Taylor Swift

CD Reviews

Fearless (2008)
Journey to Fearless DVD (2012)
Speak Now (2010)
Taylor Swift (2006)
Taylor Swift Limited Deluxe Edition (2007)
The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection (2007)

Other CDs

Fearless Platinum Edition (Big Machine, 2009)
Red (Big Machine, 2012)

Editorials and Country Musings

Taylor Swift, the Grammys and playing in the dirt (Feb 2010)

Sunday proved to be a night of extreme highs and lows for Taylor Swift. On the extremely positive side, the superstar garnered four Grammys, including Album of the Year for the very fine "Fearless." Swift has proven her mettle as a solid songwriter with lots of good tunes. Just how country it is is open to interpretation. Let's just say that she and traditional country singers have little in common. But in the context of what constitutes country today, Swift is probably no better or worse than most of the singers and performers out there. ...

Swift, West make strange bedfellows, once more (Dec 2009)

Music makes very very strange bedfellows. Taylor Swift and Kanye West will share it metaphysically anyway as they were named Billboard�s female and male artists of the year, it was announced Thursday. Swift was the only country artist in either category unless Miley Cyrus is included, and she�s less country than a lot of other folks who say they�re country. For those with short memories, West was the guy who interrupted Swift when she won a Video Music Award a few months back, and went on a massive tirade saying that Beyonce was the most deserving artist. ...

Taylor Swift cleans up again (Dec 2009)

Once again, Taylor Swift has struck it rich. The teenager (can't say that for much longer) received eight Grammy nominations on Wednesday night with everything from best album to best country album. A very nice accomplishment for the country superstar with a massive teenage audience. The road to taking home a Grammy will not be easy, especially considering Beyonce goes head to head with her. Beyonce received the most nominations of any artist with 10. Both were nominated for album, record and song of the year. ...

A fine night for Taylor Swift (Nov 2009)

Taylor Swift's showing at the Country Music Association awards Wednesday night was no surprise. In some respects, it was invigorating to see someone who was not male and not around umpteen years like some of her male counterparts take home the biggest prize of the night, entertainer of the year. And Swift was deserving of the award. Her "Fearless" album , which won album of the year, was very strong on the Swift-penned lyrics with a bunch of good melodies as well. She competed against some solid discs particularly Brad Paisley's "American Saturday Night" and out of left field Jamey Johnson's "That Lonesome Song." ...

Will Taylor Swift win Entertainer of the Year? (Nov 2009)

Will the Taylor Swift wave continue? She's been a big seller getting oodles of press and just last weekend hosting and playing on Saturday Night Live? So will the teen star win the Entertainer of the Year Award at the Country Music Association awards tonight? Kenny Chesney has been on a big roll in winning the big award three years running, but it looks like Swift has a lot of momentum going. Of course, that is no sure bet with Keith Urban also having a big year, but the four guys (Brad ...

Taylor Swift sells out (Oct 2009)

Taylor Swift is on a huge roll - big sales of her album "Fearless," well at least in this day and age. Hit singles. Fans flocking to her shows. She's all over the place in the media. Today, the news got even better for her as she started selling tickets to her 2010 shows. Two shows at New York's Madison Square Garden reportedly sold out in less than 60 seconds, according to her publicist. A slew of other shows sold out their seats immediately also. That's good for Swift, but is it so good for fans? ...

Way to go Kanye (sic) (Sep 2009)

Kanye West made an outright ass out of himself Sunday night in messing with the Video Music Association awards at the expense of Taylor Swift. She had just won the award for best female artist for her video of You Belong to Me. Swift won her first VMA and was clearly, if predictably, excited. West, an interloper at past award events, got up there and took the mike from Swift just after she started thanking the crowd. West said Beyonce had one of the best videos going. He gave the mike back to Swift, who was shook up by West and could not finish. ...

