Remember When Taylor Swift Made Her Official Debut in Pop Music?
Taylor Swift took a big swing when she released 1989 in October 2014. While the singer dipped her toes into the pop world on her 2012 record, Red, with songs like “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” and “I Knew You Were Trouble,” it wasn’t until 1989 that she fully embraced a new sound […]
Remember When Taylor Swift Released Her Debut Album?
Taylor Swift was just a teenage girl with big dreams when she released her self-titled debut album on Oct. 24, 2006. Swift was just 16 years old when she scored a recording contract with Big Machine Label Group. The talented newcomer already displayed the songwriting ability that would later see her become one of her generation's most acclaimed writers in country music and beyond. Swift wrote or co-wrote all 11 of the tracks on Taylor Swift, often working with Liz Rose, with whom she would co-write many subsequent hits.
Keith Urban Gets Candid About Taylor Swift’s “Inabilities” (And How She Used Them to Her Advantage)
Before she became one of the most successful pop stars of all time, a young Taylor Swift paid her dues as an opener to country stars like Keith Urban, Brad Paisley, Faith Hill, and more. While these headliners enjoyed the height of their fame in the mid-to-late 2000s, they got a literal front-row seat to T-Swift’s stunning ascent to stardom.