The career path that pop artist Taylor Swift has covered is an inspiration for many across the world as the artist is still setting records with her productions.
Intro – Taylor Alison Swift, popularly known as Taylor Swift is an American singer-songwriter born in West Reading, Pennsylvania, the United States on 13 December 1989 to parents Scott Kingsley Swift and Andrea Gardner Swift. Taylor was named after singer-songwriter James Taylor. Her academic life ranges from Alvernia Montessori School to Wyomissing Area Junior/Senior High School.
Artist In Making – Taylor was born blessed as she revolves around the top ten positions of music artists in the present time, but the journey to the top has not been easy and smooth. Taylor started her journey from a very young age. She performed in four Berks Youth Theatre Academy production aged nine. Taylor shifted to Nashville, Tennessee at the age of 14 to pursue a career in country music. The pop artist is world-famous for her musical contributions. The artist deals with the pop, country, alternative rock, and folk genres of music. Her first step in her career was back in 2004 when she signed a songwriting deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing. She then went on to sign a recording deal with Big Machine Records in 2005. Taylor released her eponymous debut studio album in 2006. Her journey of exploring country-pop on several albums started back in 2008 as she went on to release singles on both country and pop music, which established her as a leading crossover artist.
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Breaking Records – The second studio album of Swift, ‘Fearless’ was released in 2008, which was a major hit, consisted of five singles. One of the singles from the album ‘Love Story’ peaked at number four on the Billboard 100 and number one in Australia. The album went on to be the top-selling album of 2009 in the United States. Swift also performed as a supporting act for Keith Urban’s Escape Together World Tour in 2009. She went on to win five American music awards in 2009. Billboard named her 2009’s Artist of the Year. She also got hold of the title of Grammy Awards as Fearless was named Album of the Year. She was also named as the entertainer of the year, becoming the youngest person to win the award. In 2010, Swift released ‘Mine’, the lead single from her third studio album ‘Speak Now’ that entered the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 at number three. The album crossed first week sales of a million copies, which earned her the accolade of Guinness World Records. She went on to win the award for Best Country Song and Best Country Solo Performance for ‘Mean’ at the 54th Grammy Awards in 2012. Swift came up with her fourth studio album ‘Red’ in 2012, which became her first number one in the United States and she topped the charts on iTunes.
The Peak & Prime – Swift started working on her fifth studio album ‘1989’ in 2014 when she was residing in New York City. The album was influenced by 1980s synth-pop. The album was released on 27 October 2014. The album sold 1.28 million copies in the first week, making Taylor the first act to have three albums sell more than one million copies in their opening week and again earned her the accolade of Guinness World Records. The 1989 World tour, which ran from May to December 2015, was the highest-grossing tour of the year with revenue of 250 million dollars. Swift’s lead single ‘Look What You Made Me Do’ from her sixth studio album ‘Reputation’ topped the charts yet again in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, and the U.S. The album consisted of heavy electro-pop sound, with hip-hop, R&B, and EDM influences. She went on to collect awards and break records with her sixth studio album yet again. She broke the record of 23 awards held by Whitney Houston as the most awarded female musician in AMA history in 2018.
New Path – Taylor Swift parted ways with Big Machine studio in 2018 to sign with Republic Records and released her seventh studio album ‘Lover’ in 2019. Swift worked with producers like Louis bell, Frank Dukes, and Joel Little. All the tracks in the album charted on the Billboard Hot 100. It went on to become the world’s bestselling album of 2019 with a record of 3.2 million sales. The album also earned her three nominations at the 62nd Grammy Awards in 2020. Taylor has also played some supporting roles in films like Valentine’s Day, cats, the autobiographical documentary Miss Americana (2020), and many more.
Possessing a mezzo-soprano vocal range, Swift has the talent of brilliant songwriting. Her career describes her best. People always live with the present but what they forget is the journey a person covers. Swift has gone on to win several awards and achievements. Her journey is an inspiring one. Taylor Swift will always be regarded as one of the greatest ever in the music industry.
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