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Post by carrieidol1 on Dec 3, 2010 21:51:44 GMT -5
It was each artist's decision whether to perform or have someone perform for them. CMT had nothing to do with it. Just saying.... Didn't say they did. Just saying I'd be disappointed if I was a Carrie fan that it was just her singing. And most Carrie fans that I saw were disappointed. I was disappointed at first, but I always love seeing Carrie sing, and, in my opinion, no one can EVER do justice to a Carrie song. I'm a little biased of course, I would be disappointed as a Taylor fan after M5's performance. "Mine" is one of my favorite Taylor songs, but M5 just wasn't good. They hit the right notes, but the rhythm seemed off. It was too fast for the song. It just seemed rushed, and the lyrics just didn't suit their sound. JMO... But, it really wasn't that great.
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Post by Gravity. on Dec 3, 2010 21:56:39 GMT -5
Didn't say they did. Just saying I'd be disappointed if I was a Carrie fan that it was just her singing. And most Carrie fans that I saw were disappointed. I was disappointed at first, but I always love seeing Carrie sing, and, in my opinion, no one can EVER do justice to a Carrie song. I'm a little biased of course, I would be disappointed as a Taylor fan after M5's performance. "Mine" is one of my favorite Taylor songs, but M5 just wasn't good. They hit the right notes, but the rhythm seemed off. It was too fast for the song. It just seemed rushed, and the lyrics just didn't suit their sound. JMO... But, it really wasn't that great. As a huge Taylor fan, I'll say that I wasn't disappointed. Did Adam's voice get a little too high? Yes. But he did a decent job with the song. I would have rather seen Hayley take on "Better than Revenge," but that could be next year. Maroon 5 tried to make "Mine" fit their style of music, and overall, they did a passable job. I prefer the original, but I always like to hear other artists take on different songs.
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Post by applechic on Dec 4, 2010 11:48:58 GMT -5
I saw Maroon 5's performance on youtube, it was interesting. I'm definitely glad Taylor didn't sing her own song...we hear that all the time. She's the one being honored, it makes sense that someone else would pay tribute by covering her song.
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Post by justlurkingaround on Dec 5, 2010 4:51:00 GMT -5
I loved seeing Taylor jamming to Carrie's performance of "Undo It" I thought Maroon 5's performance of "Mine" was kinda weird. The song seemed faster than it originally is and I think a female approach to the song in general is better. It's a good effort though. The idea mentioned before of Adele covering Back To December would have been awesome!
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Post by fullonrainstorm on Dec 5, 2010 11:30:58 GMT -5
Taylor Swift kicked off 2010 with a No. 2 single debut (“Today Was a Fairytale”), a hit movie (Valentine’s Day), and four Grammy wins, including Album of the Year. She then spent months headlining arena concerts and big-ticket awards shows. But there was one achievement — the Oct. 25 release of her third record, Speak Now — that topped everything. Buoyed by strong reviews and the radio-friendly hit “Mine,” Speak amassed a jaw-dropping 1,047,000 units in first-week sales, the highest tally for any release in five years. For all that, the confidently sweet 20-year-old who was only 2 months old when Entertainment Weekly launched in 1990 is now our youngest-ever Entertainer of the Year. In our interview, Swift talks about all the speculation surrounding the subjects of the songs on Speak Now, understood to include ex-boyfriends Taylor Lautner, Joe Jonas, and John Mayer. “Sometimes I would laugh because I would see it in print and it would say, ‘This song, which is written about her ex, so-and-so…’ And they would write about it as if it was fact. The fact is, I haven’t ever confirmed that any song is about any particular person. There’s something kind of freeing about that. As far as I’m concerned, it’s all still up in the air.” She also explains how she decided to perform her song “Innocent,” which sure seems to be about Kanye West, at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards. “I had decided that I didn’t want to perform on the show. Or even go. Then I woke up in the middle of the night and I realized that I had to, and that I wanted to perform that song.” For more with Taylor Swift and our 14 other entertainers of the year — including James Franco, Jon Hamm, and Katy Perry — pick up the new issue of Entertainment Weekly, on stands Friday, December 3. popwatch.ew.com/2010/12/02/taylor-swift-entertainer-of-the-year/Outtake from EW's photoshoot : :o :o :o :o :o :o Taylor should model.... Scans:
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Post by tsr on Dec 5, 2010 16:37:00 GMT -5
I just caught the performance of "Mine" that Maroon 5 sang at the Artists of the Year special, and I gotta say, I wasn't too impressed... Taylor really seemed to enjoy it, which is great, but it just sounded really weird to be honest. It wasn't horrible, but I thought it would be a lot better than it actually was.
