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December 14, 2009
Taylor Swift is no longer a teen: The country superstar marked turning 20 with a Christmas-themed birthday party for friends, her band and her tour crew at her family's home in Hendersonville, Tenn.
December 3, 2009
Taylor Swift snagged eight nominations -- second only to Beyoncé -- when the candidates for the 52nd annual Grammy Awards were announced Wednesday night (Dec. 2) during a live music special televised by CBS from Club Nokia in Los Angeles.
November 23, 2009
Taylor Swift won big at last night’s 37th Annual American Music Awards, taking home five trophies, including the evening’s biggest award, Artist of the Year.
November 12, 2009
Taylor Swift walked away from last night’s 43rd Annual CMA Awards ceremony as the history-making winner of FOUR CMA Awards, including the industry’s biggest honor – Entertainer of the Year.
November 12, 2009
Superstar Taylor Swift was surprised backstage during the dress rehearsals for "The 43rd Annual CMA Awards" when Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn presented her with the 2009 CMA International Artist Achievement Award.
November 9, 2009
If you missed Taylor Swift on SNL or just want to rewatch her skits, you have your chance!
November 4, 2009
Take a look at Taylor's teasers for her hosting and musical guest appearance on Saturday Night Live this Saturday!
November 2, 2009
Taylor Swift enters the history books this week, claiming the Billboard record for the longest charting album of this century.
October 27, 2009
Check out the exclusive interview with Taylor on The MySpace Music Feed.
October 23, 2009
The first tickets for Taylor Swift’s FEARLESS 2010 TOUR went on sale this morning, and all tickets for the 15 shows put on sale were gone within minutes, including four shows in the New York area that all sold out in two minutes.
October 15, 2009
Taylor Swift will have the stage to herself next month — with no interruptions — when she hosts "Saturday Night Live."
October 14, 2009
A special episode of Oprah featuring Taylor Swift airs today!
October 13, 2009
Taylor Swift received 6 American Music Awards nominations today.
October 12, 2009
Taylor Swift’s brand new music video, “Fifteen,” brought record numbers to CMT.com with its Oct. 9 world premiere.
October 8, 2009
Taylor Swift isn't ready for her fairy tale to end, so she's doing what any other savvy 19-year-old would do — continuing the story.
October 5, 2009
Taylor Swift was announced as a part of the star-packed performance lineup for "The 43rd Annual CMA Awards" today.
September 10, 2009
Big Machine Records will release an enhanced version of Taylor Swift’s award-winning Fearless album, entitled Fearless Platinum Edition, on October 27th, 2009.
September 9, 2009
Taylor Swift has been nominated for four CMA Awards!
September 8, 2009
Taylor Swift, who The New York Times described as "one of pop's finest songwriters, country’s foremost pragmatist, and more in touch with her inner life than most adults," has surpassed the 10 MILLION milestone for record sales.
August 20, 2009
Taylor Swift, who sold more albums last year than any other artist, is making a significant impact on the global music scene, earning Gold and Platinum sales certifications in fourteen countries spanning five continents.
July 7, 2009
Taylor Swift's smash video for "You Belong With Me" has been nominated for VH1's Top 20 Countdown!
June 29, 2009
Country Music takes center stage when "CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock" airs Monday, Aug. 31 (8:00-11:00 PM/ET) on the ABC Television Network.
June 17, 2009
Taylor Swift was the big winner at last night’s CMT Music Awards, walking away (for the second consecutive year) with both the evening’s top honor, the Video of the Year Award, as well as the trophy for Female Video of the Year.
June 15, 2009
Taylor Swift provides an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at her latest video in a new GAC special, On The Set With Taylor Swift: You Belong With Me, premiering Saturday at 10:30 p.m. ET.
June 5, 2009
“Dateline: On Tour With Taylor Swift,” originally broadcast on NBC on May 31st, is being re-broadcast this Sunday, June 7th, in the network’s All Night time period (actually early Monday morning).
May 29, 2009
CMT has partnered with Big Machine Records for the first DVD release of its critically-acclaimed series, CMT CROSSROADS, when the episode featuring Taylor Swift and Def Leppard hits stores on Tuesday, June 16.
May 28, 2009
This Sunday night, Taylor Swift fans will have front row seats and backstage access to this summer’s hottest concert ticket, the Taylor Swift FEARLESS 2009 Tour, when NBC offers a one-hour, exclusive behind-the-scenes look at Taylor’s first-ever headlining tour and her life on the road. “Dateline: On Tour With Taylor Swift” airs on NBC May 31st, at 7 p.m. ET.
