Trace Taylor Swift’s Country-to-Pop Transformation in 5 Songs
From “Tim McGraw” to “Shake It Off”: How she slowly crossed over from country phenom to pop superstar
Taylor Swift in 2006 and 2014
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"Shake It Off" may be her poppiest single yet, but our new cover star Taylor Swift seemed to have her sights set beyond Nashville's borders from the very start. Already country's biggest crossover star, Swift is now poised to become the biggest star in pop, period. Here, in five songs, is how it happened.
