Taylor Swift | Speak Now | 10.25.10 (1M Debut!)

[onebuffalo]

77,000 copies of Speak Now World Tour Live sold during the first week.

[strikeleo]

Ok, so it seems christmas came early for some:

1 - - 94 SWIFT*TAYLOR BEAUTIFUL EYES 4877 999 82 262541

was wondering about those numbers for a while.
and these are the rest, updated:

1 - - 11 * SWIFT*TAYLOR SPEAK NOW WORLD TOUR LIVE 76882 999 283 77167
57 51 51 39 * SWIFT*TAYLOR SPEAK NOW 26680 112 12598 3776267
3 99 85 63 * SWIFT*TAYLOR THE HOLIDAY COLLECTION 19337 156 7556 817568
159 137 137 141 * SWIFT*TAYLOR FEARLESS 9388 103 4626 6411384
2 - 195 200 * SWIFT*TAYLOR TAYLOR SWIFT 6709 91 3504 5102720

So now we pretty much have her total sales numbers (excluding the Itunes EP).
Did the math, her total is: 16.447,647 millions.

[HolidayGuy]

2006 flashback. :)

www.billboard.com/news#/column/the-615/watch-taylor-swift-perform-at-billboard-1005576762.story

[Taylor.]

She's in the running for a key role in the film adaptation of Les Mis. :o

Taylor Swift, Lea Michele, Scarlett Johansson and Evan Rachel Wood are all in the running for the highly coveted role of Eponine in Oscar-winning director Tom Hooper’s big-screen version of “Les Misérables,” sources tell us. A source close to the film confirmed that the four actors have all auditioned for the role. Another said that Michele “knocked it out of the park” when the “Glee” star — who played Young Cosette in the Broadway show — recently performed for the “King’s Speech” director. But it will be a tough choice because each star has her own magic ingredient for the musical based on Victor Hugo’s novel. “Scarlett brings acting ability, and she can really sing,” said the source. “Evan Rachel Wood brings her indie cred.” And casting Swift would mark a major move over to Hollywood films for the pop star. The Working Title and Universal movie is already stocked with stars, including Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Eddie Redmayne and Geoffrey Rush.

I doubt she'll get it against those three actresses, but it's cool to know she's auditioning for films.

[maria4hitz]

Tracks:

3 5 28 63 SWIFT*TAYLOR OURS 24,005 -49 47,358 219,811

3 3 25 70 SWIFT*TAYLOR IF THIS WAS A MOVIE 21,522 -59 52,200 235,586

16 84 94 83 SWIFT*TAYLOR SPARKS FLY 19,151 19 16,161 571,530

34 123 134 86 SWIFT*TAYLOR MEAN 18,939 61 11,748 1,219,840

1 - - 88 SWIFT*TAYLOR DROPS OF JUPITER 18,387 999 239 18,626

[slayZ]

I can't reveal too much info on this video, but I think it'll connect well with country audiences, and middle america. It's very very simple, but there's still a hint of sarcasm/youth to it that her fans might appreciate. No beauty shots, Taylor's in character throughout the whole video. There's a bit of a "surprise" at the end (okay, not really, but kind of) and it's cute. I will say though, this is probably the most "mature" character she's had for a music video yet, and I'm counting "Mine."

[maria4hitz]

Total:

$10,479,657
147,836 tickets



2 Taylor Swift, Needtobreathe, David Nail, Adam Brand Minute Maid Park
Houston, Texas
Nov. 5, 2011
$3,425,756
42,905 /
42,905
1 /
1
$89.50, $69.50, $39.50
The Messina Group/AEG Live

3 Taylor Swift, Needtobreathe, Adam Brand Madison Square Garden
New York, N.Y.
Nov. 21-22, 2011
$1,988,411
26,652 /
26,652
2 /
2
$89.50, $79.50, $39.50, $29.50
The Messina Group/AEG Live

7 Taylor Swift, Needtobreathe, Danny Gokey Time Warner Cable Arena
Charlotte, N.C.
Nov. 16, 2011
$920,903
14,272 /
14,272
1 /
1
$69.50, $59.50, $25
The Messina Group/AEG Live

8 Taylor Swift, Needtobreathe, Adam Brand St. Pete Times Forum
Tampa, Fla.
Nov. 12, 2011
$914,300
13,695 /
13,695
1 /
1
$69.50, $59.50, $25
The Messina Group/AEG Live

9 Taylor Swift, Needtobreathe, Adam Brand RBC Center
Raleigh, N.C.
Nov. 17, 2011
$866,056
13,567 /
13,567
1 /
1
$69.50, $59.50, $25
The Messina Group/AEG Live

10 Taylor Swift, Needtobreathe, Adam Brand Colonial Life Arena
Columbia, S.C.
Nov. 18, 2011
$828,231
12,807 /
12,807
1 /
1
$69.50, $59.50, $25
The Messina Group/AEG Live

12 Taylor Swift, Needtobreathe, Adam Brand American Airlines Arena
Miami, Fla.
Nov. 13, 2011
$786,904
12,153 /
12,153
1 /
1
$69.50, $59.50, $25
The Messina Group/AEG Live

13 Taylor Swift, Needtobreathe, Adam Brand Veterans Memorial Arena
Jacksonville, Fla.
Nov. 11, 2011
$749,099
11,785 /
11,785
1 /
1
$69.50, $59.50, $25
The Messina Group/AEG Live

[Taylor.]