May 21, 2009
Taylor will be performing on the Today Show Summer Concert series in Rockefeller Plaza on May 29th, and we want you to be there!
May 19, 2009
The results are in and over 2.5 million votes were cast to determine the final nominees for the 2009 CMT MUSIC AWARDS, putting country superstar duo Sugarland in the lead with five final nominations; Brad Paisley and Taylor Swift are next in line with four nominations each.
May 14, 2009
In an exclusive, all access look at one of the hottest artists in the country, "Dateline NBC" will air “Dateline: On Tour With Taylor Swift” on Sunday, May 31 at 7 PM/ET.
May 11, 2009
Taylor Swift took a break from her sold-out FEARLESS 2009 tour late last month to tape an episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show, which is set to air on Monday, May 18th.
May 4, 2009
In celebration of Taylor’s two new videos for “The Best Day” and “You Belong With Me”, CMT and iTunes will be offering a special Taylor double feature this week. You won’t want to miss this
May 3, 2009
Taylor Swift loves being on tour, but everybody ignores her.
April 28, 2009
Verizon Wireless today announced the Taylor Swift Fearless 2009 Tour will provide a number of exclusive interactive activities solely for Verizon Wireless customers.
April 24, 2009
Taylor Swift kicked off her first-ever headlining tour, the Taylor Swift FEARLESS 2009 Tour, with a sold-out show last night in Evansville, Indiana. Earlier in the day, Evansville City Council President B.J. Watts declared April 23, 2009 “Taylor Swift Day” in Evansville and presented Taylor with a key to the city.
April 21, 2009
Country music’s biggest stars, including Toby Keith, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts and Taylor Swift will rock Nashville’s Sommet Center when the 2009 CMT MUSIC AWARDS premieres LIVE on Wednesday, June 17 on CMT and CMT.com.
April 13, 2009
Big Machine’s Taylor Swift racked up 4 CMT Music Award nominations today including:
Video of the Year (“Love Story”)
Female Video of the Year (“Love Story”)
CMT Performance of the Year (Taylor Swift and Def Leppard - “Photograph” from CMT CROSSROADS: DEF LEPPARD AND TAYLOR SWIFT)
Wide Open Country Video of the Year (Def Leppard and Taylor Swift - “Photograph”)
Video of the Year (“Love Story”)
Female Video of the Year (“Love Story”)
CMT Performance of the Year (Taylor Swift and Def Leppard - “Photograph” from CMT CROSSROADS: DEF LEPPARD AND TAYLOR SWIFT)
Wide Open Country Video of the Year (Def Leppard and Taylor Swift - “Photograph”)
April 6, 2009
Taylor Swift won big at last night’s 44th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, taking home THREE trophies, including the Album Of The Year Award, the most prestigious industry-awarded honor of the evening, for her triple-platinum-plus album Fearless. Taylor received TWO ACM awards for Fearless, as she was honored as both the album’s artist and producer. 19 year-old Taylor is the youngest artist in history to win Album of the Year.
March 30, 2009
Taylor Swift, the first Country artist in the 16-year history of the Nielsen BDS chart to have a single reach #1 on the Pop chart, this week scored her 4th #1 Country single.
March 23, 2009
Taylor Swift - the Hendersonville teen on a recent Rolling Stone cover and the new issue of Allure, the one who sold more albums than any other artist in 2008 - needs some help, and she's hiring at home.
March 13, 2009
Taylor Swift, who has been in Australia for the past ten days playing a series of sold-out concert dates, will take part this weekend in the SOUND RELIEF concert in Sydney to help raise money for victims of the recent devastating Australian brush fires. Taylor extended her Australia trip by several days when she was asked to participate in this benefit show.
March 6, 2009
The Academy of Country Music announced today that country music superstars Toby Keith, Miranda Lambert, Tim McGraw, Heidi Newfield, Rascal Flatts, Sugarland and Taylor Swift will perform as part of the 44th ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, hosted by Reba McEntire.
March 5, 2009
Things just keep getting better for Taylor Swift: Besides having the No. 1 album in the country, she's been nominated for album of the year at the Academy of Country Music Awards.
March 4, 2009
Taylor Swift, who this week spends her 11th week at #1 on Billboard’s Top 200 all-genre sales album chart, guest stars tomorrow night on one of her all-time favorite TV shows, the top-rated CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. CSI airs tomorrow night, Thursday, March 5th, nationwide on the CBS network at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
March 2, 2009
Taylor will be a guest star on Thursday night's episode of CSI. Click read more to see more video from her upcoming appearance.
