Swift's winning streak continued at the American Music Awards, as she picked up the AMA Award for Artist of the Year for the third consecutive time, among other wins. She picked up two other wins for her collaboration with Tim McGraw and Keith Urban at the CMA Awards ceremony held that November. In 2013, Swift was also honored with the CMA Pinnacle Award for her achievements as a country music performer and for her "positive impact" on country music, according to the CMA website. My life changed so completely when I discovered writing my own songs and playing guitar, and that can't necessarily all be taught to you in school because there aren't enough hours in the day." In an interview with CMT Hot 20 Countdown, she explained that "music education is really such an important part of my life. The facility opened with three classrooms, a learning lab and a space dedicated to exhibits for children.
Swift was ranked Forbes magazine's highest-paid celebrity under 30 in 2012, beating out Justin Bieber, Rihanna and Lady Gaga with earnings of $57 million. The following year, the musician shared some of her fortune to help others, funding the $4 million Taylor Swift Education Center at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville. Additionally, in 2010 she became the youngest artist to win the Grammy Award for Album of the Year, for Fearless. Her concert tickets began selling out in less than two minutes, and she also made her second appearance on the comedy show Saturday Night Live, this time as both the host and musical guest. Swift soon became an even hotter commodity. READ MORE: A Timeline of Taylor Swift and Kanye West's Decade-Long Feud 'Speak Now' and 'Red' West later apologized to Swift privately and made a public apology on The Jay Leno Show. When Beyoncé accepted her award for Best Video of the Year later in the show, she called Swift to the stage to finish her speech. The stunned Swift was unable to make her acceptance speech, and West was removed from the show. The win stirred controversy when rapper Kanye West leaped to the stage during Swift's speech, took the microphone and declared that R&B singer Beyoncé should have won Swift's award. That year Swift also won the MTV Video Music Award's Best Female Video, for "You Belong With Me," making her the first country music star to earn a VMA. Swift netted several awards for her work on Fearless, including Video of the Year and Female Video of the Year for "Love Story" at the 2009 CMT Music Awards. Her renditions of "Silent Night" and "Santa Baby" were modest hits on the country charts. Swift next released Sounds of the Season: The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection that year. She won the Horizon Award from the Country Music Association (CMA) and the Academy of Country Music (ACM) Award for Top New Female Vocalist in 2007. Swift also received critical praise for her debut effort. "Teardrops on My Guitar," "Picture to Burn" and "Should've Said No" were also successful tracks. More popular singles soon followed, including "Our Song," a No. It also appeared on her self-titled debut album in October of that same year, which went on to sell more than 5 million copies.
She released her first single, " Tim McGraw," in 2006, and the song became a Top 10 hit on the country charts. Country Music CareerĪ stellar performance at The Bluebird Café in Nashville helped Swift get a contract with Scott Borchetta's Big Machine Records. Noting her dedication, Swift and her family moved to nearby Hendersonville, Tennessee, in an attempt to further Swift's career. There she co-wrote songs and tried to land a recording contract. To pursue her music career, Swift often visited Nashville, Tennessee, the country music capital.
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