Taylor

Taylor Swift has become a rare pop phenomenon: A celebrity who has strayed from country music to pop culture, turning into an iconic pop star that is set to be around forever, and will conquer everywhere. Swift removed herself from country music as if she was a second skin and showed that she was the most refined pop sensibility in her time. Swift was the only singer/songwriter who knew how to follow the zeitgeist of popular music on the road. Her early songs, such as the neotribute in tribute to Tim McGraw were a testament to her talent. The second album Fearless from 2008 showed a songwriter finding her voice, and also a larger public. Fearless was a big hit not only in the US with its Top Ten singles Love Story and Belong with Me helped it to record six platinum albums as well as around the globe. It was a huge success across Canada, Australia and the U.K. Speak Now delivered almost two years later, which consolidated the success and moved Swift towards the top of stardom. The popularity of Swift only grew over her next three albums -- Red (2012) 1989 (2014), and Reputation (2017) Reputation (2017) and found her moving assuredly into a realm of pop music where she already belonged. Even when she scaled back her approach with 2020's stripped-down sister album folklore, and Evermore she was still atop the charts, a place she kept with the re-recordings of her older catalogs as well as Midnights her chart-topping synth-heavy 2022 set.