TAYLOR FEATURING THE CIVIL WARS, "SAFE & SOUND"

aylor's latest song "Safe & Sound" featuring The Civil Wars from the upcoming movie Hunger Games 

2011 CMA Awards Nominees' Reactions: Taylor Swift....

the 2011 Country Music Association Awards nominees were announced today, with fans and stars alike all abuzz with excitement! Notably, the country stars themselves cannot contain their post-nom glee, expressing their delight via Twitter. We know that means -- lots of smiley face emoticons and lots of exclamation marks!!!

Keith Urban -- nominated for CMA Entertainer of the Year and Male Vocalist of the Year -- tweeted, "Crazy cool CMA noms this morning!!!! It blows my mind how sweet they are when we get them. I'm euphoric and moved!!! Thank you. Thank you."

Taylor Swift’s ‘Punk’d’ Episode With Justin Bieber Involves Fireworks and a Ruined Wedding

Taylor Swift is getting ‘Punk’d‘ by Justin Bieber this season, and as the details spill out, we’re getting more and more excited. According to Hollywood Life, Bieber reportedly called in his girlfriend — Swift’s good friend Selena Gomez — to assist in the pranking, which involved fireworks gone wrong and a ruined wedding … with the blame placed on the ‘Love Story’ songstress.

Taylor Swift Is in Harmony With Nashville Symphony

Wade Payne, AP Taylor Swift will be honored with the 2011 Harmony Award during the 27th Annual Symphony Ball in Nashville on Dec. 10. Nominated by the Nashville Symphony, the recipient is selected each year based on their contributions and embodiment of the Nashville music community.

"We are proud to call our home Music City, and Taylor Swift is the perfect person to receive this award, because she has contributed so tremendously to promoting this amazing community of which we are all a part," says Alan Valentine, CEO/President of the Nashville Symphony.

The 'Sparks Fly' singer joins an impressive list of country superstars who have previously received the honor, including Dolly Parton, Trisha Yearwood, Vince Gill, Carrie Underwood, the Judds and LeAnn Rimes. The yearly event is scheduled to take place at Nashville's Schermerhorn Symphony Center.

wonderstruks

like a all stars, Taylor Swift made a parfume:)it will come out in the shop in the october

2. "Wearing perfume is such a unique way to create memories. Like songs, a scent can take you back and allow you to relive a moment in time."

3. the "wonderstruk" coming from her song "enchanted" from album "speak Now". "I wrote the lyric, 'I'm wonderstruck, blushing all the way home,' for the song 'Enchanted' about the first time you meet someone. A fragrance can help shape someone's first impression and memory of you. It'sexciting to think that Wonderstruck will play a role in creating some of those memories."

4. The top notes are raspberry, dewberry, green tea, freesia and apple blossom. The heart features sweet vanilla along with sundrenched honeysuckle and white hibiscus. Notes of golden amber, musk, sandalwood and peach are in the base.

Taylor Swift Hug Taylor Lautner, Ashley Greene & More Stars During Her L.A. Concert!

Taylor Swift‘s Staples Center concert last night in L.A. was filled with an A-list audience, including Taylor’s ex Taylor Lautner!
While it doesn’t sound like Taylor Lautner joined Taylor Swift on stage during her performance of “Back to December,” which is rumored to be about him, the two did share a hug during the concert.
While Taylor was making her way back to the main stage, she hugged some of the star-studded audience members including Reese Witherspoon, Garrett Hedlund, Ashley Greene and Taylor, Hollywood life reports.
Taylor has recently said she and Taylor Lautner are just friends, but fans can keep dreaming that they’ll reunite.
But it seems Taylor has no problem being friendly with her exes — or their ex-girlfriends. Taylor even gave her ex Joe Jonas‘ ex Ashley a hug during the concert. And according to Hollywood Life, Joe was actually in attendance, too!
Wonder if that was at all awkward for Ashley?
After the show, Ashley tweeted at Taylor writing, “@taylorswift13 girl you rocked it! I heart you! So amazing!!”
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Nicki Minaj & Taylor Swift Perform “Super Bass” Duet

Nicki Minaj not only took over the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards last night, but she also took over Taylor Swift‘s stage at the Staples Center! The two surprised Taylor’s fans with a duet of Nicki’s song “Super Bass.”

