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Post by Spidey on Dec 28, 2014 20:15:12 GMT -5
"New Romantics" is so freaking perfect. That song needs to be a single.
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Post by grandelf on Dec 29, 2014 12:25:01 GMT -5
www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6422304/taylor-swifts-next-single-should-be-styleTaylor Swift's Next Single Should Be 'Style,' Says Head of Her Record LabelBy Jason Lipshutz, New York | December 29, 2014 11:43 AM EST Scott Borchetta is "leaning towards" the slick pop-rock track. What about you? Taylor Swift's single "Blank Space" still sits atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart, making the pop superstar two-for-two with 1989 singles after "Shake It Off" reached the summit earlier this year. So what's going to be the next 1989 smash? The third single from the album has yet to be announced, but Scott Borchetta, the head of Swift's longtime home Big Machine Records, has weighed in on the crucial pop decision. During an impromptu Twitter Q&A on Sunday (Dec. 28), Borchetta -- President/CEO of the Big Machine Label Group -- was asked by a fan, "What's Taylor's next single??" Borchetta promptly responded, "I'M LEANING TOWARDS STYLE… YOU?" "Style," of course, is the ultra-cool, James Dean-evoking pop-rock gumdrop placed one spot behind "Blank Space" on the 1989 track list. Along with "All You Had To Do Was Stay," "Bad Blood" and "New Romantics," "Style" is an obvious single choice from the full-length, and it's not hard imagining hearing that wah-wah guitar lick all over Top 40 radio. By logging its sixth week at No. 1 last week, "Blank Space" continues to extend Swift's longest stay atop the Hot 100 chart. Her other two chart-toppers, "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" and "Shake It Off," crowned the Hot 100 for three weeks and four weeks, respectively. Do you agree with Borchetta -- should "Style" be Taylor Swift's next 1989 single? Sound off in the comments section below.
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Post by Clauss on Dec 29, 2014 12:53:13 GMT -5
wah-wah guitar lick LOL
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Post by Peterawr on Dec 29, 2014 13:11:33 GMT -5
I'm 100% here for Style followed by Bad Blood.
I feel like Bad Blood is one that Taylor never intended on being a single. But I think it would be the perfect spring/summer jam. Out Of The Woods next fall, please.
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Post by bigbluenote on Dec 29, 2014 15:00:09 GMT -5
I would like anything BUT Style and Bad Blood.
Out Of The Woods All You Had To Do Was Stay I Wish You Would How You Get The Girl I Know Places
These are all catchy songs that would sound great on pop radio. Style is ok and Bad Blood is boring and uneventful. I guess I'll just have to be looking forward to after these two are singles. THEN they can release the good songs.....hopefully they go 6 deep.
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Post by Peterawr on Dec 29, 2014 17:40:29 GMT -5
I Know Places is probably my favorite song on the album. I just don't know how it would do as a single. Then again, it's Taylor Swift.
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Post by Living Legend on Dec 29, 2014 20:43:34 GMT -5
This would be my dream singles list:
1) Shake It Off (August 2014) 2) Blank Space (November 2014) 3) Style (January 2015) 4) Bad Blood (April 2015) *Add a rapper and send that version to Urban/Rhythmic 5) All You Had To Do Was Stay (July 2015) 6) Out Of The Woods (October 2015) 7) Wildest Dreams (January 2016) *Perform at the Grammy's and win Album of The Year
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Post by Kinney on Dec 30, 2014 18:19:49 GMT -5
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Post by Kinney on Dec 30, 2014 18:31:33 GMT -5
DoSomething's Most Charitable Celebrity of 2014, third year in a row she has been their #1.
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Post by surfy on Dec 30, 2014 19:58:25 GMT -5
I love it when celebrities use their power for good!!! <3
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Post by circadian on Dec 31, 2014 0:28:13 GMT -5
This would be my dream singles list: 1) Shake It Off (August 2014) 2) Blank Space (November 2014) 3) Style (January 2015) 4) Bad Blood (April 2015) *Add a rapper and send that version to Urban/Rhythmic 5) All You Had To Do Was Stay (July 2015) 6) Out Of The Woods (October 2015) 7) Wildest Dreams (January 2016) *Perform at the Grammy's and win Album of The Year YES! That's exactly how I've pictured it since the beginning.