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Post by fullonrainstorm on Dec 6, 2010 9:17:30 GMT -5
New Covergirl ad
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Post by Taylor. on Dec 6, 2010 14:58:57 GMT -5
The first tickets for Taylor Swift’s SPEAK NOW 2011 North American tour went on sale late last week, and all tickets for the first 10 shows put on sale sold out within minutes. Those shows included Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. – which sold out in 5 minutes, and two shows at Los Angeles’ STAPLES Center, which sold out within 2 minutes. In response to the strong demand for tickets, the following shows have been added to the previously announced SPEAK NOW dates: DATE CITY VENUE June 26 Foxborough, Massachusetts Gillette Stadium August 27 & 28 Los Angeles, California Staples Center Tickets for the new Los Angeles shows will go on sale on Friday, December 10th, and tickets for the added Foxborough show will be available on Saturday, December 11th. Taylor is currently slated to play 90 shows in 19 countries spanning four continents on the TAYLOR SWIFT SPEAK NOW WORLD TOUR 2011, which kicks off February 9th in Singapore. NEEDTOBREATHE is the featured artist for the North American leg of the tour, which is sponsored by COVERGIRL®, and produced and promoted by The Messina Group (TMG). Ticket prices start at $25. Log on to: www.taylorswift.com for a complete list of tour dates and up-to-date onsale information. ------------------ Taylegend :'(
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Post by like2throw on Dec 6, 2010 16:11:01 GMT -5
The first tickets for Taylor Swift’s SPEAK NOW 2011 North American tour went on sale late last week, and all tickets for the first 10 shows put on sale sold out within minutes. Those shows included Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. – which sold out in 5 minutes, and two shows at Los Angeles’ STAPLES Center, which sold out within 2 minutes. In response to the strong demand for tickets, the following shows have been added to the previously announced SPEAK NOW dates: DATE CITY VENUE June 26 Foxborough, Massachusetts Gillette Stadium August 27 & 28 Los Angeles, California Staples Center Tickets for the new Los Angeles shows will go on sale on Friday, December 10th, and tickets for the added Foxborough show will be available on Saturday, December 11th. Taylor is currently slated to play 90 shows in 19 countries spanning four continents on the TAYLOR SWIFT SPEAK NOW WORLD TOUR 2011, which kicks off February 9th in Singapore. NEEDTOBREATHE is the featured artist for the North American leg of the tour, which is sponsored by COVERGIRL®, and produced and promoted by The Messina Group (TMG). Ticket prices start at $25. Log on to: www.taylorswift.com for a complete list of tour dates and up-to-date onsale information. ------------------ Taylegend :'( ..and people are STILL questioning that carrie will become a legend and taylor will not....I seriously dont even think fucking Madonna could sell out Gilette Stadium twice in a row....hell the only artists that could do it is U2 and the Rolling Stones. Damn this is impressive.
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Post by josh on Dec 6, 2010 18:57:57 GMT -5
Is Pickler going to be on the road with Taylor at all this time?
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Post by Gravity. on Dec 6, 2010 19:23:01 GMT -5
Needtobreathe is Taylor's opening act this go around.
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Post by Mark on Dec 6, 2010 20:43:38 GMT -5
Gillette Stadium holds 68k people :O I'm sure it holds a few less than that because of the concert setup and whatnot, but that is still incredible. Only Taylegend!
