Taylor

Taylor Swift is that rarest of pop stars: a superstar who managed to seamlessly transition from the traditional to and become a enduring celebrity and then conquering all over the world at the same time. Swift left country music like it was another layer, showing that she's perhaps the best pop-singer/songwriter in her generation. Someone who is able to harness the zeitgeist to make it personal as well as perform in the opposite. It was apparent from her first songs, especially in her neo pay homage to Tim McGraw. On her second release Fearless (2008), Swift revealed a singer/songwriter who was beginning to get acquainted with herself. Fearless went on to become a global hit but not only in the United States (where it was certified with six platinum awards for Top Ten Hits Love Story and "You Belong with Me") however, in Canada, Australia, the U.K. and other countries. Swift's second album, Speak Now, released nearly two years following the debut, further consolidated the success of this album. It helped propel Swift to superstardom. Through her next three albums, Red (2012) 1989 (2004) and Reputation (2017), Swift's popularity grew and she became part of a music scene where it was clear that she deserved to be. Even when she scaled back her approach with 2020's stripped-down sister album folklore, and Evermore she continued to be atop of the charts, a place she kept with the re-recordings of her older catalogs as well as Midnights which was her top-charting synthesizer 2022 album.