Taylor

Taylor Swift is that rarest of pop phenomenons one who was able to seamlessly transition from country to the mainstream and become a enduring pop culture icon and conquering all over the world at the same time. Swift removed her roots in the country like they were a second skin to reveal that she was perhaps the savviest populist singer/songwriter of her generation one who could harness the current zeitgeist and make it personal and equally impressively do in the opposite direction. This was evident in her early hits including the Neo-tribute Tim McGraw but her second album, 2008's Fearless featured a singer-songwriter figuring out her true identity and in the process, finding the mass market. The album was a huge success, not just in America, but also with six platinum-certified singles. The Top Ten songs Love Story and I Belong with Me were the primary reasons behind this. It also performed very well across the globe. Speak Now delivered almost two years later and consolidated this popularity and pushed Swift into the stratosphere of superstardom. Through her next three albums, Red (2012) 1989 (2004) and Reputation (2017) and Reputation, the popularity of Swift grew, and she became part of a world of pop music where it was clear that she was a part of. The popularity of her music grew after she reformulated her approach with 2020's pared-down siblings the folk singer (and Evermore) and stayed atop of the pop world.