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Taylor Swift

Singer-songwriter, producer and director

Born 1989

Taylor Swift is an American singer-songwriter, producer and director whose career has moved from autobiographical country songwriting to arena-scale pop, indie-folk records and self-directed screen work. Born in Pennsylvania, she built her early career in Nashville and released her self-titled debut in 2006, when she was sixteen. Fearless made her the youngest Album of the Year Grammy winner at the time; 1989 completed an explicit pop turn; folklore and evermore introduced an intimate, fictional mode written during the pandemic; and Midnights made her the first artist to win the Grammy for Album of the Year four times. Her rerecording project changed the public conversation around master ownership, and in May 2025 she announced that she had bought back the masters and associated art for her full catalogue. The Eras Tour then became a career-spanning live retrospective, followed by a concert film, a six-part documentary and a final-show film. Swift has increasingly directed her own videos and short films, including All Too Well: The Short Film, Anti-Hero, Fortnight, The Fate of Ophelia and Patient Zero. Her 2025 album The Life of a Showgirl expanded in September 2026 with The Encore, while her original song for Toy Story 5 and the Patient Zero video kept her current work split between music, film songwriting and direction.

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ConnectionTravis KelceHusband; their relationship and marriage were publicly confirmed.

ConnectionJack AntonoffFrequent songwriting and production collaborator across multiple album eras and Toy Story 5.

ConnectionMax MartinProducer and co-writer central to 1989 and reunited with Swift for The Life of a Showgirl.

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The Official Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour Book

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Taylor Swift

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Recording Academy

Taylor Swift artist profile

Official identity, career and Grammy record.

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Apple Music

The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore

Current official release record.

Sep 24, 2026 OfficialOriginal

Associated Press

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are married

Current representative-confirmed relationship record.

Jul 4, 2026 PrimaryOriginal

Good Morning America

Taylor Swift reveals favorite song from her entire catalog

Direct dated music preference.

Dec 11, 2025 PrimaryOriginal

The Walt Disney Company

Taylor Swift Brings the Streaming Event of an Era to Disney+ December 12

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Oct 13, 2025 OfficialOriginal

Recording Academy

Taylor Swift: an era-by-era songbook

Career and album chronology.

Oct 6, 2025 OfficialOriginal

Associated Press

Every major update from Taylor Swift's first New Heights appearance

Direct baking comments and Showgirl production context.

Aug 14, 2025 PrimaryOriginal

Taylor Swift

Read My Letter

First-person catalogue ownership statement.

May 30, 2025 PrimaryOriginal

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Taylor Swift at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards

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Taylor Swift performing the folklore set on the Eras Tour in Inglewood in 2023

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