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Taylor Swift, the four-time Grammy winner and biggest selling albums artist
in any genre for the past 12 months, has been chosen to receive the coveted
Woman of the Year Award at the 2011 Billboard Women in Music event on Dec. 2
in New York City.
The 21-year-old singer-songwriter is the youngest artist to ever receive the
honor, and it comes on the heels of earning several 2011 Billboard Music
Awards, among them Top Country Album for the five-time platinum selling
"Speak Now."
Swift has spent the past year on the Speak Now World Tour in support of her
third album, which debuted last October atop the Billboard 200, selling over
a million copies in its first week. All 14 tracks on the country-pop
juggernaut were composed by Swift, and she made Hot 100 history by charting
11 songs off the album in a single week.
The Pennsylvania native is used to breaking chart records and currently holds
another Hot 100 record for most top 10 debuts, with seven. Her self-titled
debut, released in 2006, holds the honor of longest-running album in
Billboard 200 since 2000.
She followed that up in 2008 with "Fearless," a critically acclaimed set that
established her as a skilled songwriter and a procurer of hits, including
"Love Story," "You Belong With Me" and "White Horse." Swift's "Fearless" is
the longest-running No. 1 album by a female country artist in 200 history.
Not surprisingly, the 6-times platinum "Fearless" is the most awarded album
in country music history and her overall worldwide sales now exceed 20
million albums and 40 million song downloads. Again, she's only 21.
"Taylor has shown the power of good songwriting with music that has
transcended genres, and we're thrilled to recognize all of her successes over
the past year by honoring her with the Billboard Woman of the Year Award,"
says Bill Werde, Billboard's Editorial Director. "At the young age of 21,
Taylor has already made a major impact on music and has been an incredible
role model for aspiring singers/songwriters and young women everywhere. I
look forward to watching her career continue to flourish in the years to
come."
Taylor Swift Announces 'Speak Now' Live CD/DVD
She is currently nominated for six 2011 CMA Awards including Entertainer of
the Year, and is readying the November release of the CD/DVD and CD/Blu-ray
sets of her Speak Now World Tour.
Swift is a dedicated and prolific philanthropist as well, and has lent her
time and efforts to raise money for causes ranging from clean water to
literacy to disaster relief. She personally donated $1 million to to
charities in the past year alone.
Billboard's annual Women in Music Event, now in its sixth year, celebrates
the most powerful and talented women in the music business, coinciding with
the publication of Billboard's Women in Music Power Players list. This year's
event will be taking place on Friday, Dec. 2 at Capitale in New York City.
Last year's honor went to Black Eyed Peas singer, Fergie.
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