[52] Borchetta said that although record industry peers initially disapproved of his signing a 15-year-old singer-songwriter, Swift tapped into a previously unknown marketteenage girls who listen to country music. Exiting Big Machine, Swift signed with Republic Records in 2018 and released her seventh studio album, Lover (2019), followed by the autobiographical documentary Miss Americana (2020). Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m). [8] Swift spent her early years on a Christmas tree farm that her father had purchased from one of his clients. [129] Randall Roberts of Los Angeles Times said Swift "strives for something much more grand and accomplished" with Red. Here's what she was like as a teen songwriter", "2022: The year in review (Taylor's version)", "How Taylor Swift rose from 'Miss Americana' to global megastar", "Is Taylor Swift our last remaining real popstar? Taylor has also shown commitment to all things pumpkin-spiced on Tumblr. That may sound like a dream to many, but Swift actually enjoys cooking. "Johnny usually smells because he rarely . It entered the Hot 100 at number three. [306] Her albums Reputation (2017) and Lover (2019) have an upbeat pop production; the former incorporates hip hop and trap elements. Taylor Swift is a 31-year-old American singer, songwriter, and producer who has sold over 200 million albums during her career to date. Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter. In January 2020, she booked a gym for her workout session and asked everybody to leave the gym including Justin Bieber, who was already working out in the gym when Taylor arrived there. [496] Rosen described Swift as the first country act whose fame has reached the world beyond the U.S.[305] Her chart success extends to Asia and the UK, where country music was not previously popular. [130] It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 1.21million copies, making Swift the first female to have two million-selling album openingsa Guinness World Records. According. ivy. [423] In 2011, Swift used a dress rehearsal of her Speak Now tour as a benefit concert for victims of recent tornadoes in the U.S., raising more than $750,000. | VH1 Tuner", "$100,000 Gift from Taylor Swift Provides Vital Support to Nashville Symphony", "Taylor Swift Gives Big as She Turns 20 Good Deeds, Taylor Swift", "Taylor Swift donates 6,000 books to Reading Library", "Taylor Swift partners with Scholastic to donate 25,000 books", "Taylor Swift Donates 14,000 Books to Nashville Public Library", "Taylor Swift Helps With 'Delete Online Predators' Campaign", "Taylor Swift Teams Up With UNICEF Tap Project Initiative", "Taylor Swift Among Participants in MusiCares Back To School Charity Auction", "Taylor Swift and ACM Lifting Lives present $50,000 donation to St. Jude", "New and Hot Video: Taylor Swift Debuts 'Ronan' at Stand Up To Cancer Benefit", "Dick Vitale holds annual fundraiser for pediatric cancer", "Taylor Swift donates $50K to CHOP to help teens with cancer", "Taylor Swift Encourages Teen Volunteers", "This Is How Taylor Swift's Donations Will Impact Sexual Assault Survivors", "Taylor Swift responded to the leaked 'Famous' phone call with Kanye West by urging fans to instead focus on coronavirus aid", "Taylor Swift Donates Signed "Lover" Guitar To Raise Fund For Coronavirus Relief", "Taylor Swift Sings Heart-Rending 'Soon You'll Get Better' During 'One World' Concert", "In 2017, @taylorswift13 fearlessly shared her story of sexual assault in court. Taylor Alison Swift was born to Andrea Gardner Swift and Scott Kingsley Swift on 13th December, 1989 in Reading, Pennsylvania. . The song reached number two in the U.S.[179] and won Best Collaboration at the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards. I wanted to capture these years of my life on an album while they still represented what I was going through. [109] Swift won other awards for Speak Now, including Songwriter/Artist of the Year by the Nashville Songwriters Association (2010 and 2011),[110][111] Woman of the Year by Billboard (2011),[112] and Entertainer of the Year by the Academy of Country Music (2011 and 2012)[113] and the Country Music Association in 2011. Kevin Winter/ACM2015/Getty Images. January 27, 2023. 1. [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". On Friday, Swift announced that she's adding eight more shows to her stadium trek and none of which include D.C., Maryland, or Virginia. [96] She briefly dated actor Jake Gyllenhaal in 2010. This is a list of who was the inspiration for what song, what interviews she talked about it in, and any other relevant information. Taylor Swift has unlocked the vault. ", "Taylor Swift tells Scotland: 'I am one of you', "Taylor Swift on Politicians Co-opting Faith: 'I'm a Christian. [54] Lover was the world's best-selling album by a solo artist of 2019, selling 3.2million copies. [95][96] While shooting her film debut Valentine's Day in October 2009, Swift dated co-star Taylor Lautner. [5] She was named after singer-songwriter James Taylor,[6] and has Scottish[7] and German heritage. [15] She spent her summers at the beach in Stone Harbor, New Jersey, and performed in a local coffee shop. [142] She provided guest vocals for Tim McGraw's song "Highway Don't Care", which featured guitar work by Keith Urban. [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". She attended Alvernia Montessori School. [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. 