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Post by maria4hitz on Nov 2, 2010 15:47:36 GMT -5
YAY!!!! So happy for her!!!
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Post by tamed09 on Nov 2, 2010 15:49:57 GMT -5
Amazing and she deserves every bit of that 1 million plus! So excited for Taylor!
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Post by justlurkingaround on Nov 2, 2010 16:08:40 GMT -5
She got that 1 million!! I'm so happy for her 2 of those copies are mine
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Post by clarksodi on Nov 2, 2010 16:08:44 GMT -5
If these numbers hold for Soundscan, she'll have the second-highest debut for a female artist and for a Country artist. She'll also potentially be the last artist to sell a million copies in one week. :'( Nah. She's a strong, solid artist. 1+ million units sold in one week is the result of it. At any one time, another act can take everything by storm.
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Post by r.enato on Nov 2, 2010 16:13:46 GMT -5
Congratssssss! Well deserved!
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Post by justlurkingaround on Nov 2, 2010 16:15:11 GMT -5
^ actually, I think she just might be the last one to sell 1 million copies. There are strong artists but none have had the multi-format support she has. Pop and country are the two biggest formats in the US, I believe. And she's big on both. And she's a decent role model. It's hard to find that combo in the current music scene.
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Post by Rurry on Nov 2, 2010 16:19:47 GMT -5
That is fantastic. I really didn't think 1 million+ was possible in this industry. She outsold most of this year's releases' total numbers to date in a week
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Post by onebuffalo on Nov 2, 2010 16:19:56 GMT -5
She got that 1 million!! I'm so happy for her 2 of those copies are mine Could you please provide us all a link to your claim? Thanks!
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Post by elementd5 on Nov 2, 2010 16:20:54 GMT -5
^ No one ever expected Lil Wayne, a non-commercial rapper at the time, to sell a million first week so anything can happen. Just need the right artist with the right amount of hype and timing. But, either way this is absolutely amazing for Taylor.
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Post by clarksodi on Nov 2, 2010 16:45:05 GMT -5
^ Concur. Taylor appeals to mostly girls in the country/pop format. We have not had an act that appeals to girls and guys in several formats in a while, but they are certainly in the future.
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Post by picklerclarkson on Nov 2, 2010 16:58:45 GMT -5
I think Gaga could do it maybe not with this album but the next one.
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Post by Rεvôlvεr† on Nov 2, 2010 17:03:22 GMT -5
Shania is coming for her wig, soon, my dear. :)
Good job Taylor. Amazing album. Her best yet!!!
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Post by Ace on Nov 2, 2010 18:17:46 GMT -5
Fantastic sales for a fantastic album. She deserves this, and if she ends up holding the second-highest opening week for a female, she can rest assured that she is in the best of company with the biggest female seller. :kii:
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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2010 19:27:04 GMT -5
She's on DWTS right now peforming Mine!!!
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Post by never stop on Nov 2, 2010 20:11:09 GMT -5
Last Kiss is about Joe Jonas. In the lyric booklet, the capital letters spell out "forever and always" which was her song about him on the last album. Better Than Revenge is about either Demi Lovato or Camilla Belle. My money is on Camilla, because she "stole" Joe away from Taylor. It's 100% about Camilla. The singing at the end, both 'do you still feel like you know what you're doing' and 'show me how much better you are', are references to her. "Much Better" is the song that Joe (and many co-writers) wrote about how Camilla was better than Taylor. And "I know what I'm doing" was a Camilla quote. Taylor was pretty obvious with that song. lol When did Camilla say "I know what I'm doing" and what was it in response to? This is interesting...
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Post by ƒreakshow on Nov 2, 2010 20:12:02 GMT -5
Amazing sales figures, congrats Taylor! She and this album truly deserve it. I never thought I'd love the album this much, it's so well done.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2010 20:15:19 GMT -5
Shania is coming for her wig, soon, my dear. :) This. I hope people haven't forgotten about Shania, but with the right promotion ahead of her next album release, she might be able to outsell Taylor as far as first week sales go.
