October 11, 2011 Billboard just announced its Woman of the Year and this year the award goes to Pop-country superstar Taylor Swift! Swift will be honored at the 2011 Billboard Women in Music event in New York on December 2nd. She's only 21 by the way, making her the youngest person ever to receive the recognition. We have the full scoop from PopCrush.
October 10, 2011 Taylor Swift has a busy month ahead of her. Not that she's a stranger to a full schedule, having spent enough time already on tour. She's going to be promoting her new perfume and tour cd/dvd.
The New Yorker doesn’t usually devote much space to young artists or current trends, but they made an exception for Taylor Swift in their most recent issue, giving a full profile of the artist that, as they point out, has sold more albums in the last five years than any other musician.
Swift was characteristically frank in the article, offering her thoughts on life and love as a 21-year-old superstar and offering a few hints of what fans can expect to hear from her next album, due in 2012.
Didn’t see Taylor Swift‘s Speak Now world tour? No problem — she’s releasing a tour CD and DVD.
Even for one of the biggest stars in the music business, Taylor Swift is having a heck of a year, including a sold-out tour with a series of celebrity guests and a pair of new Guinness World Records.
But as Taylor discovered last weekend, in a surprise ceremony hosted by her label, she isn’t finished collecting accolades in 2011.
September 19, 2011 According to Taylor Swift, singer Andy Grammer was passing through Nashville, so she invited him to perform onstage with her at her show over the weekend. What a way for Grammer to pass the time right?
Over the last few years — and multi-platinum albums — Taylor Swift has taken up seemingly permanent residence on the charts, not to mention the hearts and iPods of millions of fans.
Now, she also has a pair of spots in the Guinness Book of World Records to call her own.
Taylor Swift‘s status as one of the music industry’s most fashion-forward young stars was reconfirmed last month, when she took home the Teen Choice Award for Red Carpet Fashion Icon: Female. So, it’s only natural that, in a recent interview with Allure, she was asked to share some of her secrets for looking her best.
Swift opened up to the magazine, offering a few tips from her daily routine that could help readers looking for hair and makeup advice.
It’s an old maxim that you should write what you know, and Taylor Swift has taken those words to heart, earning a reputation as a songwriter who leans heavily on the events of her own life — particularly her love life — as grist for her music.
Of course, it isn’t as easy as just coming up with a few rhymes about some boy she likes — and during a recent YouTube chat, Swift delved into some of her songwriting methods, as well as dishing a little about what fans can expect to hear from her next album.
September 2, 2011 When it comes to kids with cancer, Taylor Swift gets very emotional. According to Taste Of Country, in a new sit-down interview conducted by YouTube trends manager Kevin Allocca, one question by a fan caused Swift to tear up while sharing a sad story.
When Justin Bieber showed up onstage at Taylor Swift‘s August 23 show for a surprise duet rendition of his hit ‘Baby,’ their impromptu collaboration made the concert memory of a lifetime for several thousand concertgoers and set news feeds abuzz for the rest of the week.
And as it turns out, that might not be the last we hear from the young megastar duo.
In a move that pretty much locks up Daughter of the Year honors for her, Taylor Swift has plunked down $2.5 million on a 5,600-square-foot Nashville mansion for her mom and dad.
Let this be a lesson to you, parents: supporting your children’s dreams can really pay off. Big time.
