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Post by Gravity. on Jan 22, 2012 23:20:43 GMT -5
Yeah, we didn't hear anything about the album until she did that Ustream chat on July 20th. Then Mine was suppose to be released on August 16th, but of course it leaked a couple weeks early. Then the album cover was released August 18th. Track list was September 22nd. And we didn't get song samples until like, a few days before the album release. I remember because it was within 24 hours of the album leaking. But at least with Speak Now, we knew of most of the possible song titles through song databases, like HFA. But her people cleared the databases from all the new songs. And don't post them anymore. We only know about the Lori McKenna song because it was a co-write, and I guess Lori's people added it. I remember that we didn't get song samples until Thursday, then the album leaked Friday, just a couple days before its release. Taylor's people are pretty good about keeping her stuff under wraps, except for "Mine" anyway.
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Post by Joe1240 on Jan 23, 2012 1:34:17 GMT -5
Yeah, we didn't hear anything about the album until she did that Ustream chat on July 20th. Then Mine was suppose to be released on August 16th, but of course it leaked a couple weeks early. Then the album cover was released August 18th. Track list was September 22nd. And we didn't get song samples until like, a few days before the album release. I remember because it was within 24 hours of the album leaking. But at least with Speak Now, we knew of most of the possible song titles through song databases, like HFA. But her people cleared the databases from all the new songs. And don't post them anymore. We only know about the Lori McKenna song because it was a co-write, and I guess Lori's people added it. There is a little more to that,Kyla. Steve from DBT.com was posting info on TC and we were getting info from the BMI Database.I remember all the rumored songtitles that were out for Speak Now such as We Will Be Remembered which ended up being "Long Live". "Mine" leaked two weeks early on August 4th.The album leaked early because Ireland or some other european country had the album "Speak Now" released first.
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Post by heartbreaklullaby on Jan 23, 2012 11:20:43 GMT -5
Taylor Swift Wrote a Song About the KennedysJan 23, 2012 10:49am PARK CITY, Utah ¡X Rory Kennedy and Taylor Swift: They¡¦ve been quite the odd couple at Sundance, where the country/pop singer somewhat inexplicably showed up to the red carpet premiere of Kennedy¡¦s HBO documentary about her mother, ¡§Ethel.¡¨ On Sunday, Kennedy opened up about their budding friendship, telling ABC News Now¡¦s ¡§Popcorn with Peter Travers¡¨ that she and the 22-year-old Swift are so close that Swift has written a song about the iconic American family. ¡§She really just loves my mother which is so sweet,¡¨ Kennedy said. ¡§I¡¦m a huge fan of hers, I have young girls and we had been to a few of her concerts. I met with her at one of them and she had read a ton of books about our family. She was inspired and wrote a song.¡¨ After that, Kennedy extended an invitation for Swift to come to the Sundance premiere of ¡§Ethel,¡¨ and on Friday, there she was. Kennedy also said that while the family¡¦s a fan of Swift, they themselves are not so musically inclined. ¡¨My uncle Teddy, he had a good voice,¡¨ she said. ¡§We are actually terrible, terrible singers but we love to sing.¡¨ abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2012/01/taylor-swift-wrote-a-song-about-the-kennedys/
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Post by Joe1240 on Jan 23, 2012 11:35:58 GMT -5
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Post by slayZ on Jan 23, 2012 16:14:36 GMT -5
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Post by Taylor. on Jan 23, 2012 17:44:18 GMT -5
^I thought it was already official...? It was probably a business meeting. She's been offered the role, but she hasn't accepted yet and nothings been signed. Hopefully that's what the meeting today was for!
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Post by slayZ on Jan 24, 2012 1:15:10 GMT -5
beautiful! what are the odds of her winning a grammy this year? what do you guys think?
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Post by desertfloods on Jan 24, 2012 12:42:36 GMT -5
So glad she's keeping this look. She looks more mature and prettier with this hair imo.
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Post by neverduplicated on Jan 28, 2012 5:39:42 GMT -5
65 41 53 34 * SWIFT*TAYLOR SPEAK NOW 9495 35 7029 3953795
167 72 86 58 * SWIFT*TAYLOR FEARLESS 6597 32 4987 6487054 (#7 on Catalog)
256 109 128 105 * SWIFT*TAYLOR TAYLOR SWIFT 4280 19 3595 5156082 (#14 on Catalog)
9 95 105 146 SWIFT*TAYLOR SPEAK NOW WORLD TOUR LIVE 3406 -18 4163 263655
I know Taylor's sales longevity is old news by now, but I find it incredible how well her debut album and Fearless have held up over the years. Her debut is over 5 years old and still pulling in decent sales week after week, and Fearless isn't really that far behind Speak Now in weekly sales. And Speak Now is still top 40 and higher than many albums with bigger and more current hits. I suppose it proves that people really love Taylor's albums as a whole, not just a few songs. I know that's the case for me. Even though her debut has gotten a bit old, I find myself easily getting sucked into listening to all of Fearless and Speak Now after putting on any one of the tracks on the album.
