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Post by Taylor. on May 28, 2011 12:43:29 GMT -5
Fingers crossed they add some songs from her debut since pretty much every reviewer has mentioned their not being in the show.
Fingers double crossed that she adds a show in my city. >:(
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Post by Glove Slap on May 28, 2011 20:38:20 GMT -5
Billboard published a list of the most successful songwriters from 2000 onwards according to the Hot 100. Taylor is ranked as the 15th most successful songwriter overall. She is the second most successful female out of only 3 to make the list and is by far the youngest and newest artists on the list.
1. Timbaland 2. Dr. Luke 3. Pharrell 4. Max Martin 5. Rob Thomas 6. Alicia Keys 7. Akon 8. Scott Storch 9. Stargate 10. R. Kelly 11. will.i.am 12. Ludacris 13. Kanye West 14. Chad Kroeger 15. Taylor Swift 16. T-Pain 17. Beyonce Knowles 18. Jermaine Dupri 19. 50 Cent 20. Sean Garrett
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Post by slayZ on May 31, 2011 2:25:39 GMT -5
this is the most amazing thing ever
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Post by maria4hitz on Jun 2, 2011 9:43:38 GMT -5
Billboard Boxscore
50 Taylor Swift, Martin and James Manchester Evening News Arena Manchester, U.K. March 29, 2011 $580,558 10,488 / 11,622 1 / 0 $57.18, $45.60 S.J.M. Concerts
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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2011 1:45:25 GMT -5
this is the most amazing thing ever I just saw this and came to post it. It's pretty amazing.
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Post by Joe1240 on Jun 3, 2011 10:50:27 GMT -5
29 25 Taylor Swift Speak Now 15,763 3,435,587
This week's numbers...
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Post by Joe1240 on Jun 7, 2011 1:17:21 GMT -5
A Reason for us Taylor Swift fans to watch the 2011 CMT Awards this year! ‘GLEE’ STAR CHORD OVERSTREET TEAMS WITH TAYLOR SWIFT, OTHERS FOR CMT AWARDS MONTAGEM Street in Nashville got a bit more cheerful on Sunday night when cast members of the hit Fox show Glee — Cory Monteith (Finn), Mark Salling (Puck) and Nashville native Chord Overstreet (Sam) — strolled into Virago for dinner and then Whiskey Kitchen for a few cocktails. And yes, even though they all play high school students, in real life, they are of legal drinking age. The three stars — who are currently crossing the country on the 2011 Glee Live Tour — took a quick detour to Music City, and our inside sources at CMT confirmed that while in town, Overstreet taped a special segment with Taylor Swift, Shania Twain and a few other surprise celebrities to be used in the opening montage at the 2011 CMT Music Awards. Sadly the Glee guys are not expected to be in attendance at the awards, as they have a tour date booked in Philadelphia on the same night. Catch all the celebrities and the shenanigans when the 2011 CMT Music Awards air live on the network starting at 7 p.m. Central on Wednesday, June 8. blogs.tennessean.com/tunein/2011/06/07/glee-star-chord-overstreet-teams-with-taylor-swift-others-for-cmt-awards-montage/
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Post by slayZ on Jun 8, 2011 1:48:17 GMT -5
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Post by TellMeALie on Jun 8, 2011 1:53:09 GMT -5
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Post by Eqbk on Jun 8, 2011 9:51:28 GMT -5
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Post by maria4hitz on Jun 8, 2011 12:18:30 GMT -5
25 20 Taylor Swift Speak Now 15,243 3,450,836
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Post by averystepfon on Jun 10, 2011 23:13:20 GMT -5
Congrats to Taylor on her CMT Music Video Award win for Video Of The Year.
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Post by CammyCan on Jun 12, 2011 18:49:04 GMT -5
She had the first stadium show of the tour last night at Ford Field. 50,000 people, more than even Madonna played to at Ford Field 2 years ago.
Here's a video that gives an idea of how big that crowd was.
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Post by neally on Jun 12, 2011 18:58:30 GMT -5
Taylor Swift (and perhaps, Lady Gaga) is the 20s/30s artist that could play a venue that large. AMAZING and she is so young ! :)
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Post by realityBITES on Jun 12, 2011 19:11:36 GMT -5
Wow, that's insane!!!
