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Posted 8/16/08 @ 10:22 AM
Swift to donate $100,000 to flood recovery
Country music star Taylor Swift told fans during a concert Friday night she will donate $100,000 to Cedar Rapids for flood relief.
"This was the first show you guys have had here since the flood, and I want to thank you so much for making it my show," Swift said from the stage in the U.S. Cellular Center, 370 First Ave. NE.
"You guys have stood by me, and I'm going to stand by you."
Swift announced her donation during a break in her song "Change," which is about how you pick yourself up and start over when things happen beyond your control, said Gazette staff writer Molly Rossiter.
As she sang, photos of flood cleanup in Cedar Rapids flashed behind her on a big screen, Rossiter said.
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Posted 7/14/08 @ 11:26 AM
Taylor Swift Tears Up Over Nicole & Keith Baby News
Sunday Rose Kidman Urban is only a day old – but she's already a superstar in the country music world.
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban welcomed the newborn Monday morning in Nashville. And ever since then, their famous friends have been quick to offer up congratulations.
Taylor Swift was vacationing in Hawaii when she got the news, and she excitedly took to her blog. "Even just thinking about it now, I'm tearing up because I'm so happy for them," she wrote on her MySpace page.
The country phenom added that Kidman and Urban – both Aussie imports – have been welcome additions to the Nashville scene.
"They're such incredible people," she gushed. "Nicole Kidman came to Nashville and treated everyone with grace and respect, and has always been so humble. I'm overjoyed for them."
American Idol's Michael Johns was also thrilled for the new parents when PEOPLE broke the news to him.
"That's awesome!" he enthused Monday before the A.I. tour stop at the L.A. Staples Center. (The Australian native has become fast friends with the superstar twosome.)
"They're genuinely a happy couple – it's not a Hollywood thing," he said. "They really, really do love each other. So anytime a baby can be born into that situation, it's pretty cool."
Posted 5/29/08 @ 11:27 AM
Taylor Swift Snaps Over Miley Cyrus
If looks could kill, there is one reporter who would definitely be dead.
Excited 18-year-old country crooner Taylor Swift cruised backstage following her win for Top New Female Vocalist at the Academy of Country Music Awards last weekend, but her gracious smile soon turned sour when a reporter bombarded her with questions on controversial teen starlet Miley Cyrus.
Swift (who is as humble, honest and media-friendly as they come) uncharacteristically snapped at the questioning reporter, forcing everyone to take a few steps back.
"I'll have you know that honestly Miley is a really good friend and an amazing person," Taylor scolded after several seconds of staring him down and twisting her mouth in anger. "And you ..."
She held her tongue and was quickly beckoned away, shutting him off entirely.
Well, it's nice to know that in the show-biz world — notorious for its bitches and back-stabbers — Miley, at least, can still rely on one other famous friend to stand by her during the tough times.
Posted 5/27/08 @ 12:11 PM
Taylor won Top New Female Vocalist at the ACMs! Watch her performance of "Should've Said No" below!
Posted 4/22/08 @ 1:44 PM
Taylor won Video of the Year and Female Video of the Year! A video of her performance is below, but until i can upload pics, look at them here. Oh and Taylor's song I'm Only Me When I'm With You is #1 on the Radio Disney charts!
Picture to Burn
Posted 4/12/08 @ 3:54 PM
Taylor Swift Rise
She landed a Nashville songwriting contract
at age 14. Now at 18, with a hit record and
awards-show wins, no star in country music may
be hotter than Taylor Swift.
The musical education of Taylor Swift began in
Reading, Pa., where she grew up listening
intently to the great female country stars.
Faith Hill's songs taught her about the
connection that an artist can make through
powerful singing. The Dixie Chicks and
Shania Twain demonstrated how much
impact can be made by stretching boundaries.
Today, with a smash self-titled debut album
that's approaching triple-platinum, it's
refreshing that Swift still considers herself
a student -- even though she's every bit the
female country star as her influences.
Her "classroom" is on the road, touring
with stars as diverse and popular as Kenny
Chesney, Rascal Flatts and George Strait.
"You can learn so much from watching
how these guys approach their work on
the road," says Swift, 18. "Kenny is up at
the crack of dawn, walking around the
venue, gettingto know everyone, from the
sound-check guys to the people who sell
the souvenirs to the fans. Then, Rascal Flatts
stages this big production with all the flash.
And George Strait? It's all about the music
with him. He pays so much attention to building
up the song, with the arrangements and the
band and his singing. I'm so lucky to have
these experiences. I can take something
from each of the people I've toured with for
my own act."
Swift is learning her lessons well. During
the last year, she's exploded upon the
country music scene with huge record sales
, sold-out shows and high-profile awards.
On Monday night, Swift will return to the
scene of her first major hardware win, as
she presents the USA WEEKEND Breakthrough
Video of the Year at Country Music Television's
Music Awards (8 p.m. ET/PT). In 2007, she
won the breakthrough award for the video
of her smash hit, "Tim McGraw." It started
what continues to be a roll for Swift, as she
subsequently won the much-coveted
2007 Country Music Association Horizon
Award -- and earned a Grammy nomination
this year for Best New Artist.
The breakthrough award sticks with her,
given that it was the first and from her fans.
"I still take the award with me to all the
fan appearances so they can get their
picture taken with it," Swift says.
"It's a fan-voted award, which is why it
means so much to me -- and them."
If Swift's career seems blessed, don't think
it's all about precocious natural talent and
her Faith Hill Version 2.0 looks. Despite her
young age, Swift has been working for years
to reach this point. In Reading, after hitting
the karaoke circuit and writing songs, she
recorded her first demos at age 10. Her father,
Scott, is a successful stockbroker who
moved his family near Nashville after it was
clear that his daughter had both the talent
and drive to make it in the business.
"They didn't put me under pressure at all,
" she says. "It wasn't like, 'This is your one
shot, so make it happen.' They presented
it as a move to a nice community. If I made
something out of it, great. But if that didn't
happen, that's OK, too."
The move paid off. Honing her creative
chops, Swift landed a songwriting contract
with Sony ATV at age 14 and then started
recording in Nashville. Big Machine Records
offered a contract during her sophomore
year of high school -- she'd record in the
studio after school -- and, with "Tim McGraw,"
her career took off.
When not touring, she relaxes at home
with her family or takes in a Nashville
Predators hockey game with pals Kellie
Pickler and Carrie Underwood.
Taking a cue from her country music
idols, Swift doesn't take her fans for
granted. She e-mails them every day.
And she draws the line at certain star
behavior that defines the Britneys and
Lindsays of today. "I have moms coming
up to me now saying that they're so happy
that their little girls love my music because
they feel that I am a good role model," Swift
says. "That message has stuck with me. I'm
going to stay on course and not fall off the
deep end. I don't want to end up in rehab.
I promise you that I won't."
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Posted 4/10/08
Taylor has a photo blog on CMT.com!
Click here to see it!
Posted 3/31/08
Taylor Swift Reclaims Top Country Album Spot
Posted 3/29/08
Taylor Swift Working on Second CD
We added some pics of Taylor in her new
video for Picture to Burn in the Photos section!
Look for them on the last page!
Posted 3/24/08