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Post by Joe1240 on Dec 6, 2010 23:50:40 GMT -5
Taylor Swift Speaks About Speak Now With CMT Insider She Discusses New Music, Fashion, Paparazzi and Her "Incredible Adventure" December 6, 2010 Taylor SwiftWith sales already in the vicinity of 2 million copies, Taylor Swift's Speak Now has fulfilled its promise as one of the best-selling albums of 2010, an especially remarkable accomplishment considering it was only released in late October. Prior to the media attention she's been receiving lately about her relationship with actor Jake Gyllenhaal, Swift talked to CMT Insider host Katie Cook about her new songs, how she plans to celebrate her 21st birthday on Dec. 13 and the "incredible adventure" her career is providing. CMT: Obviously you've matured a lot in the last couple years. Do you feel like that's reflected on Speak Now? Swift: I hope so. I think, for me, musical evolution as well as growing up should be something that happens naturally. I've never felt the need to have some proclamation that I'm now an adult or anything like that. You know, I guess you're technically an adult when you're 18, but I was looking around going, "When's it gonna happen?" I think that growing up has to happen at your own pace, and maturing happens through a series of realizations and lessons and life happening to you and you dealing with it. A lot of your fans are still teenagers, some of them even preteens, so do you ever think, "I hope they can still relate to what I'm writing about"? When I'm in a room by myself writing a song, which is the scenario that happened for each of the songs on this album because there weren't any co-writers, it's not about factoring in millions of people who could possibly hear that song some day, because that would be a very crowded room. But in my head and in that room, I try to kind of conjure up the idea of the person who I'm writing that song about. I'm writing that song to them. That's how I've always written music. I used to worry that would be too personal, that by writing songs directly to someone who's in or out of my life, other people wouldn't be able to relate to it. But then I put the music out into the world and it somehow worked out that they were able to relate it to their lives, too. As you said, you wrote all the songs on this album by yourself. Was that a conscious decision? That was another natural progression, which is what I love about this album. A lot of it just sort of happened. There was a flow that just kind of happened. I would get inspired to write songs at the most inconvenient times, 3 in the morning or in the middle of a meet-and-greet or in the middle of a conversation with my friends, and I'd just drift off. And they're like, "Oh, you're working again, aren't you?" I want to ask about a couple of these songs, specifically "Speak Now," the title track. I love this song. Is that a true story? Well, it sort of is. No, I have never interrupted a wedding before, but if I did, that is how I would do it. ... It's based on that moment in a wedding where the preacher says, "If anyone thinks that these two shall not wed, speak now or forever hold your peace." And I think that that moment in a wedding is a great metaphor for a lot of situations we find ourselves in, in life, when we wait until it's almost too late to say what we actually feel. What about "Back to December"? I like this one because instead of you singing about a guy being a jerk, you're kind of admitting that you were a jerk. Thank you. Right? Yeah. I mean, to put it harshly. I have never apologized to someone in a song because I've never needed to. I write songs because I need to say what it is I say in that song, or else I can't go about my day. It's almost like that emotion weighs you down so heavily that unless you write it, you can't get past it. This was a song that this person deserved and an apology that needed to be made. There's been a lot of Internet buzz about you hanging out in Milan and Paris for fashion week. Girl, how was that? It was amazing. It was wonderful. I love adventures. I love going to Milan and going to a Roberto Cavalli fashion show and going to a gala in Paris. Of course, we did so much album promotion with all of these interviews and international press and performances on TV shows and radio stations. World travel is something I really love. It's something I've always wanted to do, and now I get to do it and sing music at the same time. Everywhere you show up, people are analyzing every outfit you have on. Do you ever get used to that aspect of being a celebrity? I don't mind that. Some days you have days where you're like, "Wow. ... I'm really glad they don't have paparazzi in Nashville," because they'll analyze if one of your socks is like an inch higher than the other, and they'll be like, "What was the meaning behind that?" It's like, "Is she trying to tell us something?" I'm glad I don't have to deal with that at home because I can handle it when I'm traveling. I can get used to that, but home is wonderfully paparazzi-free, and I like it. Let's hope it stays that way. Any big plans for your 21st birthday? Not yet, but I have a feeling that it is going to be Christmas-themed. I love Christmas, and I love winter, and I'm already obsessing over that, like the baking sprees and stuff. It's getting really, really crazy. But I think that it'll definitely be Christmas-inspired. Lots of garlands and strings of lights at my house, probably. www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1653655/taylor-swift-speaks-about-speak-now-with-cmt-insider.jhtml
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Post by passionformusic on Dec 7, 2010 11:08:21 GMT -5
Congrats to Taylor and her fans for selling out those shows yet again. :) Does anybody have an idea why would they delay the video for "BTD" so long? My only guess is that it is somewhat Christmas-themed. So it will come out just before the holidays. They must have done it already, because Taylor said she is in holiday-mode...i assume that means no work.
