Taylor Swift is today’s best country music star, winning many awards and titles in her short career. As of the week ending February 8, 2009, Swift's single "Love Story" became the country song with most paid downloads in history and the first country song to top the Mainstream Top 40 chart. According to Nielsen SoundScan, Swift was the biggest selling artist of 2008 in the United States with combined sales of more than four million albums. Taylor Swift loves her fans, selling out Taylor Swift tickets for each concert.
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At 10, Swift was already writing songs and singing at a number of local venues. She could be found at a karaoke contest one day, local little music festivals, and fairs around her hometown. Cremer’s mother encouraged Taylor Swift to think about a life as a country star after seeing her karaoke performance at a cast party. Cremer leased space at a local mall and began to showcase his young performer at weeknight showcases that featured country songs and a karaoke machine as her backing band.
The night of the MTV Video Music Awards show, Swift became the first country music artist to win an MTV Video Music Award. In mid-January 2009, Swift became the first country artist to top the 2 million mark in paid downloads with three different songs. Mainstream Top 40 in September 2009 with "You Belong with Me", making it just the second country song in the chart's history to reach the top. She was the first artist in the history of Nielsen SoundScan to have two different albums in the Top 10 on the year end album chart. Fearless has topped the Billboard 200 in 11 non-consecutive weeks. Swift's Fearless and her self-titled album finished 2008 at number three and number six respectively, with sales of 2.1 and 1.5 million. No album has spent more time at number one since 1999-2000. It also was the first album by a female artist in country music history to log eight weeks at #1 on The Billboard 200.
One of Taylor Swift’s amazing draws is her hair, so fans say, as many emulate her beautiful curls. Many Taylor Swift tickets sell due to her beauty and involvement with her community. On September 21, 2007, Swift launched a campaign to protect children from online predators. She has teamed up with Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen to combat internet sex crimes. Swift’s concert tour schedule will include a quick visit to Australia this winter, following a concert tour across the United States this spring.