Grammy nominations:

Country Solo Performance ("Mean")
Best Country Song ("Mean")
Best Country Album ("Speak Now")

[Mark]

Nov 30, 2011 11:30:04 GMT -5 strikeleo said:

Ok, so it seems christmas came early for some:

1 - - 94 SWIFT*TAYLOR BEAUTIFUL EYES 4877 999 82 262541

was wondering about those numbers for a while.
and these are the rest, updated:

1 - - 11 * SWIFT*TAYLOR SPEAK NOW WORLD TOUR LIVE 76882 999 283 77167
57 51 51 39 * SWIFT*TAYLOR SPEAK NOW 26680 112 12598 3776267
3 99 85 63 * SWIFT*TAYLOR THE HOLIDAY COLLECTION 19337 156 7556 817568
159 137 137 141 * SWIFT*TAYLOR FEARLESS 9388 103 4626 6411384
2 - 195 200 * SWIFT*TAYLOR TAYLOR SWIFT 6709 91 3504 5102720

So now we pretty much have her total sales numbers (excluding the Itunes EP).
Did the math, her total is: 16.447,647 millions.

Damn. Even excluding the new CD, she still would have added 66k to her overall total this week. And a healthy portion of that is coming from CDs that were released in 2006 and 2008 :O

Loving that we have official numbers for all her studio releases now.

[CammyCan]

I love the holiday season, they're always so good to Taylor.

Congrats on the three Grammy noms! Hopefully she leaves with at least one.

[maria4hitz]

Taylor Swift + Women in Music Billboard Cover: Sneak Peek





There you have it, the youngest superstar ever chosen as Billboard's Woman of the Year for our Women in Music issue. Taylor Swift has enchanted fans, fellow stars and the music business alike in 2011 and just happens to be on a hot streak of late, with hauls at the CMAs, AMAs and three hot-off-the-presses Grammy nominations. For our pick for Rising Star, we (naturally) went with Taylor's friend, Nicki Minaj. As an MC, she can hold her own with the best of them. As a fashion icon, she has limitless potential. As a pop star, she's just getting warmed up.

Pick up a copy of Billboard's seventh annual Women in Music report (out Friday) for our in-depth stories on these two trailblazers, plus we recognize the bevy of rock star female executives who drive the music business forward.


www.billboard.com/news/taylor-swift-women-in-music-billboard-cover-1005599352.story#/news/taylor-swift-women-in-music-billboard-cover-1005599352.story

[castlecrumbling]

Excerpts from Billboard Magazine:

Nathan Chapman, who produced her albums, is overseeing the next as well.
Swift wrote the songs on Speak Now by herself, though the credits will likely include a few collaborators the next time out.
"I've had two co-writies, and I've written the rest of it by myself," she says.

That experience should endure because Borchetta feels the best is yet to come. "She spends a lot of time on her art." he says. "The song she played for me yesterday could be song of the year in 2013. It's extraordinary."

[Mark]

Just saw the video on E! It fit the song pretty well. It's very cute, but nothing mind-blowing. I would have liked it better if it picked up more around the middle and had everyone who was so dull in the beginning start to let loose and go crazy.

[Kyla]

I didn't think it really fit the song. The song's all about ignoring people who judge your relationship. Which had nothing to do with the video storyline. But it was still a cute video. Although the relationship parts in the middle were kind of "Mine"-esque.

[strikeleo]

Definitely excited about Borchetta's quote. I'm anxious for new Taylor music. I wish she'd drop the album sooner though, fall 2012 is too far away.

[CammyCan]

Maybe it's just because that was literally me a week ago, but I loved the video. Nothing earth shattering, but I just really connected with it. And Saracen!!!

[fullonrainstorm]

Dec 2, 2011 14:36:08 GMT -5 castlecrumbling said:

Excerpts from Billboard Magazine:

That experience should endure because Borchetta feels the best is yet to come. "She spends a lot of time on her art." he says. "The song she played for me yesterday could be song of the year in 2013. It's extraordinary."

I literally got chills reading this part.

[Devin]

Dec 2, 2011 19:28:29 GMT -5 Mark said:

Just saw the video on E! It fit the song pretty well. It's very cute, but nothing mind-blowing. I would have liked it better if it picked up more around the middle and had everyone who was so dull in the beginning start to let loose and go crazy.

READ YOUR PMs.

