[181] The jury rejected Mueller's claims and ruled in favor of Swift. TMZ's . Her family later moved to Wyomissing, Pennsylvania. [50] As there was not enough furniture at the label yet, they would sit on the floor to do so. Photo: Taylor Swift's Instagram Aside from her pop chart-topping music and warm and effervescent personality, Taylor Swift is also known for her love of cats, including the three she owns,. august. [180] In August 2017, Swift successfully sued David Mueller, a former radio jockey for KYGO-FM. [392], Though Swift is reluctant to publicly discuss her personal life, believing it to be "a career weakness",[393] it is a topic of widespread media attention and tabloid speculation. [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". To learn about Taylor's current boyfriend, please read Current love interest.Taylor Swift has stated that she has written songs about all of her ex-boyfriends. 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", "Detwanging country music: how Nashville took the UK", "4 Ways Billboard Woman of the Year Taylor Swift Changed Country Music", "Taylor Swift Left a Blank Space in Country Music. Prioritize a positive body relationship. [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. [158] In a June 2015 open letter, Swift criticized Apple Music for not offering royalties to artists during the streaming service's free three-month trial period and stated that she would pull 1989 from the catalog. "[350] Swift is also known for her traditional album rollouts, consisting of a variety of promotional activities,[470] which Rolling Stone termed as an inescapable "multimedia bonanza". 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[144] She joined Florida Georgia Line on stage during their set at the 2013 Country Radio Seminar to sing "Cruise". She definitely does! Taylor Swift's entire catalogue is back on Spotify. She gave a girl $90 out of her purse in Central Park to get Chipotle for the fan's birthday. [5] She was named after singer-songwriter James Taylor,[6] and has Scottish[7] and German heritage. [189] The album debuted atop the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 1.21million copies. [249][250], Outside her albums, Swift featured on five songs in 20212023: "Renegade" and "Birch" by Big Red Machine,[251] a remix of Haim's "Gasoline"[252] and Sheeran's "The Joker and the Queen",[253] and "The Alcott" by the National. Salary: $150 Million Per Year. It grossed $345.7million worldwide. Swift countersued for a symbolic $1 and won. 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Wade Decision", "Taylor Swift sends 'love' and 'respect' to LGBT fans", "Taylor Swift Urges Senate to Pass Equality Act in Letter to Tennessee Senator", "Taylor Swift Calls Out U.S. Census for Transgender Erasure", "Taylor Swift Wishes NYC's Stonewall Inn 'Happy Pride' at Surprise Set", "Taylor Swift Donates $113,000 to Tennessee Equality Project to Fight Anti-LGBTQ Bills", "Taylor Swift Makes a Generous Donation to GLAAD in Support of the LGBTQ Community", "Voter Registrations Spike as Deadlines Loom. The singer previously told Lucky Magazine there's a reason she keeps her belly button hidden. [587][588] At the 64th BMI Awards in 2016, Swift was the first woman to be honored with an award named after its recipient. The couple seems in no hurry to celebrate their wedding as both of them are strictly focused on their professional life. While hanging out in Maui with the ladies of Haim, Swift posted this bikini picture revealing her belly button for the first time: OK, maybe it's not the first time we've ever seen Swift's elusive navel, but it's certainly the first time in a while. Some of these might be fan conclusions as Taylor has not confirmed most of them. [333] Midnights received acclaim for her nuanced vocals. [258] She experimented with electronica[259] and chill-out music styles on it. [357][358][359] Aside from clues in album liner notes, Swift avoided talking about the subjects of her songs. She has proved her worth by securing her place in one of the most successful singers of all time by giving back to back record-breaking albums and solos. In 2009, she launched a l.e.i. [137][138] She received the Nashville Songwriters Association's Songwriter/Artist Award for the fifth and sixth consecutive years in 2012 and 2013. [note 4] In support of Reputation, she embarked on her Reputation Stadium Tour, which ran from May to November 2018. [314] Billboard credited her with influencing artists to take creative ownership of their music, as she "has the power to pull any sound she wants into mainstream orbit". [168] As a songwriter, she has been honored by the Nashville Songwriters Association,[60][586] the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and the National Music Publishers' Association and was the youngest person on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time in 2015. [129] Randall Roberts of Los Angeles Times said Swift "strives for something much more grand and accomplished" with Red. [226] The albums garnered widespread critical acclaim. In 2018, she sold her Beverly Hills Cape Cod-style. [54] Swift also released two EPs, The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection in October 2007 and Beautiful Eyes in July 2008. She released her debut album that was self-titled. 