Taylor

Taylor Swift may be the most rare of all pop stars: an artist capable of effectively bridge the gap between country and pop and conquer the world. Swift dropped country as if it was a second layer and proved that she's perhaps the most intelligent pop singer/songwriter of her time. Someone who is able to harness the zeitgeist to make it personal as well as be able to perform at the opposite. These skills were evident on her earliest hits especially the Neo-Tribute Tim McGraw but her second album, 2008's Fearless showed a writer discovering who she was and in the process finding an audience of mass. Fearless was an enormous success not just in America with it's Top Ten singles Love Story and Belong with Me helped it to record six platinum albums as well as around the globe. It performed particularly well in Canada, Australia as well as the U.K. Swift was able to consolidate her success with Speak Now almost two year following. The three subsequent albums (Reputation 2017, 1989 2014, and Red 2012) Red 2012 1989 2014, as well as Reputation 2017. her success only grew. That was an obvious indication that she was in an entirely new world of pop that she could be part of. It was not long before she altered her plan with 2020's pared-down siblings Folklore (and Evermore) and stayed at the top of the charts.