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Post by Living Legend on Jan 28, 2011 11:47:27 GMT -5
When are they announcing the ACM nominations? These are how I see her nominations: -Entertainer of the Year -Female Vocalist -Album of the Year (Speak Now) -Single of the Year (Back to December/Mine) -Song of the Year (Back to December/Mine) -Video of the Year (Mine) I'm not sure if Back To December was released too late in order to be nominated. ACM eligibility period is the full year of 2010. Yeah I can definitely see Back To December getting nominated over Mine then.
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Post by slayZ on Jan 28, 2011 17:53:43 GMT -5
Professional footage of the Jet Blue show. Full performances of Mine, BTD and SN.
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Post by Living Legend on Jan 28, 2011 21:28:34 GMT -5
Professional footage of the Jet Blue show. Full performances of Mine, BTD and SN. They have the whole concert playing on all Jet Blue flights which is a brilliant move by her promo team. Thousands of people fly on JetBlue every day so this is definitely helping her and getting her name out there for the older crowd who might not be aware of her music.
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Post by heartbreaklullaby on Jan 28, 2011 21:38:23 GMT -5
Taylor Swift Celebrates Career With Party at Nashville's Hard Rock CafeJanuary 28, 2011 Taylor Swift gathered Friday evening (Jan. 28) with family, friends, bandmates and music industry executives to celebrate her career successes as she prepares to launch a 90-date world tour next month in Singapore. The party was held at the Hard Rock Café in downtown Nashville. Among the awards presented were several for the No. 1 success of her "Mine" single and video and a plaque from the Recording Industry Association of America commemorating total shipments of more than 13 million records. In addition to presentations made by Scott Borchetta, president and CEO of Big Machine Records, other plaques were delivered by representatives of BMI, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Country Aircheck, Music Row magazine, Country Radio Broadcasters, the Country Music Association, Universal Music Group Distribution, Nielsen SoundScan and CMT. The party was billed as "Heavy Metal at the Hard Rock." www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1656907/taylor-swift-celebrates-career-with-party-at-nashvilles-hard-rock-cafe.jhtml
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Post by heartbreaklullaby on Jan 28, 2011 21:40:55 GMT -5
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Post by slayZ on Jan 28, 2011 21:45:07 GMT -5
Okay I have a legit question. Is it just me or is anyone else a little worried about this tour being a bit too rushed and not all that great? I mean, we haven't really heard anything about the production, what they're cooking, what they're doing, if anything, it seems like they're going to rehash a lot of the things they did for the Fearless tour which scares me a little. I remember a lot of articles about a castle being on stage for the Fearless tour being released, and how it was going to be interactive, and the lighting and the theatrical aspect of it was brought up and what not, but we really don't know anything about this, and she always manages to avoid talking about that, she's just said she's looking forward to playing the new songs live.
I really hope they step it up for this tour. I loved the Fearless tour and how they went all out. I hope they just don't have her stand on stage and sing, especially since she's doing stadiums this time around. They need some big props.
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Post by desertfloods on Jan 28, 2011 23:03:01 GMT -5
^ Maybe she wants it to be a surprise this time around?
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Post by Taylor. on Jan 28, 2011 23:03:50 GMT -5
She looks kinda terrifying in that first LQ picture, ngl.
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Post by passionformusic on Jan 29, 2011 7:58:03 GMT -5
Okay I have a legit question. Is it just me or is anyone else a little worried about this tour being a bit too rushed and not all that great? I mean, we haven't really heard anything about the production, what they're cooking, what they're doing, if anything, it seems like they're going to rehash a lot of the things they did for the Fearless tour which scares me a little. I remember a lot of articles about a castle being on stage for the Fearless tour being released, and how it was going to be interactive, and the lighting and the theatrical aspect of it was brought up and what not, but we really don't know anything about this, and she always manages to avoid talking about that, she's just said she's looking forward to playing the new songs live. I really hope they step it up for this tour. I loved the Fearless tour and how they went all out. I hope they just don't have her stand on stage and sing, especially since she's doing stadiums this time around. They need some big props. That is one thing i was very annoyed about when they released "Back To December" music video. They literally put it out randomly (out of sync too at first)...like wtf? Everybody else works hard to create some kind of anticipation- some pics from the shoot or other snippets or whatever. Taylor and her teams approach seemed lazy. That being said...being secretive about the tour may not be a bad thing. We should find out soon enough.
