Taylor Swift is one of the most popular music stars in the world. She has won dozens of Grammy awards, a billion-dollar fortune, and mastery of the Billboard charts.
She is also known for her narrative songs about her personal life that have received widespread media coverage. Learn more about this pop icon with these fascinating books for kids.
From her childhood on a Christmas tree farm in Pennsylvania to the global role model she is today, this book takes readers through Taylor’s rise to fame. It is filled with interesting facts, definitions of new words, discussion questions, and more.
Swift, a multiplatinum-selling recording artist who writes her own lyrics, is the most successful female singer in history. She has sold over 100 million albums and has won twelve Grammy awards. Her popularity has led to a global following, and she has appeared in several films, including the 2012 movie The Hunger Games.
In 2019 Taylor released her seventh album, Lover, a song-inspired love letter to the concept of love itself, and starred as Bombalurina in the film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hugely successful musical Cats. In addition, she appeared in the documentary Miss Americana and recorded two original songs for the soundtrack to the 2022 film The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.
While most people know Swift as a country singer, she started out in pop and has become a prolific songwriter who incorporates contemporary sounds into her music. Her eighth studio album, Folklore, was a return to the singer-songwriter format and was nominated for Album of the Year at the Grammys. The album’s sister record, Evermore, followed in 2020 and earned her another Album of the Year nomination at the Grammys.
Swift used her power as a singer to explode the mythos surrounding herself and reclaim her own legacy in “Blank Space.” The song is a brazen anthem of sexy, confident womanhood that could have been written by any woman in her position at that time. It’s a reminder of the strength and confidence that helped Swift navigate her own tumultuous relationship with the public.
In 2016, Swift staged an awe-inspiring comeback with her sixth album, reputation, and the accompanying music video for its lead single, “Look What You Made Me Do.” The album, which returned her to number one on the Billboard 200 chart, was a huge hit and set records for biggest streaming first day and most views in 24 hours. It also marked the first time that an album’s lead single had broken the record for most weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. The album went on to sell over 800,000 copies in its first week of release and earn Taylor numerous Grammy awards. It was a landmark moment in her career and set the stage for her even more successful Reputation tour in 2021.
