Taylor

Taylor Swift is that rarest of pop phenomena one who was able to seamlessly transition from country to the mainstream becoming an enduring celebrity and then conquering the globe in the process. Swift removed herself from country music like a second-skin and proved that she had the best pop sensibility of her generation. Swift was the only artist/singer who could be a part of the trending zeitgeist and take it when she went on tour. It was apparent from her first songs, especially with regard to the neo tribute of Tim McGraw. On her second release Fearless (2008), Swift revealed a singer/songwriter who was beginning to know her. Fearless wound up having considerable legs not only in the U.S. where it racked the record with six platinum singles, thanks to Top Ten hits Love Story and Belong with Me Belong with Me but throughout the world performing particularly well in the U.K. Canada and Australia. Speak Now delivered almost two years later consolidated that achievement and propelled Swift into the stratosphere of superstardom. She grew in popularity through her three subsequent albums - Red (2012), 1989 (2014) and Reputation (2017). Swift had now established herself in a genre where she belonged. However, even when she reduced her style with the 2020's stripped-down siblings' folklore and Evermore she remained atop the pop world a position she kept with the re-recordings of her earlier catalog, as well as Midnights which was her top-charting synthesizer 2022 collection.