Taylor
Taylor Swift is that rarest of pop phenomena one who was able to fully transition from the country music scene to and become a enduring pop culture icon and conquering the globe in the process. Swift shed her roots in country music like a second-skin and showed she had the finest pop sensibility of her generation. Swift was the only singer/songwriter who knew how to be a part of the trending zeitgeist and take it on the road. This was evident in her early songs, particularly with regard to the neo pay homage to Tim McGraw. On her second release Fearless (2008) Swift showcased a writer getting to understand herself. Fearless had a great success not only in the United States, having six platinum-certified songs. In fact, the Top Ten songs Love Story and I Belong with Me were the main reasons for this. However, it did very well across the globe. Swift's new album Speak Now, released just two years after the debut, further consolidated this success. It helped propel Swift to the heights of fame. The popularity of Swift only grew through her subsequent three albums - Red (2012) 1989 (2014) and Reputation (2017) and Reputation in 2017 and found her moving assuredly into the realm of pop where she already belonged. The popularity of her music grew after she changed her strategy by releasing 2020's streamlined Folklore (and Evermore) and stayed atop of the pop world.





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