Taylor Swift can't sing (Dec 2008)

Taylor Swift can't sing live. That is the unfortunate truth after seeing her perform on the Country Music Association awards in November and again at the Grammys concert this week. She offered by far the worst performance at the CMAs with her take on her hit single Love Story. And at the Grammys, she butchered Brenda Lee's I'm Sorry, which morphed into her own better sounding White Horse. This is not meant as any sort of personal bash against Swift. For non believers, ...

News Items

Swift endorses Harris (Sep 2024)
Swift, Rogers/Bowen, Marlowe, Watson, Ray release new music (Jul 2023)
Townes , The Reklaws, Swift score two Canadian awards nominations (Jan 2023)
Swift announces The Eras Tour dates (Nov 2022)
Swift tops American Music Awards nominations (Oct 2022)
Swift announces new disc (Aug 2022)
Taylor Swift's NYU commencement address (May 2022)
Swift receives PhD, urges grads to take chances (May 2022)
Swift reveals songs on "Fearless Taylor's Version" (Apr 2021)
Swift unveils new version of "Love Story" at midnight (Feb 2021)
Swift surprises again - new disc coming Friday (Dec 2020)
Swift returns to country with ACM appearance (Sep 2020)
Swift plans to re-record first six albums (Aug 2019)
Swift bags Big Machine for Universal (Nov 2018)
Brooks remains fourth (Dec 2017)
Swift wins groping court case (Aug 2017)
Boehner shakes it up with Swift (Jan 2015)
Swift's "1989" wracks up big sales (Nov 2014)
1989 tour coming in 2015 from Swift (Nov 2014)
Swift becomes part of Iowa Senate campaign (Nov 2014)
Swift pulls music from Spotify (Nov 2014)
Swift shakes off number one (Aug 2014)
Swift officially goes pop with "1989" (Aug 2014)
Swift plays iHeartRadio fest (Jul 2014)
Swift cancels Thailand gig due to unrest (May 2014)
Swift sets Chinese record (Apr 2014)
Swift husband wannabe ordered to stay away (Mar 2014)
Swift shakes her Money Makers (Mar 2014)
Swift, Shelton, FGL receive iHeartRadio Music Awards nominations (Mar 2014)
Swift adds Tokyo date (Feb 2014)
Swift plans to conquer southeast Asia (Feb 2014)
Swift, Aldean lead country charge on Grammy CD (Jan 2014)
Swift becomes highest grossing country act in '13 (Jan 2014)
Podium collapse in Australia halts Swift show (Dec 2013)
Swift wins big at AMAs (Nov 2013)
Swift, Urban, McGraw take early CMA honors (Nov 2013)
Swift receives CMA Pinnacle Award (Nov 2013)
Swift releases song, plans Berlin show (Oct 2013)
Swift grabs six AMA nominations (Oct 2013)
Swift takes VMA honor, disses Harry (Aug 2013)
Swift teams up with the Stones (Jun 2013)
Swift wins early and often at Billboard awards (May 2013)
Swift goes to Oz, New Zealand (May 2013)
McGraw premieres video for "Highway Don't Care" on Monday (May 2013)
Country community responds to Boston Marathon bombings (Apr 2013)
Swift kicks off tour in Omaha (Mar 2013)
Swift's "Red" video coming Wednesday (Mar 2013)
Mumford & Sons continue as best seller (Feb 2013)
Swift adds opening acts (Feb 2013)
Swift holds number one slots (Feb 2013)
Hayes, Swift lead charts (Feb 2013)
Swift sued for $2.5 million in concert snafu (Feb 2013)
Swift to open Grammys (Feb 2013)
Swift remains in top 10 (Jan 2013)