On the other hand, I'd hoped her live album would sell a bit better. I thought gold was a given for sure, but I suppose not. It's too bad because I actually think it's quite good. I love some of the changes she made to the songs, even though most of the changes are small. The "drop everything now... meet me in the pouring rain" bridge on "Sparks Fly" is very dreamy and I now wish it was a part of the album version. The grungy guitars on "Better Than Revenge" definitely take that song up a notch. The "Back To December / Apologize / You're Not Sorry" mash-up up is brilliant. And her "Drops of Jupiter" cover is very simple but actually more likeable than the original for me.
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Post by bornfearless2000 on Jan 28, 2012 8:03:40 GMT -5
I love Taylor but i hate that look.
I want the old look (Fifteen video look) back!!
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Post by Mark on Jan 28, 2012 11:44:50 GMT -5
I love Taylor but i hate that look. I want the old look (Fifteen video look) back!! I don't hate it, but I don't know if I want her to keep it all the time. She looks beautiful, but I like her signature look (like you said, the "Fifteen" video). I like when she changed it up for the first time at that one awards show (when she did "Back to December") because it was a change, but then she went back to her original look. Also, is there a reason that her albums saw such an increase? Or is that just the power of Taylegend? Speak Now should pass 4 million before long!
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Post by bornfearless2000 on Jan 29, 2012 1:03:43 GMT -5
I love Taylor but i hate that look. I want the old look (Fifteen video look) back!! I don't hate it, but I don't know if I want her to keep it all the time. She looks beautiful, but I like her signature look (like you said, the "Fifteen" video). I like when she changed it up for the first time at that one awards show (when she did "Back to December") because it was a change, but then she went back to her original look. Also, is there a reason that her albums saw such an increase? Or is that just the power of Taylegend? Speak Now should pass 4 million before long! It will pass 4 mill before we know it. The power of Taylor
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Post by bornfearless2000 on Jan 30, 2012 0:26:13 GMT -5
Sorry if AP. Few members of SNSD (Girls' Generation),which is the biggest and best selling girl-band in Korea and Asia, covered SPEAK NOW in an TV show interview. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ke1adPkboYEnjoy
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Post by heartbreaklullaby on Jan 30, 2012 8:05:49 GMT -5
Taylor Swift: McCartney's my idoladded: 30 Jan 2012 // by: newsdesk Taylor Swift is deeply inspired by Sir Paul McCartney's music. The 22-year-old songstress has been a big fan of the Beatles musician all her life. Taylor is in awe of what Paul has achieved during his career. 'His music makes me feel there's more good in the world than we think, and maybe love can really exist in a pure form,' Taylor told People magazine. 'And isn't that what we want to feel when we listen to music? To see Paul doing what he's doing at 69 is so inspiring. He's out there continuing to make his fans so happy. Any musician could only dream of a legacy like that.' Taylor went on to reveal that Paul has been a huge influence on her own work. The singer-songwriter spent her childhood listening to his impressive back catalogue of hits. 'I discovered his music on my own as a child, then bought all of the Beatles and Paul McCartney tapes and CDs I could find,' Taylor shared. 'Paul writes about his life and the things he's learned about love in such a brilliantly simple way. I feel as if I've been let into his heart and his mind.' Taylor was thrilled when she got the opportunity to meet her idol. She says the legend was nicer in person than she could have dreamed. 'When I met him backstage at his 2010 concert in Nashville, I remember being excited that he was such a kind person,' she recalled. 'Seeing him sing Blackbird live will always be a moment I won't forget.' www.music-news.com/shownews.asp?H=Taylor-Swift:-McCartneys-my-idol&nItemID=48340
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Post by CammyCan on Jan 30, 2012 19:52:10 GMT -5
Sales up to last week:
Taylor Swift Total – 17,018,728 Taylor Swift - 5,156,082 Beautiful Eyes EP – 277,567 Fearless - 6,487,054 The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection – 880,575 Speak Now - 3,953,795 Speak Now World Tour Live – 263,655
Her International sales up to March of 2011 are 4,508,549, so her worldwide sales total is at least 21,527,277. Not too shabby!
Also, Taylor was one of only 6 musicians to make Billboard's Power 100, a list of the most influential people in the music industry. She landed at 78 (4th highest within musicians), and was the youngest person on the entire list.
