Amy Raphael on Taylor Swift, the new country music sensation

Is it possible to be a bona fide superstar aged just 19? In Taylor Swift's case, the answer has to be "hell yeah". Last year, Swift was the bestselling artist in America. She shifted more than 4 million albums at a time when the music industry was in meltdown. Rolling Stone hailed her as a "preternaturally gifted songwriter". The New York Times described her self-titled debut album, released when she was 16, as "a small masterpiece of pop-minded country". Swift is young, talented, gorgeous and ...

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04:12 on February 1 2009

Taylor Swift Fearless Tour

ACountry — Taylor Swift’s Fearless Tour will include a theatrical presentation of graphics, sets and visual elements designed by Taylor, including a fairy-tale castle illuminat... more info

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Taylor Swift Drops Ticket Prices

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00:01 on February 1 2009

Amy Raphael on Taylor Swift, the new country music sensation

Guardian Music — Is it possible to be a bona fide superstar aged just 19? In Taylor Swift's case, the answer has to be "hell yeah". Last year, Swift was the bestselling artist in America.... more info

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