[515], Swift has influenced numerous mainstream and indie music artists,[note 5] authors, screenwriters and filmmakers. won Best Visual Effects, and "You Need to Calm Down" won Video of the Year and Video for Good. It grossed $345.7million worldwide. [118] She contributed two original songs to The Hunger Games soundtrack album: "Safe & Sound", co-written and recorded with the Civil Wars and T-Bone Burnett, and "Eyes Open". Basically, I was just her editor. [211], While promoting Lover, Swift became embroiled in a public dispute with talent manager Scooter Braun and Big Machine over the purchase of the masters of her back catalog. [34], In Nashville, Swift worked with experienced Music Row songwriters such as Troy Verges, Brett Beavers, Brett James, Mac McAnally, and the Warren Brothers[35][36] and formed a lasting working relationship with Liz Rose. [226] The albums garnered widespread critical acclaim. [456][457] The New York Times wrote her 2011 music video for "Mean" had a positive impact on the LGBTQ+ community. [143] Swift performed "As Tears Go By" with the Rolling Stones in Chicago, Illinois as part of the band's 50 & Counting tour. . [136] Swift received American Music Awards for Best Female Country Artist in 2012, and Artist of the Year in 2013. Billboard 200 with sales of 1.28million copies in its first week. It's well-known by now that Kim Kardashian, Kanye West, and Katy Perry have a problem with Taylor Swift. [198] In the U.S., the tour grossed $266.1million in box office and sold over two million tickets, breaking many records, the most prominent being the highest-grossing North American concert tour in history. 2", "Taylor Swift Will Keep New Album From Streaming for a Week", "Taylor Swift 'Reputation': Here's what critics are saying", "Official: Taylor Swift's 'Reputation' Album Sells 1.2M Copies in US During First Week", "Taylor Swift's 'Reputation' Rules Australia's Albums Chart", "Taylor Swift is shutting down her Swift Life phone app in February", "Taylor Swift Breaks an All-Time AMA Record And Urges People to Vote in Midterm Elections", "Sugarland Announce New Album 'Bigger,' Taylor Swift Collaboration", "Taylor Swift Announces First Round of Reputation Stadium Tour Dates", "Taylor Swift Closes Reputation Stadium Tour with $345 Million", "Taylor Swift's 'Reputation' Hits Netflix: Twitter Reacts", "Taylor Swift's New Record Deal Affects Thousands of Other Musicians", "Taylor Swift Stands to Make Music Business History as a Free Agent", "Taylor Swift Signs New Deal With Universal Music Group", "What Taylor Swift's new record deal means for the music industry and for her image", "Stream Taylor Swift's New Album, 'Lover', "Taylor Swift Reaches For New Heights of Personal and Musical Liberation on 'Lover', "Official: Taylor Swift's 'Lover' Debuts at No. Google Maps Ever the superstar, Swift also spends time in Los Angeles. [377] Swift produced the music video for "Bad Blood" and won a Grammy Award for Best Music Video in 2016. She seems to support politicians that reflect her personal values and has supported both Republican and Democratic causes but right now leans democratic. "This absolutely contributes to the success of her re-releases because fans are emotionally invested in Taylor in a personal and emotional way." Swift is famously secretive about her love life, except when it comes to her music. [265] Carole King considers Swift her "professional grand daughter" and thanked Swift for "carrying the torch forward. Taylor Swift, in full Taylor Alison Swift, (born December 13, 1989, West Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.), American pop and country music singer-songwriter whose tales of young heartache achieved widespread success in the early 21st century. Taylor Swift's life in the spotlight hasn't been all Champagne problems. [493][305] Critics have since noted her musical style resonating in albums released by female country singers like Kacey Musgraves, Maren Morris and Kelsea Ballerini. [277] She admired the Dixie Chicks' defiant attitude and their ability to play their own instruments. [394] Clash described Swift as a lightning rod for both praise and criticism. [180] In August 2017, Swift successfully sued David Mueller, a former radio jockey for KYGO-FM. [312][313] Clash said her career "has always been one of transcendence and covert boundary-pushing", reaching a point at which "Taylor Swift is just Taylor Swift", not defined by any genre. [510] To New York magazine, her sales figures prove she is "the one bending the music industry to her will". Brevity is also helpful in placing your reader in the story. [15] She spent her summers at