Who doesn’t know the name Taylor Swift? She is a 26 year old superstar! She has done so many things in her life and has worked hard for everything she has. First, Taylor Alison Swift was born on December 13, 1989. Next, Taylor Swift sang the Star Spangled Banner at a Philadelphia 76ers game at age 11. Last, at the age of 12, she started learning how to play guitar and wrote her own songs. You can see that Taylor Swift was very talented as a young girl and has continued to work hard for all of her success. Taylor has lived a pretty amazing life. She has a small family that includes her father, Scott Kingsley Swift, her mother, Andrea Swift, and most importantly, her little brother, Austin Swift. Her family is very important to her. She …show more content…
She released her first album on October 24, 2006. Musicians run in the Swift family. Did you know Taylor’s very own grandmother was a professional Opera singer? Because of her talent she was able to make a lot of successful albums in a very short time. She has written many songs and won several grammy awards.
As a matter of fact, Taylor won seven Grammy Awards! She has written 70 songs and has 12 albums so far in her life. She continues her success and will continue to write songs and release more albums for sure! Taylor Swift’s first song was “Teardrops on My Guitar”. In 2008, Swift was nominated for a Grammy Award in the “Best New Artist” category, and won the Academy of Country Music’s “Female Vocalists of the Year”. Also, in 2008, Taylor Swift put out her next album, “Fearless”. When her album, “Love Story”, came out, she won “Video of the Year” and “Female Video of the Year” as well. Did you know Taylor Swift’s song “Teardrops on My Guitar”, “Picture to Burn” and “Should’ve said NO” were all extremely successful tracks? Her concerts are always a popular show no matter where she goes. Every time they release tickets for her concerts, they completely sell out in two minutes. Taylor Swift was the first woman in country music history to release three albums that sold more than one million copies. An interesting fact about her album “1989” was that she named it for the year she was
And that's saying a lot. Consider that she's already appeared in five television series, made seven albums, and starred in a major motion picture. She's sold over 24 million albums worldwide, achieved five Top Five hits from her 1986 record, Control and a record seven Top Five Hits from the 1989 Rhythm Nation 1814 album, four went to no.#1. She followed that up with a record breaking world tour, a movie and her self-titled album Janet.
With nearly 60 years in the music industry, Tina Turner is one of the most prolific RnB singers of all time. For two decades, she released hit after hit with ex-husband Ike, then transitioned into an extremely successful solo career. On her own, she released nine studio albums, five of which went multi-platinum. To date, she has sold more than 200 million albums worldwide and remains the Guinness World Record holder for most concert tickets ever sold.
In the beginning of the story we see that Taylor is an average teenage girl living with a single mother. She says, “But I stayed in school. I was not the smartest or even particularly outstanding but I was there and staying out of trouble” (3). She was called “Missy” for a lot of her childhood but when she was three she said, “I stamped my foot and told my mother not to call me Marietta but Miss Marietta” (2). From Taylor’s childhood I find that she had a sense of personal pride and could defend herself. These really are great attributes and we really see these attributes grow more and mature throughout the story.
In the world of music, billboard and celebrities, Taylor Swift is no guest to the industry that made her famous over the years. From a talented teenage girl from Nashville, to a 25 year old pop queen whose net worth is $200 million. From her talents in her song-writing about love, relationships and guys, she has gained the likes of millions of people all over the world through her music. Her music inspires many teens and young adults through her own personal relationships and feelings that she freely expresses in her songs. With numerous awards for her songs and music videos such as “You belong with me” that won her the best female video at MTV music Awards in 2009, she has become a well known
First of all, Carrie Underwood should receive this award because her large amount of major works. Across the world, she has sold over fourteen million albums and has had fourteen number one singles. Winning five Grammys, Carrie has also "won 6 American Music Awards, 6 People Choice Awards, 7 CMT Music Awards, 9 American Country Awards, and 7 BMI Songwriter Awards." ("Carrie Underwood Bio") The Country Music Association, along side, the Academy of Country Music awarded Underwood Female of the Year three times each. In her career, she is the only artist to achieved Female Artist twice in the forty years they have had this award. Alongside these awards, she also won an ACM Triple Crown Award ("Carrie Underwood Bio"). These Awards alone prove that she is worthy of this award.