[cufan7]

Dec 2, 2011 21:54:03 GMT -5 fullonrainstorm said:

Dec 2, 2011 14:36:08 GMT -5 castlecrumbling said:

Excerpts from Billboard Magazine:

I literally got chills reading this part.

Remember it is Borchetta saying this about Taylor. It's his job to say stuff like this. If it came from someone else I'd be all over it.

As far as the video for "Ours", it just wasn't good. I think this has been far and away her worst era for music videos. "Back To December" was good and "Sparks Fly" was phenomenal for a live video, but the others, in my opinion, were just not good.

I'm glad for the upcoming album Taylor does not feel required to write it all herself after doing that on "Speak Now". That's very smart. Tons of amazing songwriters out there that would do anything to write with her, glad she seems to be using a couple.

[Deleted]

Dec 3, 2011 0:42:07 GMT -5 cufan7 said:

Dec 2, 2011 21:54:03 GMT -5 fullonrainstorm said:

I literally got chills reading this part.

Remember it is Borchetta saying this about Taylor. It's his job to say stuff like this. If it came from someone else I'd be all over it.

As far as the video for "Ours", it just wasn't good. I think this has been far and away her worst era for music videos. "Back To December" was good and "Sparks Fly" was phenomenal for a live video, but the others, in my opinion, were just not good.

I'm glad for the upcoming album Taylor does not feel required to write it all herself after doing that on "Speak Now". That's very smart. Tons of amazing songwriters out there that would do anything to write with her, glad she seems to be using a couple.

This. Personally, I think Borchetta goes overboard when it comes to Taylor most of the time, but that's just me.

[Joe1240]

I liked the video for "Ours".If this is the final single/video for this era,It is a great way to go out because this video is great. Everything blended together well.

[Deleted]

Here's the direct link to the "Ours" video:

www.eonline.com/videos/exclusive-taylor-swifts-ours-music-video/174878

I actually really liked it. I'd give it a solid A. :)

[Kyla]

Obviously, Scott's biased when it comes to Taylor. But he's really not the type to go "this new song is the greatest song ever!!!". So I believe that he really feels that way about the song he was referring to. And I'm really excited to hear it. Sounds like Taylor's really excited about it to, since she wanted to play it for him right away.

There was also a quote in the magazine from the guy that runs her tours and he said that he heard 4 of the new songs as well and he said he feels like they're going to take her to the next level. Which, I hope, means it's different than anything she's done before.

Like Taylor's said, as she matures, her music will mature. So I already had high hopes for this next album. Even before Speak Now came out, I said that even though I thought the third album would be great, it was album #4 that I was really looking forward to. Because SN was written while she was just getting huge and thrown into the pop world, but she's had time to come into her own and settle a little more.

Dec 3, 2011 0:42:07 GMT -5 cufan7 said:

I'm glad for the upcoming album Taylor does not feel required to write it all herself after doing that on "Speak Now". That's very smart. Tons of amazing songwriters out there that would do anything to write with her, glad she seems to be using a couple.

She still wrote 23 of the 25 songs that she had recorded so far, alone. And of the other two, one was a collaboration with Lori McKenna. So it's not like she's getting together with Nashville songwriters like Liz Rose or Hillary Lindsey.

Also, she did collaborate with other people in the Speak Now era, mostly Liz Rose. But none of them made the cut. Really hope that Lori McKenna song is amazing enough to make it, though. ...And I hope it's folky and Lori sings bg vocals on it.

[austin]

Aside from the "elevators,...etc" line, the video really didn't fit the song at all. But it was an OK video, much better than Back to December, at least. "Mean" is by far my favorite video from this album, though.

[maria4hitz]

[cufan7]

I don't understand what constitutes her winning "Billboard's Woman of the Year"? Was there a formula based off sales, touring, radio airplay or is it just randomly chosen? Because I can't really see how Taylor could be woman of the year over Adele, except in touring... Can anyone enlighten me?

[slayZ]

she looks beautiful with her new haircut

[maria4hitz]

Dec 3, 2011 14:36:20 GMT -5 cufan7 said:

I don't understand what constitutes her winning "Billboard's Woman of the Year"? Was there a formula based off sales, touring, radio airplay or is it just randomly chosen? Because I can't really see how Taylor could be woman of the year over Adele, except in touring... Can anyone enlighten me?

I think touring might be a big part of it, there are some numbers from her tour here:






According to that magazine: $ 73,138,983 in 47 shows.

Here's the wikipedia page for the Speak Now tour with all the details en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speak_Now_World_Tour
$ 107,270,631 in 75 shows and 1,513,694 tickets sold.

[heartbreaklullaby]

New Certification for her singles:
Gold: Speak Now; Sparks Fly; Jump Then Fall

Platinum: Mean

2x Platinum: Mine

[bornfearless2000]

Taylor is one hard working girl. She is talented (great songwriting skill, angle voice), she is down to earth.

She is one of few artists that will last forever.

She deserves the woman of the year achievement. In fact, she should get Billboard's Person of the Year (if there's any).