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Post by Clauss on Dec 31, 2014 14:16:50 GMT -5
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Post by slayZ on Dec 31, 2014 15:28:58 GMT -5
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Post by Daniel Collins on Jan 1, 2015 6:31:43 GMT -5
Hot 100: 1 Blank Space (7th week) 9 Shake It Off 78 Bad Blood 84 Style
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Post by swim on Jan 1, 2015 17:20:42 GMT -5
Because I'm a numbers dork and pretty much cheer for anyone who can put up big numbers in today's music industry, here's some for Taylor:
By the end of 2015 Taylor can reach:
5 million copies of 1989 if she averages 25,750 copies per week 6 million copies of 1989 if she averages 44,981 copies per week
While I cheer for big albums to go sky high, I'm also a realist. I predict between 5-6 million by the end of the year, but closer to 5 than 6.
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Post by jeremimi on Jan 1, 2015 19:11:58 GMT -5
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Post by ificanthaveyou on Jan 2, 2015 0:45:58 GMT -5
Lol if feels like just yesterday that people were trying to say that Taylor would open under 1 mil and questioning her pop venture...
7 weeks at #1 on the BB200 and 11 Weeks at #1 on the Hot100 later, and this era is looking to be flawless already.
If her videos continue to be on point, She should easily continue to reign over the pop world for another year.
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Post by Joe1240 on Jan 2, 2015 11:34:29 GMT -5
The Power of Taylor continues.... Taylor Swift crushes Pitbull in New Year's Eve ratings, viral video amazingnessIn the annual battle of the New Year’s Eve specials, there was a clear winner Wednesday night: snickers Clark’s Primetime New Year’s Rockin’ Eve on ABC easily dominated rival shows. With a lineup that included Taylor Swift, Idina Menzel and One Direction (our rundown of the show’s best moments), ABC’s coverage averaged 9.6 million viewers and a 2.7 adults 18-49 rating across three hours of primetime. That performance was also up slightly from last year’s telecast. In second place was NBC’s New Year’s Eve with Carson Daly (5.4 million, 1.5) and in distant third came Pitbull’s New Year’s Revolution Pt. 1 on Fox (2.2 million, 0.7). But the best New Year’s Eve celebrity coverage might have been Swift’s gift-giving “Swift-mas” viral video (warning: might make you cry): insidetv.ew.com/2015/01/02/taylor-swift-pitbull-new-years-eve-ratings/
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Post by Clauss on Jan 2, 2015 19:39:07 GMT -5
WW NEWS
Chart News @chartnews · 10 min WW sales: @taylorswift13, "1989" 502,000 (5,121,000 total).
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Post by Rocky on Jan 5, 2015 6:00:08 GMT -5
Still don't get the drooling over "New Romantics". Sure, it's a great song, but which one is not?
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Post by Gravity. on Jan 5, 2015 8:05:57 GMT -5
Still don't get the drooling over "New Romantics". Sure, it's a great song, but which one is not? Bad Blood.
