: The Top Paid Musicians of 2020", "Billboard's 2020 Global Money Makers: The 5 Top Highest Paid Musicians", "Taylor Swift Didn't Just Re-Record an AlbumShe Reclaimed Her Humanity", "Taylor Swift Carefully Reimagines Her Past on 'Fearless: Taylor's Version', "Taylor Swift's Re-Recorded 'Fearless' Album Debuts at No. [624] Overall, Swift was the highest paid female artist of the 2010s decade, earning $825million. It entered the Hot 100 at number three. [131][132] Red was Swift's first number-one album in the U.K.[133], The Red Tour ran from March 2013 to June 2014 and grossed over $150million, becoming the highest-grossing country tour when it completed. [172] Prior to their breakup, they co-wrote the song "This Is What You Came For", which features vocals from Barbadian singer Rihanna; Swift was initially credited under the pseudonym Nils Sjberg. [5] She was named after singer-songwriter James Taylor,[6] and has Scottish[7] and German heritage. Here are twenty rules Taylor Swift's staff has to follow if they want to work for her. [290], "If there's one thing that Swift has proven throughout her career, it's that she refuses to be put in a box. [500], Her onstage guitar performances contributed to the "Taylor Swift factor", a phenomenon to which upsurge in guitar sales to women, a previously ignored demographic, is attributed. [307][308] Although reviews of Swift's pop albums were generally positive, some critics lamented that the pop music production indicated Swift's pursuit of mainstream success, eroding her authenticity as a songwriter nurtured by her country music backgrounda criticism that has been retrospectively described as rockist. TAYLOR Swift's colourful dating life has inspired some of her greatest songs, and helped make her into the global superstar she is today.The singer h Four years earlier, Swift had informed Mueller's bosses that he had sexually assaulted her by groping her at an event. [492], As one of the leading music artists of the 21st century, Swift has influenced the music industry in many aspects. [458] She has donated to the LGBT organizations Tennessee Equality Project and GLAAD. [350] Awarding her for her humanitarian endeavors in 2012, former First Lady Michelle Obama described Swift as an artist who "has rocketed to the top of the music industry but still keeps her feet on the ground, someone who has shattered every expectation of what a 22-year-old can accomplish". [88] At the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards, Fearless was named Album of the Year and Best Country Album, and "White Horse" won Best Country Song and Best Female Country Vocal Performance. [192] It spawned three other international singles, including the U.S. top-five entry "Ready for It? [272][349], Her confessional lyrics received positive reviews from critics;[350][9][351] they highlighted its vivid details and emotional engagement, which they found uncommon in pop music. On Friday, the Grammy award-winning singer unveiled "Red (Taylor's Version)," a rerecording of her acclaimed 2012 album "Red," as. [615] In 2014, she was named to Forbes' 30 Under 30 list in the music category[616] and again in 2017 in its "All-Star Alumni" category. [59], Swift won multiple accolades for Taylor Swift. [467], Media outlets describe Swift as a savvy businesswoman. [287][288] She has also cited Keith Urban's musical style[289] and Fall Out Boy's lyrics as major influences. "[304], Music journalist Jody Rosen commented that by originating her musical career in Nashville, Swift made a "bait-and-switch maneuver planting roots in loamy country soil, then pivoting to pop". 1 on Billboard 200 Chart With Year's Biggest Week", "Taylor Swift Releases New 'Fearless' Vault Song 'Mr. [434][435] In 2007, Swift partnered with the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police to launch a campaign to protect children from online predators. She has proved her worth by securing her place in one of the most successful singers of all time by giving back to back record-breaking albums and solos. In. ", peaked at number two on the Hot 100. But this isn't the case . [428], Swift is a supporter of the arts. 1 With 'Lover' Album", "Taylor Swift's Red Wraps as All-Time Country Tour", "Grammys 2014: The complete list of nominees and winners", "Taylor Swift AMA Awards 2012: Pop Star Performs 'I Knew You Were Trouble' (Video)", "Taylor Swift & Justin Timberlake Win Big at American Music Awards", "Taylor Swift's Boyfriend Timeline: 10 Relationships & Their Songs", "News: Offstage: Tim McGraw Wanted to Make Taylor Swift Duet an Event", "Taylor Swift Joins Rolling Stones for 'As Tears Go By', "Taylor Swift Joins Florida Georgia Line Onstage for 'Cruise', "Taylor Swift will co-star in long-awaited adaptation of 'The Giver', "Taylor Swift Moves into NYC Apartment Built Over Mysterious River of Pink Slime", "Why Taylor Swift Thinks Nashville Is the Best Place on Earth", "The Oral History of Taylor Swift's 1989", "Watch Taylor Swift's '1989' Secret Sessions Behind The Scenes Video", "Taylor Swift's "1989" debuts with 1.287million copies sold", "Taylor Swift Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)", "Taylor Swift's 'Bad Blood' Blasts to No. [367] Awarding her with the Songwriter Icon Award in 2021, the National Music Publishers' Association remarked that "no one is more influential when it comes to writing music today" than Swift. [16][17], At age nine, Swift became interested in musical