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Post by blurple on Sept 2, 2008 23:13:55 GMT -5
^ Where? I can't see it! The only one I can see/hear is "Change"... ??? On the page before you enter there's a media player. It lists the entire album but only "Love Story" and "Change" are playable. It seems to only work in IE, it wouldn't work for me in Firefox. Thanks! It's still saying "the track is unavailable". I did find it on some blog though. Wow, it's very beautiful - the verses are a bit too slow for my liking though. I still can't wait for the album though! Not her best, but definitley a song that will reach the top of the country charts. It's a decent song and I have high hopes for the album 375k sold first week. Any takers? Definitely more - around 400K-500K.
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Post by carriefan0209 on Sept 2, 2008 23:19:25 GMT -5
Its exactly what I expected
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Post by Berry on Sept 6, 2008 15:50:06 GMT -5
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Post by otternobetter87 on Sept 6, 2008 16:07:20 GMT -5
^ LOL that video is hilarious!
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Post by blurple on Sept 6, 2008 17:11:17 GMT -5
LOL - cute video!
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Post by Stephen on Sept 6, 2008 17:46:30 GMT -5
Definitely more - around 400K-500K. I really doubt it. I don't think Taylor's COUNTRY fanbase is that big and her pop fans probably won't hear the song remixed until December/January.
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Post by Taylor. on Sept 6, 2008 20:11:22 GMT -5
Definitely more - around 400K-500K. I really doubt it. I don't think Taylor's COUNTRY fanbase is that big and her pop fans probably won't hear the song remixed until December/January. Her country fanbase is much larger than her pop one. She only had one big pop hit and another modest one.
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Post by zaclord on Sept 6, 2008 20:33:32 GMT -5
her Country fanbase is huge. She will sell more than Sugarland did in their first week, i bet.
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Post by Berry on Sept 8, 2008 18:37:16 GMT -5
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Post by blurple on Sept 8, 2008 19:18:55 GMT -5
Thank you!
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Post by Taylor. on Sept 8, 2008 22:47:05 GMT -5
LOVE IT.
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Post by Mark on Sept 8, 2008 23:37:17 GMT -5
Oh my god. I LOVE the song! I love the buildup.
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Post by blurple on Sept 9, 2008 0:34:32 GMT -5
^ Yeah... The short clip before didn't do the song any justice. It's so much better when you hear the full version.
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Post by otternobetter87 on Sept 9, 2008 1:20:41 GMT -5
I love when the "marry me Juliet..." part kicks in. I like it as the first single. Fearless will probably be next, and I bet it'll be huge!
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Post by K. on Sept 9, 2008 22:05:19 GMT -5
I LOVE "Love Story"!
The verses are much fresher sounding than the chorus, but that's ok.
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Post by K. on Sept 10, 2008 15:18:37 GMT -5
If I was a radio DJ I'd play this back to back with Check Yes Juliet, lol.
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Post by Taylor. on Sept 10, 2008 16:51:45 GMT -5
CMA nominations: Not so 'Swift'?Brooks & Dunn have a nifty hit single out now called “Put a Girl in it,” and I only wish the country music industry would take that advice more often. I thought about it as the nominees for the 42nd annual CMA Awards were announced today. Country insiders often bemoan the fact that female artists seem to generally have a tougher time of it at radio than male artists do, or that they at least seem to have fewer slots open to them. That is perennially reflected in the nominations for the CMAs’ highly coveted Entertainer of the Year prize. How long has it been since a woman was even nominated in the category? Here’s a clue: The last female nominee was the then-superstar/now-pariah Dixie Chicks! (You can find a historical list of nominees dating back to 1967 here.) So I was stunned and amazed today when into this reliably vagina-free zone walked Sugarland, who would initially seem, on the face of it, to be half-ineligible. It is no secret by now that the duo are an EW-Approved ™ Country Act (their biggest fan, Whitney Pastorek, found new ways to advocate Sugarland in this very space just yesterday), and thus no surprise that we would endorse this encouraging development on all sorts of levels. Go, “Stay"...etc. Yet you know I wouldn’t be posting if I hadn’t found some reason to carp, and so here we go: Where is Taylor Swift? If you are an average reader or fan, you are echoing me at this moment and saying, “Yeah, where is Taylor Swift?” If you are in any way connected with the country music industry, you are saying, “Willman, we knew you were an imbecile, but must you so flagrantly trumpet your complete and utter ignorance of the way the world works?” So let me assure you that I had every understanding going in that Swift’s chances of picking up an Entertainer of the Year nomination were roughly less than zero. The category really doesn’t have anything to do with who had a particularly artistic year; it’s largely an ongoing Career Achievement award for performers who are still active superstars. You have to “earn” your way into the category through years of headlining amphitheaters and arenas — I get that, even if I don’t agree with it. And yet, year after year, when Kenny Chesney wins the award (as he will again this time), he comes back to the press room afterward and talks about how good it feels to get the trophy that the industry bestows upon the guy who has been the best or