Taylor

Taylor Swift is that rarest of pop phenomena: a superstar who managed to fully transition from the traditional to and become a enduring pop culture icon and conquering the globe in the process. Swift removed her roots in the country as though they were part of her skin revealing that she was perhaps the savviest popular singer/songwriter in her generation one that could tap into the zeitgeist make it personal and equally impressively do opposite. The evidence was clear from her first songs, especially with regard to the neo pay homage towards Tim McGraw. On her 2nd album, Fearless (2008) Swift revealed a singer/songwriter who was beginning to understand her. Fearless had a great success not only in the United States, having six platinum-certified singles. Its Top Ten songs Love Story & You Belong with Me were the most important reasons. However, it did well all over the world. Speak Now delivered almost two years later and consolidated this achievement and propelled Swift towards the top of superstardom. Her popularity only increased over her next three albums -- Red (2012) 1989 (2014) as well as Reputation (2017) -- and saw her move confidently into a pop realm in which she was already a part. However, even when she reduced her style with the 2020's stripped-down sibling releases folklore and Evermore she continued to be atop of the charts, a place that she maintained through re-recordings from her back catalog along with Midnights her chart-topping synth-heavy 2022 set.