the beach in Stone Harbor, New Jersey, and performed in a local coffee shop. 1 on Hot 100", "Live Music's $20 Billion Year: The Grateful Dead's Fare Thee Well Reunion, Taylor Swift, One Direction Top Boxscore's Year-End", "Taylor Swift Has Written an Op-Ed in the Wall Street Journal", "Taylor Swift's Label Head Explains Spotify Removal", "Taylor Swift Pens Open Letter Explaining Why '1989' Won't Be on Apple Music", "Apple Changes Course After Taylor Swift Open Letter: Will Pay Labels During Free Trial", "Taylor Swift is putting 1989 on Apple Music", "Taylor Swift returns to Spotify on the day Katy Perry's album comes out", "Taylor Swift: 2014 Billboard Woman of the Year", "Taylor Swift Wins Dick Clark Award of Excellence at 2014, Presented by Diana Ross", "Watch Taylor Swift's Stunning Acoustic Performance of 'Blank Space' at the Grammy Museum", "Taylor Swift wins international female solo artist at Brit awards 2015", "2015 MTV Video Music Awards Nominees Revealed: Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, Ed Sheeran & More", "2015 ACM Award Milestone Winners Include Swift, Lambert", "Taylor Swift Joins Elite Club to Win Grammy Album of the Year More Than Once: See the Rest", "Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris Split After 15 Months Together", "Taylor Swift Co-Wrote Calvin Harris' Smash Hit 'This Is What You Came For', "Tom Hiddleston finally tells us the truth about his relationship with Taylor Swift", "Taylor Swift Finally Reveals When She Started Dating Joe Alwyn in Lover Album", "Taylor Swift Talks Newfound 'Freedom,' 'Lover' Tour Plans and So Much More", "Taylor Swift, pop princess, wins song of the year at the CMA Awards", "Ed Sheeran Tops Hot 100, Katy Perry Debuts at No. [392], Though Swift is reluctant to publicly discuss her personal life, believing it to be "a career weakness",[393] it is a topic of widespread media attention and tabloid speculation. 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. Taylor Swift Clapped Back at Damon Albarn After He Claimed She Didn't Write Her Own Songs Of course, my immediate reaction as a die-hard Swiftie is to jump to the singer's defense, quoting. She gave a girl $90 out of her purse in Central Park to get Chipotle for the fan's birthday. 3.7K. [464][452] In the wake of the 2020 George Floyd protests, she donated to the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund and the Black Lives Matter movement,[465] called for the removal of Confederate monuments in Tennessee,[466] and advocated for Juneteenth to become a national holiday. US entertainment magazine Variety first reported on Monday that. [422] In response to the May 2010 Tennessee floods, Swift donated $500,000 during a telethon hosted by WSMV. [199] It was followed up with an accompanying concert film on Netflix. Here's what she was like as a teen songwriter", "2022: The year in review (Taylor's version)", "How Taylor Swift rose from 'Miss Americana' to global megastar", "Is Taylor Swift our last remaining real popstar? [269], One of Swift's earliest memories of music is listening to her grandmother, Marjorie Finlay, sing in church. [390][391] YouGov surveys ranked her as the world's most admired female musician from 2019 to 2021. [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. Salary: $150 Million Per Year. ", "How Taylor Swift mastered the singer-songwriter blueprint", "A Taylor Swift class is coming to the University of Texas. Taylor Swift on the Vogue Magazine's Cover. She tied Barbra Streisand for the most number-one albums among women (11), and became the first artist in history to monopolize the Hot 100's entire top 10, with "Anti-Hero", "Lavender Haze", "Maroon", and "Snow on the Beach" featuring Lana Del Rey at the top four. [9][32] Swift initially attended Hendersonville High School[33] before transferring to the Aaron Academy after two years, which better suited her touring schedule through homeschooling. [101] Swift wrote the album alone and co-produced every track. [45] Taylor Swift was released on October 24, 2006. [50][9] Following "Tim McGraw", four more singles were released throughout 2007 and 2008: "Teardrops on My Guitar", "Our Song", "Picture to Burn" and "Should've Said No". [618] She was the most googled female musician in 2019 and most googled musician overall in 2022. 