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The most daring outfits Taylor Swift has worn over the years, from a see-through catsuit to gowns with bold cutouts. 2008. 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. [498] Rolling Stone listed Swift's country music as one of the biggest influences on 2010s pop music,[499] and ranked her 80th in their 100 Greatest Country Artists of All Time list. The singles, in that order, were "Cardigan", "Betty", and "Exile" from Folklore, and "Willow", "No Body, No Crime", and "Coney Island" from Evermore. 1. 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', "Taylor Swift Debuts 'This Love (Taylor's Version),' From '1989' Redo, in Amazon's 'The Summer I Turned Pretty' Trailer", "Aaron Dessner, Justin Vernon Rev Up Big Red Machine With Help From Taylor Swift", "HAIM Enlist Taylor Swift for New "Gasoline" Remix", "Ed Sheeran & Taylor Swift Release 'The Joker and the Queen' Remix: Watch the Video", "The National Unveils 'First Two Pages of Frankenstein' Tracklist With Taylor Swift, Phoebe Bridgers & Sufjan Stevens", "Taylor Swift Doesn't Make Oscar Shortlist for 'All Too Well' Short Film, but Advances for 'Carolina' Original Song", "Every Taylor Swift Movie Performance, Ranked", "Taylor Swift Making Feature Directing Debut for Searchlight Pictures", "Billboard's Greatest Pop Stars of 2022: No. [335][336][337] She told The New Yorker in 2011 that she identifies as a songwriter first: "I write songs, and my voice is just a way to get those lyrics across. Who would've guessed that the curly-haired cutie we met in 2006 would go on to be one of the biggest singer-songwriters of our generation? [258], Swift has won 12 Grammy Awards (including three for Album of the Yeartying for the most by an artist),[579] an Emmy Award,[580] 40 American Music Awards (the most won by an artist),[581] 29 Billboard Music Awards (the most won by a woman),[582] 92 Guinness World Records,[583] 14 MTV Video Music Awards (including three Video of the Year winsthe most by an act),[243] 12 Country Music Association Awards (including the Pinnacle Award),[584] eight Academy of Country Music Awards,[585] and two Brit Awards. [368] The Week deemed her the foremost female songwriter of modern times,[369] and the Nashville Songwriters Association International named her Songwriter-Artist of the Decade in 2022. [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. Born in West Reading, Pennsylvania, Swift moved to Nashville at age 14 to become a country artist. [121] Swift dated Conor Kennedy that year. However, she is in a serious relationship with British actor Joe Alwyn who is about one year younger than her. Swift stopped by The Ellen Show on Thursday to promote her new single, but that's not all they talked about. [237] It was preceded by the three tracks: "Love Story (Taylor's Version)", "You All Over Me" with Maren Morris, and "Mr. [152] The album was released on October 27, 2014, and debuted atop the U.S. [155] The 1989 World Tour ran from May to December 2015 and was the highest-grossing tour of the year with $250million in total revenue. [570], She is a subject of academic study;[571] her music and fame are popular topics of scholarly media research. Taylor Swift is nearly 30 so, naturally, she's doling out several life lessons 30 to be exact about what she's learned over the last three decades and some of them revolve around her. The critically acclaimed, aptly named Folklore feels like a cozy, autumnal, cardigan-wearing kind of album, homing in . [603] Beginning with Fearless, all of her studio albums sold over a million units globally in their opening weeks. Joe Alwyn reportedly proposed to Taylor Swift in January 2022. If you're not that good at describing, "painting a picture" can be reduced to two sentences about a place, time, or situation. [365] Swift's bridges are often underscored as one of the best aspects of her songs,[366][363] earning her the title "Queen of Bridges" from Time. [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. [307][385] Several publications note her immense popularity and longevity as the kind of fame unwitnessed since the 20th century. Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis had a lot in common. [232] At the 2020 American Music Awards, Swift won three awards, including Artist of the Year for a record third consecutive time. [458] She has donated to the LGBT organizations Tennessee Equality Project and GLAAD. [424] In 2016, she donated $1million to Louisiana flood relief efforts and $100,000 to the Dolly Parton Fire Fund. In honor of Sexual Assault Awareness & Prevention Month & #RAINNDay, Taylor Swift has made a generous gift to RAINN. Taylor does not like to talk about her politics under a public spotlight unless it is about issues that matter deeply to her. [208] Other singles from Lover were the U.S. top-10 singles "You Need to Calm Down" and "Lover", and U.S. top-40 single "The Man". [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. The latter's "All Too Well (10 Minute Version)" became the longest song to top the Hot 100. "There's always some standard of beauty you're not meeting," Swift said in her "Miss Americana" documentary. Taylor often does this by singing a couple of lines about very specific sensory details. Her father was a stockbroker, while her mother was a homemaker who brought up Taylor and her younger brother, Austin. Among her accolades are 12 Grammy Awards, including three Album of the Year wins; an Emmy Award; 40 American Music Awards; 29 Billboard Music Awards; three IFPI Global Recording Artist of the Year awards; and 92 Guinness World Records. Details, details, details! 