February 28, 2009
CSI: is using Taylor's song "You're Not Sorry" to promote the March 5th epidose, in which she guest stars!
February 24, 2009
Taylor’s Rolling Stone cover hits newsstands across the U.S. today, but the singer is across the pond right now in the U.K. preparing for the release of her album there on March 9th. So [Rolling Stone] shipped her a copy of her cover along with a Flip cam, and she was kind enough to let it roll as she checked it out for the first time. Her reaction? Everything you’d expect from a 19-year-old: giddiness, awe and pure excitement.
February 20, 2009
Big Machine recording artist Taylor Swift, who this week spends her 9th week at the top of Billboard’s all-genre Top 200 Albums sales chart, has now reached #1 at pop radio. “Love Story” is the first country crossover to land at #1 on CHR/Top 40 in the 16-year history of Billboard’s Nielsen BDS chart.
February 12, 2009
Taylor Swift, Kellie Pickler, Darius Rucker, Gary Allan, Charlie Daniels, and More Join Celebrity Sweethearts James Otto and Wife Amy in Celebrating Nashville State Community College Sweethearts for Scholarships Online Fundraiser
February 11, 2009
Taylor will be guest starring on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation on Thursday, March 5 at 9 / 8c.
February 9, 2009
Watch Taylor's "White Horse" Video Replay from CMT.com.
February 9, 2009
GRAMMY-nominated artist Taylor Swift, along with emerging artists Crosby Loggins, Jimmy Wayne and GRAMMY-nominated Sara Bareilles, lead the way in the prominent Best Buy partnership.
February 6, 2009
Taylor Swift's new music video, "White Horse" world premiered exclusively on CMT Saturday (Feb. 7) at 8:30 p.m. ET/PT, immediately following the airing of Gone Country 3. Click here to watch it.
February 6, 2009
Taylor Swift’s May 22nd concert at the Staples Center in Los Angeles sold out this morning within minutes of tickets going on sale. Taylor’s fans snapped up all of the available tickets in a record TWO minutes.
February 3, 2009
Current GRAMMY® nominees Adele, Chris Brown, and Sugarland; a special performance with Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift; Estelle and Kanye West to perform together; and a Four Tops tribute featuring Duke Fakir (2009 Lifetime Achievement Award honoree and original member of the Four Tops), Academy Award® winner Jamie Foxx, and current nominee Ne-Yo are the next round of performers announced for the 51st Annual GRAMMY® Awards.
January 30, 2009
Big Machine recording artist Taylor Swift, who topped Nielsen SoundScan’s all-genre year-end music sales report as 2008’s top-selling artist, announced today that she will tour as a headliner this year. Taylor will take her North American FEARLESS TOUR 2009 to 52 cities in 38 states and provinces in the US and Canada over the span of 6 months. In most markets, ticket prices will start at only $20 plus local fees.
January 30, 2009
Taylor Swift may only be 19 years old, but as Katie Couric discovers, she is wise beyond her years. In an interview on KATIE COURIC’S ALL-ACCESS GRAMMY SPECIAL, to be broadcast Wednesday, Feb. 4 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, Swift, who at 14 was writing songs for artists twice her age, recalls her real-life “Mean Girls” experience.
January 29, 2009
The 19-year-old country singer, whose album “Fearless” has topped the charts for the last seven weeks and includes the hit single “Love Story,” has linked up with Jones Apparel Group’s L.E.I. brand to be the face of its spring and fall ad campaign. The line is sold exclusively at Wal-Mart.
January 26, 2009
On Wednesday Feb. 4 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT), CBS News will broadcast Katie Couric's "All Access Grammy® Special" on the CBS Television Network. Couric gets personal with some of music’s leading artists as she interviews past and present Grammy nominees, including Justin Timberlake, Lil’ Wayne, Katy Perry and Taylor Swift.
January 14, 2009
Big Machine/Open Road Recordings artist Taylor Swift took the #1 and #2 slots on Billboard's 2008 Country Album Chart (Canada) with Fearless and her self-titled debut. Swift ranks seventh on Nielsen SoundScan Canada's top-10 selling artists across all genres in 2008.
January 12, 2009
Taylor Swift, the best-selling musical artist of 2008, will guest star in an upcoming episode of the CBS Paramount Network Television and Jerry Bruckheimer Television series, CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION, on the CBS Television Network.
January 5, 2009
Coming off a highly heated political season and showing no signs of slowing momentum, NBC's "Saturday Night Live" returns in 2009 with three live shows in January. On January 10, Neil Patrick Harris ("How I Met Your Mother") will host with special musical guest Taylor Swift.
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