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IT’S ALL ABOUT TAYLOR
by Jayden Craigie
In society today, celebrities are some of the most
influential people. Some of the most popular
and well known people in the world are today’s
celebrities. Taylor Swift is one of the most well
known celebrities of this decade.
Taylor Alison Swift, born December 13, 1989,
now 23, is an American singer-songwriter. She
was raised in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, and
she moved to Nashville, Tennessee at the age of
fourteen to pursue a career in country music. She
signed to the independent label Big Machine Records
and became the youngest songwriter ever
hired by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house.
On her fan site, there are a few personal details.
Her favourite number is 13, she has a cat named
Meredith, and her biggest fear is getting bad
news, or letting someone down. It also says that
she goes into a trance when she’s in an antique
store
The release of her debut album in 2006 established
her as a country music star. She is the
youngest person to single-handedly write and
perform a number one song on the country chart.
She received a Best New Artist nomination at the
2008 Grammy Awards. Her second album became
the top-selling album of 2009 and was supported
by an extensive concert tour. The record
won four Grammy Awards, with Swift becoming
the youngest ever Album of the Year winner.
Swift’s third album, Speak Now sold over one
million copies in its first week of US release and
was supported by the thirteen-month Speak Now
World Tour. Swift’s fourth album, Red, was released
in 2012. Its opening US sales of 1.21 million
were the highest recorded in a decade, with
Swift becoming the only female artist to have
two million-plus opening weeks. The Red Tour is
scheduled to begin in March 2013.
“HAYLOR” BREAK UP?
article by Mackenzie Schermann
Just weeks after breaking it off with
Conor Kennedy, Taylor Swift made headlines
with a new romance: this one with a certain
British band member.
Taylor, famous for her breakup songs
and list of exes, was reportedly going out with
One Direction’s own, Harry Styles.
Many feared-knowing about Harry’s
multiple flings-that he would break Taylor’s
heart. The 18 year old, already well known in
the U.K. for his relationship with 32 year old
Xtra Factor presenter Caroline Flack, has had
a history of being linked to any woman he is
seen walking down the street with.
After a mere 38 days, rumors swirled
around the couple, saying that, during a romantic
holiday, they had a massive fight, causing
the relationship to be called off and Taylor to
fly back to the USA by herself. These rumors
were all but confirmed January 6th, when she
tweeted, “…’ ‘til you put me down,” a line
from her recent hit single, “I Knew You Were
Trouble.”
While the split has not been “officially”
confirmed by the pair, the media has already
begun attempting to figure out what went
wrong. Some might say that Haylor ended...
swiftly.
As a songwriter, she has been honoured by
the Nashville Songwriters Association and the
Songwriters Hall of Fame Taylor Swift is known
for her hook-laden, narrative songs about her experiences
as a teenager and young adult. Swift’s
achievements include 6 Grammy Awards, 11
American Music Awards, 7 Country Music Association
Awards, 6 Academy of Country Music
Awards and 13 BMI Awards. She has sold over
26 million albums and 70 million songs downloaded
worldwide.
In addition to her music career, Taylor Swift has
appeared as an actress in the crime drama CSI:
Crime Scene Investigation (2009), the comedy
Valentine’s Day (2010) and the animated film
The Lorax (2012). Forbes estimates that she is
worth over $165 million. As a philanthropist,
Swift supports arts education, children’s literacy,
natural disaster relief, LGBT anti-discrimination
efforts, and charities for sick children.
Harry and Taylor spotted together.
All pictures taken from Google.
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