2008. Considering Taylor Swift is the world's highest-paid celeb, as Forbes reported in 2019, we're going to venture a guess here and say she could probably afford an in-home chef. Taylor Swift has a Net Worth of $400 Million in 2021. The visual, directed by . [171], Swift dated Scottish DJ Calvin Harris from March 2015June 2016. Why did she look like that when FLOTUS walked out?" A number jumped to Taylor Swift's defense against the baseless suggestions . [441] Swift has encouraged young people to volunteer in their local communities as part of Global Youth Service Day. [16][17], At age nine, Swift became interested in musical theater and performed in four Berks Youth Theatre Academy productions. Total wins: 9. [173] After briefly dating English actor Tom Hiddleston,[174] Swift began dating English actor Joe Alwyn in September 2016. [92][93] She co-wrote and recorded "Best Days of Your Life" with Kellie Pickler,[94] and co-wrote two songs for the Hannah Montana: The Movie soundtrack"You'll Always Find Your Way Back Home" and "Crazier". She tied Barbra Streisand for the most number-one albums among women (11), and became the first artist in history to monopolize the Hot 100's entire top 10, with "Anti-Hero", "Lavender Haze", "Maroon", and "Snow on the Beach" featuring Lana Del Rey at the top four. [576][577] Economist Alan Krueger devised his concept "rockonomics"a microeconomic analysis of the music industryusing Swift, whom he considered an "economic genius". "[20] She spent weekends performing at local festivals and events. According to. [4] Her younger brother, Austin, is an actor. [63] She was also nominated for Best New Artist at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards. [456][457] The New York Times wrote her 2011 music video for "Mean" had a positive impact on the LGBTQ+ community. [506], Publications consider Swift's million-selling albums an anomaly in the streaming-dominated industry following the end of the album era in the 2010s. [386][387] Music critics Sam Sanders and Ann Powers regard Swift as a "surprisingly successful composite of megawatt pop star and bedroom singer-songwriter. [9][283] She likes Springsteen and the Stones for remaining musically relevant for a long time[284] and credits the Stones with being "a huge influence on my entire outlook on my career. Asked why photos of . [45] Taylor Swift was released on October 24, 2006. [467], Media outlets describe Swift as a savvy businesswoman. [394] Clash described Swift as a lightning rod for both praise and criticism. CNN It's official. [199] It was followed up with an accompanying concert film on Netflix. [374] In an interview, White said that Swift "was keenly involved in writing the treatment, casting and wardrobe. Taylor . [54][73] It was the first country song to top Billboard's Pop Songs chart. Swift gathered fans and played them songs from her new album "1989" before it was released in what she called 1989 Secret Sessions. The song received a Best Original Song nomination at the 71st Golden Globe Awards. invisible string. [9][10] Swift identifies as a Christian. Her genre-spanning discography, artistic reinventions and songwriting have received critical praise and wide media coverage. [165] On her 25th birthday in 2014, the Grammy Museum at L.A. Live opened an exhibit in her honor in Los Angeles that ran until October 4, 2015, and broke museum attendance records. 9 minutes. Are you ready for it? [376] She worked with American Express for the "Blank Space" music video (which Kahn directed), and served as an executive producer for the interactive app AMEX Unstaged: Taylor Swift Experience, for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Interactive Program in 2015. [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. Taylor Swift has hit back at claims that she does not write her own songs as "so damaging." The "All Too Well" singer found herself in a Twitter spat with an unlikely adversary this week. In November 2018, she signed a new deal with the Universal Music Group; her subsequent releases were promoted by Republic Records. [613], Swift has appeared in various power listings. [69] She contributed two songs to the Valentine's Day soundtrack, including the single "Today Was a Fairytale", which was her first number-one on the Canadian Hot 100, and peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100. [604], In the US, Swift has sold over 37.3million albums as of 2019,[593] when Billboard placed her eighth on its Greatest of All Time Artists Chart. Kevin Winter/ACM2015/Getty Images. [37] They began meeting for two-hour writing sessions every Tuesday afternoon after school. [195] At the American Music Awards of 2018, Swift won four awards, including Artist of the Year and Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist. Time included her on its annual list of the 100 most influential people in 2010, 2015, and 2019. [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.