Just after Nicki accepted the award for “Best Hip-Hop Video” last night at the VMAs she headed over to the Staples Center to sing with Taylor.
And both ladies were delighted with their performance.
“Taylor, u started this whole Super Bass frenzy!!!” Nicki Tweeted “I could never thank u enough!!! Had a blast performing w/u last nite! @taylorswift13 muah!”
Taylor agreed, tweeting, “The combination of the INSANE crowd tonight and @NICKIMINAJ joining me onstage for “Superbass” = #IwishthatIcouldhavethismoment4life.”
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Taylor Swift Brought Nicki Minaj to Her L.A. Stage

Taylor Swift keeps showering her Los Angeles concertgoers with surprise guests. A few days after Justin Bieber suddenly appeared on her stage to sing "Baby", Nicki Minaj showed up at Staples Center to sing her award-winning "Super Bass".

Minaj was fresh from receiving a Best Hip-Hop Video moonman for "Super Bass" at the MTV Video Music awards on Sunday, August 28. She didn't get to perform at the event but she ran across the street from Nokia Theater to get her own spotlight and do Swift a favor. After all, the country singer made Minaj's hit more popular with a viral video featuring her rapping.

Taylor Swift - Eminem's "Lose Yourself"

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YouTube Presents Taylor Swift Q&A

Taylor Swift - Sparks Fly (Official Music Video)NEW

No it is.sparks fly video!!!!Watch:

Taylor Swift Says Selena Gomez And Emma Stone Are Like Her Sisters

Taylor Swift spoke with radio hosts Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O recently about her good friends Selena Gomez and Emma Stone. Taylor revealed that the two actresses are like sisters to her

" My friends are amazing and I’m so thankful to have them, [but] the ones that are like sisters to me are Selena Gomez and Emma Stone…They can predict my thoughts; I’ve known them for so long it’s really cool to have friends that are that close."

Taylor Swift Reveals Fears About Her Career and Tour

When Taylor Swift gave TVNZ host Tim Wilson a tour of her T-Party room for his New Zealand news show, he didn’t just get a look into Swift’s internal backstage sanctuary. He got an insight into her mind. While sitting with Swift in the cozy room, which is decorated with stuffed animals, photos of the singer with her idols and plenty of amenities, Wilson asked an awkward question. He got a detailed answer from the singer, who looked more than a little stumped at his phrasing.
Wilson asked if she ever worries if she’ll becoming a “raving egomaniac.” Swift was taken aback for a second, but rebounded nicely and in a surprisingly revelatory way. Swift said she doesn’t have “that particular worry,” but she said she worries about everything else.
“I worry about everything else you could imagine, like anything else,” she said. The “anything else” includes things “like the building will catch on fire, or someone I love will get hurt, or that the pyro won’t go off, or I’ll never write a good song again. Literally, everything else!” Those are genuine worries for someone in Swift’s position.
We don’t often see that side of this confident star, but it was refreshing to see that Swift is real, with real fears, insecurities and anxieties, just like her dedicated legion of fans.

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Taylor Swift Has a Wardrobe Malfunction

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2011 Teen Choice Awards big winners

The big winners at Sunday night's 2011 Teen Choice Awards at Universal City's Amphitheatre were Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez and Harry Potter.

Country cutie Taylor Swift won five awards, Ultimate Choice, Choice Female Artist, Choice Female Artist (Country), Choice Breakup Song: Back to December, Choice Single (Country): Mean and Choice Red Carpet Fashion Icon.
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Making her way to the nation's capital for performance duties, Taylor Swift touched down in Washington, DC on Tuesday afternoon (August 2).
Wearing a cat shirt and short skirt, the "Mine" singer headed to the Verizon Center venue as she waved to a gathered crowd of fans from her car window before heading inside to prep for the night's show.

Taylor Swift paid her respects to those who’ve gone before her on Wednesday. The country crooner brought an array of flowers to Arlington National Cemetery in Washington D.C. and laid them on a few graves. 