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Post by maria4hitz on Jan 30, 2012 20:06:30 GMT -5
^Can you post a link?
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Post by tsr on Jan 30, 2012 20:39:08 GMT -5
So, so, so late here but Taylor's version of "Bette Davis Eyes" is magic. I get chills every time I listen to it.
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Post by AP on Jan 31, 2012 18:49:18 GMT -5
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Post by Kyla on Jan 31, 2012 19:06:35 GMT -5
She was never officially IN it. She wasn't in London for rehearsals like the media reported, she was there to meet with the producers. She was still in negotiations. I would guess the reason it didn't happen was schedule related. Rehearsals are starting right now, and filming starts right after and lasts until July. She has the Grammy's, the Lorax premiere (and promo) coming up at the end of February, her Australian tour for almost 3 weeks in March, and the album. At least she'll be able to focus more on finishing that up now.
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Post by Taylor. on Jan 31, 2012 19:06:38 GMT -5
Sad, I wonder what happened?
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Post by CammyCan on Jan 31, 2012 20:20:22 GMT -5
I was hoping she would take the role but I guess the scheduling just wouldn't work, especially if she was still trying to get the album out this year.
She filmed a couple of Grammy promo spots:
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Post by Joe1240 on Feb 1, 2012 3:36:41 GMT -5
Actually it was just wrong reporting by the media, Actors are rumored for roles all the time. It is part of the Hollywood system. At least there will be full focus on Taylor's next album now.
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Post by carrieidol1 on Feb 1, 2012 12:33:51 GMT -5
Actually it was just wrong reporting by the media, Actors are rumored for roles all the time. It is part of the Hollywood system. At least there will be full focus on Taylor's next album now. It wasn't wrong as there was some truth to the story. Taylor was in fact up for the role. There was just no confirmation she got the role - perhaps because she's Taylor Swift, people assumed she was a shoe in. I don't remember reading anything confirming she was, in fact, a part of it. Just speculation, at the most.
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Post by Joe1240 on Feb 1, 2012 13:23:51 GMT -5
Actually it was just wrong reporting by the media, Actors are rumored for roles all the time. It is part of the Hollywood system. At least there will be full focus on Taylor's next album now. It wasn't wrong as there was some truth to the story. Taylor was in fact up for the role. There was just no confirmation she got the role - perhaps because she's Taylor Swift, people assumed she was a shoe in. I don't remember reading anything confirming she was, in fact, a part of it. Just speculation, at the most. Twitch was the website which first reported this.Yes a lot of speculation it was.But Taylor was never confirmed for the part in this movie.Some specultation is that she went for dinner in London with Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin that night to discuss maybe the scheduling arrangements for the role but it seems we will never know why she turned down the role.Maybe Taylor will get asked about it during the The Lorax Press Interviews for the movie.That is the best we can hope for answers.From what I heard on the IMDB boards,the part of Eponine is a small part in the movie Les Mis so Taylor wouldn't of had been on set that much at all.Like everything that has been said,so much specultation that has went into this rumor.
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Post by Hefty Hanna on Feb 1, 2012 23:20:41 GMT -5
I am crushed.
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Post by Joe1240 on Feb 2, 2012 13:19:37 GMT -5
Well I'm sure Taylor will get offered more roles in the future. :) At least we Swifties can put full focus on Taylor's next album.Her next album will be worth waiting for.
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Post by Kyla on Feb 6, 2012 23:46:46 GMT -5
Pretty sure Taylor's not doing S&S at the Grammy's. One of her guitar players just tweeted about flying to LA for it.
REALLY hope it's not Mean just because it's the song that's nominated.
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Post by CammyCan on Feb 7, 2012 0:30:49 GMT -5
Fingers crossed for an epic "Enchanted" performance.
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Post by Kyla on Feb 7, 2012 0:55:12 GMT -5
^Really hope not. That's her worst song vocally, by far. And everyone's going to be watching to see if she can redeem herself or not.
I guess I want Haunted or DJ. I just hope it's good. And different. Not just a cut-out performance from the tour. Which she tends to do at awards shows, especially lately.
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Post by Joe1240 on Feb 7, 2012 4:11:40 GMT -5
Well it could be a medley of songs performance.Taylor has done those before.Taylor could start with "Safe & Sound" and then sing "Mean".Also I wouldn't mind a performance of "Enchanted" either.Then again,We Swifties will be happy with whatever Taylor performs."Ours" CMA Performance 2011 like her tour? Oh Please.Get me a break.Her "Ours" CMA performance was amazing and heck a lot of people liked it.Taylor's Award show performances coping her tour.Oh Please.What kind of joke statement is that.Obviously a lot of us would like to see Taylor perform "Enchanted" 3 other people and me.Majority rules
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