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. 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. Swift has directed music videos and films, such as All Too Well: The Short Film (2021), and played supporting roles in others. [157] In November 2014, she removed her entire catalog from Spotify, arguing that the streaming company's ad-supported, free service undermined the premium service, which provides higher royalties for songwriters. 1 on Hot 100", "Live Music's $20 Billion Year: The Grateful Dead's Fare Thee Well Reunion, Taylor Swift, One Direction Top Boxscore's Year-End", "Taylor Swift Has Written an Op-Ed in the Wall Street Journal", "Taylor Swift's Label Head Explains Spotify Removal", "Taylor Swift Pens Open Letter Explaining Why '1989' Won't Be on Apple Music", "Apple Changes Course After Taylor Swift Open Letter: Will Pay Labels During Free Trial", "Taylor Swift is putting 1989 on Apple Music", "Taylor Swift returns to Spotify on the day Katy Perry's album comes out", "Taylor Swift: 2014 Billboard Woman of the Year", "Taylor Swift Wins Dick Clark Award of Excellence at 2014, Presented by Diana Ross", "Watch Taylor Swift's Stunning Acoustic Performance of 'Blank Space' at the Grammy Museum", "Taylor Swift wins international female solo artist at Brit awards 2015", "2015 MTV Video Music Awards Nominees Revealed: Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, Ed Sheeran & More", "2015 ACM Award Milestone Winners Include Swift, Lambert", "Taylor Swift Joins Elite Club to Win Grammy Album of the Year More Than Once: See the Rest", "Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris Split After 15 Months Together", "Taylor Swift Co-Wrote Calvin Harris' Smash Hit 'This Is What You Came For', "Tom Hiddleston finally tells us the truth about his relationship with Taylor Swift", "Taylor Swift Finally Reveals When She Started Dating Joe Alwyn in Lover Album", "Taylor Swift Talks Newfound 'Freedom,' 'Lover' Tour Plans and So Much More", "Taylor Swift, pop princess, wins song of the year at the CMA Awards", "Ed Sheeran Tops Hot 100, Katy Perry Debuts at No. "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 . [175][176] She wrote the song "Better Man" for country band Little Big Town;[note 3] it earned Swift an award for Song of the Year at the 51st CMA Awards. [136] Swift received American Music Awards for Best Female Country Artist in 2012, and Artist of the Year in 2013. This article is about the singer-songwriter. [9][32] Swift initially attended Hendersonville High School[33] before transferring to the Aaron Academy after two years, which better suited her touring schedule through homeschooling. [515], Swift has influenced numerous mainstream and indie music artists,[note 5] authors, screenwriters and filmmakers. [128] The album incorporated many pop and rock styles such as heartland rock, dubstep and dance-pop. She is known for her works to base on her personal life, and of course, all of them were a hit. She has a personal assistant named Erica (if you look her up you'll start to notice she's in the background of a ton of Taylor's public appearances) and I believe another one whose name I can't recall right now. Taylor Swift is back and she's embracing her curly roots again. By Doha Madani. [372] She has collaborated with different directors to produce her music videos, and over time she has become more involved with writing and directing. Because of her long-standing BFF status with Selena Gomez, Taylor Swift has no love for Justin Bieber. [53] "Teardrops on My Guitar" reached number thirteen on the U.S. [386][387] Music critics Sam Sanders and Ann Powers regard Swift as a "surprisingly successful composite of megawatt pop star and bedroom singer-songwriter. Chris Martin (Coldplay) Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography, Affairs & More. [125] Other singles released from the album include "Begin Again", "I Knew You Were Trouble", "22", "Everything Has Changed", "The Last Time", and "Red". If you're not that good at describing, "painting a picture" can be reduced to two sentences about a place, time, or situation. [394] Clash described Swift as a lightning rod for both praise and criticism. [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. TMZ's . 