T-Swift wore dark, Jackie O-esque glasses that she paired with red lipstick and a light yellow sundress. The singer is in D.C. for two concerts. In the wee hours of the morning, Taylor was snapped at another national landmark.

Taylor Swift Will Receive The Ultimate Choice Award At The 2011 Teen Choice Awards

Swift will receive the Ultimate Choice Award at the 2011 Teen Choice Awards on August 7th. The show will air on FOX at 8pm. Taylor will be receiving the award in recognition of her contributions to the entertainment industry.

Congratulations Taylor!

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Taylor Swift Teams Up With Congress for Concert Fundraisers

Once again, Taylor Swift is using her fame as a platform to help others. Seven members of Congress will be attending the country cutie’s sold-out August 2 and August 3 shows at the Verizon Center in Washington D.C. for fundraising purposes … And we’re sure they’ll be partaking in some singing and dancing as well.
Fans of Taylor Swift and avid followers of government affairs will have the chance to bid on tickets to the sold-out show, according to a report from Political Party Time. The highest bid will have the chance to party it up and rock out to hits like ‘Mean’ and ‘You Belong With Me’ alongside members of Congress. Oh yeah, and maybe the winner can get some insider info on the debt crisis that is plaguing our nation right now.
On August 2, six members of the US Congress will be present to rock out and raise money at Swift’s concert. Six members of Congress will be attending the August 2 performance. Republican senator John Thune of South Dakota will be there along with Republican representatives Jo Bonner, of Alabama, Michael Grimm of New York, Tom Price of Georgia, and Kay Granger of Texas. Democratic rep. Heath Shuler of North Carolina will also be joining the lineup of lawmakers at the show on August 2, and Rep. Paul Broun of Georgia will be the lone Congressman at the August 3 show.
Tickets to the show may be sold out, but some are still available through ticketing outlets like StubHub!. If you want to park your booty next to a Congress member on August 2 or 3, you’ll have to be willing to fork over as much as $1,000. Make that $3,500 if you want to sit next to Senator John Thune!

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Turquoise Lace Dress Style Showdown: Taylor Swift, Kaley Cuoco or Blake Lively?

Forget about those little black dresses. All of Hollywood’s hottest stars are obsessed with the floral-print, turquoise cap sleeved Tibi lace dress from the Spring 2011 collection. Pop star Taylor Swift, The Big Bang Theory actress Kaley Cuoco and Gossip Girl actress Blake Lively all stepped out in the classic dress — each adding their own flair of style.

Which gal wears the dress best? Cast your vote in the poll and leave a few fashion reviews in the comments while you’re at it!

Kaley was the first gal to step out in the flirty dress at the P.S. Arts Bag Lunch event in L.A. back in May. She paired the look with nude pumps and a zebra-print clutch.
Last month, Blake stepped out in the same frock while promoting The Green Lantern on NBC’s TODAY. She paired the look with a green handbag and leopard-print pumps.
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Taylor Swift Wins ‘Ultimate Choice’ Teen Choice Award

Taylor Swift doesn’t need to wait until the 2011 Teen Choice Awards on August 7 to find out if she is picking up an award. The ‘Mean’ singer, 21, has already been announced as the winner of Ultimate Choice Award, which is the highest honor of the night. Additionally, Swift is up for six more Teen Choice Awards in a myriad of categories, ranging from those that celebrate her music to her signature style.
Her nominations include Female Artist, Female Country Artist, Country Single for ‘Mean,’ Country Love Song for ‘Mine,’ Best Break-Up Song for ‘Back to December,’ and Red Carpet Fashion Icon: Female. With all of those nominations, chances are August 7 could very well shape up to be Taylor Swift’s night.
So why did Swift nab the Ultimate Choice Award, besides the fact that she is all-around awesome, inspiring a whole generation of teens with her confessional music? Well for one, Swift’s “extraordinary contributions to the entertainment industry” are worth noting. Her latest album ‘Speak Now’ is one of the best-selling albums of the year and she was also chosen as Entertainer of the Year at the Academy of Country Music Awards.
Swift’s fans are being asked to offer their opinion on what makes the singer their ‘Ultimate Choice’ by

Taylor Swift Plays 'Cowboy' for One of the Dixie Chicks

Frederick Breedon IV, Getty Images When the Dixie Chicks' 'Cowboy Take Me Away' reached the top of the charts at the end of 1999, Taylor Swift was just turning ten, and dreaming of hearing her own songs on the radio someday. Fast forward almost 12 years, and the now-21-year-old is selling out stadiums and racking up awards -- a modern-day success story that is owed, at least in part, to the hugely popular Dixie Chicks tune.

