Taylor Alison Swift, born December 13, 1989, is an American singer-songwriter widely celebrated for her autobiographical lyrics and dynamic artistic reinventions, becoming one of the best-selling and most influential artists globally. She began as a country singer with Big Machine Records in 2005, achieving crossover success with albums like Fearless, before fully transitioning to pop with her 2014 synth-pop album 1989. In 2018, she moved to Republic Records, notably re-recording her earlier works due to a dispute and venturing into genres like indie folk and electropop with chart-topping albums such as Midnights (2022) and The Tortured Poets Department (2024).
Swift's monumental 2023–2024 Eras Tour made history as the first concert tour ever to gross over a billion dollars, solidifying her status as the highest-grossing live music artist, and its associated film also became the highest-grossing concert film. A highly decorated figure, she boasts 14 Grammy Awards—including a record four Album of the Year wins—and was named Time Person of the Year in 2023, the first individual from the arts to receive this honor. Her accolades, record-breaking sales, and global fanbase ("Swifties") underscore her immense cultural impact and commercial dominance.