1 on Billboard 200 Chart With Year's Biggest Week", "Taylor Swift Releases New 'Fearless' Vault Song 'Mr. The former's "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me" were the first country songs to top the U.S. pop and all-genre airplay charts, respectively. Media scrutiny inspired the urban-flavored Reputation (2017) and its number-one single "Look What You Made Me Do". [229] Swift became the first artist to debut a U.S. number-one album and a number-one song at the same time with Folklore's "Cardigan" and Evermore's "Willow". 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[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". [note 4] In support of Reputation, she embarked on her Reputation Stadium Tour, which ran from May to November 2018. [71] Critics lauded Swift's honest and vulnerable songwriting in contrast to other teenage singers. Her date of Birth (birthday) is Dec 13, 1989 (31 years old). [4] As a child, she enjoyed Disney film soundtracks: "My parents noticed that, once I had run out of words, I would just make up my own. [424] In 2016, she donated $1million to Louisiana flood relief efforts and $100,000 to the Dolly Parton Fire Fund. [115] Rolling Stone placed Speak Now at number 45 in its 2012 list of the "50 Best Female Albums of All Time", writing: "She might get played on the country station, but she's one of the few genuine rock stars we've got these days, with a flawless ear for what makes a song click. [54] Swift also released two EPs, The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection in October 2007 and Beautiful Eyes in July 2008. [416], Swift is well known for her philanthropic efforts. However, she is in a serious relationship with British actor Joe Alwyn who is about one year younger than her. 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. She ventured into indie folk and alternative rock in her 2020 albums Folklore and Evermore, whose singles "Cardigan" and "Willow" topped the Hot 100. CNN It's official. [24] She was rejected, however, because "everyone in that town wanted to do what I wanted to do. Swift has been featured in rankings such as Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time, Billboard's Greatest of All Time Artists, the Time 100 and Forbes Celebrity 100. In 2013, she left a $500 tip for waiters at a Philadelphia restaurant and gave the head chef two tickets to her concert. [45] Taylor Swift was released on October 24, 2006. She had first met Borchetta in 2004. She experimented with rock and electronic styles on Red (2012), which featured her first Billboard Hot 100 number-one song, "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together", and eschewed her country image in her synth-pop album, 1989 (2014), supported by chart-topping songs "Shake It Off", "Blank Space", and "Bad Blood". 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In a Colorado courtroom, Swift described the incident: "He stayed latched onto my bare ass cheek" as photos were being snapped. [503] Clash stated Swift's genre-spanning career encouraged her peers to experiment with diverse sounds. Taylor Swift It's far from Swift's first metamorphosis. [204] Lover made Swift the first female artist to have a sixth consecutive album sell more than 500,000 copies in one week in the U.S.[205] Critics commended the album's free-spirited mood and emotional intimacy. [378], Her production house, Taylor Swift Productions, Inc., is credited with producing all of her visual media starting with her 2018 concert documentary Reputation Stadium Tour. [171], Swift dated Scottish DJ Calvin Harris from March 2015June 2016. [318] Swift admitted her vocal ability often concerned her in her early career, and has worked hard to improve. With "Our Song", Swift became the youngest person to single-handedly write and sing a number-one song on the chart. "[116], The Speak Now World Tour ran from February 2011 to March 2012 and grossed over $123million,[117] followed up with its live album, Speak Now World Tour: Live. Swift's seventh album, 2019 [164] At the 2014 American Music Awards, Swift received the inaugural Dick Clark Award for Excellence. Taylor Swift is renovating the Goldwyn estate as a historic landmark. Basically, I was just her editor. She gushed about her new kitten, she answered Ellen's "Burning Questions," and they discussed some questionable shower habits, too. The song received a Best Original Song nomination at the 71st Golden Globe Awards. 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Taylor Swift revealed her struggle with disordered eating in an upcoming Netflix documentary and a new magazine interview. Swift . [574] Professor Elizabeth Scala dubs Swift a bridge between contemporary and historical fiction. [note 2] She worked on her fifth studio album, 1989, with producers Jack Antonoff, Max Martin, Shellback, Imogen Heap, Ryan Tedder, and Ali Payami.
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