Speed Reading — Taylor Swift - Level 2 — 200 wpm

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Taylor Swift has made history. The singer-songwriter is the first artist to win best album at the Grammys four times. The Grammys are for outstanding achievements in music. Ms Swift won for her album "Midnights". It means she overtook singing legends like Stevie Wonder. In her speech, she said: "I would love to tell you that this is the best moment of my life, but I feel this happy when I finish a song…or when I'm rehearsing with my dancers…or getting ready to go to Tokyo to play a show." She added: "All I wanna do is…this. I love it so much. It makes me so happy."

Taylor Swift began writing songs professionally at the age of 14. In 2005, she became a country singer. Since then, she has experimented with a variety of music styles. She has moved from country, to rock, electronic, synth-pop and hip-hop. She is now the world's biggest music star and has sold over 200 million records. A movie of her 2023 tour "Eras" is the best-selling concert film ever. She is also a huge influencer and is on Forbes magazine's list of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women. Wikipedia says Swift is "an advocate for artists' rights and women's empowerment".

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