Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter. Her narrative songwriting, which is often inspired by her personal experiences, has received widespread media coverage and critical praise. Swift moved to Nashville at age 14 to become a country music singer, signing a songwriting deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing in 2004 and a recording deal with Big Machine Records in 2005.
Her eponymous debut studio album (2006) included the Hot Country Songs chart-topping singl...
Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter. Her narrative songwriting, which is often inspired by her personal experiences, has received widespread media coverage and critical praise. Swift moved to Nashville at age 14 to become a country music singer, signing a songwriting deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing in 2004 and a recording deal with Big Machine Records in 2005.
Her eponymous debut studio album (2006) included the Hot Country Songs chart-topping singles "Our Song" and "Should've Said No" and the pop radio crossover "Teardrops on My Guitar". Swift rose to mainstream prominence with her country pop second studio album, Fearless (2008), which was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and featured the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 top-five singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me". Her third studio album, Speak Now (2010), blended country pop with elements of rock and contained the top-ten singles "Mine" and "Back to December".
Swift's fourth studio album, Red (2012), experimented beyond country, incorporating pop, rock, and electronic genres. She transitioned fully to pop with her synth-pop fifth studio album, 1989 (2014), while its successor, Reputation (2017), expanded on the electropop sound with urban influences. Her seventh studio album, Lover, was released in 2019 amid a dispute over the ownership of her masters after her Big Machine contract expired. Swift explored indie folk and alternative rock on her 2020 studio efforts, Folklore and Evermore. These six albums collectively spawned the international top-ten singles "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together", "I Knew You Were Trouble", "Shake It Off", "Blank Space", "Bad Blood", "Look What You Made Me Do", "Me!", "You Need to Calm Down", "Cardigan", and "Willow". Swift has also released five documentaries throughout her career, including the critically acclaimed Miss Americana and Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions in 2020.
Having sold over 200 million records worldwide, Swift is one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Her accolades include 11 Grammy Awards (including three Album of the Year wins), an Emmy Award, two Brit Awards, 11 MTV Video Music Awards, 12 Country Music Association Awards, 25 Billboard Music Awards (the most wins for a female artist), 32 American Music Awards (the most wins for any artist), and 49 Guinness World Records. She placed eighth on Billboard's Greatest of All Time Artists Chart (2019), appeared on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time (2015), and has been included in numerous influential rankings, such as the Time 100 and the Forbes Celebrity 100. Named Woman of the Decade (2010s) by Billboard and Artist of the Decade (2010s) by the American Music Awards, Swift has been recognized for her philanthropic efforts, advocacy of women's and artists' rights, and influence on the music industry.
