Taylor

Taylor Swift may be the most unique of pop artists: one who was able to effortlessly bridge the gap between pop and country while sweeping the globe. Swift shed the country influences as if they were an additional layer of skin and revealed she was among the finest singers/songwriters from her time. Swift could make the event personal and use it to her advantage. The first songs she released, such as the neotribute for Tim McGraw were a testament of her ability. But, her follow-up album Fearless of 2008 proved to be the songwriter finding her voice and a wider fan base. Fearless had a great success not only on American soil, with six platinum-certified singles. In fact, the Top Ten songs Love Story and You Belong with Me were the most important reasons. It also performed very well across the globe. Speak Now delivered almost two years later consolidated that success and moved Swift into the stratosphere of stardom. The next three years, her fame was growing -- Red (2012), Reputation (2014) as well as 1989 (2014-2015) during which time she moved into a world of pop music where her talents were already well established. As she cut her style by releasing stripped-down albums like 2020, Folklore, and Evermore but she was still on top. This position was maintained with the re-recordings she had made from her earlier catalogue as well as Midnights, her synth-heavy chart-topping 2022 album.