2", "Arashi Best-Of Tops Taylor Swift for IFPI's Best-Selling Album of 2019", "2020 Grammy Awards: Complete Winners List", "12 Records That Were Set at the 2019 VMAs", "The Taylor Swift/Scooter Braun controversy, explained", "The Taylor Swift, Scooter Braun, Justin Bieber row explained", "Taylor Swift Confirms Sale of Her Masters, Says She Is Already Re-Recording Her Catalog", "Taylor Swift Releases 'Beautiful Ghosts,' Co-Written With Andrew Lloyd Webber for 'Cats' Film", "Golden Globes 2020: full list of nominations", "Taylor Swift 'Miss Americana' Netflix Doc Has a Release Date & We're So Ready for It", "Taylor Swift Moves to Universal Music Publishing Group with New Pact", "Taylor Swift Is Singing Us Back to Nature", "Taylor Swift to release surprise ninth album 'Evermore' tonight", "Aaron Dessner on How His Collaborative Chemistry With Taylor Swift Led to 'Evermore', "These are the musicological reasons Taylor Swift's new album sounds dull", "Taylor Swift's 'Folklore': There's Nothing Quiet About This Songwriting Tour De Force", "Taylor Swift Isn't So Sure She & Joe Alwyn Would Have Made Music Together If It Weren't for Lockdown", "Taylor Swift's 'Coney Island' and 'No Body, No Crime' Debut on Airplay Charts, Joining 'Willow', "Taylor Swift's 'Willow' Debuts at No. it's time to go- bonus track. Now Kacey Musgraves Could Fill It", "Pop review: Kacey Musgraves: Golden Hour", "The Biggest Influences on Pop in the 2010s", "100 Greatest Country Artists of All Time", "Half of all new guitar players are women, finds study", "Guitars Are Getting More Popular. She has also collaborated and co-written with many other songwriters and producers, including Liz Rose, Jack Antonoff, Max Martin, Shellback, Aaron Dessner, Ed Sheeran, Justin Vernon, Ryan Tedder and several more. "[375], From 2014 to 2018, Swift collaborated with director Joseph Kahn on eight music videosfour each from her albums 1989 and Reputation. "[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". She experimented with rock and electronic styles on Red (2012), which featured her first Billboard Hot 100 number-one song, "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together", and eschewed her country image in her synth-pop album, 1989 (2014), supported by chart-topping songs "Shake It Off", "Blank Space", and "Bad Blood". 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. [204] Lover made Swift the first female artist to have a sixth consecutive album sell more than 500,000 copies in one week in the U.S.[205] Critics commended the album's free-spirited mood and emotional intimacy. [376] She worked with American Express for the "Blank Space" music video (which Kahn directed), and served as an executive producer for the interactive app AMEX Unstaged: Taylor Swift Experience, for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Interactive Program in 2015. [47] The album peaked at number five on the U.S. 407 subscribers Taylor Swift makes a guest appearance on fourth episode of "Selena + Chef". 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. [471], Easter eggs and cryptic teasers became a common practice in contemporary pop music because of Swift. [249][250], Outside her albums, Swift featured on five songs in 20212023: "Renegade" and "Birch" by Big Red Machine,[251] a remix of Haim's "Gasoline"[252] and Sheeran's "The Joker and the Queen",[253] and "The Alcott" by the National. [278] Swift also explored the music of older country stars such as Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, Tammy Wynette, and Dolly Parton,[21] the last of whom she believes is exemplary to female songwriters,[112] and alt-country artists like Patty Griffin[279] and Lori McKenna. [248] "Wildest Dreams (Taylor's Version)" and "This Love (Taylor's Version)" were released on September 17, 2021 and May 6, 2022, respectively. [23] She traveled with her mother at age eleven to visit Nashville record labels and submitted demo tapes of Dolly Parton and The Chicks karaoke covers. 2008. )", "Taylor Swift: Power, Fame And The Future The Full, "Taylor Swift Is So Much More Fun Now That She's Jaded", "Stop Asking Taylor Swift to Apologize for Writing Songs About Ex-Boyfriends The Cut", "10 Artists Who Have Stood Up For Women In Music: Taylor Swift, Lizzo & More", "Cover Preview: Taylor Swift Fights Back About Her Love Life, the Hyannis Port Houseand Has Words for Tina Fey and Amy Poehler", "Musicians on Musicians: Paul McCartney and Taylor Swift", "Taylor Swift's 'Evermore' Is an Undeniable Folk-Pop Masterpiece", "Every Taylor Swift Album Ranked from Worst to Best", "Taylor Swift organises her lyrics into three 'dorky' pen-themed categories", "All of Taylor Swift's Famously Devastating Track 5's, Ranked", "How 'Red' Became The Most Pivotal Record In Taylor Swift's Career", "How Olivia Rodrigo Become America's Biggest New Pop Star", "NMPA to Honor Taylor Swift with Songwriter Icon Award Among Other 2021 Annual Meeting Honorees", "Taylor Swift, Phoebe Bridgers, and Rihanna: How women took over songwriting", "Taylor Swift Helps Induct Carole King, Sings "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" at Rock Hall Ceremony", "A Harvard Professor Critiques Taylor Swift's New Poems", "Taylor Swift wants an Oscar. 