Taylor Swift named Time’s 2023 Person of the Year!
by Sophia Jorge - Grade 8
Taylor Swift has been a well known person but this year, 2023 was the year the whole world knew her name. This year she became a billionaire, who is now worth 1.1 billion dollars. This year she has proudly gotten back four of her albums, out of ten, that were sold without her knowledge. She had many achievements this year. Her big hit concert this year, was called The Eras Tour. Her concerts were such a big hit she created a movies. The Eras Tour began in Glendale, Arizona, on March 17, 2023, and is set to conclude in 2024. Her movie was a big hit, making $250 million dollars while the budget was $15 million. Her movie has become the most successful concert film of all time. The Eras Tour attracted Swifties all around the world. Movie tickets sold for $19.89 if you were an adult, and for kids its $13. These numbers meant something for her. 1989 is the title of one of her albums and 13 is her favorite number. The newest thing Taylor has been recognized for is her being named as Time’s Person of the Year! Every year the Time’s Person of the Year annonces a person who has been selected due to their talents and contributions that person made that year. This year Time’s Person of the Year acknowledged Taylor Swift for her achievements. She was recognized for her film and Eras Tour concert. She has accomplished so many things this year, and I know Swifties can’t wait to see what is in store for 2024!
About Taylor Swift
by Wesley Martinez - Grade 7
This article is about one of the world's most popular and my favorite singer Taylor Swift. Taylor swift was born on December 13, 1989 as Taylor Alison Swift. She sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" at a Philadelphia 76ers game at the age of 11 and learned guitar at 12 years old. At 13 years old she moved to Nashville To pursue a career in music. Whens she was 16 she released her debut album which was a country album that was self-titled. By November 2007 it had sold over a million copies. Her second album ‘Fearless’ was released 2008 and a year later she had her very first tour which was very successful which grossed 66.5 million dollars. Her last country album was ‘Red’ 2012 with ‘All too Well ‘ her most successful song from the album. She released her first pop album 2 years later in 2014 called ‘ 1989’ and it was a huge success with hit songs ‘Shake it Off’ and Blank Space’. Her next album which is my favorite is ‘Reputation’ with her hit song ‘Look what you made me do’. Her Reputation tour was her first full stadium tour. Years after, Taylor Swift has had an amazing and successful music career she won’t let her enemies stop her, she fights for something until she gets it. She continues to write music nowadays and even just released ‘Midnights’ her 10th album.
My opinions on the best singers
by Wesley Martinez - Grade 7
Listening to music is one of my favorite things to do and I hope yours is too. You probably have favorite singers or bands, I do too. In this article I will be telling you about my favorite singers and ranking them. Number 5 is Olivia Rodrigo she has a great voice and she writes breakup songs and she has a catchy tune. Song recommendations are “Vampire”, Good 4 u” and “Bad Idea right”. Number 4 is the old iconic superstar Rihanna . she does R&B and dance music and hip hop music which is really fun to dance too. Song recommendations are “S&M”, “Only Girl”, “Where Have you Been” and “bbhmm”. Number 3 is Katy Perry. She has a great melody and her Teenage dream album is something that no one can complain about. Song recommendations are “ Teenage dream”, California Girls” and “Dark Horse”. Number 2 is the incredible Ariana Grande. She has an incredible voice and she writes how interesting love and her life is. Song recommendations are “Positions”, “No tears left to cry”, and “One last time”. Number 1 the best singer and celebrity ever is the legendary Taylor Swift. She has the Best voice in all of music and she writes the BEST music in my opinion. She does love songs and breakup songs which are the best. Because she’s so good I’m not going to do song recommendations I’m going to do Album recommendations which are
“Reputation” “1989” “Midnight's” “Lover” and “Speak Now” I hope you guys enjoyed this article. Music has always been special in this world and while theses artist still write music we got to enjoy them while we can.