Taylor

Taylor Swift is that rarest of pop stars: a superstar who managed to fully transition from her country roots to become a renowned pop-culture icon and then conquering the world in the process. Swift has shed her roots in the music of country as a separate layer and reveals herself as the most savvy pop singer/songwriter in her time. She was able to make use of current trends and turn it into her personal. Swift's early tracks including the neotribute of Tim McGraw were a testament of her ability. However, her second album Fearless in 2008 showcased the songwriter discovering her voice, and also a larger crowd. Fearless became a massive success not only in the United States, in which six of the singles were certified platinum in the wake of Top Ten hit songs Love Story and You Belong with Me. But it was also a huge hit across the globe. Swift could build on her popularity with Speak Now almost two year later. Through the course of three years, her popularity grew through the years -- Red (2012), Reputation (2014) and 1989 (2014-2015) -- as Swift entered the realm of pop where her talents were already established. However, even when she reduced her ideas with 2020's stripped-down twins release folklore and Evermore she was still atop the pop world a position that she maintained through re-recordings of the back catalogue, along with Midnights the top charting synth heavy 2022 album.