Taylor

Taylor Swift, the rarest pop sensation, is one who was able to transcend between the genres of country and mainstream culture, and has become an icon of the world of pop. The singer also swept every continent in the process. Swift left her heritage in the country genre like a second skin and showed she had the finest pop sensibility of her generation. Swift was the only musician/singer to follow the zeitgeist of popular music out on the road. Her early songs like the Neotribute to Tim McGraw were a testament to her talents. The second album Fearless in 2008 showcased a songwriter finding her voice, and also a larger fan base. Fearless went on to become a global hit and not just in the United States (where it earned as platinum six times for Top Ten Hits Love Story as well as "You Belong with Me") but in Canada, Australia as well as the U.K. and many other countries. Swift managed to build upon her progress through Speak Now almost two year after. Through her next three albums, Red (2012) 1989 (2004) and Reputation (2017) Reputation (2017), Swift's popularity grew and she became part of a world of pop music where it was clear that she was a part of. Even when she scaled back her style with the 2020's stripped-down siblings' folklore and Evermore she remained atop the pop world a position she maintained with re-recordings of her older catalogs as well as Midnights the top charting synth heavy 2022 set.