Taylor Swift

14 december 1989

22 april 2006

25 oktober 2006

16 mei 2007

12 november 2008

14 september 2009

1 februari 2010

26 oktober 2010

23 oktober 2012

28 oktober 2014

28 januari 2015

13 februari 2016

16 februari 2016

11 november 2017

1 juli 2019

24 augustus 2019

25 juli 2020

9 augustus 2020

28 februari 2023

14december
1989
<h2>Taylor Swift is Born</h2>
14 December 1989

Taylor Swift is Born

Taylor Swift was born in Reading, Pennsylvania. She grew up in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania. When she was 14 years old, she moved to Nashville. It was in Nashville that Swift developed an ability to turn her negative relationship experiences into songs. 

<h2>Taylor Swift is Born</h2>

22april
2006
22 April 2006

Taylor Swift Opens for Faith Hill and Tim McGraw

As Faith Hill and McGraw tours Columbus, Ohio on their Soul2Soul II tour, young Taylor Swift was their opening act on some dates. This tour became the highest-grossing country tour of all time. this exposure significantly impacted Taylor Swift and her career.

25oktober
2006
25 October 2006

The Release of ‘Taylor Swift’

On October 24, 2006, Taylor Swift released her self-titled debut album. The record was a collection of country-pop songs from the young singer. She wrote the songs for the album while she was in her freshman year in high school. He album peaked at #5 on the Albums chart in the US. It also became the longest-charting album in the 2000s in the United States. It spent 157 weeks on the chart.

16mei
2007
<h2>Taylor Swift Meets Tim McGraw and Faith Hill</h2>
16 May 2007

Taylor Swift Meets Tim McGraw and Faith Hill

Taylor Swift performed her debut single, ‘Tim McGraw’ at the Academy of Country Music Awards on May 15, 2007. The teenager went into the audience and personally introduced herself to McGraw and his wife. 

<h2>Taylor Swift Meets Tim McGraw and Faith Hill</h2>

12november
2008
12 November 2008

Taylor Swift Releases ‘Fearless’

Taylor Swift was eighteen years old when she released her second studio album, ‘Fearless’. The album was met with huge support and became a major success. ‘Fearless’ sold more than 10 million copies in the United States. The tracks that did the best were ‘Love Story’ and ‘You Belong With Me.’

14september
2009
14 September 2009

Swift is interrupted by Kanye West

The singer won the Best Female Video of the year at the MTV Video Music Awards on September 13, 2009. Unfortunately, her victory was bittersweet because Kanye West came on the stage unauthorized and took the mic from the singer and stated that Beyonce should have won the award for the song ‘Single Ladies’. Later that night, Beyonce won the award for Video of the Year. Beyonce invited Taylor on stage to finish her speech that was interrupted by Kanye West. 

01februari
2010
01 February 2010

Taylor Swift and Beyonce Shines at the Grammy Awards

Both Taylor Swift and Beyonce broke records at the 2010 staging of the Grammy Awards. Taylor Swift earned Album of the Year for ‘Fearless’ at 19 years old. Swift became the youngest artist to ever win the award. Beyonce won six out of the ten Grammy nominations that she received that night. Beyonce set the record for the most wins in one night by a female artist. 

26oktober
2010
26 October 2010

The Release of ‘Speak Now’

On October 25, 2010, Taylor Swift released her third studio album, Speak Now. On this album, the singer spoke out against industry insider Bob Lefsetz who had said some negative things about her and her decision to perform with Stevie Nicks at the Grammy Awards.

23oktober
2012
23 October 2012

The Release of ‘Red’

On October 22, 2012, the singer released “Red. The first single from this album was “We Are Never Getting Back Together”. The song was written about an ex of the singer that she refused to name. 

28oktober
2014
28 October 2014

The Release of ‘1989’

Taylor Swift released ‘1989’ on October 27, 2014. The album became the singer’s best-selling album. The smash hits of the album were ‘Shake It Off’ and ‘Blank Space’.

28januari
2015
28 January 2015

Taylor Swift’s Twitter and Instagram Accounts Are Hacked

On January 27, 2015, Taylor Swift’s Twitter and Instagram accounts were hacked. The hacker sent fake posts to the singer’s 51 million followers. Swift was the owner of the fourth-largest Twitter account at the time. Swift announced the hack on her Tumblr. 

13februari
2016
13 February 2016

Kanye West Releases ‘Famous’

Kanye West’s ‘Famous’ featured controversial lyrics about the singer. The rapper claimed that he received permission from Taylor Swift before releasing the song with the lyrics. The official spokesperson of Taylor Swift shared that the singer had not heard the actual lyrics that Kanye would share. She shared that Swift was not pleased with what Kanye said on the song about her.

16februari
2016
16 February 2016

Taylor Swift Seemingly Responds to Kanye

After winning the award for the Album of the Year, Taylor Swift made statements that seemed to be addressed at the lyrics shared by Kanye West in the song, ‘Famous’. 

11november
2017
11 November 2017

The Release of ‘Reputation’

After pulling a publicity stunt, the singer released her sixth album, ‘Reputation’. The singer had removed all her posts from her social media accounts. She then posted a video of a hissing snake. This was done to prepare the world for the single, ‘Look What You Made Me Do’ and ultimately her sixth album. 

01juli
2019
01 July 2019

Scooter Braun Gains Control of Swift’s Back Catalog

Big Machine, the label to which Taylor Swift was formerly signed was purchased by Scooter Braun’s company for approximately $300 million. This gave Scooter Braun complete control of the singer’s back catalog. This includes her master recordings. Swift then shares that Braun had been bullying her. The singer later announced that she would re-record all her previous albums to reduce the value of Scooter Braun’s purchase. 

24augustus
2019
24 August 2019

The Release of ‘Lover’

The tone of the singer’s seventh album was a little different from her previous albums. ‘Lover’ was a highly upbeat record. 

25juli
2020
25 July 2020

The Release of ‘Folklore’

There was no publicity stunt to boost interest in ‘Folklore’. Instead, the singer’s eighth album was more like a surprise. It was announced a day before it was to be released. The album makes it to the number one spot in America just as her previous six albums did.

09augustus
2020
09 August 2020

Swift Makes History Again

On August 8, 2020, Taylor Swift became the first artist to debut at the number one spot on both the Hot 100 and US albums chart at the same time.  

28februari
2023
<h2>The Eras Tour and The Tortured Poets Department</h2>
28 February 2023

The Eras Tour and The Tortured Poets Department

In March 2023, Taylor Swift launched the Eras Tour, a comprehensive journey through her entire discography. The tour garnered significant attention from the media for its profound cultural and economic influence, setting a new record by selling the most tickets in a single day during its US leg. Ticketmaster faced widespread criticism from both the public and political figures for its handling of ticket sales for the tour. Ultimately, the Eras Tour achieved unprecedented success, becoming the highest-grossing tour of all time with earnings surpassing $1 billion.

<h2>The Eras Tour and The Tortured Poets Department</h2>

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