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Post by Rocky on Jan 5, 2015 8:32:09 GMT -5
Still don't get the drooling over "New Romantics". Sure, it's a great song, but which one is not? Bad Blood. Well, you are right. Thanks for reminding me of that song, forgot about it. The 14 good songs off the album >>> "Welcome To New York" >>>>>>>>> "Bad Blood"
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Post by Kinney on Jan 5, 2015 21:02:36 GMT -5
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Post by Kinney on Jan 5, 2015 21:06:11 GMT -5
Harvard Political Review: The Evolution of Taylor SwiftWhy is America so unwilling to love Taylor Swift? Generally pigeonholed as a feminist nightmare due to her ex-boyfriend-centric musical themes, critics such as Camille Paglia have been quick to condemn Swift: “Her themes are mainly complaints about boyfriends, faceless louts who blur in her mind as well as ours.” But with the release of her new album, 1989, Swift took these critiques to heart by turning them on their head and still selling 1.3 million copies in the course of a week. Over the past year, Swift has proven that she is unafraid to express her feelings and stay true to her beliefs, even if they come under scrutiny. It is this newfound confidence and independence that has caused her to transform from simply a pop star into a veritable role model for her millions of fans: more than just a jilted ex. 1989 The most popular single from her new album, “Shake it Off” sent a message directly to those who have told her to change the subject and style of her music. In one of the catchiest and most reluctantly beloved songs of 2014, Swift sings, “I go on too many dates/ but I can’t make them stay/at least that’s what people say/But I keep cruising/Can’t stop, won’t stop moving.” This theme of self-confidence is prevalent throughout the rest of the album and sends a positive message to millions of young fans. “’Shake It Off’ is about how I deal with criticism and gossip and humiliation and all those things that used to level me. Now I deal with those things by laughing at them. I didn’t want it to feel victimized,” Swift said in an interview with Billboard. “This album was made completely and solely on my terms, with no one else’s opinion factoring in, no one else’s agenda factoring in.” In the music video for “Blank Space,” Swift embraced the accusations against her as a boy-crazy anti-feminist by creating exactly that storyline. She lulls a new lover into a false sense of security before becoming overwhelmed with jealousy and subsequently taking a golf club to his car and destroying all of his possessions. Along with the lyrics, “Got a long list of ex-lovers/ they’ll tell you I’m insane,” Swift confidently declares that she is mature enough to create this parody of herself. Swift’s most popular songs indicate the personal transformation that she has undergone within recent years. In 2012, she drew criticism when asked whether or not she identified as a feminist. She responded, “I don’t really think about things as guys versus girls. I never have. I was raised by parents who brought me up to think if you work as hard as guys, you can go far in life.” It seemed as if Swift misunderstood the definition of feminism and chose to instead distance herself from the term, which many believe has a negative connotation. Two years later, Swift has recognized her mistake. “I didn’t understand that saying you’re a feminist is just saying that you hope women and men will have equal rights and equal opportunities,” Swift said in an interview with The Guardian. “What it seemed to me, the way it was phrased in culture, society, was that you hate men.” In the past, many of Swift’s songs had anti-feminist themes. Her 2008 hit song, “You Belong With Me,” shamed women for what they wore and the activities they enjoyed. She sings, “Hey what you doing with a girl like that/she wears high heels,/I wear sneakers/she’s cheer captain/ and I’m on the bleachers.” These themes were also prevalent in her 2010 song, “Better Than Revenge,” in which she criticizes a girl for being “better known for the things that she does on the mattress.” Over time, Swift’s style evolved and she strayed from songs that tore down others, opting instead to write about more personal experiences. The Battle With Spotify Swift underwent a new barrage of criticism after pulling her songs from Spotify in early November. She had just recently released 1989, and many claimed that the move would lead to decreased album sales. In early July, Swift wrote an Op/Ed for the Wall Street Journal, explaining her ongoing battle with Spotify: “It’s my opinion that music should not be free, and my prediction is that individual artists and their labels will someday decide what an album’s price point is,” Swift wrote. “I hope they don’t underestimate themselves or undervalue their art.” Swift argued that streaming services such as Spotify are severely underpaying artists for their work. Whether you agree with this premise or not, Swift’s decision to pull her music from Spotify and publicly denounce it and similar businesses took a lot of moxie: many claim that streaming services represent the future of music sales and argue that Swift’s decision to distance herself from those businesses was a shortsighted move that will ultimately cause her to lose the spotlight. Her stance against one of the largest businesses in the music industry shows Swift’s strength of character and convictions. Still, numerous people have stated that she will ultimately lose this battle with Spotify. In an article for Time, Jacob Davison writes, “It’s fitting that Taylor Swift’s new album is titled 1989, because that’s the period Swift likely wishes she lived in … [She assumes] the alternative to Spotify are album sales. That’s false. Instead, Spotify customers spurned by the pop goddess can simply go to YouTube, GrooveShark, SoundCloud, or any number of other on-demand streaming alternatives.” But Davison underestimated Swift and her dedication to her cause: Aside from the music videos for “Shake it Off” and “Blank Space,” songs from 1989 aren’t on YouTube. The same can be said for all other free music sites. Swift challenged the traditional music paradigm and made 1989 difficult to listen to: an even more coveted object for fans. Her album has spent five weeks at the top of the Billboard 200 chart. Since Swift pulled her music from Spotify, many other artists have followed suit. Just days after her announcement, fellow country star Jason Aldean removed his newest album from Spotify as well. Brantley Gilbert and Justin Moore, Swift’s label mates at Big Machine Records have also ended their relationship with the music streaming service. The now-frequent debates over the merits and deficits of Spotify are due in no small part to Swift’s move. Over the years, Taylor Swift has become a musical powerhouse. As she has become one of the most popular artists in the world, she’s consistently used her fame for support causes she believes in, regardless of their critical appeal. And for the time being, it seems like that’s what we can expect from the global star: who needs to follow trends when you can set them yourself?
