Taylor Swift is an American singer and songwriter who was born in Pennsylvania in 1989 and moved to Nashville to pursue a career in country music. She has won over 109 awards for her music in both the country and pop genres. Swift is highly active on social media, with over 16 million Twitter followers and 33 million Facebook likes, which allows her to directly interact with her massive fan base. She has also contributed popular songs to movie soundtracks, like "The Hunger Games," and shown support for American military members.

1. TAYLOR SWIFT
INFLUENCE ON ART
Damali M – AMST 3050-080

2. BIOGRAPHY
Taylor Swift was born in December 13, 1989 in
Pennsylvania, but moved to Nashville, TN to
pursue a career in country music. She has won
over 109 awards since her career in country and
pop music started in 2004. She has not only
started a career in music as well as top rated
movies as well, such as Valentines Day. She
remains one of the most predominant figures and
idols in American pop culture.

3. TA Y L O R ’ S T O P B I L L B OA R D C H A R T
Link:
http://www.billboard.com/art
ist/taylor-swift/chart-
history/766101#/artist/taylor
-swift/chart-history/766101

4. TAYLOR SWIFT TWITTER
Taylor Swift is an active
Twitter user, she has over
16 million followers. This
has allowed Taylor to
share her personal life on
a social network with her
fans without the other
medias such as paparazzi
saying negative things
about her.

5. TAYLOR SWIFT FACEBOOK
Taylor Swift’s Facebook page
has over 33 million likes, and
this Facebook page is synced
in with her Twitter site as
well, therefore she can
update people who are
Facebook users and Twitter
users. I am an active user of
Facebook, therefore being
one of her biggest fans, I am
able to receive her updates as
well!

6. TAYLOR SWIFT YOUTUBE
Taylor Swift has an office
YouTube site with over
100 million views. This
site can provide fans of
her new music videos,
TV show performances,
and behind the scenes
videos. This is a great
way for avid fans to
follow her visually!

7. TAY L O R S W I F T A N D T H E
HUNGER GAMES
Taylor Swift has had the
opportunity to have two of the
top single in one of the most
influential films in American
culture which is “The Hunger
Games”. Taylor Swift and the
band “The Civil Wars” sang two
singles, “Safe and Sound” and she
had the single “Eyes Open”.

8. TAYLOR SWIFT AND THE
UNITED STATES MARINE
Taylor Swift offered condolences to
the family of a marine killed in action
by sending flowers to his home and
calling his parents. The country singer
reached out to the family of Sgt. Wade
Wilson after his best friend Cpl Josh
Marreel posted a YouTube video
asking Swift to think of Wilson, who
was a huge fan of her music.

9. TAYLOR SWIFT AND
SOCIAL MEDIA
Social Media websites have led Taylor Swift to be
able to interact with her family, friends, and of
course her biggest supporters, her fans! She has
been idolized by many young people across the
country because of her outstanding and
responsible behavior through her journey in
American pop culture. She respects the fallen
and the biggest American heroes who serve our
country. She writes her own songs and performs
them as well, and she has played in films that are
successful Hollywood movies.

10. LINKS AND SOURCES
Taylor Swift Twitter: http://twitter.com/taylorswift13
Taylor Swift Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaylorSwift
Taylor Swift YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/taylorswift
Taylor and The US Marine:
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2012/05/22/taylor-swift-
sends-flowers-condolences-to-family-marine-killed-in-action/