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Post by 👑 Eloquent ™ on Nov 2, 2010 20:41:06 GMT -5
I hope people haven't forgotten about Shania, but with the right promotion ahead of her next album release, she might be able to outsell Taylor as far as first week sales go. Why you mad though? While I do think she'll pull in great numbers, I highly doubt Shania will be able to pull off a 1+ million debut (though I wouldn't be sad if she did, as she's one of my three favorite female artists). BTW: What other song did Taylor perform tonight aside from "Mine"? "White Horse" was a bit random.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2010 20:48:59 GMT -5
I hope people haven't forgotten about Shania, but with the right promotion ahead of her next album release, she might be able to outsell Taylor as far as first week sales go. Why you mad though? While I do think she'll pull in great numbers, I highly doubt Shania will be able to pull off a 1+ million debut (though I wouldn't be sad if she did, as she's one of my three favorite female artists). BTW: What other song did Taylor perform tonight aside from "Mine"? Who said I'm mad? I'm not mad, I just don't understand how Taylor can sell so much. Her singing is pretty below average. I guess it's true though...if you do anything young kids (especially girls) can connect with, you make a lot of money.
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Post by maria4hitz on Nov 2, 2010 20:55:17 GMT -5
She can sell so much because her albums are great, she might not be the best singer in the world but she writes awesome songs, has a great personality and people love her.
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Post by heartbreaklullaby on Nov 2, 2010 20:56:23 GMT -5
Exclusive: Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus Added To AMA Performers, Willow Smith To PresentGet ready to go ‘back to December’ this November with a performance by Taylor Swift at the American Music Awards. NeonLimelight.com has exclusively learned the country cutie has been added to the growing list of performers for the 2010 AMAs, and she’ll perform her new song, “Back To December,” from her chart-topping album, Speak Now. Also added to the performers list is Taylor’s BFF Miley Cyrus, who is currently scheduled to perform her cover of the Poison classic “Every Rose Has Its Thorn.” While Miley and Taylor are hitting the stage to perform, 10-year-old singing sensation Willow Smith will be whipping her hair as a presenter, Neon Limelight has learned. Taylor and Miley join previously announced performers Rihanna, Usher, Pink, Katy Perry, Ke$ha, Christina Aguilera, Bon Jovi, Diddy, Carlos Santana (who we now know will be performing with Gavin Rossdale), and Justin Bieber, who’ll plug his acoustic album with a stripped performance of “Never Say Never.” The 2010 American Music Awards will air live from the Nokia Theatre LA Live in Los Angeles on November 21 at 8PM EST on ABC. neonlimelight.com/2010/11/02/exclusive-taylor-swift-miley-cyrus-added-to-ama-performers-willow-smith-to-present/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NeonLimelight+%28%2F%2FNeon+Limelight%2F%2F%29&utm_content=Twitter
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Post by 👑 Eloquent ™ on Nov 2, 2010 20:59:44 GMT -5
Her singing is pretty below average. It's not all about the powerhouse vocals dear. The basic job description of an artist is to create and/or interpret songs in a way that reaches people in some fashion. One doesn't need a large range or even need to be a consistent live vocalist to do this (and it's clear that Taylor's reaching/touching/affecting more people with her "below average" voice than artists with ranges from a to z). Uh, no. Taylor's fanbase goes beyond "young kids and girls" (she ain't Justin Bieber). I think that's pretty evident with her immaculate sales record. I don't see any of those Disney creatures selling 14 million albums in four years.
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Post by Mack on Nov 2, 2010 21:03:54 GMT -5
I guess it's true though...if you do anything young kids (especially girls) can connect with, you make a lot of money. Uh, no. I'm a 24-year-old male and I love Taylor. I hate the mentality that only little girls listen to her music. Based on her fan base on this board alone, that clearly isn't the case.