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Post by Kinney on Jan 5, 2015 21:13:39 GMT -5
New York Times (Fashion & Style) - The Year of Taylor SwiftThe Taylor Swift trajectory has unfurled with the cheery and ironclad inevitability of a Taylor Swift song. Like you or I, Taylor Swift was once 15, an age when (as documented in her song “Fifteen”), she was a lanky outsider “laughing at the other girls who think they’re so cool” promising “we’ll be outta here as soon as we can.” And how. Ms. Swift, whose public persona has veered from gawky to lovelorn, is now, at 25, the cool girl (albeit one very willing to poke fun at her own dance moves). Her rise has been steady over the course of a decade, but in 2014, she has soared to new heights. She deaccessioned her twang, slipped the bonds of country music and traded her Nashville home (where America’s songbird sometimes received visitors in a human-sized birdcage, a décor touch ripe for analysis) for a loft in TriBeCa. She released a best-selling album, took on Spotify, performed at the Victoria’s Secret show and turned a tabloid reputation for man-trap desperation on its head, emerging as a single-and-loving-it cheerleader for girl power. The young woman who wrote, not long ago, about idling unappreciated on the sidelines, passed over by the would-be boyfriend in favor of the proverbial cheerleader, has become both the most popular girl around, with a clique of BFFs — including Karlie Kloss, Lena Dunham and Lorde — in her corner. Ms. Swift’s latest album, “1989,” her first under the aegis of pop, arrived in October and in its first week sold 1.287 million copies, more than any of her competitors in first-week sales, and more than any album in that time period since 2002. Ms. Swift now sits at the head of the popular table — accessorized with a new haircut and a subtly but distinctly updated sense of style, a sharpened version of her country-mouse retro look of yore — where the goings-on are visible to all via Instagram. There, Ms. Swift’s 15.8 million followers can glimpse her and Ms. Kloss having a Motown-and-makeup dance party as they prep for the Met Gala; her and Hailee Steinfeld baking cookies. Around midnight on Oct. 27, the date “1989” dropped, social media echoed with the praise of her famous friends. “OMG 1989 IS OUT WHAT A DAY. so proud of my sista,” tweeted Lorde. “It’s happening people — @taylorswift’s album is out now. She is a true friend/true artist and the only person who makes me wanna exult in nature. Very proud. This record will blow you away,” posted Ms. Dunham on Instagram, alongside a picture of her and Ms. Swift nuzzling on a beach. “I think she’s made friendship cool,” said Cindi Leive, the editor of Glamour, the first big fashion magazine to put Ms. Swift on its cover, back in 2009. (Ms. Swift returned three times after that, including for Glamour’s 75th anniversary issue this spring. That issue became the magazine’s newsstand best-seller of the year, according to data from the Alliance for Audited Media.)“That’s sort of how women live now,” Ms. Leive said. “Everyone’s getting married later, but they don’t necessarily live close to their family. Your girl pack, your posse, is much more important than it might have been 5 or 10 years ago. I think she’s tapped into that in a really powerful way.” Ms. Swift was by no means unfamous or unloved before — winning armfuls of Grammys and Country Music Association Awards and topping charts — but the world is crowding to her party now. Rolling Stone touted “The Reinvention of Taylor Swift.” Time magazine paid tribute to “The Power of Taylor Swift.” For BloombergBusinessweek, she is nothing less than the music industry itself. Fashion, despite its habitual readiness to rally around a pop star, may be the one latecomer to Ms. Swift’s party. Beyoncé, Rihanna, Katy Perry and Lady Gaga have all been courted