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| − | She released her first album, ''Taylor Swift'' in late 2006 which became #1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums and #5 on the Billboard Hot 200.{{fact}} She released her second album, ''Fearless'' in 2008 which debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 200.{{fact}} She was the first artist in history to have two different albums in the Top 10 on the year end album chart.{{fact}} It also was the first album by a female artist in country music history to log eight weeks at #1 on The Billboard 200.{{fact}} ''Speak Now'' was released in October 2010 and was followed by ''Red'' in 2012 and in 2014 Swift's first official pop album ''1989'' became her best selling album and the ''1989 World Tour'' became her best selling tour by far.{{fact}} | + | She released her first album, ''Taylor Swift'' in late 2006 which became #1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums and #5 on the Billboard Hot 200. She released her second album, ''Fearless'' in 2008 which debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 200. She was the first artist in history to have two different albums in the Top 10 on the year end album chart. It also was the first album by a female artist in country music history to log eight weeks at #1 on The Billboard 200. ''Speak Now'' was released in October 2010 and was followed by ''Red'' in 2012 and in 2014 Swift's first official pop album ''1989'' became her best selling album and the ''1989 World Tour'' became her best selling tour by far. |
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| | == Awards and Accomplishments == | | == Awards and Accomplishments == |
| − | Swift is the youngest artist in history to win Album of the Year award.{{fact}} Swift was also awarded the Country Music Academy's Crystal Milestone Award, given for Outstanding Achievement in Country Music.{{fact}} The Academy praised her for career achievements including selling more albums in 2008 than any other artist in any genre of music, the first time a country artist had done that, the breakthrough success of her debut album (which spawned five Top 10 hits, more than any in history for a female artist's debut CD), and the worldwide crossover success of her #1 single "Love Story".{{fact}} The Academy also cited Swift's contribution to helping country music attract a younger audience and her family-friendly lyrics and performances. When Swift transitioned to pop music, these concerts became far less family friendly.{{fact}} | + | Swift is the youngest artist in history to win Album of the Year award. Swift was also awarded the Country Music Academy's Crystal Milestone Award, given for Outstanding Achievement in Country Music. The Academy praised her for career achievements including selling more albums in 2008 than any other artist in any genre of music, the first time a country artist had done that, the breakthrough success of her debut album (which spawned five Top 10 hits, more than any in history for a female artist's debut CD), and the worldwide crossover success of her #1 single "Love Story". The Academy also cited Swift's contribution to helping country music attract a younger audience and her family-friendly lyrics and performances. When Swift transitioned to pop music, these concerts became far less family friendly. |
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| | ==MeToo and the Kavanaugh smear== | | ==MeToo and the Kavanaugh smear== |
| − | The [[MeToo movement]] began in 2018 when Swift won a [[sexual harassment]] judgement for $1 against a radio disc jockey.{{fact}} The hashtag movement soon engulfed the careers of prominent [[Left-wing war on women|Democrat donors, office holders]], [[liberal]] [[mainstream media]] executives, journalists, and broadcasters who felt entitled to harass and assault women after Democrat [[Senator]]s voted to deny then-President [[Bill Clinton]]'s sexual misconduct as a [[misdemeanor]] [[impeach]]able offense.{{fact}} | + | The [[MeToo movement]] began in 2018 when Swift won a [[sexual harassment]] judgement for $1 against a radio disc jockey. The hashtag movement soon engulfed the careers of prominent [[Left-wing war on women|Democrat donors, office holders]], [[liberal]] [[mainstream media]] executives, journalists, and broadcasters who felt entitled to harass and assault women after Democrat [[Senator]]s voted to deny then-President [[Bill Clinton]]'s sexual misconduct as a [[misdemeanor]] [[impeach]]able offense. |
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| − | Swift's first foray into politics caused a snafu when she betrayed her commitment to equality and women's rights by endorsing a white male Democrat who claimed he would have voted to confirm Justice [[Brett Kavanaugh]] despite Democrats' coordinated [[Kavanaugh smear]] campaign over an [[incumbent]] female Republican with a proven record in support of women's empowerment.{{fact}} | + | Swift's first foray into politics caused a snafu when she betrayed her commitment to equality and women's rights by endorsing a white male Democrat who claimed he would have voted to confirm Justice [[Brett Kavanaugh]] despite Democrats' coordinated [[Kavanaugh smear]] campaign over an [[incumbent]] female Republican with a proven record in support of women's empowerment. |