"Everybody who plays an instrument remembers that first song they ever learned on guitar," Taylor said during a recent show in Newark, N.J. (quote via VH1.com). "I feel so lucky because my very first memory of the first song I ever wanted to learn to play on guitar was this beautiful, gorgeous song by the Dixie Chicks called 'Cowboy Take Me Away.' Does anybody know the words to that song?," she asked the sold-out crowd at the Prudential Center.

Who wore it best? Blake Lively vs Taylor Swift

It's a brave woman who takes on Blake (legs) Lively. And an equally brave one who takes on Sports Illustrated swimwear model Brooklyn Decker.

But brave Taylor Swift is. And with an equally cracking bod' to boot.

The US country and western warbler took on actress Blake Lively when she wore the very same Tibi dress while out and about in Soho, New York - preferring to belt hers and add nude bow detail heels.

Gossip Girl star Blake Lively beat Taylor to it back in June, upping the fashion ante with a pair of leopard print Charlotte Olympia heels.

Taylor Swift Wants to Work With Bruno Mars

Megastar collaboration alert: Taylor Swift wants to work with Bruno Mars! During Swift’s chat with Elvis Duran on New York’s Z100 this morning, she talked about bumping into the ‘Just the Way You Are’ singer at a recent event.

“We saw each other at the Met Gala … I get into a daze at those things cause there’s so much stuff to look at. I’m turning around the room and all of a sudden, there’s Bruno Mars right behind me. We’re in this line going through the exhibits. I was just like, ‘I would love to write with you sometime,’ and he’s like, ‘Let’s do it! Let’s meet up on the road.’”

We wonder if a Swift-Mars collabo would result in songs about breaking up. Swift loves to write about her failed relationships, although she says she’s never happy when one ends, even if means that she suddenly has new material:

“I think when you’re truly heartbroken, you’re never like, ‘Yes, I can parlay this into something!’ You’re like, ‘I wanna stay in bed for five years and just eat ice cream.’ I don’t think I’ve ever celebrated a breakup, like, ‘Now I’ve got new material,’ but it just kind of ends up happening that way.”

Since Swift often writes about her exes, have any of her former beaus turned the tables by penning a song about her? She says it’s happened at least three times. “Those are the ones that have been speculated. There was one that I was like, ‘Really? Come on.’”

Swift also discussed how she stays grounded and her relationship with her fans, one of whom camped out overnight in the heat in anticipation of her appearance at the radio station. Check out the full 22-minute interview below.
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Taylor Swift Dismisses Songs About Her as 'All Good Fun'

Taylor Swift has made a not-so-small fortune by addressing ex-boyfriends in her songs, but what happens when the author becomes the subject? Taylor dished with New York deejay Elvis Duran about the possibility of a few tunes being directed towards her.

"There is one ... two ... three," counts the 'Mean' singer. "Those are the ones that have been speculated." She adds, "It's all good fun though. It's music going back and forth. It's fueled by heartbreak and real stories and real things. That's what keeps music authentic."

What Is Written on Taylor Swift’s Arm?

As Taylor Swift‘s Speak Now world tour rolls on in full swing, fans and concert-goers are wondering, what is written on Taylor Swift’s arm each night? The answer? Song lyrics!
Not her own lyrics, of course. Though Swift’s love-filled and inspiring lyrics are music to millions of people’s ears, the singer herself finds solace in other artist’s songs. Each night before her concerts, the ‘Love Story’ songstress takes a black Sharpie to her left arm to write a line from a different song that speaks to her.
The genre varies show by show, most likely based on Swift’s mood, and she’s penned inspiring lines from everyone from fellow country stars Faith Hill and the Dixie Chicks, to rockers U2 and Tom Petty, and even a line from her friend Selena Gomez‘s hit, ‘Who Says.’

