Taylor

Taylor Swift is that rarest of pop stars A superstar who managed to fully transition from the country music scene to and become a enduring popular icon, and sweeping all over the world at the same time. Swift left her country roots as if they were just a second skin to reveal that she was perhaps the savviest pop-oriented singer/songwriter of her time, one who could harness the zeitgeist make it personal and just as impressively perform in the opposite direction. Swift's early hits, especially the neo song in tribute to Tim McGraw, showed off the talents of her. However, her album Fearless revealed a songwriter who was re-discovering herself and gaining a huge following. Fearless was a huge success and not just in the US, where six of its singles have been declared platinum, on top of Top Ten hit songs Love Story and You Belong with Me. But it also smashed records across the globe. The Swift's Speak Now album released two years ago was a continuation of her earlier successes, propelling her into superstardom. Her popularity only increased over her next three albums - Red (2012) 1989 (2014) and Reputation (2017) -- and found her moving assuredly into the realm of pop in which she was already a part. Even though she had slowed the production of her folklore album, and Evermore released in 2020, she was at the forefront of pop music.