Taylor

Taylor Swift was a rarity in the world of pop music: she was the only celebrity to have crossed from country into the mainstream and become a global pop culture icon. Swift left her country roots like they were a second skin, revealing she was arguably the smartest pop-oriented singer/songwriter of her time, one that could tap into the current zeitgeist and make it personal and just as impressively perform in the opposite direction. The evidence was clear in her early songs, particularly in her neo pay homage of Tim McGraw. On her 2nd album, Fearless (2008), Swift showcased a writer getting to know her. Fearless became an enormous success not just in America which is where it's Top Ten singles Love Story, and You Belong with Me helped it to achieve six platinum records but also around the world. It was a huge success throughout Canada Australia in Australia and Canada. U.K. Swift could build on her progress through Speak Now almost two year later. The next three albums she released, Red (2012) 1989 (2004) and Reputation (2017), her popularity increased and she became part of the world of pop music where it was clear that she belonged. Although she slowed down her approach with 2020's stripped-down sibling releases folklore and Evermore she continued to be atop of the world of pop, a position she maintained with re-recordings of her older catalogs as well as Midnights which was her top-charting synthesizer 2022 collection.