[216], Swift played Bombalurina in the movie adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Cats (2019). This made Swift the first female to have two million-selling album openings, a record recognized by the Guinness World Records. [164] The following day, Apple announced that it would pay artists during the free trial period,[165] and Swift agreed to stream 1989 on the streaming service. 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[322] Billboard writes that her track 5's are "notoriously tear-jerking. [337] She has emerged as a music video director, co-directing the music videos for three Lover singles: "Me!" Remember when I pulled up and said "Get in the car" Why Now? August sipped away like a bottle of wine [219] The documentary Miss Americana, which chronicles part of Swift's life and career, premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and was released on Netflix on January 31, 2020. [199] It also broke the record for the highest-grossing North American concert tour in history. Will you call when you're back at school? [108][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. [507] She encouraged support for the Equality Act in a letter addressed to Senator Lamar Alexander and a petition on Change.org, which accumulated over 800,000 signatures and responses from the White House and various Democratic legislators. [498] During the 2008 United States presidential election, she promoted the Every Woman Counts campaign, aimed at engaging women in the political process. [518][519] She endorsed Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in the 2020 United States presidential election[520] and was found to be one of the most influential celebrities in the polls. [521] She lent her song "Only the Young" for use in an advertisement to increase voter turnout. Drawing inspiration from various pop, rock, and electronic genres, Swift's fourth studio album Red (2012) saw her transcending her country roots. And I can see us twisted in bedsheets [106], At the 54th Annual Grammy Awards in 2012, Swift won Best Country Song and Best Country Solo Performance for "Mean", which she performed during the ceremony. [29][30], To help Swift break into country music, her father transferred to Merrill Lynch's Nashville office when she was 14 years old, and the family relocated to a lakefront house in Hendersonville, Tennessee. [198] In the U.S., the tour grossed $266.1 million in box office and sold over two million tickets, breaking Swift's own record for the highest-grossing U.S. tour by a woman, which was previously held by her 1989 World Tour in 2015 ($181.5 million). [14] She attended preschool and kindergarten at the Alvernia Montessori School, run by the Bernadine Franciscan sisters,[15] before transferring to The Wyndcroft School. [334] In 2016, Swift worked with American Express for her "Blank Space" music video (which Kahn directed), and released the interactive app AMEX Unstaged: Taylor Swift Experience. (Back when I was livin' for the hope of it all, for the hope of it all) [284][285] Swift described herself as a country artist until the release of 1989 (2014), which she characterized as her first "sonically cohesive pop album". Billboard 200, where it spent 157 weeksâthe longest stay on the chart by any release in the U.S. in the 2000s decade. [384] For New York magazine, Swift's million sales figures prove that she is "the one bending the music industry to her will". "[12] In her early songs, Swift's life experiences were a common inspiration. [239] It was the best-selling album of 2020 in the U.S., having sold 1.2 million copies by January 2021. In 2020, Swift experimented with folk and alternative rock on her eighth and ninth studio albums, Folklore and Evermore, whose lead singles "Cardigan" and "Willow" topped charts around the world, and released the documentaries Miss Americana and Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions. [457][458] She has received The Big Help Award for her "dedication to helping others" and "inspiring others through action"[459] and the Ripple of Hope Award for her "dedication to advocacy at such a young age". 'Cause you were never mine [66] Five singles were released throughout 2008 and 2009: "Love Story", "White Horse", "You Belong with Me", "Fifteen", and "Fearless". 