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Post by justlurkingaround on Dec 7, 2010 12:12:37 GMT -5
Back To December is officially my most played song from Speak Now. I can't wait for the video!
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Post by Joe1240 on Dec 7, 2010 12:52:25 GMT -5
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Post by heartbreaklullaby on Dec 7, 2010 13:11:10 GMT -5
Taylor Swift's Speak Now Certified Triple PlatinumTuesday December 7, 2010 There is still a market out there for albums. Just ask Taylor Swift. First her album Speak Now roared into stores in late October 2010 and sold more copies in one week than any album in the last five years. Now, after just seven weeks of release, the collection has been certified triple platinum by the RIAA for shipment of over three million copies. Now all three of Taylor Swift's studio albums have gone triple platinum or beyond. Her self-titled debut is sitting on a quadruple platinum certification, and Fearless is leading with six times platinum certification. In addition, the single "Love Story" has sold over five million copies. Taylor Swift is now in a horse race for top selling album of the year with the also triple platinum certified Need You Now by Lady Antebellum. top40.about.com/b/2010/12/07/taylor-swifts-speak-now-certified-triple-platinum.htm#commentform
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Post by passionformusic on Dec 7, 2010 13:15:22 GMT -5
"Speak Now" is up to 76 in Metacritic. A few days ago it had 16 reviews, which they counted. Today i see 10. Strange.
Also- Taylor is in Rolling Stones best albums list. At 13. Best female if i am not mistaken.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Dec 7, 2010 15:20:10 GMT -5
Taylor Swift's Speak Now Certified Triple PlatinumTuesday December 7, 2010 There is still a market out there for albums. Just ask Taylor Swift. First her album Speak Now roared into stores in late October 2010 and sold more copies in one week than any album in the last five years. Now, after just seven weeks of release, the collection has been certified triple platinum by the RIAA for shipment of over three million copies. Now all three of Taylor Swift's studio albums have gone triple platinum or beyond. Her self-titled debut is sitting on a quadruple platinum certification, and Fearless is leading with six times platinum certification. In addition, the single "Love Story" has sold over five million copies. Taylor Swift is now in a horse race for top selling album of the year with the also triple platinum certified Need You Now by Lady Antebellum. top40.about.com/b/2010/12/07/taylor-swifts-speak-now-certified-triple-platinum.htm#commentform Yes! Wasn't Fearless certified almost 9 months after its release?
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Post by Kyla on Dec 7, 2010 18:10:48 GMT -5
Swift: I hope so. I think, for me, musical evolution as well as growing up should be something that happens naturally. I've never felt the need to have some proclamation that I'm now an adult or anything like that. You know, I guess you're technically an adult when you're 18, but I was looking around going, "When's it gonna happen?" I think that growing up has to happen at your own pace, and maturing happens through a series of realizations and lessons and life happening to you and you dealing with it. www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1653655/taylor-swift-speaks-about-speak-now-with-cmt-insider.jhtmlGreat answer. I love this interview. This one and all the other ones she did about a month or so before the album came out were so much better than the ones she did during release week.
