Taylor Swift’s Rise to Icon Status. Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, Taylor Swift began her music career as a teenage country singer-songwriter.

Taylor Swift surprised guests in Nashville by closing out a benefit concert for Tight End University with Kane Brown.

Fifteen years ago, Kanye West interrupted Taylor Swift after she won the Best Female Video award at the 2009 MTV VMAs. Here's a recap of the moment fans will never, ever, ever forget.

At the Grammys 2025 ceremony, Taylor Swift and Kanye West—who have been feuding on and off since the 2009 VMAs—avoided a run-in during the Feb. 2 award show, also attended by his ex Julia Fox.

West and his then-wife, Kim Kardashian, fought with Swift again in 2016 over the lyrics to the rapper’s song “Famous.” WireImage “I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex,” he sang.

This singer started writing songs when she was just 14. She signed with Big Machine Records in 2005 as a country singer.

Kanye West interrupted Taylor Swift while she gave an acceptance speech. In 2009, Swift’s music video for “You Belong With Me” won her her first VMA for Best Female Video.