Taylor Swift
Though Taylor had turned into a total pop artist over the years, she debuted as a country music artist with her first hit singles. She was the youngest artist signed by SONY at the age of 14. Her first record deal was signed when she was 15. Her single “Our Song” made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Song Charts. Teardrops on my Guitar made Taylor America’s darling and gathered a massive teen fan base as they found her songs about love and heartbreak relatable. As she age, Taylor had gotten into a few transformations. Having sold more than 50 million albums and 150 million singles globally, she became one of the world’s bestselling artists of all time, the highest-earning female musician of the 2010s. She had won countless awards over the years.
Alan Jackson
Alan Jackson’s well known for his honky-tonk and country-pop blend. But one interesting story about his career was he started at the bottom. He started working in the mailroom of Nashville Records. It was until his wife Denise Jackson made a move to get him connected with the country music executives that he signed with Arista Nashville as a recording artist in 1989. Jackson has recorded 16 studio albums, three greatest hits albums, two Christmas albums, and two gospel albums. With over 80 million records sold, Alan is considered a pillar of country music. It was announced in 2017 that he would be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.