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Post by Joe1240 on Dec 8, 2010 10:40:47 GMT -5
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Post by onebuffalo on Dec 8, 2010 11:43:19 GMT -5
Another 182,000 were sold, pushing total sales to 2,148,000.
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Post by passionformusic on Dec 8, 2010 12:56:30 GMT -5
Thanks! "Love Story" sounded fantastic. Others were good, too. :) Her moves on stage are charmingly awkward. lol
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Post by maria4hitz on Dec 8, 2010 13:20:25 GMT -5
From Roughstock.com
4 2 Taylor Swift Speak Now 182,018 2,147,125 56 58 Taylor Swift Fearless 19,320 6,123,209
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Post by swim on Dec 8, 2010 15:26:45 GMT -5
I wonder if Speak Now will spend more weeks at No. 1 than Fearless. I know she's only been on top for two weeks, but after Christmas Subo's album will fall off. Looking at the upcoming releases for the beginning of 2011, there are no huge releases scheduled as of now in the first two months. For this to happen though, Back to December would have to smash big, and it's too soon to tell if it will.
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Post by pnobelysk on Dec 8, 2010 16:01:48 GMT -5
Taylor Swift's Speak Now Certified Triple PlatinumTuesday December 7, 2010 There is still a market out there for albums. Just ask Taylor Swift. First her album Speak Now roared into stores in late October 2010 and sold more copies in one week than any album in the last five years. Now, after just seven weeks of release, the collection has been certified triple platinum by the RIAA for shipment of over three million copies. Now all three of Taylor Swift's studio albums have gone triple platinum or beyond. Her self-titled debut is sitting on a quadruple platinum certification, and Fearless is leading with six times platinum certification. In addition, the single "Love Story" has sold over five million copies. Taylor Swift is now in a horse race for top selling album of the year with the also triple platinum certified Need You Now by Lady Antebellum. top40.about.com/b/2010/12/07/taylor-swifts-speak-now-certified-triple-platinum.htm#commentform im sure her self titled debut could be certified for 5x platnium at this point.
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Post by justlurkingaround on Dec 9, 2010 9:04:25 GMT -5
I wonder if Speak Now will spend more weeks at No. 1 than Fearless. I know she's only been on top for two weeks, but after Christmas Subo's album will fall off. Looking at the upcoming releases for the beginning of 2011, there are no huge releases scheduled as of now in the first two months. For this to happen though, Back to December would have to smash big, and it's too soon to tell if it will. I hope it does. I think it's Taylor's best single to date.
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Post by maria4hitz on Dec 9, 2010 9:08:20 GMT -5
So, this is Speak Now's run so far on the BB 200. Impressive to say the least :)
1 TAYLOR SWIFT SPEAK NOW 1,046,718 0 1,046,740 2 1 TAYLOR SWIFT SPEAK NOW 319,701 1,366,441 3 2 TAYLOR SWIFT SPEAK NOW 211,778 1,578,219 2 9 TAYLOR SWIFT SPEAK NOW 146,358 1,724,577 9 4 TAYLOR SWIFT SPEAK NOW 240,530 1,965,107 4 2 TAYLOR SWIFT SPEAK NOW 182,018 2,147,125
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Post by maria4hitz on Dec 9, 2010 10:18:15 GMT -5
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Post by ListenToItTwice on Dec 9, 2010 10:34:24 GMT -5
So, this is Speak Now's run so far on the BB 200. Impressive to say the least :) 1 TAYLOR SWIFT SPEAK NOW 1,046,718 0 1,046,740 2 1 TAYLOR SWIFT SPEAK NOW 319,701 1,366,441 3 2 TAYLOR SWIFT SPEAK NOW 211,778 1,578,219 2 9 TAYLOR SWIFT SPEAK NOW 146,358 1,724,577 9 4 TAYLOR SWIFT SPEAK NOW 240,530 1,965,107 4 2 TAYLOR SWIFT SPEAK NOW 182,018 2,147,125 By comparison, Fearless' six-week sales were 2,112,179. Speak Now will likely fall behind next week, but the Christmas boost (and "Back to December" smashing) should help it catch back up by early next year.
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