Swift reaches top of chart (Jan 2013)
Swift owns top country disc (Jan 2013)
FGL, Swift top charts (Jan 2013)
Swift slips to third (Jan 2013)
Swift dominates (Jan 2013)
Swift's "Red" is second best in '12 (Jan 2013)
"Red" rules again (Dec 2012)
Swift named country's top artist in '12 (Dec 2012)
Swift regains top spot (Dec 2012)
Swift sets record (Dec 2012)
Swift registers chart double (Dec 2012)
Swift, The CIvil Wars, Church, Hayes grab Grammy nominations (Dec 2012)
Swift holds onto second (Dec 2012)
Swift doubles up (Nov 2012)
Swift stays second (Nov 2012)
Country acts splt up awards (Nov 2012)
Swift sells out (Nov 2012)
Swift grabs three People's Choice nominations (Nov 2012)
Swift continues leading charts (Nov 2012)
Swift's "Red" leads charts again (Nov 2012)
Swift scores chart triple (Nov 2012)
Swift leads pack (Nov 2012)
Swift's "Red" sells 1.2 million (Oct 2012)
Swift sees "Red" tour (Oct 2012)
Swift sees lots of green, not "Red" (Oct 2012)
Swift plays Jingle Ball at MSG (Oct 2012)
Swift, LBT lead charts (Oct 2012)
Swift leads Billboard digi chart (Oct 2012)
Swift readies media assault (Oct 2012)
Swift enjoys huge week on chart (Oct 2012)
Swift slated to play Joni Mitchell (Sep 2012)
Swift sees "Red" for iTunes (Sep 2012)
Swift tops Hot 100 chart (Sep 2012)
Swift goes deluxe (Sep 2012)
Swift dedicates song to cancer victim (Sep 2012)
Swift releases "We Are Never..." vid (Aug 2012)
Swift sets sales mark (Aug 2012)
Swift plays VH1 Storytellers (Aug 2012)
Swift sees "Red" (Aug 2012)
Swift has "cool news" (Aug 2012)
Swift cleans up at Teen Choice awards (Jul 2012)
Swift, Paisley, Lambert, Aldean play iHeartRadio fest (Jul 2012)
Swift Speak Now exhibition opens at Country Music Hall of Fame (May 2012)
Swift wins Billboard award, Aldean takes two (May 2012)
Swift pledges $4M to Country Music Hall of Fame (May 2012)
Swift wins the biggie (Apr 2012)
First Lady presents award to Swift (Mar 2012)
Swift's "Ours" climbs to top (Mar 2012)
Casey James, The Hunger Games out today (Mar 2012)
Swift: country's biggest money maker in '11 (Mar 2012)
Swift starts final tour leg (Mar 2012)
Swift scores two Grammys (Feb 2012)
Swift's "Safe & Sound" video premieres Monday (Feb 2012)
StubHub anoints Swift as top '11 tour (Feb 2012)
Swift leads country concert bucks (Dec 2011)
Swift, The Civil Wars release film soundtrack song (Dec 2011)
Swift ranks at top (Dec 2011)
Swift, McEntire headline Canadian fest (Nov 2011)
Sparks fly for Swift (Nov 2011)
60 Minutes airs Swift segment on Sunday (Nov 2011)
Swift becomes second woman to win multiple CMA entertainer awards (Nov 2011)
Swift to receive Billboard honor (Oct 2011)
Swift appears Wonderstruck (Oct 2011)
Swift slates live CD/DVD (Sep 2011)
Swift adds four dates to Aussie/New Zealand tour (Aug 2011)
Swift's "Fearless" tour goes to DVD (Aug 2011)
Swift returns Down Under (Aug 2011)
"Sparks Fly" in Swift video out Wednesday (Aug 2011)
Swift postpones tour dates, suffers from bronchitis (Jul 2011)
Swift postpones show due to illness (Jul 2011)
Swift's "Mean" hits number one (Jun 2011)
Swift, Shelton win CMT honors (Jun 2011)
Swift fights poverty with Black Eyed Peas (Jun 2011)