1", "Calvin Harris trumps Michael Jackson feat to join Taylor Swift, Rihanna and One Direction in Guinness World Records 2014 book", "Taylor Swift Leads Record Breaking Digital Sales Week", "Taylor Swift raises the bar with a savvy 'Red' marketing campaign", "Taylor Swift's 'Red': A Canonical Coming-Of-Age Album", "Taylor Swift's 'Red' Sells 1.21 Million; Biggest Sales Week for an Album Since 2002", "Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Justin Bieber Among 2014 Guinness Record-Setters", "Taylor Swift Scores Fourth U.K. No. [564] Various sources deem Swift's music a paradigm representing the millennial generation;[565] Vox called her the "millennial Bruce Springsteen",[566] and The Times named her "the Bob Dylan of our age". "Miss Americana," which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on Thursday, features a moment where the singer opens up about having her appearance picked apart and the . [578] In 2022, entomologists named a new millipede species, Nannaria swiftae, in her honor. [439] She has also donated $100,000 to the V Foundation for Cancer Research[440] and $50,000 to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. [605] Nine of her songs have topped the Billboard Hot 100. In. Taylor Swift's life in the spotlight hasn't been all Champagne problems. [55][56] She promoted her debut album extensively as the opening act for other country musicians' tours throughout 20062007, including George Strait,[57] Brad Paisley,[58] and Tim McGraw and Faith Hill. [355][356] NPR remarked that Swift's songs offer emotional engagement because "the wit and clarity of her arrangements turn them from standard fare to heartfelt disclosures". [240] Its final track, "All Too Well (10 Minute Version)"accompanied by the namesake short film directed by Swiftdebuted at number one on the Hot 100, becoming the longest song in history to top the chart. [488] She signed a multi-year deal with television company AT&T in 2016 and bank corporation Capital One in 2019. [340] Swift explained that she welcomed the new songwriting direction after she stopped worrying about commercial success. [203] Besides Jack Antonoff, Swift worked with new producers Louis Bell, Frank Dukes, and Joel Little. "[270] Swift said she owes her confidence to her mother, who helped her prepare for class presentations as a child. Swift has directed music videos and films, such as All Too Well: The Short Film (2021), and played supporting roles in others. [224] With her 2021 re-recorded albums, critics began to praise the mature, deeper and "fuller" tone of her voice. TAYLOR Swift's colourful dating life has inspired some of her greatest songs, and helped make her into the global superstar she is today.The singer h Musician Taylor Swifthas a long history of staying silent on political and religious subjects. Here's a look inside the $81 million worth of mansions and penthouses the pop superstar owns", "Are You Ready for It? [338][339] Her "diaristic" technique began with identifying an emotion, followed by a corresponding melody. [18] She also traveled regularly to New York City for vocal and acting lessons. [241] The film received highly positive reviews of Swift's direction. [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. 407 subscribers Taylor Swift makes a guest appearance on fourth episode of "Selena + Chef". [226] The albums garnered widespread critical acclaim. She is known for her works to base on her personal life, and of course, all of them were a hit. [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". [389] Swift was labeled by the media in her early career as "America's Sweetheart" for her likability and girl-next-door image. [76] All five singles were Hot Country Songs top-10 entries, with "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me" topping the chart. [625] She has invested in a real estate portfolio worth $84million,[626] including the Samuel Goldwyn Estate in Beverly Hills, California;[626] the High Watch in Watch Hill, Rhode Island;[627] and multiple adjacent purchases in Tribeca, Manhattan, nicknamed as "Taybeca" by local realtors.[628]. Haim) champagne problems. Honored with titles such as Artist of the Decade and Woman of the Decade, Swift is an advocate for artists' rights and women's empowerment. [322], Reviews of Swift's later albums were more appreciative of her vocals, finding them less nasal, richer, and more resonant. [513][514] Variety dubbed Swift the "Queen of Stream" after she achieved multiple streaming feats as well. Kevin Winter/ACM2015/Getty Images. [173] After briefly dating English actor Tom Hiddleston,[174] Swift began dating English actor Joe Alwyn in September 2016. In her latest surprise reveal, Swift, 31, announced that she has remade her "Fearless" album, labeled "Fearless (Taylor's Version)." Although it is not news she was going to re-record her old. [248] "Wildest Dreams (Taylor's Version)" and "This Love (Taylor's Version)" were released on September 17, 2021 and May 6, 2022, respectively. She had such a clear vision of what she was trying to say. April 9, 2021 2:58 PM EDT. [148], In March 2014, Swift began living in New York City. A Budding Chef. my tears ricochet The following is a playlist made by me of Taylor Swift songs that turned me into a Swiftie. [note 2] She worked on her fifth studio album, 1989, with producers Jack Antonoff, Max Martin, Shellback, Imogen Heap, Ryan Tedder, and Ali Payami. In 2009, she launched a l.e.i. Four years earlier, Swift had informed Mueller's bosses that he had sexually assaulted her by groping her at an event. [295] Her albums were promoted to country radio, but music critics noted wide-ranging styles of pop and rock. "We are so excited to have Selena Gomez in our first wave of programming on HBO Max and watch her adventures in the kitchen as she, like many of us, tries to. Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter. And with rumors that the two could be engaged (or at least are headed in that. [260] Rolling Stone critics dubbed the album an "instant classic". [46] Country Weekly critic Chris Neal deemed Swift better than previous aspiring teenage country singers because of her "honesty, intelligence and idealism". "Safe & Sound" won the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. [362] Consequence stated her 2020 albums provided a chance to convince skeptics of Swift had "songwriting power", noting her transformation from "teenage wunderkind to a confident and careful adult". 