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Post by Mark on Jun 12, 2011 19:13:13 GMT -5
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Post by slayZ on Jun 12, 2011 21:52:31 GMT -5
Taylor Swift (and perhaps, Lady Gaga) is the 20s/30s artist that could play a venue that large. AMAZING and she is so young ! :) lol lady gaga could not sell out a stadium in the US. maybe in Europe, but if she was able to pull off stadiums, she'd be doing them and she isn't.
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Post by neally on Jun 12, 2011 21:59:47 GMT -5
Taylor Swift (and perhaps, Lady Gaga) is the 20s/30s artist that could play a venue that large. AMAZING and she is so young ! :) lol lady gaga could not sell out a stadium in the US. maybe in Europe, but if she was able to pull off stadiums, she'd be doing them and she isn't. Well, she did sell out Madison Square Garden like 4 nights in a row or so, granted some of the folks are repeated attendees.... Regardless, I agree Taylor is the only gal or guy in that age group who can definitely sell out a stadium like she has last year and now this year !
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Post by Mack on Jun 13, 2011 8:03:00 GMT -5
Seeing Taylor at Heinz Field this Saturday! Can't wait!
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Post by lonelyalone on Jun 13, 2011 8:39:03 GMT -5
I totally saw Taylor Swift last Saturday in Detroit! I was skeptical, because I thought her live singing voice was going to be awful, but she sounded incredibly good. <3
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Post by CammyCan on Jun 13, 2011 19:36:33 GMT -5
Taylor ranked #7 this year on Forbes' Celebrity 100, and #5 on their Best Paid Celebrities under 30 with $45 million. The time period is from May '10 to May '11, so it only includes about 30 tour dates total from both the Fearless tour and the Speak Now tour.
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Post by maria4hitz on Jun 13, 2011 20:26:14 GMT -5
^ Taylor Swift 21 $45 millionWhether you consider her music country, pop or both, there's no question that Swift is a moneymaking machine. Her new album Speak Now was certified triple-platinum barely a month after its October release. Touring brings gross ticket sales of some $750,000 per night. Just don't break her heart: scathing love ballad "Dear John" was rumored to be directed at former flame John Mayer. www.forbes.com/2011/06/09/top-earning-celebrities-under-30_slide_6.html
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Post by Joe1240 on Jun 16, 2011 1:43:32 GMT -5
This Week's Numbers....
20 22 Taylor Swift Speak Now 17,221 3,468,057
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Post by maria4hitz on Jun 16, 2011 14:06:08 GMT -5
More boxscore numbers from the world tour
144 Taylor Swift O2 Dublin, Ireland March 27, 2011 $419,806 8,681 / 8,681 1 / 1 $56.33, $49.29, $42.25 MCD
156 Taylor Swift Odyssey Arena Belfast, U.K. March 25, 2011 $379,001 8,058 / 8,058 1 / 1 $48.58, $40.49 MCD
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Post by Mack on Jun 19, 2011 0:22:25 GMT -5
Taylor was fantastic tonight. She sounded and looked flawless. Great show! She got pretty close to me at one point:
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Post by CammyCan on Jun 20, 2011 0:47:40 GMT -5
Another day, another sold out stadium...