“Whitney Houston” (the name of her first album) was a huge success. Two of her most famous singles, How Will I Know and Saving All My Love For You were at the top of the charts for 14 non-consecutive weeks, a huge success for her debut. She even won a Grammy for one of those songs. After the success of her first album, she released her second album, “Whitney.” The album went platinum and she won another Grammy for her hit song, I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me). Around the same time of her second release, she started her charity fund, the Whitney Houston Foundation for Children. As a new artist, Whitney’s success was breaking
Miley was first impacted throughout her childhood. She was first influenced by her loving family. For example, Miley’s father is Billy Ray Cyrus, a country singer, and a very popular song of his is “Achy Breaky Heart”. She was heavily influenced by her father because she always had a musical and acting background growing up although he was first opposed to her showing up on camera, it pushed her towards the life in the limelight (Buckner). As well, her half-brother, Trace Cyrus, was lead guitarist of the popular band Metro Station, but since then he has started his own band Ashland HIGH (Trace Cyrus). This explains why Miley was eager to get into the musical world. Also, Miley’s younger sister, Noah Cyrus, started her acting career on her father's television show Doc at the age of three. She has starred and voiced in some movies since then but Miley was influe...
She quickly hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 charts, and sold 25 million copies of her album (“Britney Spears”). Spears received four awards at the 1999 Billboard Music Awards (“Britney Spears”). Next, she released her single, “Oops!... I Did It Again” in 2000, which was a huge hit (“Britney Spears”). She reached No. 1 insanely quick, and sold 1 million copies in one week (“Britney Spears”). Spears was beginning the path to an amazing career.
Don’t you get that badass vibe whenever Rihanna is dancing in her music videos and singing those despicable lines? Yes, everyone does, too! With unprecedented musical success, she’s one the most influential pop stars the world has seen since the 2000s. In just 9 years of being in the music industry, Rihanna has achieved 12 Billboard Music Awards, 8 Grammy Awards, sold 210 million songs and 54 million albums worldwide. You think that’s all?
I believe that triviality has a purpose in our utterly serious lives and, because of this, I love Taylor Swift’s music. My first real encounter with Ms. Swift came as a result of a crush I had in high-school. I began listening to Taylor Swift in order to promote similar interests with my crush and catch her fancy, but even as the my childish romance faded, my love of Taylor Swift's music remained. I later learned that I was not the only guy to discover Taylor Swift's music in that way.
Taylor Swift is one of the biggest pop-country sensations of the 21st century. With over billions of sells, she is also one of the top selling artists of our generation. But what makes her so unique? Are there not other pop-country artists out there? This is the story of Taylor Swift, and how she came to be.
She has numerous achievements and awards, Swift has shown an outstanding impact throughout the world, and has multiple contributions to the country music industry. These been shown through all of the work Taylor Swift does. She deserves this award not only because of the top hits she writes and performs, but also because of the person she is off stage too. Works Cited "Charity." TaylorTalk.
Whether the views about Taylor Swift are positive or negative, she still has been extremely successful. Not only has she made lots of money because of her hit singles, platinum records and sold out concert tours, but she has also found a unique way to connect with her fans. Taylor Swift is both praised and ridiculed because of her music and the way she perceives certain situations, but the way I see it, there are going to be positive and negative aspects of every form of media. What sets Taylor Swift apart from the rest though, it how handles herself with grace, hard work and determination and I think that is something that everyone should respect and admire.
She inspires her fans to live every day like it’s their last and she inspires them with her many accolades gained throughout the years. Taylor Swift has won over 200 various awards and has 4 Grammy awards which are impressive when you remember that she is barely 25 years old. Taylor’s mark on society will be her great music that connects with her fan base on such a personal level. She inspires women everyday by breaking records in the music industry set by men and also promotes philanthropy through her various projects. Swift promotes arts education in today’s school systems and advocated many different platforms to teenagers that normally wouldn’t be hear of. Her anti-bullying platform is amazing simply because she wrote a whole song about it; “Mean” and has won countless awards for her contributions to society. Overall Times magazine says it best, “Taylor Swift is someone that we all want our daughters and granddaughter to grow up to be like” which is why Taylor Swift will continue to be my favorite artist (Dickey,
Throughout her career, she has won many awards. Here is a list of the awards she has won. As you can see, she has been very successful in her career. (http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/taylor-swift/bio/285271)