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. This article is about the singer-songwriter. won Best Visual Effects, and "You Need to Calm Down" won Video of the Year and Video for Good. [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. Thank you for helping us ensure all survivors are believed and supported! [151] She promoted the album through various campaigns, including inviting fans to secret album-listening sessions. Taylor Swift is a 31-year-old American singer, songwriter, and producer who has sold over 200 million albums during her career to date. [300][301] Although the Nashville music industry was receptive of Swift's status as a country musician, critics accused her of abandoning the legitimate roots of country music in favor of crossover success in the mainstream pop market. Swift began re-recording her first six albums after a dispute over their masters, re-releasing two in 2021Fearless (Taylor's Version) and Red (Taylor's Version). [71] Critics lauded Swift's honest and vulnerable songwriting in contrast to other teenage singers. [60] She also won the Country Music Association's Horizon Award for Best New Artist,[61] the Academy of Country Music Awards' Top New Female Vocalist,[62] and the American Music Awards' Favorite Country Female Artist honor. [290], "If there's one thing that Swift has proven throughout her career, it's that she refuses to be put in a box. [31][50] Following her rise to fame, country labels became interested in signing young singers who write their own music. Why did she look like that when FLOTUS walked out?" A number jumped to Taylor Swift's defense against the baseless suggestions . Taylor Swift has been making bold fashion statements for almost a decade. Swift was the first woman and fifth act overall to win Album of the Year twice as a lead artist. [184] The single was Swift's first U.K. number-one single. She was also concerned that development deals may shelve artists,[31][22] and recalled: "I genuinely felt that I was running out of time. "[25], When Swift was around 12 years old, computer repairman and local musician Ronnie Cremer taught her to play guitar. [386][387] Music critics Sam Sanders and Ann Powers regard Swift as a "surprisingly successful composite of megawatt pop star and bedroom singer-songwriter. [125] Other singles released from the album include "Begin Again", "I Knew You Were Trouble", "22", "Everything Has Changed", "The Last Time", and "Red". [461] She endorsed Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in the 2020 U.S. presidential election. TMZ's . Taylor Swift revealed her struggle with disordered eating in an upcoming Netflix documentary and a new magazine interview. [234], Following the masters dispute, Swift released two re-recorded albums in 2021, to critical appraisal centering on Swift's vocals. The order is from her latest album (Evermore) to her oldest album (Taylor Swift). [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. "[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". Kahn has praised Swift's involvement in the craft. Swift's next albums, Fearless (2008) and Speak Now (2010), explored country pop. By Doha Madani. [231] It won Album of the Year at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, making Swift the first woman to win the award thrice. [21][22] After watching a documentary about Faith Hill, Swift felt sure she needed to move to Nashville, Tennessee, to pursue a career in music. 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. Yes. 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[242] It won the MTV Video Music Award for Video of the YearSwift's record third win in the categoryand the Grammy Award for Best Music Video. [417] She was ranked at number one on DoSomething's "Gone Good" list,[418] and has received the "Star of Compassion" accolade from the Tennessee Disaster Services,[419] The Big Help Award from the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards for her "dedication to helping others" as well as "inspiring others through action". [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. [95][96] While shooting her film debut Valentine's Day in October 2009, Swift dated co-star Taylor Lautner. [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". [509] Swift is the only artist in Luminate Data history to have five albums sell over a million copies in a week. Some of these might be fan conclusions as Taylor has not confirmed most of them. [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. Taylor Swift hit back at a music industry peer for claiming she doesn't write her own songs, dismissing her contributions to her music as "co-writing." Damon Albarn, songwriter and . [414] Swift further popularized Polaroid motifs with 1989,[415] and cottagecore with Folklore and Evermore. Swift gathered fans and played them songs from her new album "1989" before it was released in what she called 1989 Secret Sessions. [54][73] It was the first country song to top Billboard's Pop Songs chart. 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[575] Her songs like "Love Story" are studied by evolutionary psychologists to understand the relationship between popular music and human mating strategies. 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. So, I kept thinking to myself, I need to figure out a way to be different. Instead of having a singular person who is in charge of the direction of her career, she's largely in control and tells her team what plans/ideas she has and then they carry out her vision. no body, no crime (feat. According. [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. Keep reading for a complete list of Taylor Swift awards. [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.