most visible ambassador of country music to the outside world. If that’s really the standard, then, with all due respect to Chesney’s unparalleled live drawing power, wasn’t Swift undeniably country’s Ambassador of the Year in 2008? Willman's case for Taylor Swift as Entertainer of the Year, after the jump... Consider: Her album has sold 3,364,000 copies (1,121,000 of those in this calendar year). She’s had a great run of hit singles at country radio (none of which were nominated for song or single of the year, by the way), some of which have crossed over to the Top 40 and AC. She’s drawing youth to the format — what other act is showing up on country radio billboards and Disney Radio billboards? Swift even passes the all-important likability test, since no one I’ve met in the industry considers her anything close to an ungrateful snot. So as the young woman who is basically leading the charge for country music’s success in tough times, why isn’t she up there for...oh, right, she hasn’t earned it. (Cue Tom Hanks at the end of Saving Private Ryan here.) For the CMAs, I understand that Entertainer of the Year is like some heavyweight boxing belt, a mantle to be assumed and then given up only when one’s time has passed. But can you imagine a Grammys where Norah Jones or Sheryl Crow or Alicia Keys put out their acclaimed, blockbuster first albums, and not only did they not sweep the awards but they weren’t even eligible for the ceremony’s top honor? It’d be unthinkable, but that’s the situation the CMAs find themselves in by ignoring the realities of what’s really happening within the calendar year when it comes to handing out the top prize. Make no mistake, they put on a good show every year; count me as somebody who can’t sit through even an hour of the MTV Awards anymore but eagerly sits through all three of the CMAs. And some of the lesser categories, they even have a startling tendency to get right — especially, recently, Album of the Year, which has gone to such deserving discs as Lee Ann Womack’s There’s More Where That Came From, Brad Paisley’s Time Well Wasted, and Miranda Lambert’s Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. And none of this year’s Entertainer candidates are dire, certainly. (Paisley is truly the best “entertainer” country has right now in any true sense of the term, and the other nominees are solid, even if Urban didn’t have a new album this year and Strait’s wasn’t one of his best efforts.) But the top prize is the only one that gets much attention or is remembered year after year, and the CMAs don’t do much for maintaining a sense of topical relevance or diversifying the brand by handing that one out to Kenny year after year in a contest that feels as preordained as a North Korean election. I only hope the aggrieved 18-year-old girls of the world will join me in Swift-boating the CMAs with their protests. popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2008/09/cma-nominations.html
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Post by reception on Sept 11, 2008 17:15:45 GMT -5
Taylor Swift leaves Good Morning America Wednesday morning.
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Post by jen on Sept 12, 2008 7:05:19 GMT -5
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Post by CammyCan on Sept 12, 2008 7:15:11 GMT -5
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Post by Taylor. on Sept 12, 2008 14:22:50 GMT -5
Already #2 on Country iTunes, #42 overall.
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Post by Taylor. on Sept 12, 2008 18:15:19 GMT -5
LS is up to #16 on iTunes already! :o
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Post by jen on Sept 12, 2008 22:39:51 GMT -5
Gorgeous video. I love the concept of it. Wasnt expecting something as good as this
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Post by blurple on Sept 13, 2008 0:23:16 GMT -5
AMAZING video! She always delivers with her videos but this one is arguably the best! I LOVE it!
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Post by jen on Sept 13, 2008 1:44:35 GMT -5
Taylor Swift / Fearless (Nov. 11) The transition: Swift wants to move from her current position as a teen-star phenom to being a core country artist for the next decade or so. If she picks up a few crossover hits along the way, she won't complain about that, either. The mission: To build upon the 3.5 million fans who bought her 2006 self-titled debut. To do that, she'll need to hold the attention of an extremely young audience while adding adult country fans. Additionally, smart alliances with other acts can ease her introduction into the music mainstream. The ammunition: Already, she's among country's most popular acts; Carrie Underwood is the only woman country radio has played more often this year. Swift is one of the few country acts who intrinsically understands the value of Internet audience development. Some songs from Fearless already have online lives: Nearly 100 girls have recorded videos of themselves performing the title track. Breathe is a collaboration with Colbie Caillat; Swift also contributed a song to Kellie Pickler's new album and sang with the Jonas Brothers for their upcoming concert movie. From USA Today And LS is #9 on iTunes :o
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Post by heartbreaklullaby on Sept 13, 2008 2:11:29 GMT -5
#7 now :)
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Post by blurple on Sept 13, 2008 2:15:18 GMT -5
:O
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Post by heartbreaklullaby on Sept 13, 2008 5:45:05 GMT -5
it's at #5 now :o
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Post by Taylor. on Sept 13, 2008 13:04:13 GMT -5
I hope this goes Top 10 on the BB100. If not this week then the next.
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Post by Love Plastic Love on Sept 13, 2008 15:08:27 GMT -5
She is so cute and talented!
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