[590], From available data, Swift has amassed over 50million album sales, 150million single sales,[591][592][593] and 114million units in album consumption globally, including 78billion streams. She is the longest-reigning act of Billboard Artist 100 (64 weeks),[606] the soloist with the most cumulative weeks (56) atop the Billboard 200,[598] the woman with the most Hot 100 entries (188),[607] top-ten songs (40),[608] and weeks atop the Top Country Albums (98),[609] and the act with the most Digital Songs number-ones (23). [483][484] Swift launched two Elizabeth Arden fragrances"Wonderstruck" and "Wonderstruck Enchanted",[485] followed by "Taylor" and its variation Made of Starlight in 2013,[486][487] and "Incredible Things" in 2014. 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. [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. Actor Johnny Depp and his ex, singer Vanessa Paradis, allegedly don't see the big deal about bathing. "[270] Swift said she owes her confidence to her mother, who helped her prepare for class presentations as a child. US singer Taylor Swift has confirmed a report that music mogul Scooter Braun has sold the rights to her first six albums. [397][398] Glamour opined Swift is an easy target for male derision, triggering "fragile male egos". [243][244] Swift was the highest-paid female musician of 2021,[245] and both her 2020 albums and the re-recordings were ranked among the top 10 best-sellers of the year. [327] Music theory professor Alyssa Barna said Swift's timbre is "breathy and bright" in the upper register and "full and dark" in the lower. He broke Selena's heart too many times and Taylor made her disgust clear when she. [395] The New York Times asserted in 2013 that her "dating history has begun to stir what feels like the beginning of a backlash" and questioned whether she was in the midst of a "quarter-life crisis". Although Swift has taken public stances in support of racial tolerance and diversity and provided a rather oblique statement of support when she spoke about the 2008 election of former President Barack Obama, her music videos and her albums are somewhat devoid of non-White artists. April 9, 2021 2:58 PM EDT. 13. 407 subscribers Taylor Swift makes a guest appearance on fourth episode of "Selena + Chef". Taylor Swift is back and she's embracing her curly roots again. They were a picture-perfect couple. [266] The album debuted atop the Billboard 200 with 1.57million units and marked Swift's fifth album to open with over one million copies sold. [53] "Teardrops on My Guitar" reached number thirteen on the U.S. For her self-titled album, see, 20042008: Career beginnings and first album. 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The song received a Best Original Song nomination at the 71st Golden Globe Awards. 12. 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. Her maternal grandmother, Marjorie Finlay, was an opera singer. [277] She admired the Dixie Chicks' defiant attitude and their ability to play their own instruments. [292] She became a teen idol with her debut,[383] and has since been a dominant figure in popular culture,[384] often referred to as a pop icon. Taylor Swift has been making bold fashion statements for almost a decade. [105] Critics appreciated Swifts grown-up perspectives;[106] Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone wrote, "in a mere four years, the 20-year-old Nashville firecracker has put her name on three dozen or so of the smartest songs released by anyone in pop, rock or country. [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. [97] In 2009, she made her television debut as a rebellious teenager in an CSI: Crime Scene Investigation episode. [361] According to Spin, she explored complex emotions with "precision and devastation" on Evermore. [614] She was one of the "Silence Breakers" honored as Time Person of the Year in 2017 for speaking up about sexual assault. won Best Visual Effects, and "You Need to Calm Down" won Video of the Year and Video for Good. 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. She had such a clear vision of what she was trying to say. [19] Swift later shifted her focus toward country music, inspired by Shania Twain's songs, which made her "want to just run around the block four times and daydream about everything. On June 30, 2022 The Sun exclusively revealed that Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn are secretly engaged - five years after they first started dating. The singles, in that order, were "Cardigan", "Betty", and "Exile" from Folklore, and "Willow", "No Body, No Crime", and "Coney Island" from Evermore. Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m). no body, no crime (feat. Austin Kingsley Swift (born March 11, 1992) is an American actor who has starred in films such as Live by Night (2016) and I.T. [241] The film received highly positive reviews of Swift's direction. Taylor Swift's entire catalogue is back on Spotify. [448], Swift refrained from discussing politics early in her career, fearing it might influence people. [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. [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. [166][167] In 2015, Swift won the Brit Award for International Female Solo Artist. [309][310] Musicologist Nate Sloan remarked that Swift's pop music transition was rather motivated by her need to expand her artistry. [96] She briefly dated actor Jake Gyllenhaal in 2010. 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But I was inspired by this lady ever since. In addition, in the event that Universal sold any part of its stake in Spotify, it agreed to distribute a non-recoupable portion of the proceeds among their artists. [5] She was named after singer-songwriter James Taylor,[6] and has Scottish[7] and German heritage. [158] In a June 2015 open letter, Swift criticized Apple Music for not offering royalties to artists during the streaming service's free three-month trial period and stated that she would pull 1989 from the catalog. Taylor Swift has hit back at claims that she does not write her own songs as "so damaging." The "All Too Well" singer found herself in a Twitter spat with an unlikely adversary this week. [410] She co-chaired the 2016 Met Gala. [189] The album debuted atop the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 1.21million copies. [225] Alwyn co-wrote and co-produced select songs under the pseudonym William Bowery. [142] She provided guest vocals for Tim McGraw's song "Highway Don't Care", which featured guitar work by Keith Urban. [74] "You Belong with Me" was the album's highest-charting single on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number two,[75] and was the first country song to top Billboard's all-genre Radio Songs chart. [15] She spent her summers at the beach in Stone Harbor, New Jersey, and performed in a local coffee shop. t.co/oE7P1BVnNJ", "Taylor Swift's cash gift helps student take up degree", "Taylor Swift on Going Pop, Ignoring the Gossip and the Best (Worst) Nickname She's Ever Had", "Taylor Swift: 'I was literally about to break', "Taylor Swift: 'Pop music can feel like it's The Hunger Games, and like we're gladiators', "The Original 300+ Time's Up Signatories", "Taylor Swift Says She's 'Absolutely Terrified' After Roe v. 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[153] Its singles "Shake It Off", "Blank Space" and "Bad Blood" reached number one in Australia, Canada and the U.S., the first two making Swift the first woman to replace herself at the Hot 100 top spot;[154] other singles include "Style", "Wildest Dreams", "Out of the Woods" and "New Romantics". Swift stopped by The Ellen Show on Thursday to promote her new single, but that's not all they talked about. [note 4] In support of Reputation, she embarked on her Reputation Stadium Tour, which ran from May to November 2018. Add another layer of sheer class with a pair of black high heel Oxford shoes. With "Our Song", Swift became the youngest person to single-handedly write and sing a number-one song on the chart. august. [411] She has reinvented her image and style throughout her career, with each of her album cycles characterized by its own aesthetic and fashion. [165] On her 25th birthday in 2014, the Grammy Museum at L.A. Live opened an exhibit in her honor in Los Angeles that ran until October 4, 2015, and broke museum attendance records. [200], Reputation was Swift's last album with Big Machine. [49], Big Machine Records was still in its infancy during the June 2006 release of the lead single, "Tim McGraw", which Swift and her mother helped promote by sending copies of the CD single to country radio stations. [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. [231] It won Album of the Year at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, making Swift the first woman to win the award thrice. [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. She lists Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Bryan Adams,[281] the Rolling Stones,[282] Emmylou Harris, Kris Kristofferson, and Carly Simon as her career role models. [128] The album incorporated many pop and rock styles such as heartland rock, dubstep and dance-pop. [254] She released "Carolina" as part of the soundtrack of the film Where the Crawdads Sing,[255] and played a brief role in the period comedy Amsterdam.