Category Archives: Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift became one of country-pop’s brightest (and youngest) faces in 2006, when the 16-year-old singer released her first record. Although new to the American public, Swift had been playing since early childhood, taking inspiration and encouragement from her opera-singing grandmother. She sang “The Star-Spangled Banner” before a Philadelphia 76ers game at the age of 11; the following year, she began practicing her guitar skills for several hours each day, only stopping when her fingers started to bleed. Swift’s parents realized their child’s dedication and began making regular visits to Nashville, TN, where Swift would perform casually and meet with songwriters in the area. The family then decided to move from their native Pennsylvania to an outlying Nashville suburb, which accelerated Swift’s career.

While performing at the intimate Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, Swift caught the eye of songs industry veteran Scott Borchetta, who signed her to his newly formed label. Swift joined the roster at Big Machine Records and released her debut single, “Tim McGraw,” in August 2006. The song drew upon her experience as a lovelorn high-school student, a theme that Swift revisited throughout her self-titled debut album. issued in late 2008, Taylor Swift catapulted the young songwriter to stardom, spawning a handful of hits (five consecutive Top Ten singles, a new record for a female solo artist) during earning multi-platinum sales. Swift also received a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist, an award she ultimately lost to Amy Winehouse. Two subsequent EPs — Sounds of the Season: The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection and Beautiful Eyes — helped maintain Swift’s popularity while whetting public demand for her sophomore release, Fearless, which arrived in November 2008.

Taylor Swift on Back To December

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Taylor Swift offers insight to her new track, Back to December. Taylor Swift is slowly revealing more and more from her upcoming album “Speak Now“. In today’s release, she offers a little bit of backstory to the bittersweet song “Back to December” Rumor has it the song is about her short-lived romance with Twilight star Taylor Lautner, but I guess we’ll see how that pans out. [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dikEs95unk] Stay tuned for the full release of “Speak Now” coming October 25th!Country Music Photo Gallery

Taylor Swift: Todd VS High School

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Taylor Swift hits the silver screen again in Todd VS High School. Taylor Swift was spotted on the set of the upcoming film, Todd VS High School and is reported to play a supporting role. The film, due to release this fall, documents the real-life social experiment of Todd Gallagher as he re-enters high school. As a National Merit Scholar, and Mensa-level genius, it surprised many that Todd was kicked out of numerous schools and barely graduated due to a low GPA. This documentary takes you along as Todd re-enters high school seeking that elusive 4.0 grade, athletic success, and authority figure approval. This is Taylor Swift’s second big-screen film role, following her debut in Valentine’s Day in 2009.

Taylor Swift Speak Now Track List

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Taylor Swift releases the track list for her upcoming album, Speak Now. We’re just a short month away from the release of Taylor Swift‘s new album, “Speak Now“, and fans are getting the first look at the list of songs included on the album. Speak Now Track List: 1. Mine 2. Sparks Fly 3. Back to December 4. Speak Now 5. Dear John 6. Mean 7. The Story of Us 8. Never Grow Up 9. Enchanted 10. Better Than Revenge 11. Innocent 12. Haunted 13. Last Kiss 14. Long LiveCountry Music Photo Gallery

Taylor Swift – Innocent – Video

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Taylor Swift turns disrespect into opportunity at the 2010 VMA’s with her performance of Innocent. Taylor Swift cemented herself in the hearts of fans worldwide as their poor little darling after the notorious Kanye West interruption on last year’s MTV Video Music Awards. But now it seems that rude disruption has become an opportunity for Taylor as she debuts her new song “Innocent” on last night’s award show. The song is clearly targeted towards Kanye with an introductory clip showing his burst onto the stage last year, and lyrics like “32 and still growing up”. The song is off her new album “Speak Now” and is an obvious message of forgiveness and acceptance, which are both good sentiments. 2010 MTV Video Music Awards – More VMA Video Good for Taylor, now can we put all this “I’mma let you finish” in the past?Country Music Photo Gallery

Taylor Swift :Behind the Scenes – Mine

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Go behind the scenes with Taylor Swift at the making of her new video, Mine. Taylor Swift‘s new video “Mine” debuts tomorrow, but you can take a sneak peek behind the scenes as Taylor discusses all the elements, excitement, and hype behind her smash single. “Mine” is the first track released off the upcoming album “Speak Now”. And here’s the full video! Taylor Swift – Mine – Full Video Taylor Swift   More CMT Music   More CMT Music Videos Country Music Photo Gallery

Taylor Swift World Premiere – Mine

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Follow along LIVE as Taylor Swift premieres her brand new video for the song Mine. Taylor Swift joins CMT hostess Katie Cook to offer a world premiere of her new video for the single “Mine”. The track is from her upcoming album “Speak Now” and has had Taylor Swift fans on the edge of their seats for a few weeks now, ever since her live announcement of the album’s title. You can already download “Mine” on iTunes, and the rest of the album should be made available October 25th. Taylor Swift Teaser: “Mine” Taylor Swift | CMT iPhone App | New Country Songs And here’s the full video! Taylor Swift – Mine – Full Video Taylor Swift   More CMT Music   More CMT Music Videos Country Music Photo Gallery

Taylor Swift – Mine – Video

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Taylor Swift shows a more mature side in her new video for Mine. Taylor Swift depicts another scene from the modern-day princess fairytale in her new video for the already-hit single “Mine“. While the video will release next Friday, August 27th, sources say the video has a familiar theme. According to sources, the video follows Taylor through a romance, marriage and into a mothering role. According to the previews below, courtesy of CMT.com, it seems that source may be right! And here’s the full video! Taylor Swift – Mine – Full Video Taylor Swift   More CMT Music   More CMT Music Videos “Mine” is the first single off Taylor’s new album, “Speak Now”. Taylor Swift fans can pre-order “Speak Now” on SpeakNow13.com or wait for the official commercial release on October 25th. Country Music Photo Gallery

Taylor Swift – Speak Now Album Cover

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Taylor Swift unveils the album cover for Speak Now. Taylor Swift‘s new single “Mine” is quickly re-seating her in the throne as country music’s favorite princess, and the newly unveiled album cover for “Speak Now” certainly paints the picture! People.com just posted this shot of the album cover to share with fans: Taylor Swift will treat fans to a sneak peak of Speak Now when she performs “Mine” on the CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night to Rock TV special, which airs Sept. 1 at 8 p.m on ABC.Country Music Photo Gallery

Taylor Swift – Mine Gets Leaked

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Taylor Swift’s new single, Mine, hits airwaves ahead of schedule. It seems Taylor Swift is the victim of modern-day pirates, as a bootleg recording of her new single “Mine” circulated around the web in the last few days. Taylor was set to release the single August 16th, but upon landing in Japan a few days ago, Taylor learned that Big Machine Records was forced to rush the track to radio stations and online distribution two weeks ahead of schedule to capitalize on the swelling buzz of fans searching for the leaked track. To get the track in a fair and supportive manner, pick it up on iTunes! “Mine” is the first single off Taylor Swift’s upcoming album “Speak Now” which is set for nationwide release October 25th (barring any further piracy). You can see Taylor perform this song live on ABC during the CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night to Rock on Sept. 1.Country Music Photo Gallery