Taylor

Taylor Swift is that rarest of pop stars: a superstar who managed to fully transition from the traditional to and become a enduring pop culture icon and conquering the world in the process. Swift removed herself from country music like a second-skin and proved that she was the most refined pop sensibility of her generation. Swift was the only singer/songwriter who knew how to take the popular zeitgeist on the road. Her early songs like the Neotribute in tribute to Tim McGraw were a testament to her talents. However, her second album Fearless from 2008 showed a songwriter finding her voice and a wider public. The album ended up with a lot of reach not just on the U.S. where it racked seven platinum singles due to the Top Ten hits Love Story and the hit single You Belong with Me but throughout the globe, performing especially well within Canada, the U.K. Canada and Australia. Swift's next album Speak Now, released nearly two years following the debut, further consolidated this success. It helped propel Swift into the spotlight. Through her next three albums, Red (2012) 1989 (2004) and Reputation (2017) and Reputation, her popularity increased and she was able to enter the world of pop music in which it became clear she belonged. Her popularity grew even after she changed her strategy by releasing 2020's streamlined folklore (and Evermore) and stayed at the top of the charts.