<P> In August 2017, Swift sued and prevailed in a civil trial against David Mueller, a former morning show personality for Denver's KYGO - FM . Four years earlier, Swift had informed Mueller's bosses that he had sexually assaulted her by groping her at an event . After being fired, Mueller accused Swift of lying and sued her for making him lose his job . Shortly after, Swift counter-sued for sexual assault . The jury rejected Mueller's claims and ruled in favor of Swift . The singer thereafter cleared her social media accounts, and released "Look What You Made Me Do" as the lead single of her sixth album Reputation . The song topped the charts in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States . Its music video gained over 43.2 million views during its first day on YouTube, breaking the record for the most - viewed music video within 24 hours . In October, Swift released the album's second single, "...Ready for It?", which reached number three in Australia and number four in the US . Reputation was released on November 10, on which it sold roughly 700,000 copies in the US . </P> <P> One of Swift's earliest musical memories is listening to her maternal grandmother, Marjorie Finlay, sing at church . As a child, she enjoyed Disney film soundtracks: "My parents noticed that, once I had run out of words, I would just make up my own". Swift has said she owes her confidence to her mother, who helped her prepare for class presentations as a child . She also attributes her "fascination with writing and storytelling" to her mother . Swift was drawn to the storytelling of country music, and was introduced to the genre by "the great female country artists of the' 90s"--Shania Twain, Faith Hill and the Dixie Chicks . Twain, both as a songwriter and performer, was her biggest musical influence . Hill was Swift's childhood role model: "Everything she said, did, wore, I tried to copy it". She admired the Dixie Chicks' defiant attitude and their ability to play their own instruments . The band's "Cowboy Take Me Away" was the first song Swift learned to play on the guitar . Swift also explored the music of older country stars, including Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton and Tammy Wynette . She believes Parton is "an amazing example to every female songwriter out there". Alt - country artists such as Ryan Adams, Patty Griffin and Lori McKenna have inspired Swift . </P> <P> Swift lists Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Emmylou Harris, Kris Kristofferson, and Carly Simon as her career role models: "They've taken chances, but they've also been the same artist for their entire careers". McCartney, both as a Beatle and a solo artist, makes Swift feel "as if I've been let into his heart and his mind...Any musician could only dream of a legacy like that". She admires Springsteen for being "so musically relevant after such a long period of time". She aspires to be like Harris as she grows older: "It's not about fame for her, it's about music". "(Kristofferson) shines in songwriting...He's just one of those people who has been in this business for years but you can tell it hasn't chewed him up and spat him out", Swift says . She admires Simon's "songwriting and honesty...She's known as an emotional person but a strong person". </P> <P> Swift has also been influenced by many artists outside the country genre . As a pre-teen, she enjoyed bubblegum pop acts including Hanson and Britney Spears; Swift has said she has "unwavering devotion" for Spears . In her high school years, Swift listened to rock bands such as Dashboard Confessional, Fall Out Boy, and Jimmy Eat World . She has also spoken fondly of singers and songwriters like Michelle Branch, Alanis Morissette, Ashlee Simpson, Fefe Dobson and Justin Timberlake; and the 1960s acts The Shirelles, Doris Troy, and The Beach Boys . Swift's fifth album, the pop - focused 1989 was influenced by some of her favorite 1980s pop acts, including Annie Lennox, Phil Collins and "Like a Prayer - era Madonna". </P>

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