Swift cleans up country honors at Billboard awards (May 2011)
Swift is powerful (May 2011)
Swift streams songs at tornado fundraiser Saturday (May 2011)
Swift dress rehearsal tix go on sale Thursday (May 2011)
Swift opens up for tornado victims (May 2011)
Swift closes CMA Music Fest (May 2011)
Leno hosts Swift Tuesday (Apr 2011)
Lambert takes three ACM awards, Swift wins biggest honor (Apr 2011)
Swift surpasses 20M in sales (Mar 2011)
Swift, McEntire, Brooks receive ACM honors (Mar 2011)
Swift extends U.S. tour (Mar 2011)
Swift joins Dr. Seuss movie (Mar 2011)
Swift starts European leg of Speak Now World Tour (Mar 2011)
Swift names opening acts (Mar 2011)
Swift kicks off world tour today in Asia (Feb 2011)
Swift's "Speak Now' only country CD in top 10 (Feb 2011)
Swift, Lady A receive Juno nominations (Feb 2011)
Swift celebrates at Hard Rock (Jan 2011)
Jake seeks closure with Taylor (Jan 2011)
Swift's "Speak Now" will top country charts (Jan 2011)
Swift sets record, but she won't be happy (Jan 2011)
McGraw, Swift continue at the top (Jan 2011)
Swift, Gyllenhaal are no longer (Jan 2011)
Swift's "Speak Now" holds down top spot (Jan 2011)
Swift leads charts again (Dec 2010)
Swift, Reba lead charts (Dec 2010)
Swift returns to number one (Dec 2010)
Swift is second (Dec 2010)
Peter Max commemorates Taylor Swift (Dec 2010)
Swift enjoys second best selling CD in U.S. (Dec 2010)
Taylor Swift goes triple platinum (Dec 2010)
Swift adds LA, Boston tour dates (Dec 2010)
Swift's "Speak Now" only country CD in top 10 (Dec 2010)
Swift names needtobreathe as tour opener (Dec 2010)
Taylor Swift Speak Now Tour set for '11 (Nov 2010)
Taylor Swift gets special (Nov 2010)
Susan Boyle tops Swift in sales (Nov 2010)
Swift leads country one-two-three on chart (Nov 2010)
Swift, Sherrill win BMI honors (Nov 2010)
Swift sets another record for sales (Nov 2010)
Strong sales continue for Swift (Nov 2010)
Swift tops charts, Rucker remains there (Nov 2010)
Swift's "Speak Now" sells more than 1M (Nov 2010)
Swift's "Speak Now" sales could top 1M (Nov 2010)
Swift hangs with Dancing with the Stars (Oct 2010)
"Monster" sales for Taylor Swift's "Speak Now"? (Oct 2010)
Swift starts world tour in Asia, pushes "Speak Now' in NY (Oct 2010)
Today, Taylor Swift will "Speak Now" (Oct 2010)
Taylor Swift gets Mean (Oct 2010)
Swift sells digital (Oct 2010)
Swift performs at CMAs (Oct 2010)
Swift slates week of CD release events (Oct 2010)
Kingsley hosts premiere of Swift's "Speak Now" (Oct 2010)
Swift's ex-manager sues singer, parents (Oct 2010)
Swift wins suit against counterfeiters (Oct 2010)
Swift's "Speak Now" sells (Oct 2010)
Swift releases title track (Oct 2010)
Swift names songs (Sep 2010)
Swift plans march on UN, well a concert anyway (Sep 2010)
Swift apparently responds to Kanye at VMAs (Sep 2010)
Swift unveils "Mine" video tonight (Aug 2010)
Taylor Swift unveils CD cover (Aug 2010)
Taylor Swift makes history (Aug 2010)
Swift wins three Teen Choice awards (Aug 2010)
Swift, DMB kick off NFL season (Aug 2010)
Swift song leaks out, gets released early (Aug 2010)
Swift speaks out about third CD (Jul 2010)
Swift holds web chat about next CD (Jul 2010)
Swift enjoys top grossing country tour (Jul 2010)