Taylor Swift Grabs a Bite to Eat in NYC With a Friend

Taylor Swift Out Shopping in NYC

I love that dress, so cute:))

Taylor Swift’s Rainbow Fun Summer Dresses

 

From simple shopping trips to amazing performances on-stage, country star Taylor Swift has been spotted wearing the colors of the rainbow over the past few summers. She has stepped out in some adorable summer dresses, and we must say this beautiful blonde definitely knows fashion!

Speaking of amazing performances and dresses, Tay recently performed at the 2011 CMA’s in Las Vegas flaunting a sparkly gold dress, and with her Speak Now tour just beginning we’re sure there are more fabulous dresses to come!

SPEAK NOW TOUR SPARKS RAVE REVIEWS

On Saturday, the Boston night skies opened and Taylor played the second half of that night’s show in the pouring rain, soaking wet. Midway through “You Belong With Me” the light rain became a downpour, but Taylor (the first and only female artist to ever sell out Gillette) never missed a beat, getting soaked to the skin but continuing the outdoor show as 55,000 drenched fans sang along with her.
One month into the tour, Taylor’s Speak Now show is already garnering universally high praise from critics around the nation:
“One of the genre's most ambitious acts has created one of the genre's most ambitious tours. Broadway-inspired…the two-hour production was an overwhelming experience. There's an enormous amount of detail that worked to make the Speak Now Tour a sort of next step in country concert presentation….it blended the pacing, the music and the artist's personality in a way that transfixed. It's a production - and an ability - that her peers in the business will continue to study.” – Billboard

TAYLOR NOMINATED FOR 6 TEEN CHOICE AWARDS

Taylor has been nominated for six 2011 Teen Choice Awards including Female Artist, Female Country Artist, and Red Carpet Fashion Icon - Female.
The awards will air on FOX at 8/7central on Sunday, August 7. Visit www.teenchoiceawards.com where you can vote EVERYDAY for Taylor!

VOTE,VOTE,VOTE NOW!!!!!!!!!

TAYLOR LAUNCHES WONDERSTRUCK

Taylor Swift is well on her way to becoming a franchise. The ‘Mean’ singer just announced that she will debut a bottled fragrance called Wonderstruck — which coincidentally is a lyric from her song ‘Enchanted,’ inspired by Owl City‘s Adam Young.
“I wrote the lyric, ‘I’m wonderstruck, blushing all the way home,’ for the song ‘Enchanted’ about the first time you meet someone,” Taylor says in a statement. “A fragrance can help shape someone’s first impression and memory of you. It’s exciting to think that Wonderstruck will play a role in creating some of those memories.”

While the ‘Love Story’ songstress didn’t come right out and say ‘This one goes out to you, Owl City boy,’ Adam Young confirmed that “wonderstruck” is a word he used in an email to Swift which she said she had never heard before. “We emailed back and forth for a while and she made some comment that I used the word ‘enchanted’ and the word ‘wonderstruck’ in an email and she said how she had never heard anyone really use that word before, so when that word was in the song, I was like this song has to be about me,” the Owl City singer told US Magazine. Additionally, the name ‘Adam’ pops up when you decode Taylor’s secret lyric messages, so there’s no denying this tune’s for him.

Taylor Swift Covers Springsteen & Bon Jovi in Jersey: Watch

Taylor Swift sampled the local fare while on her latest Speak Now tour stop in the Garden State earlier this week (July 19), treating her New Jersey fans to a couple very familiar tunes.
Strapped with an acoustic guitar, Taylor asked the crowd, "Are you guys aware of the brilliant music that's been created in New Jersey?" Swift then started strumming the opening chords to Springsteen's "Dancing in the Dark" and instructed her audience to sing along. One fan excitedly shrieked, "That's Bruce Springsteen!"

Suddenly, Swift was amidst a short, but impassioned Jersey medley, transitioning from the Jersey Shore-born Boss to Sayreville's own pride and joy, Bon Jovi. The audience had no qualms about chiming in to sing the band's bar anthem, "Livin' on a Prayer," and Swift's ode to the Garden State was met with roaring approval.