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Post by Joe1240 on Nov 24, 2010 22:45:17 GMT -5
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Post by passionformusic on Nov 25, 2010 14:25:44 GMT -5
www.theboot.com/2010/11/23/taylor-swift-most-influential-twitter/Taylor Swift Named Most Influential on TwitterIf her album sales, radio success and trophy case weren't enough to prove that Taylor Swift is a fan favorite, her millions of Twitter followers are. The 20-year-old superstar was recently named one of the most-influential celebrities on Twitter by 'Entertainment Tonight.' Taylor uses Twitter to update both pals and fans alike. Earlier today (November 22) she took to her Twitter page to acknowledge Sunday's (November 21) American Music Awards performer, Katy Perry, whose parents apparently attended the event, in addition to Taylor's. "@katy perry thank you!" Taylor tweeted. "I sat next to your dad at the show, what a lovely guy! Then I think we switched and you were next to my mom?" Other celebrities that Taylor has mentioned include media guru Oprah Winfrey, pop star Lady Gaga, actress Demi Moore and actor husband Ashton Kutcher, pop superstar Britney Spears, reality personality Kim Kardashian, talk host Ellen Degeneres, pop star Justin Bieber and President Barack Obama. For the record, Lady Gaga, with more than seven million followers, has the most followers. Taylor's number of followers, at 4,652,491 beats the Queen of talk shows, Oprah Winfrey, by more than 66,000. There is one of Taylor's pals who you shouldn't expect to see on a most-influential Twitter list any time soon: Carrie Underwood. The newlywed singer is determined to stay free from any social networking sites. "It's just best not to. I know a lot of people who get themselves in trouble with things they write on Twitter and that would be me," she admits. "If I get upset about something and I'm like, 'I'm gonna blog about this,' it will take me awhile to get to my computer and log on and by the time I get on there, the steam is gone. Twitter and Facebook and those things, if you're mad or you're crazy at the moment, or I've seen people intoxicated twittering, it's too immediate. There's no time to cool off and think about what you're going to say before you say it. I'd get in trouble." Taylor's not the only country celeb who keeps her fans informed via Twitter. Click here for our pick for the top tweets of the week from some of our favorite stars, including Brad Paisley, Martina McBride and Billy Currington. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Guys can you help me with something? Is there a way to catch Taylor and her Thanksgiving Special over the net?
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Post by maria4hitz on Nov 25, 2010 20:04:05 GMT -5
The thanksgiving special started!!!
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Post by passionformusic on Nov 25, 2010 20:31:43 GMT -5
The thanksgiving special started!!! From where are you watching it? I see you`re from Uruguay.
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Post by maria4hitz on Nov 25, 2010 20:35:39 GMT -5
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Post by Taylor. on Nov 25, 2010 20:37:06 GMT -5
LOVING this special. I like how they made an actual pseudo-music video for Haunted.
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Post by strikeleo on Nov 25, 2010 20:49:19 GMT -5
What songs has she sang so far? Mean Haunted Back To December
what else?
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Post by maria4hitz on Nov 25, 2010 20:51:30 GMT -5
The story of us Long live
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Post by #brayden on Nov 25, 2010 20:53:23 GMT -5
I've seen 'Long Live', 'Haunted', 'Mean', 'Back To December', and she's doing 'Enchanted' right now. I must have missed 'The Story Of Us'.
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Post by strikeleo on Nov 25, 2010 20:54:09 GMT -5
I wish she would sing Dear John, but I doubt she will :/
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Post by nightshade on Nov 25, 2010 20:55:47 GMT -5
I can't @ how cleaned up the audio is. Well again it is her special.
So happy that I get to hear Enchanted. <3 Such an amazing song.
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Post by strikeleo on Nov 25, 2010 20:59:36 GMT -5
I can't @ how cleaned up the audio is. Well again it is her special. So happy that I get to hear Enchanted. <3 Such an amazing song. I don't know, it didn't sound that much clean to me since she was way off in some parts...
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Post by maria4hitz on Nov 25, 2010 21:00:36 GMT -5
I love how she treats the fans.