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Post by Typo on Nov 2, 2010 21:03:56 GMT -5
It's 100% about Camilla. The singing at the end, both 'do you still feel like you know what you're doing' and 'show me how much better you are', are references to her. "Much Better" is the song that Joe (and many co-writers) wrote about how Camilla was better than Taylor. And "I know what I'm doing" was a Camilla quote. Taylor was pretty obvious with that song. lol I'm not a big fan of 'Better Than Revenge' but I do love how she dragged the fuck outta Chamomile. Who said I'm mad? I'm not mad, I just don't understand how Taylor can sell so much. Her singing is pretty below average. I guess it's true though...if you do anything young kids (especially girls) can connect with, you make a lot of money. How the hell am I supposed to campaign for Best Group Of Fans when you're here, huh?!?!
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Post by maria4hitz on Nov 2, 2010 21:20:13 GMT -5
I guess it's true though...if you do anything young kids (especially girls) can connect with, you make a lot of money. Uh, no. I'm a 24-year-old male and I love Taylor. I hate the mentality that only little girls listen to her music. Based on her fan base on this board alone, that clearly isn't the case. I'm not a young girl either (although I wish I was sometimes), I'm 28 years old, I love Taylor to pieces and I could listen to her albums all day long.
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Post by applechic on Nov 3, 2010 0:30:37 GMT -5
Who said I'm mad? I'm not mad, I just don't understand how Taylor can sell so much. Her singing is pretty below average. I guess it's true though...if you do anything young kids (especially girls) can connect with, you make a lot of money. I'm a 22 year old adult from NY and I like Taylor just fine. Chill out...don't be mad just because Taylor is outselling your girl ;)
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Post by fridayteenage on Nov 3, 2010 0:31:43 GMT -5
She's also massively improved from album to album for me. For me, 1. Strong singles + mostly decent filler 2. About even between great and good songs 3. Just about great the whole way through, thrusting her from my #3 artist to my #1 artist
& I'm a twentysomething male.
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Post by fullonrainstorm on Nov 3, 2010 0:42:59 GMT -5
While I'm really happy Taylor had such a monstrous opening week,I'll be far more relieved if she sells consistently well especially for the remaining weeks of this year.
That consistency, more than her million-selling debut week, is a better gauge of whether Taylor has expanded her fanbase in the general music market (since debut week sales are usually due to marketing and existing fanbase while consistent strong week to week sales reflects conquest sales.)
Fingers crossed for multiple weeks at the top of BB200!!
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Post by jumpupandburst on Nov 3, 2010 0:58:16 GMT -5
congrats to taylor on almost a 1million copies sold lock!!!! great marketing + great album!!!! ....now for word of mouth to spread about this great album so she will sell more and more! and i agree, she appeals to the masses...especially with this album....because when there's barely any mainstream rock/alternative music that captivates us anymore, she has tracks to substitute for this void. although she sounds less and less country, she still creates songs that can appeal to a country audience. for the pop lovers, there's ballads and others included in here... i don't know about the r&b genre, but judging from her hookup with tpain during the CMT... CONFIRMATION:
"Taylor Swift's "Speak Now" album spoke loud and clear last week, as it will debut at No. 1 on this week's Billboard 200 chart with a whopping 1,047,000 copies sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan. It's the largest sales week for an album since 50 Cent's "The Massacre" bowed at No. 1 with 1,141,000 in March of 2005."www.billboard.com/news/taylor-swift-sells-over-1-million-in-record-1004125158.story?tag=hpflash1#/news/taylor-swift-sells-over-1-million-in-record-1004125158.story?tag=hpflash1btw, is "Mean" confirmed as her next track...it is hot shot debut at #55 for country
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Post by Joe1240 on Nov 3, 2010 1:19:44 GMT -5
I'm so happy for Taylor having the 1 Million mark with this debut week with Speak Now!!!
Taylor has something called mass appeal.She appeals to all ages. She has more of a fanbase then someone like Miley Cyrus or Justin Bieber would have.
Congrats to Taylor on this amazing feat!!!!!!!!!!!
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