Years Active: 2004 to present - 20 years of work, "out of nowhere". I don't really care either, but the facts say this is a significant musical career. And she doesn't seem to be slowing down. 14 albums, 14 films, 6 major tours, you can add up the live performances for yourself (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Taylor_Swift_live_performances).