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Post by Gravity. on Nov 25, 2010 21:15:23 GMT -5
LOVING this special. I like how they made an actual pseudo-music video for Haunted. +1 I thought that "Haunted" was one of the best 'performances' of the night. I was hoping for a "Dear John" performance, but of course it didn't happen. No "Better than Revenge" or "Last Kiss" either. :( Maybe they'll be in her next special. :kii:
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Post by nightshade on Nov 25, 2010 21:23:55 GMT -5
I can't @ how cleaned up the audio is. Well again it is her special. So happy that I get to hear Enchanted. <3 Such an amazing song. I don't know, it didn't sound that much clean to me since she was way off in some parts... It was very clean. I didn't see all of it but from Haunted to the end the "worst" performance was Speak Now.
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Post by tsr on Nov 25, 2010 21:24:16 GMT -5
Taylor's gotten MUCH better with controlling her vocals. I don't know how much of this particular part was messed with (I'm guessing it wasn't) but when they showed her recording "The Story of Us", she sounded so good. Probably the best I've ever heard her.
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Post by Joe1240 on Nov 26, 2010 1:53:10 GMT -5
Such a great special!! I loved every minute of it!!! :)
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Post by Kyla on Nov 26, 2010 9:27:46 GMT -5
I definitely don't think they cleaned up the audio that much. Because "Enchanted" wasn't that great. Everything else was good. (well, I skipped SN. I know it's the title track, but I hate that that song gets so much attention. Easily my least favorite off the album.)
And "Haunted" was definitely just the audio track. But it wasn't really suppose to be a live performance, it was more like a mini-music video.
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Post by Ace on Nov 26, 2010 11:49:00 GMT -5
I loved her performance of Enchanted. I thought the Haunted semi-music video was a bit too melodramatic, especially when they zoomed in on the backup singers "singing" when it was just Taylor's voice.
There were a few parts that didn't sound so clean, but I'm sure they tweaked the audio. I don't see anything wrong with that.
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Post by Gravity. on Nov 26, 2010 13:06:34 GMT -5
Of course the "Haunted" music video thing was melodramatic, the song itself is pretty melodramatic.
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Post by Cerbius on Nov 26, 2010 13:17:23 GMT -5
Speak Now is now certified 2x Platinum in Canada (160,000 units).
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Post by passionformusic on Nov 26, 2010 13:25:29 GMT -5
Speak Now is now certified 2x Platinum in Canada (160,000 units). And 2 times platinum WW as well. Total: 2,053,000. On a side note. Love Story certified 5 x Platinum in US www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCHArtist SWIFT, TAYLOR Title LOVE STORY Certification Date 11/12/2010 Label BIG MACHINE RECORDS, INC. Award Description 5.00x MULTI PLATINUM Format SINGLE Category SOLO Making it highest certified country digital single ever.
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Post by tamed09 on Nov 26, 2010 13:32:33 GMT -5
Loved Taylor on Letterman last night! She seemed to have a blast
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Post by onebuffalo on Nov 26, 2010 15:49:49 GMT -5
Speak Now is now certified 2x Platinum in Canada (160,000 units). I will bet Big Machine will apply for double platinum certification in the U.S. in time for Taylor Swift's 21st birthday!
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Post by passionformusic on Nov 26, 2010 16:05:14 GMT -5
This one is surely edited. Do not understand why. She sang it pretty good live...all the energy is gone from it.
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Post by passionformusic on Nov 26, 2010 16:16:14 GMT -5
lol. Was it so out of sync in TV too @ the end? :) Kinda crappy work. Some people would maybe have thought it is live. :)
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Post by Modern Myth on Nov 26, 2010 16:26:20 GMT -5
^I think it was better synced on TV.
I don't see the point of editing it. From the video clips on youtube from cameras that were actually live, she didn't sound too bad.
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Post by slayZ on Nov 26, 2010 21:31:28 GMT -5
Estimates forr black friday week are in.
Taylor Swift (Big Machine) 175-200k
I kinda thought she'd do a little more tbh, but then again, she doesn't really have a big single right now so that's terrific. I guess we've been spoiled. That means she'll most likely be passing the 2 million mark next week.
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Post by Taylor. on Nov 26, 2010 21:34:48 GMT -5
200k would be a magnificent number.
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Post by twilight on Nov 26, 2010 22:27:32 GMT -5
This are really good numbers. She's doing so well. What is her next single ?
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