Swift sings and signs (Jun 2010)
Swift unleashes phone app (Jun 2010)
Taylor Swift hosts CMA meet and greet marathon (Jun 2010)
Swift, Lady A, Underwood, Aldean grab 3 CMT nominations each (May 2010)
Swift to receive Hal David Starlight Award (May 2010)
Swift doantes $500K for flood relief (May 2010)
Students get their Taylor Swift hug (Apr 2010)
Swift shoots for Sony (Apr 2010)
Taylor Swift - comic book hero? (Apr 2010)
Swift wins a few more awards (Mar 2010)
Taylor Swift receives honor (Mar 2010)
Swift guitar goes for $16K in auction (Mar 2010)
Swift guitar goes up for bid (Feb 2010)
Greetings from Taylor Swift (Feb 2010)
Kelly Clarkson takes on Swift's label honcho (Feb 2010)
Label head defends Swift (Feb 2010)
No rest for Taylor Swift (Feb 2010)
Swift takes Best Country Album Grammy (Jan 2010)
Taylor Swift wins two early Grammys (Jan 2010)
Swift saves best for last (Jan 2010)
Swift, Urban participate in Haiti relief concert Friday (Jan 2010)
New Taylor Swift song available (Jan 2010)
Country sales dip, but Swift helps (Jan 2010)
Swift sets digital record (Jan 2010)
Taylor Swift goes 3-D on tour (Jan 2010)
Swift wins People's Choice award (Jan 2010)
And the number one selling album of 2009 was.... (Jan 2010)
Swift appears likely to have top selling CD of '09 (Jan 2010)
Swift's "Fearless' top selling CD of '09 - for now (Dec 2009)
Taylor Swift: the top news story of 2009 (Dec 2009)
Swift shows up again on Saturday Night Live (Dec 2009)
Swift, Lady Antebellum perform at Grammys (Dec 2009)
Is Taylor Swift a Supergirl? (Dec 2009)
Boyle challanges Swift (Dec 2009)
Swift turns 20 (Dec 2009)
Swift grabs 8 Grammy nominations, second to Beyonce (Dec 2009)
Taylor Swift takes home biggest AMA prize, wins five awards (Nov 2009)
Swift launches a new career (Nov 2009)
Swift headlines at home of Patriots (Nov 2009)
Swift cleans up at CMAs (Nov 2009)
Swift takes female vocalist at CMAs (Nov 2009)
Swift wins songwriting honor, Kristofferson recognized (Nov 2009)
Swift wins album of the year (Nov 2009)
Swift wins musical video award (Nov 2009)
Taylor Swift opens CMAs (Nov 2009)
Swift to regain top spot on chart (Nov 2009)
Taylor Swift's "Fearless Platinum" drops today (Oct 2009)
Taylor Swift sells out fast (Oct 2009)
Nitty gritty of NSAI Hall of Fame honors (Oct 2009)
Songwriters group honors Keith, Swift (Oct 2009)
Swift plays Timberlake benefit show (Oct 2009)
Swift to host SNL in November (Oct 2009)
Taylor Swift's "Fearless' gets enhanced (Oct 2009)
Swift visits Oprah (Oct 2009)
Swift extends tour to 2010 (Oct 2009)
Kanye apologizes to Taylor Swift (Sep 2009)
Kanye West apologizes again to Swift on Leno (Sep 2009)
Taylor Swift takes high road against Kanye West (Sep 2009)
Kanye West ruins Taylor Swift's VMA win (Sep 2009)
Swift looks to The View (Sep 2009)
Taylor Swift has 10 million reasons to be happy (Sep 2009)
Band Hero snags Swift (Jul 2009)
Swift looks ahead (Jul 2009)
Def Leppard singer backs Taylor Swift performance (Jun 2009)
Swift, T-Pain rap together (Jun 2009)
Taylor Swift visits Oprah (May 2009)
Taylor Swift opens solo tour (Apr 2009)
Taylor Swift notches another chart topper (Mar 2009)