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| | The #MeToo and #BelieveAllWomen movement later collapsed when [[Communist]]s and the [[liberal media]] failed to investigate [[sexual assault]] allegations by [[Tara Reade]] against Democrat [[2020 presidential election]] candidate [[Joe Biden]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://freebeacon.com/satire/biden-donation-louis/?utm_source=actengage&utm_campaign=FreedomMail&utm_medium=email|title=Candidate Who Killed #MeToo Movement Returns Donation From Notorious Masturbator|last=Stiles|first=Andrew|date=April 23, 2020|work=[[The Washington Free Beacon]]}}</ref> | | The #MeToo and #BelieveAllWomen movement later collapsed when [[Communist]]s and the [[liberal media]] failed to investigate [[sexual assault]] allegations by [[Tara Reade]] against Democrat [[2020 presidential election]] candidate [[Joe Biden]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://freebeacon.com/satire/biden-donation-louis/?utm_source=actengage&utm_campaign=FreedomMail&utm_medium=email|title=Candidate Who Killed #MeToo Movement Returns Donation From Notorious Masturbator|last=Stiles|first=Andrew|date=April 23, 2020|work=[[The Washington Free Beacon]]}}</ref> |
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| | ==Soros family greed== | | ==Soros family greed== |
| − | Swift railed on [[Instagram]] against [[George Soros]], a liberal [[globalist]] megadonor, and her ex-manager Scooter Braun, who helped organize the March for Our Lives gun-control protest, after learning her former label Big Machine was releasing an album of a live radio concert she performed in 2008.{{fact}} | + | Swift railed on [[Instagram]] against [[George Soros]], a liberal [[globalist]] megadonor, and her ex-manager Scooter Braun, who helped organize the March for Our Lives gun-control protest, after learning her former label Big Machine was releasing an album of a live radio concert she performed in 2008. |
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| | "It looks to me like Scooter Braun and his financial backers, 23 Capital, [[Alex Soros]], and the Soros family and The Carlyle Group, have seen the latest balance sheets and realized that paying $330 million for my music wasn't exactly a wise choice and they need money," Swift wrote. "In my opinion, just another case of shameless greed in the time of [[Coronavirus]]. So tasteless, but very transparent."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://freebeacon.com/culture/taylor-swift-hits-soros-family-for-shameless-greed/|title=Taylor Swift Hits Soros Family for 'Shameless Greed'|last=Rutz|first=David|date=April 24, 2020|work=[[The Washington Free Beacon]]}}</ref> | | "It looks to me like Scooter Braun and his financial backers, 23 Capital, [[Alex Soros]], and the Soros family and The Carlyle Group, have seen the latest balance sheets and realized that paying $330 million for my music wasn't exactly a wise choice and they need money," Swift wrote. "In my opinion, just another case of shameless greed in the time of [[Coronavirus]]. So tasteless, but very transparent."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://freebeacon.com/culture/taylor-swift-hits-soros-family-for-shameless-greed/|title=Taylor Swift Hits Soros Family for 'Shameless Greed'|last=Rutz|first=David|date=April 24, 2020|work=[[The Washington Free Beacon]]}}</ref> |
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| − | Democrats and liberals defend Soros by claiming attacks on the self-confessed [[Nazi]] collaborator-turned-Communist sympathizer are "[[anti-Semitic]]",<ref>https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/criticizing-george-soros-is-not-anti-semitic/</ref> ignoring that by selling out his own people to the Nazis during World War II and profiting off his actions, Soros is himself anti-Semitic, as well as that [[Left-wing Anti-Semitism|anti-Semitism is a liberal trait which has been displayed by Communists, Nazis, adherents of Islam and others on the Left]].{{fact}} | + | Democrats and liberals defend Soros by claiming attacks on the self-confessed [[Nazi]] collaborator-turned-Communist sympathizer are "[[anti-Semitic]]",<ref>https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/criticizing-george-soros-is-not-anti-semitic/</ref> ignoring that by selling out his own people to the Nazis during World War II and profiting off his actions, Soros is himself anti-Semitic, as well as that [[Left-wing Anti-Semitism|anti-Semitism is a liberal trait which has been displayed by Communists, Nazis, adherents of Islam and others on the Left]]. |
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| | ==Philanthropy and Charity == | | ==Philanthropy and Charity == |
| − | Early in her career, in 2009 Taylor Swift became the female artist with the most top-40 songs of the decade with her song "Fifteen". {{fact}} "Fifteen" is a song promoting [[abstinence]] and used in [[Best Buy]]'s campaign for @15, a charity which helps teenagers get involved in their communities.{{fact}} Taylor Swift has donated over $750,000 to the [[Red Cross]] and $250,000 to various schools around the country, some of which were Christian-based education schools. She has also donated $10,000 to St Jude's Children's Research Hospital.{{fact}} | + | Early in her career, in 2009 Taylor Swift became the female artist with the most top-40 songs of the decade with her song "Fifteen". "Fifteen" is a song promoting [[abstinence]] and used in [[Best Buy]]'s campaign for @15, a charity which helps teenagers get involved in their communities. Taylor Swift has donated over $750,000 to the [[Red Cross]] and $250,000 to various schools around the country, some of which were Christian-based education schools. She has also donated $10,000 to St Jude's Children's Research Hospital. |
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| | ==See also== | | ==See also== |