ABOUT
"Music is my shining light, my favorite thing in the world. To get me to stop doing it for one second would be difficult!"
-Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift is a singer, actress, record producer, and a music video director. She has written many narrative songs about her life. She was born in Pennsylvania and moved to Tennessee. She pursued a career in country music when she was 14. She has sold more than 50 million albums.
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Swift was ranked Forbes magazine's highest paid celebrity under 30 in 2012, beating Justin Bieber, Rihanna and Lady Gaga with earnings of $57 million. The following year, the musician shared some of her fortune to help others, funding the $4 million Taylor Swift Education Center at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville. The facility opened with three classrooms, a learning lab and a space dedicated to exhibits for children.
Swift was also honored with the CMA Pinnacle Award for her achievements as a country music performer and for her "positive impact" on country music, according to the CMA website.