A new Special Issue from PEOPLE celebrates everything to know about the singer (if you didn't know it all already!) Kevin Winter/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management From singing the national anthem at local sporting events as a child to selling out stadiums around the globe on her , is experiencing a major career moment. The singer, who has humble Pennsylvania roots, first entered the music industry in 2006 when she scored her first Top 40 hit with “Tim McGraw," a song from her self-titled debut album. Over the past 18 years, Swift has thoughtfully penned lyrics to 11 studio albums, won 14 Grammy Awards and boasts more than 85 billion streams.
As PEOPLE celebrates her incredible career in (available now on newsstands and ), explore Swift's life and career in photos, from A to Z. Kevin Winter/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management "All Too Well," the longest song ever (with a play time of more than 10 minutes!) to top the Hot 100. John Shearer/Getty .
The two singers have been friends since 2009 and supported each other's world tours in 2023. Xavi Torrent/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management CPR. The tempo of the title track on Swift's 11th studio album, features the precise amount of beats per minute (110) for correct hands-on cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Kevin Mazur/Getty, Neilson Barnard/Getty Directing. The singer/songwriter helmed the "Fortnight," from album featuring . Kevin Mazur/Getty The Eras Tour, the highest-grossing concert ever which will likely mak.