theater and performed in four Berks Youth Theatre Academy productions. [4] As a child, she enjoyed Disney film soundtracks: "My parents noticed that, once I had run out of words, I would just make up my own. She was also concerned that development deals may shelve artists,[31][22] and recalled: "I genuinely felt that I was running out of time. [381] After Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions, Swift debuted as a filmmaker with All Too Well: The Short Film,[265] which made her the first artist to win the Grammy Award for Best Music Video as a sole director. [441] Swift has encouraged young people to volunteer in their local communities as part of Global Youth Service Day. Here's a guide to every era of her groundbreaking career", "Taylor Swift album cover boosts vintage Polaroid sales", "What is cottagecore? [481][482] Also that year, she became a spokesperson for the National Hockey League's Nashville Predators and Sony Cyber-shot digital cameras. Perfectly Fine",[238] the first of which made Swift the second artist after Dolly Parton to have both the original and the re-recording of a single reach number one on the Hot Country Songs chart. "[350] Swift is also known for her traditional album rollouts, consisting of a variety of promotional activities,[470] which Rolling Stone termed as an inescapable "multimedia bonanza". Total wins: 9. [99][100], In August 2010, Swift released "Mine", the lead single from her third studio album, Speak Now. She also took the time to surprise a fan at her bridal shower. On the surface. [22] Swift wrote three of the album's songs alone, and co-wrote the remaining eight with Rose, Robert Ellis Orrall, Brian Maher, and Angelo Petraglia. [433] Also a promoter of children's literacy, she has donated money and books to various schools around the country to improve education. [97] In 2009, she made her television debut as a rebellious teenager in an CSI: Crime Scene Investigation episode. Swift Endorsement deals with Keds (American . [625] She has invested in a real estate portfolio worth $84million,[626] including the Samuel Goldwyn Estate in Beverly Hills, California;[626] the High Watch in Watch Hill, Rhode Island;[627] and multiple adjacent purchases in Tribeca, Manhattan, nicknamed as "Taybeca" by local realtors.[628]. [453] She criticized the US Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade (1973) and end federal abortion rights in 2022. Taylor Swift on the Vogue Magazine's Cover. Taylor Swift is nearly 30 so, naturally, she's doling out several life lessons 30 to be exact about what she's learned over the last three decades and some of them revolve around her. [613], Swift has appeared in various power listings. [600][601] Her Reputation Stadium Tour (2018) is the highest-grossing North American tour ever,[602] and she was the world's highest-grossing female touring act of the 2010s. She was one of the recipients of the Nashville Songwriters Association's Songwriter/Artist of the Year in 2007, becoming the youngest person to be honored with the title. [220], Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Swift released two surprise albums: Folklore on July 24, and Evermore on December 11, 2020. [221][222] Both explore indie folk and alternative rock with a more muted production compared to her previous upbeat pop songs. [439] She has also donated $100,000 to the V Foundation for Cancer Research[440] and $50,000 to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. [82] Her acceptance speech was interrupted by rapper Kanye West,[83] an incident that became the subject of controversy, widespread media attention, and many Internet memes. [229] Swift became the first artist to debut a U.S. number-one album and a number-one song at the same time with Folklore's "Cardigan" and Evermore's "Willow". [357][358][359] Aside from clues in album liner notes, Swift avoided talking about the subjects of her songs. All appeared on Billboard's Hot Country Songs, with "Our Song", and "Should've Said No" reaching number one. [162] She then returned her entire catalog plus 1989 to Spotify, Amazon Music and Google Play and other digital streaming platforms in June 2017. [101] Swift wrote the album alone and co-produced every track. [201] Vox called it a huge commitment from Universal, which was "far from assured" until Swift intervened. [427] In 2020, she donated $1million for Tennessee tornado relief. [372], Swift's music, life and image are points of attention in the global celebrity culture. Her maternal grandmother, Marjorie Finlay, was an opera singer. [454] Swift advocates for LGBT rights,[455] and has called for the passing of the Equality Act, which prohibits discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity. [134] The album earned several accolades, including four nominations at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards (2014). [139] Swift was honored by the Association with the Pinnacle Award, making her the second recipient of the accolade after Garth Brooks. [617] Swift became the youngest woman to be included on Forbes' list of the 100 most powerful women in 2015, ranked at number 64. [142] She provided guest vocals for Tim McGraw's song "Highway Don't Care", which featured guitar work by Keith Urban. The singer was seen on Twitter Monday night in a congratulatory video clip for the NBA's MVP award recipient Russell Westbrook. [note 6] According to Billboard,[493] Business Insider,[519] and The New York Times, her albums have inspired an entire generation of singers and songwriters. Shine in Evening Wear Taylor Swift Style Keep reading for a complete list of Taylor Swift awards. [247][570] The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) ranked her as the Global Recording Artist of the Year for a record three times (2014, 2019 and 2022). After the 2018 AMAs, Swift garnered a total of 23 awards, becoming the most awarded female musician in AMA history, a record previously held by Whitney Houston. [331] The Guardian highlighted "yo-yoing vocal yelps" and passionate climaxes as the trademarks of Swift's voice,[332] and that her country twang has faded away. Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter. [515], Swift has influenced numerous mainstream and indie music artists,[note 5] authors, screenwriters and filmmakers. He broke Selena's heart too many times and Taylor made her disgust clear when she. [66][67], Swift's second studio album, Fearless, was released on November 11, 2008, in North America,[70] and in March 2009, in other markets. [104] It became the fastest-selling digital album by a female artist, with 278,000 downloads in a week, earning Swift an entry in the 2010 Guinness World Records. [80] Swift also performed as a supporting act for Keith Urban's Escape Together World Tour in 2009. Perfectly Fine', "Taylor Swift's 'Love Story (Taylor's Version)' Debuts at No. [256] A feature film written and directed by Swift for Searchlight Pictures was announced on December 9, 2022. [364] Critics note the fifth track of every Swift album as the most "emotionally vulnerable" song of the album. "[20] She spent weekends performing at local festivals and events. [509] Swift is the only artist in Luminate Data history to have five albums sell over a million copies in a week. [597] Swift is the most streamed female act on Spotify,[598] and the only artist to have received more than 200 million streams in one day (228million streams on October 21, 2022). US singer Taylor Swift has confirmed a report that music mogul Scooter Braun has sold the rights to her first six albums. [287] Reputation was inspired by the downsides of Swift's fame,[345] and Lover detailed her realization of the "full spectrum of love". Cremer helped with her first efforts as a songwriter, leading her to write "Lucky You". [420] In 2008, she donated $100,000 to the Red Cross to help the victims of the Iowa flood. [338][339] Her "diaristic" technique began with identifying an emotion, followed by a corresponding melody. Shortly after, Swift counter-sued for sexual assault for nominal damages of only one dollar. She graduated one year early. [64] In 2008, she opened for the Rascal Flatts again,[65] and dated singer Joe Jonas for three months. [28] After performing original songs at an RCA Records showcase, Swift, then 13 years old, was given an artist development deal and began making frequent trips to Nashville with her mother. Salary: $150 Million Per Year. [352][353][354] Critics praised her melodic songwriting; Rolling Stone described Swift as "a songwriting savant with an intuitive gift for verse-chorus-bridge architecture". [318] Swift admitted her vocal ability often concerned her in her early career, and has worked hard to improve. She had first met Borchetta in 2004. [155] Swift launched the short-lived The Swift Life mobile app for fans in late 2017. [37] They began meeting for two-hour writing sessions every Tuesday afternoon after school. A Budding Chef. [489][490] Swift released a sustainable clothing line with Stella McCartney in 2019. "Now, at 12, she saw a 12-string guitar and . (2016). Taylor Swift has the type of classic beauty that can easily pull off an old Hollywood aesthetic effortlessly. [246] In May 2021, she was awarded the Brit Global Icon Award,[247] and the National Music Publishers' Association's Songwriter Icon Award. "Johnny usually smells because he rarely . Taylor Swift 's not going full Elon Musk -- as in, selling off all of her possessions -- but she IS a little lighter in the private jet department. Having sold over 200 million records globally, Swift is one of the best-selling musicians in history. [382] Swift has cited Chlo Zhao, Greta Gerwig, Nora Ephron, Guillermo del Toro, John Cassavetes and Noah Baumbach as her filmmaking influences. [448], Swift refrained from discussing politics early in her career, fearing it might influence people. [54] Lover was the world's best-selling album by a solo artist of 2019, selling 3.2million copies. [214] Besides music, she played Bombalurina in the movie adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Cats (2019), for which she co-wrote and recorded the Golden Globe-nominated original song "Beautiful Ghosts". [571] Conservation scientist Jeff Opperman opined in The New York Times that Swift's songs are "filled with the language and images of the natural world", reviving nature in popular culture after a reported decline in nature-themed words. [311] Swift eschewed mainstream pop in favor of alternative styles like indie rock with her 2020 studio albums, Folklore and Evermore. betty. Swift said the contract included a provision for her to maintain ownership of her masters. 9 minutes. [302][303] Red's eclectic pop, rock, and electronic styles intensified the critical debate, to which Swift responded, "I leave the genre labeling to other people. 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