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Post by heartbreaklullaby on Jan 29, 2011 13:33:47 GMT -5
The country star is 2010's top-selling artist, with sales of over four million albums. At an event held in Nashville on Friday, Taylor Swift was presented with several platinum plaques commemorating the country star’s astronomical album and single sales. Flanked by her band members as she accepted the mammoth trophy, Swift was also joined at Music City’s Hard Rock Café by Big Machine Label Group CEO Scott Borchetta, BMI head Jody Williams, Sony/ATV’s Troy Tomlinson and representatives from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and Nielsen SoundScan, the company that tallies weekly music sales, among other music business notables. Swift was recognized as the top-selling artist of 2010, having moved over 4.4 million albums (she held the same title in 2008). Her latest effort, the triple platinum, Speak Now, also saw each of its 11 songs land on the Billboard Hot 100, with “Mine” selling over 1.6 million downloads to make her the No. 1 most played artist of last year. To date, Swift’s sales now exceed 20 million albums and 35 million downloads. Next up for the music industry’s great blond hope? A 90-date worldwide tour spanning 19 countries and kicking off Feb. 9 in Singapore. www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/taylor-swift-presented-multi-platinum-94245
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Post by passionformusic on Jan 29, 2011 14:07:53 GMT -5
"Speak Now" has climbed all the way to nr3 position in Itunes all of a sudden. Any particular reason for this?
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Post by ListenToItTwice on Jan 29, 2011 14:35:45 GMT -5
That sentence is a mess... 14 tracks charted, and the fact that "Mine" sold 1.6 million downloads as nothing to do with her being the No. 1 most-played artist... Also, is the statement that she's sold over 20 million albums correct?
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Post by Mack on Jan 29, 2011 16:35:26 GMT -5
She looks kinda terrifying in that first LQ picture, ngl. LOL...she really does. I'm not worried about the tour at all. I'm just looking forward to seeing her perform tracks from the new album. I honestly don't care about theatrics or props or any of that stuff.
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Post by strikeleo on Jan 30, 2011 12:35:35 GMT -5
That sentence is a mess... 14 tracks charted, and the fact that "Mine" sold 1.6 million downloads as nothing to do with her being the No. 1 most-played artist... Also, is the statement that she's sold over 20 million albums correct? Possibly worldwide, but even then, that's pushing a little bit. It'd mean she sold around 5 millions worldwide, since she sold around 15m in the states. If in fact those prove to be true, it's probably about shipment though.
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Post by livelikedying111 on Jan 30, 2011 12:47:56 GMT -5
If they moved their ass and did something those numbers wouldn't have to be lies. Has she ever performed on a high profile show outside the states?
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Post by strikeleo on Jan 30, 2011 14:23:03 GMT -5
If they moved their ass and did something those numbers wouldn't have to be lies. Has she ever performed on a high profile show outside the states? Depends on what you mean by high profile show, but she has done promotion in good shows in the UK, Australia and Japan.
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Post by Joe1240 on Jan 31, 2011 11:53:00 GMT -5
Today will have been One Year since Taylor won at the Grammys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can't beileve it has been one year already!!
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Post by maria4hitz on Jan 31, 2011 17:53:20 GMT -5
115 82 93 SWIFT*TAYLOR FEARLESS 5.186 5.219 0,6% 6.233.909 222 120 122 SWIFT*TAYLOR TAYLOR SWIFT 3.711 3.932 6,0% 4.954.990
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Post by Joe1240 on Feb 1, 2011 9:19:20 GMT -5
Taylor Got 4 ACM Nominations!!!!!!!!!!!
Album Of The Year-Taylor Swift-Speak Now[Also Producer] Top Female Vocalist Entertainer Of The Year
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Post by maria4hitz on Feb 1, 2011 9:25:23 GMT -5
YAY!!! Where can I find then full list of nominees??
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Post by Nadia on Feb 1, 2011 9:26:11 GMT -5
^ Legend, she'll sweep ofc 115 82 93 SWIFT*TAYLOR FEARLESS 5.186 5.219 0,6% 6.233.909 222 120 122 SWIFT*TAYLOR TAYLOR SWIFT 3.711 3.932 6,0% 4.954.990 Taylor Swift :o :o I'm so gald it sold so well.
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Post by Joe1240 on Feb 1, 2011 9:30:04 GMT -5
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Post by maria4hitz on Feb 1, 2011 9:32:28 GMT -5
^Thanks!
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Post by nightshade on Feb 1, 2011 14:42:53 GMT -5
I really hope she gets AOTY at the very least. Speak Now is amazing.
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Post by Treacherous on Feb 1, 2011 16:07:33 GMT -5
I realllly want a live performance of Dear John. Just saying.
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Post by tsr on Feb 1, 2011 17:22:03 GMT -5
Congrats Taylor!
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Post by Taylor. on Feb 1, 2011 19:26:19 GMT -5
AOTY is pretty competitive this year, but I think she has a pretty good shot.
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Post by slayZ on Feb 1, 2011 19:50:10 GMT -5
Yay Taylor!! What an honor.
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Post by heartbreaklullaby on Feb 1, 2011 20:43:21 GMT -5
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Post by CammyCan on Feb 1, 2011 20:50:07 GMT -5
Congrats Taytay! She deserved them all. I don't see her winning FVOTY (see that going to Miranda), but I think EotY and AotY especially are within her reach.
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