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Post by maria4hitz on Jun 20, 2011 8:41:09 GMT -5
Swift plays Heinz Field
Posted: Sunday, June 19, 2011 12:15 am | Updated: 11:50 pm, Sun Jun 19, 2011. By Scott Tady stady@timesonline.com | 0 comments bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/timesonline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/7/d8/7d8b94b9-900f-56e0-a18c-a42748e1718d/4dfdacb8a6216.image.jpg[/img]PITTSBURGH — Taylor Swift added another exciting chapter to her storybook career Saturday with a performance that entertained on a visual, theatrical and musical level. Swift managed to make Heinz Field seem smaller, in a good way. You wouldn’t use a word like “intimate,” not with 52,000 people in the building. But the stadium’s cavernous surroundings never seemed too large for Swift, nor did her fans seem too far away from the pop-country queen, whose radiant personality and strong voice shined for two-plus hours. At 8:50 p.m. Swift took the stage to “Sparks Fly.” They did. Fireworks shot from the stage, which was adorned with a gold staircase and red, theater-style curtains. Sparkly red was the guitar Swift strummed on the next song, “Mine.” Starting out in a glittery, gold, flapper-style dress, Swift reminisced about her first Heinz Field appearance five years ago singing the national anthem at a Steelers game. “I remember thinking ‘I can’t believe this many people could possibly be in one place.’ ” The first costume change, into a countrified white dress, came before song No. 4, “Our Song,” on which Swift played banjo. The Cover Girl spokeswoman worked up a pretty good sweat plucking banjo while belting out the feisty but jaunty “Mean,” which she followed with the ballad “Back to December,” on which she played piano in the night’s third dress. After crashing a staged wedding scene, complete with bridesmaids, church music and people swaying in their pews, Swift scampered through the audience about two-thirds across the covered football field, to strum a ukulele under a purple tree during “Fearless.” Swift sat on the stage’s steps to sing “Dear John”; her facial expressions acting out the song’s heartbreak and regret. She ended it triumphantly with fireworks bursting from the stage as she flashed a victory smile forged from wisdom. Take that, John Mayer! The two-song encore brought “Fifteen” and “Love Story,” which featured Swift soaring above the crowd on a small, columned platform suspended by a wire, then more fireworks. South Carolina rock band Needtobreath preceded Swift on stage. They were enthusiastic and melodic, with some decent hooks, but the crowd remained indifferent. The other openers, Danny Gokey from season eight of “American Idol,” and Randy Montana (no relation to Hannah) played brief acoustic sets that also kept fans in their seats. It’s too bad Swift didn’t spring for a better-known opener. She can afford it. Taylor Swift's setlList 1. "Sparks Fly" 2. "Mine" 3. "The Story of Us" 4. "Our Song" 5. "Mean" 6. "Back to December" (contains elements of "Apologize" and "You're Not Sorry") 7. "Better Than Revenge" 8. "Speak Now" 9. "Fearless" (contains elements of "Hey, Soul Sister" and "I'm Yours") 10. "Last Kiss" 11. "You Belong With Me" 12. "Dear John" 13. "Enchanted" 14. "Haunted" 15. "Long Live" Encore 16. "Fifteen" 17. "Love Story" www.timesonline.com/entertainment/music/swift-plays-heinz-field/article_54bc0e6b-8315-599a-974e-4e148ac9cfe5.html
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Post by McCreerian (Harris 2024!) on Jun 20, 2011 16:38:54 GMT -5
Wow! Shes totally dropped "Teardrops" and "Tim McGraw" from her set list? What a shame! Those were 2 I was looking forward to seeing live again. I'd easily trade those songs for "Fifteen" and "Fearless." Most major artists still usually play their first and 2nd singles, especially when they are only on their 3rd album.
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This article is a few days old but it has great pictures www.tcdailyplanet.net/arts/taylor-swift-xcel-energy-center-review-photosCountry superstar Swift rocks out at Heinz FieldBy Paul McMullen, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW The last time Taylor Swift performed at Heinz Field, she was an opening act for country superstar Keith Urban. Saturday night, Swift drew 52,000 fans into that same venue on her own, blazing her own path as a country music superstar. Olivia Kiray, 8, of Upper St. Clair couldn't wait to see her idol. Receiving tickets to the concert as a birthday gift, she anxiously awaited the opportunity to dance to her favorite music live, rather than in her bedroom. "I like every one of her songs," she said, unable to keep a smile off her face. "This will definitely be the best birthday gift ever." The 21-year-old Pennsylvania native brought her "Speak Now" world tour back to her home state, with opening acts Randy Montana, Danny Gokey and NeedToBreathe. Reminiscing with the audience about past experiences, Swift said the concert will remain the best memory she has ever had in the state. "I have had some great times in Pennsylvania; first being born here, then learning how to play guitar, then singing the national anthem at a Pittsburgh Steelers game," she said. "I can't believe this many people can be in one place, I am definitely making my best (Pennsylvania) memory here with all of you tonight." To begin the concert, Swift