by megabrands, seated front row and dressed in custom creations on tour. The Council of Fashion Designers of America crowned Rihanna and Lady Gaga fashion icons; Puma announced Tuesday that Rihanna would also be its women’s creative director. By contrast, Ms. Swift has generally kept her own counsel (and that of her longtime stylist, Joseph Cassell). Her patronage has been a boon for smaller labels. “She’s appealing to a broader range of people now,” said Jordana Warmflash, the designer of Novis, an upstart New York label, whose block-plaid Kandinsky coat immediately began generating press and selling on her website when Ms. Swift wore it. “I don’t think that the teen population is really buying $2,000 coats.” For the red carpet, Ms. Swift has returned time and again to J. Mendel, whose luxurious image is somewhat at odds with her former country image. Gilles Mendel, its creative director, dressed Ms. Swift and took her as his date to the Met Gala in 2011 and 2013. (At this year’s Gala, Ms. Swift attended with Oscar de la Renta, who custom-made a gown for her.) Both Ms. Warmflash and Mr. Mendel said that her style has evolved in recent years. Ms. Swift and Mr. Cassell have endeavored to make it “a little bit more fashion-forward than it had been before,” Ms. Warmflash said. (“I’m not sure if I’m supposed to say this,” Ms. Warmflash added, “but I didn’t really realize how big of a deal she was.”) “Her direction has been very, very inspiring in many ways,” Mr. Mendel said last week, at a presentation of his prefall collection, where the model in the accompanying photos bore a more-than-passing resemblance to Ms. Swift. “Even though we live in a different world and people from the outside say ‘Taylor Swift?’ ” Would the rest of the fashion world soon be playing catch-up? “Absolutely,” Mr. Mendel said. The needle may already be moving. In December, at the Billboard Women in Music Awards luncheon, where she was celebrated as the magazine’s Woman of the Year, a Vogue reporter was seen trailing Ms. Swift, in apparent preparation for a profile. (When Ms. Swift made her only appearance on Vogue’s cover in 2012, the magazine promised “A Cool New Look,” suggesting a bit of necessary style rehab.) And Michael Kors, who dressed Ms. Swift for the American Music Awards in November in a gown that honored her signature style predilection — to bare her midriff but not her navel — recently cited her as one of the muses of his pre-fall collection. It included a very Swiftian polka-dot bikini, revealing that same tasteful slice of lower rib cage. “I think that in general it’s probably a little bit harder for an American pop star who originally comes from country to get taken seriously in the fashion world,” Ms. Leive said. “But at this point, she’s got nothing left to prove.”
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Post by mcbg1 on Jan 5, 2015 21:16:33 GMT -5
Has anyone purchased one of the VIP packages for the 1989 tour? I could get third row seats for about 200$ by selling my current tickets but I don't know if it's worth the premium...
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Post by The Upper Hand on Jan 6, 2015 16:06:05 GMT -5
#28 on iTunes US
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Post by The Upper Hand on Jan 8, 2015 20:36:59 GMT -5
What kind of smash is "Wildest Dreams"? :'(
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Post by dzjx on Jan 10, 2015 20:26:54 GMT -5
If its the best seller of 2014 how come its at number 3 year end chart on bb?
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Post by surfy on Jan 10, 2015 22:41:39 GMT -5
If its the best seller of 2014 how come its at number 3 year end chart on bb? BB goes from December 2013-November 2014. Taylor was the #1 bestseller of the 2014 calendar year (January-December)
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