Taylor Swift is a singer and actress, best known for her sexy voice and country music. She is one of the most influential artists in the world and has earned multiple awards for her work. She is also a social activist who has worked for charities like PETA, Red Cross, UNICEF and Cancer Research Institute.
She began her musical career at the age of 10 when she would sing karaoke in the local area. She was inspired to start writing songs when she heard Shania Twain’s songs and shifted her focus to country music. She was signed to Sony/ATV publishing house at the age of fourteen but later left to pursue her music career independently. She had a breakthrough when she met Scott Borchetta, a record executive, at the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, Tennessee.
Her debut album Red was released in 2012 and became a worldwide success. It was a double platinum selling album and received critical acclaim. Her second album 1989 was released in 2014 and became another successful album for her.
The third studio album Reputation was released in 2017 and was a commercial success. It was her highest charting album in the US, selling over 500,000 copies and earning her 3 Grammy nominations. She also won the prestigious Artist of the Decade award at the American Music Awards in 2018.
Her fourth album Pink was released in 2018 and became her biggest album yet. It sold over 3.2 million copies and was her fifth album to top the Billboard 200. It was nominated for 4 Grammys and 6 American Music Awards in 2019.
She teamed up with Jack Antonoff, Aaron Dessner, Bon Iver and HAIM to create her new album evermore. It was her first album since the success of Reputation and became her first record to reach the top of both the Billboard singles and albums charts simultaneously.
The next album was Lover, which was released on August 23, 2019. It was her sixth album to reach the top of the US music charts and it became her first solo album to achieve this feat. She also became the first female artist to sell over 500,000 copies of her new album in the United States.
During the promotion of Lover in 2019, she became embroiled in a dispute with her manager Scooter Braun and her former label Big Machine regarding the acquisition of the masters of her back catalog. The masters were eventually sold to Shamrock Holdings for $300 million.
She has collaborated with musicians such as Max Martin, Shellback and John Legend to create a series of songs that have been successful. She has also been featured in many a movie and has performed live on stage for many different events.
She has also written songs for movies such as Cats, The Hunger Games, and A Star is Born. She is also a social activist who works for animal rights and has launched her own perfume line.