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[206][207] The lead single, "Me! The critically acclaimed, aptly named Folklore feels like a cozy, autumnal, cardigan-wearing kind of album, homing in . [314] Billboard credited her with influencing artists to take creative ownership of their music, as she "has the power to pull any sound she wants into mainstream orbit". ", "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. [450] Swift performed during WorldPride NYC 2019 at the Stonewall Inn, frequently deemed the birthplace of the modern gay rights movement. [134] The album earned several accolades, including four nominations at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards (2014). [173] After briefly dating English actor Tom Hiddleston,[174] Swift began dating English actor Joe Alwyn in September 2016. [328][329][330] An i review said Swift's voice is "leagues better now" with her new-found vocal furniture. Taylor Swift at the Republic Records VMAs after-party on August 29, 2022. [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. [619][620] Swift received an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from New York University and served as its commencement speaker on May 18, 2022. [64] In 2008, she opened for the Rascal Flatts again,[65] and dated singer Joe Jonas for three months. [125] Other singles released from the album include "Begin Again", "I Knew You Were Trouble", "22", "Everything Has Changed", "The Last Time", and "Red". [108], At the 54th Annual Grammy Awards in 2012, Swift won Best Country Song and Best Country Solo Performance for "Mean", which she performed during the ceremony. [314], Swift possesses a mezzo-soprano vocal range,[315] and a generally soft but versatile timbre. [429] She has donated $75,000 to Nashville's Hendersonville High School to help refurbish the school auditorium,[430] $4million to fund the building of a new education center at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville,[431] $60,000 to the music departments of six U.S. colleges,[432] and $100,000 to the Nashville Symphony. [433] Also a promoter of children's literacy, she has donated money and books to various schools around the country to improve education. "[9] Swift's personal experiences were a common inspiration for her early songs, which helped her navigate life. "Kiss Me" by Sixpence None the Richer was the first song Swift learned to play on the guitar. American singer Taylor Swift isn't married yet. [77] Fearless became her first number-one album on the Billboard 200 and 2009's top-selling album in the U.S.[78] The Fearless Tour, Swift's first headlining concert tour, grossed over $63million. [295] Her albums were promoted to country radio, but music critics noted wide-ranging styles of pop and rock. No one's going to sign up for this', "Taylor Swift is not an "underdog": The real story about her 1 percent upbringing that the New York Times won't tell you", "Taylor Swift's Brother Had The Most Epic Graduation Weekend Ever", "What Famous Pop Star Is Named After James Taylor? [599] The most entries and the most simultaneous entries for an artist on the Billboard Global 200, with 94 and 31 songs, respectively, are among her feats. [624] Overall, Swift was the highest paid female artist of the 2010s decade, earning $825million. In 2018, she sold her Beverly Hills Cape Cod-style. "[40], At an industry showcase at Nashville's Bluebird Cafe in 2005, Swift caught the attention of Scott Borchetta, a DreamWorks Records executive who was preparing to form an independent record label, Big Machine Records. [396] Critics have highlighted the misogyny and slut-shaming to which Swift's life and career have been subject. But I was inspired by this lady ever since. [26][27] In 2003, Swift and her parents started working with New York-based talent manager Dan Dymtrow. Swift's next albums, Fearless (2008) and Speak Now (2010), explored country pop. [156], Prior to 1989's release, Swift stressed the importance of albums to artists and fans. The feuds have been . [407] Her street style has received acclaim. sundress range at Walmart,[480] and designed American Greetings cards and Jakks Pacific dolls. [399] The Daily Telegraph said her antennae for sexism are crucial for the industry. "[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".

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