1 Among Women in Billboard 200's History", "Taylor Swift's 'Love Story (Taylor's Version)' Debuts at No. Swift said the contract included a provision for her to maintain ownership of her master recordings. [191] First-week worldwide sales amounted to two million copies. [496], Swift identifies as a feminist[497] and pro-choice. "[324], On her 2020 albums Folklore and Evermore, Swift was inspired by escapism and romanticism to explore fictional narratives. folklore Taylor Swift. [102] Speak Now, released on October 25, 2010,[103] debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of one million copies. And I can see us twisted in bedsheets [502][503] Following the 2008 murder of openly gay teenager Larry King, she recorded a GLSEN PSA aimed at combating hate crimes. [193] It spawned three other international singles, including the U.S. top-five entry "...Ready for It? [12][315] Discussing Swift's first three albums, New York magazine remarked that many singer-songwriters have made great records as teens, but "none made great records so explicitly about their teens". Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter. Taylor Swift released evermore and the music video for its lead single "willow" at midnight, kicking the album off with a song rooted in lust, love, and romance. Here, its lyrics. [500] She was one of the founding signatories of the Time's Up movement against sexual harassment. [161], Prior to 1989's release, Swift stressed the importance of albums to artists and fans. [256] She admired the Dixie Chicks' defiant attitude and their ability to play their own instruments. [318][319] Aside from clues provided in album liner notes, Swift tried not to talk about song subjects specifically "because these are real people. with Dave Meyers, and "You Need to Calm Down" and "Lover" with Drew Kirsch. [128] The album incorporates new genres for Swift, such as heartland rock, dubstep and dance-pop. She was one of the recipients of the Nashville Songwriters Association's Songwriter/Artist of the Year in 2007, becoming the youngest person to be honored with the title. [212] The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) honored Swift as the global best-selling artist of 2019. [183] Swift thereafter cleared her social media accounts[184] and released "Look What You Made Me Do" as the lead single from her sixth album, Reputation. [450] In 2014, she was named to Forbes' 30 Under 30 list in the music category[451] and again in 2017 in its "All-Star Alumni" category. [231] Described by Swift and Dessner as "sister records", both albums embrace an indie folk and alternative rock production, a departure from the previous upbeat pop releases. [291] Swift has been credited for refusing to correct her pitch with Auto-Tune. [229] Swift wrote and recorded the albums while in isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic, working with producers Jack Antonoff and Aaron Dessner from the National. [41] The Hollywood Reporter described Swift as "the Best People Person since Bill Clinton". She has her own production house, Taylor Swift Productions, Inc., which is credited with producing music videos for singles such as "Me! [20] 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. [508][509] Swift called on the Trump administration to pass the Equality Act at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards[510] and during Pride Live's 2020 Stonewall Day livestream event, where she criticized the 2020 U.S. Census for excluding transgender and non-binary people. [245] On Good Morning America and her social media, Swift announced that the re-recorded version of her 2008 single "Love Story", titled "Love Story (Taylor's Version)", would be released on February 12, 2021, and that the re-recorded issue of Fearless (2008), titled Fearless (Taylor's Version), would be released on April 9, 2021. [472] That year, she also partnered with textbook rental company Chegg to donate $60,000 to the music departments of six US colleges. 'Cause it was never mine [166] Swift's intellectual property rights management and holding company, TAS Rights Management, filed for 73 trademarks related to Swift and the 1989 era memes. [302][303] She described songwriting as a way to help her "get through love and loss and sadness and loneliness and growing up". "Lover" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, taken from her seventh studio album of the same name (2019). [462] She also recorded a song for the Hope for Haiti Now album. [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". [95] Valentine's Day saw her play the ditzy girlfriend of a high school jock, a role which received mixed reviews. "[116], The Speak Now World Tour ran from February 2011 to March 2012 and grossed over $123 million. But I can see us lost in the memory [513] She has supported the March for Our Lives movement and gun control reform in the U.S.