appeared onstage amidst a thick veil of white smoke on an elevating platform, and as she ascended to stage level, the shouts of star-struck fans amplified with every inch she rose. Once on stage, Swift stood in awe, as 52,000 fans screamed at deafening pitches, waved glow sticks and illuminated cell phones as they eagerly anticipated her next move. She wasted no time kicking off the show. After peering out to the massive crowd of fans, predominately young girls, she began her set with her song "Smile," fittingly beaming through her toothy grin. From that point, Swift asserted total control over the audience. She had the crowd excited when she played crowd favorites like "Mean," "Our Song," and "Speak Now." At the flip of a switch, she sent the crowd into a somber state, when she played more personal songs like "Last Kiss," and "Dear John." "This concert totally blew her 'Fearless' concert out of the water," said Alex Dietz, 15, of Wexford. "I couldn't believe she was actually hanging over the audience; that made her feel so much closer to her fans in the audience." Her mother, Moncel, agrees, adding that the concert is a great family experience; mainly because Swift is one of the few wholesome acts in the music business, and she continues adding exciting elements to her show, like fireworks and amazing sets. "I will never miss an opportunity to go to a Taylor Swift concert," she said. "She knows how to rock the house, and I can't wait to come to one of her concerts in the future." www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/ae/s_742900.htmlTaylor Swift brings lots of theatrics and love to Heinz FieldMusic review On her last visit here, Taylor Swift proved that she has more than enough warmth to spread through an entire arena. On Saturday night at Heinz Field, she had the monumental Springsteen/U2/Chesney-sized challenge of spreading the love to a whole football stadium packed with fans. That's a lot of pressure for one 21-year-old, but then again, she's been doing this since she was 16. And it helps that she's not only the real deal, but also she stands about 6-foot-2 in boots, making her easier to see from the opposite end zone. She took the stage to "Sparks Fly" in a short, fringy, gold flapper dress, leaving no doubt as she strutted and skipped across the stage with a broad smile and hair flying that she was happy to be there. She looked even more striking strapping on a fire-engine red guitar that matched her lipstick for "Mine," sung with real girlish passion and a wagging finger. Her introduction was sweet. "I'm Taylor," the Reading, Pa., native said simply. "I've actually had some pretty good times in the state of Pennsylvania. You know, there was... being born. And learning to play guitar. That was a good one." Then she recalled singing the National Anthem for the Steelers in this same stadium back when she was still an opening act. "I remember standing on that field and thinking that this many people couldn't be in one place." Ms. Swift doesn't have the kind of powerful pipes to blow people away with an Anthem, but you can bet she'd remember the words and her sweet, thin, pretty voice is just right for her tightly crafted country-pop or just plain pop songs. Keeping her tween and teen fans on their feet and screaming calls for a highly theatrical approach to the show, complete with dancers and frequent set and costume changes. "Our Song" and "Mean" were played on a little gazebo like it was a country hoedown, with Ms. Swift on banjo. The lovelorn "Back to December," one of her standouts, was delivered on a white baby grand under a glistening bridge, her eyes all watery. Angry Taylor, in a red sequined dress, pranced around spewing venom on "Better than Revenge." For "Speak Now," the stage was transformed into a church for a wedding ceremony where she stole away the groom and ran through the crowd to a platform in the middle of the field. There she did a ukulele version of "Fearless" mashed up with Train's "Hey Soul Sister" and Jason Mraz's "I'm Yours" and a melancholy "Last Kiss." Sometimes her song fantasies just spring to life. When she sang "I'm shining like fireworks" on "Dear John" they went off spectacularly behind her while she wailed the chorus. "Enchanted" was a magical ballet on a fairy-tale stage and "Haunted" had witchy dancers falling from bells. "Love Story" was a dazzling finale with the singer flying over the audience amid glitter and fireworks. Watching Taylor Swift there's no mystery why she was the one who went from little-known Anthem singer to one of the world's biggest stars. It's not just the catchy, relatable songs spilled from her diary. Or her Cover Girl looks. It's how poised and genuine she is, both on the stage and strolling the crowd grabbing hands and offering hugs. If she doesn't really love these people who love her and her songs, she's one brilliant actress. She came with three opening acts: former "American Idol" finalist Danny Gokey, twangy up-and-comer Randy Montana, and Need to Breathe, a Christian alt-rock band from South Carolina. www.post-gazette.com/pg/11169/1154837-388-0.stm
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Post by onebuffalo on Jun 22, 2011 10:01:23 GMT -5
Taylor Swift was in my city last night. You can read the review at buffalonews.com. The reviewer seemed to enjoy the show. More pictures at wyrk.com.
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