Taylor

Taylor Swift may be the most unique of pop stars. She was an artist who was able to effortlessly bridge the gap between pop and country music and conquer the world. Swift shed the country influences as if they were an additional layer of skin, revealing she was among the finest singers/songwriters from the generation she was born into. Swift could make the event personal and use it for her benefit. It was apparent in her earliest songs especially in her neo homage of Tim McGraw. On her album Fearless (2008), Swift showed a songwriter getting to know herself. Fearless wound up having considerable legs not only in the U.S. where it racked seven platinum singles on the strength of the Top Ten hits Love Story and the hit single You Belong with Me but throughout the globe, performing especially well in the U.K. Canada and Australia. Speak Now delivered almost two years later, which consolidated the popularity and pushed Swift towards the top of superstardom. Swift's popularity continued to grow with her following three albums -- Red (2012) 1989 (2014), and Reputation (2017) and Reputation in 2017 which saw her move into a realm of pop music in which she was already a part. Her popularity grew even after she altered her plan by releasing 2020's streamlined the folk singer (and Evermore) and stayed atop of the pop world.