[514] She endorsed candidates for public office for the first time ahead of the 2018 midterm elections, declaring her support for Democrats Jim Cooper and Phil Bredesen to represent Tennessee in the House of Representatives and Senate, respectively. [Chorus] [130][131] It was Swift's first number-one album in the U.K.[132] The Red Tour ran from March 2013 to June 2014 and grossed over $150 million, becoming the highest-grossing country tour when it completed. [259] Alt-country artists like Patty Griffin[260] and Lori McKenna have also inspired Swift. [532][533] She became a spokesperson for the National Hockey League's (NHL) Nashville Predators and Sony Cyber-shot digital cameras. [209] All 18 songs from the album charted on the Billboard Hot 100 the same week, setting a record for the most simultaneous entries by a woman. Cha cô là Scott Kingsley Swift, làm nghề môi giới chứng khoán và mẹ cô là Andrea Gardner (nhũ danh Finlay) Swift, làm nội trợ, từng là giám đốc tài chính cho quỹ hỗ trợ. Swift còn có một người em trai tên là Austin. [181], In August 2017, Swift successfully sued David Mueller, a former morning show personality for Denver's KYGO-FM. ("Meet me behind the mall") Four years earlier, Swift had informed Mueller's bosses that he had sexually assaulted her by groping her at an event. [174] Prior to their breakup, they co-wrote the song "This Is What You Came For", which features vocals from Barbadian singer Rihanna; Swift was initially credited under the pseudonym Nils Sjöberg. [145] Swift voiced Audrey, a tree lover, in the animated film The Lorax (2012),[146] made a cameo in the sitcom New Girl (2013),[147] and had a supporting role in the film adaptation of The Giver (2014). [446] From 2011 to 2020, she appeared in the top three on the Forbes Top-Earning Women in Music list, topping the list in 2016 and 2019. [139] Swift was honored by the Association with a special Pinnacle Award, making her the second recipient of the accolade after Garth Brooks. Swift wrote the album entirely by herself, and co-produced all tracks with longtime collaborator Nathan Chapman.She described the album as a loose concept album about confessions, inspired by her personal life. [79] James Montgomery of MTV argued the incident and subsequent media attention turned Swift into "a bona-fide mainstream celebrity". [244], On December 2, 2020 debuted her first song from her re-recordings, "Love Story" in Ryan Reynold's Match.com ad. [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. [501] Swift has also spoken out against LGBT discrimination. [114] At the American Music Awards of 2011, Swift won Artist of the Year and Favorite Country Album. âaugustâ debuted at #23 on the Billboard Hot 100 during the chart week of August 8, 2020. [242] She received six nominations at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, winning Album of the Year. [386] Her actions have fostered debate over reforms to on-demand music streaming and prompted awareness of intellectual property rights among younger musicians. 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[40] Swift became one of Big Machine's first signings, and her father purchased a three-percent stake in the company for an estimated $120,000. [175] She subsequently dated English actor Tom Hiddleston for a few months. [328] In 2010, Swift co-directed the music video for "Mine" with Roman White. For me, it was enough [440] Swift broke the record for the highest-grossing North American tour of all time with her Reputation Stadium Tour (2018),[441] and is the world's highest-grossing female touring act of the 2010s decade. [157], Swift was named Billboard's Woman of the Year in 2014, becoming the first artist to win the award twice. For her eponymous album, see. [349] Swift considers Obama to be a role model. [489] In 2019, she donated $113,000 to the LGBT organization Tennessee Equality Project,[490] as well as to the media advocacy organization GLAAD in support of Pride Month. [74], In 2009, the music video for "You Belong with Me" was named Best Female Video at the MTV Video Music Awards. [119][120] Swift featured on B.o.B's single "Both of Us", released in May 2012. While promoting Reputation, Swift released a series of behind-the-scenes videos showing the album recording process through DirecTV. She can still sound strained and thin, and often strays into a pitch that drives some people crazy; but she's learned how to make words sound like what they mean. [290] Her singing voice was described by Sophie Schillaci of The Hollywood Reporter as "sweet, but soft". [304] Recurring themes were love and romance. [517] Vote.org reported that 65,000 people had registered to vote within 24 hours of Swift's post, an unprecedented surge even accounting for usual registration increases as deadlines approach.