A lot has changed for Taylor Swift in ten years, as she’s evolved from a Nashville opening act to pop music royalty, from one of celebrity’s most overexposed stars to one of its most private, from a teen sensation into a 28-year-old with a hard-earned maturity.
In the past 10 years, Taylor Swift has really changed a lot from the opening performance in Nashville to the perfect interpretation of popular music, from the most exposed star to the most private star, from the youth of teenagers to the maturity of 28 years old.
And while Swift’s path to stardom began well over a decade ago, it was her second album “Fearless”, released on Nov. 11, 2008 and celebrating its 10-year anniversary this week, that transformed her from Taylor Swift the artist into Taylor Swift the phenomenon.
Taylor's journey to starhood began more than a decade ago, but it was her second album, Fearless, released on November 11, 2008, that transformed her from an "entertainer" to a "pop diva," which last Sunday marked the tenth anniversary of the album's release.
The most-awarded album in country music history and her first real pop crossover effort, it debuted at No. 1 and became the best-selling album of 2009, making Swift, who was 18 when “Fearless” was released, the youngest artist in history to have that distinction. At 20, she also became the youngest-ever artist to win a Grammy for album of the year, when “Fearless” won the night’s top prize, along with three other trophies, at the 2010 Grammy Awards. Of its five singles, two became crossover hits, "Love Story" and "You Belong With Me,” which sold millions of copies each and firmly established her in the pop world.
It was the most awarded album in the history of country music and her first truly crossover pop album. The album debuted with number one and became the best-selling album of 2009, making Taylor, who released Fearless at the age of 18, the youngest artist in history to have this distinction. At the age of 20, she also became the youngest artist to win the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. At the 2010 Grammy Awards, "Fearless" won the highest award of the night along with three other awards. Of the five singles, two became crossover hits, Love Story and You Belong With Me, both of which sold millions of copies and established her position in the pop music world.
[Vocabulary Explanation]
Evolve Evolve, Evolve
Opening act opening, opening, opening
pop music (popular music) pop music
royalty royalties; Members of the royal family; Throne, kingship; Magnificent, solemn
Celebrity Celebrities, celebrities; celebrities
Overexpose makes the light sensitive excessive
sensation sensation; Sensational; Perception; intuition
Hard-earned hard-won; Hard work
maturity maturity; Complete; Expiration; Prime-
stardom actors; Star World; Star status; Stars
albums;albums
Fearless fearless; bold
release release; release; release; release; release; discharge, release
Anniversary; Anniversary
Transform change; change; transform
phenomenon, event; Miracles; Extraordinary people
Crossover crossing; flyover; transfer line; crossover
Debut debut, debut, debut
Distinction; honor; trait; excellence
Grammy Awards Grammy Awards
along with; except... (also);
trophy prizes, trophies (cards); souvenirs, loot;
Single; Single; Single; Single; One Way; Single
[Sentence structure]
First paragraph: Find the trunk (subject-predicate-object structure): A lot has changed. Others are modifiers.
The logical word as connects the subsequent ranking structure, explaining the large variation of the main sentence Taylor.
Second paragraph:
Find out the backbone(subject-object structure): it was her album "Fearless". The long sentences that followed were used to embellish the album "Fearless".
Third paragraph:
Find the backbone (subject-verb-object structure):
First sentence: it debuted at No. 1 and became the best-selling album. Others are modifiers.
Sentence 2: She became the artist. Others are modifiers.
Sentence 3: two became crossover hits. Others are modifiers.
[Writing Reference]
The correct use of logical words, compound sentences, and proportional structures can make the article more fluent and exciting.
Logical words: as (cause and effect/concession), and (juxtaposition), while (time/transition/concession), when
[Background]
Taylor Swift:
Born on December 13, 1989 in Pennsylvania, USA, she is an American pop and country music singer-songwriter and music producer.
He began writing songs at the age of 10 and a 350-page novel (unpublished) at the age of 12.
In 2006, he released his self-titled debut album Taylor Swift, which was certified 5x Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.
In 2008, he released his second studio album, Fearless, which topped the chart for 11 weeks, was certified 7 times platinum, and won the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards, making Taylor the youngest singer to win the award and the most awarded country music album.
In 2010, he released his third album "Speak Now", and the single "Mean" won two Grammy Awards.
In 2012, his fourth studio album Red was released. In 2013, he won the Pinnacle Award at the 47th Country Music Association Awards.
In 2014, he released his fifth album "1989", which sold more than 10 million copies worldwide. The album won the 58th Annual Grammy Awards, becoming the first female singer to win the award twice in the Grammys. In 2015, she won the 50th Annual Milestone Award at the 50th Academy of Country Music Awards, becoming the youngest woman on the 2015 Forbes Global Women of Power List. In 2016, it topped foreshadowing the Forbes Global Top 100 Celebrities list.
Releasing her sixth album ,reputation in 2017, she sold 1.238 million copies in the U.S. in its first week, becoming the only singer to have four albums that sold millions in its first week. In the same year, he was selected as Time Magazine's Person of the Year.
Taylor is very successful in her music career, but her success is not accidental, after all, people know what they like and want to do from an early age, writing songs at the age of 10 and writing novels at the age of 12. Anyway, my 10 and 12 years old have long been mediocre, gone forever, chafed and useless, I can only think about working harder in the future.
English source: USA Today