Taylor Swift plays Aussie brush fire benefit (Mar 2009)
Strait, Swift, Underwood lead ACM album nominations (Mar 2009)
Swift tops charts (Mar 2009)
Swift acts, runs contest (Mar 2009)
Taylor Swift stays first, Toby Keith makes it there (Feb 2009)
Swift reclaims top; Plant/Krauss surge (Feb 2009)
Swift LA show goes clean in two minutes (Feb 2009)
Swift teams with Miley Cyrus at Grammys (Feb 2009)
Taylor Swift announces headlining tour (Jan 2009)
Swift is one-two on album chart, Jackson leads singles chart (Jan 2009)
Taylor Swift reportedly covers Shania in Jonas Brothers flick (Jan 2009)
Swift, Paisley top charts (Jan 2009)
Taylor Swift goes to the scene (Jan 2009)
Taylor Swift continues at number one (Jan 2009)
Country sales drop 24 percent, Taylor Swift tops U.S. sales (Jan 2009)
Live from New York, it's Taylor Swift (Jan 2009)
Taylor Swift stays number one (Dec 2008)
Taylor Swift returns to number one (Dec 2008)
Taylor Swift reaches 5 million in sales, tops Billboard (Dec 2008)
Swift continues atop country chart (Dec 2008)
Swift scores a chart triple (Nov 2008)
Taylor Swift posts largest sales (Nov 2008)
Joe Jonas says it ain't so about Taylor Swift charge (Nov 2008)
Taylor Swift earns song of year honor (Nov 2008)
Ellen hosts Taylor Swift (Nov 2008)
Taylor Swift gets "Fearless" on TV (Oct 2008)
Taylor Swift sings at World Series (Oct 2008)
Taylor Swift slated to perform at Grammy nomination show (Oct 2008)
Taylor Swift, Def Leppard reach the Crossroads (Oct 2008)
Taylor Swift sells out (Sep 2008)
Taylor Swift wracks up another number one (Aug 2008)
Taylor Swift, Rascal Flatts will announce CMA nominees Sept. 10 (Aug 2008)
Taylor Swift gets "Fearless" on new CD (Aug 2008)
Taylor Swift offers "Change" for Olympics, wins Teen Choice award (Aug 2008)
Taylor Swift owns top of country chart (Jul 2008)
Taylor Swift remains first (Jul 2008)
Taylor Swift leads country chart (Jul 2008)
Taylor Swift stays at number one for another week (Jul 2008)
Taylor Swift reaches milestones (Jun 2008)
Taylor Swift goes exclusively with Wal-Mart (Jun 2008)
Taylor Swift goes the MTV route, hosts TRL (Jun 2008)
Taylor Swift kick starts Nashville Star (May 2008)
Taylor Swift signs all day long (May 2008)
Taylor Swift heads to CBS Early Show Saturday, announces deal with clothing line (May 2008)
Taylor Swift announces she's triple platinum (Apr 2008)
Taylor Swift introduces new video (Apr 2008)
Taylor Swift works on second CD (Apr 2008)
Taylor Swift assumes top of country charts, takes over from Alan Jackson (Mar 2008)
Taylor Swift keeps number one perch (Feb 2008)
"Picture This" from Taylor Swift (Jan 2008)
Taylor Swift tops country chart (Jan 2008)
Taylor Swift scores a chart double (Jan 2008)
Taylor Swift jumps to top of country chart, replacing Carrie Underwood (Dec 2007)
Swift gets an early birthday present (Dec 2007)
Taylor Swift enjoys record week (Dec 2007)
Taylor Swift gains airtime (Nov 2007)
Fairytale year continues for Taylor Swift (Nov 2007)
Taylor Swift joins elite company (Nov 2007)
Good news continues for Taylor Swift (Oct 2007)
Taylor Swift goes Opry (Oct 2007)
Taylor Swift plans deluxe edition of debut (Oct 2007)
Nashville reality show features Taylor Swift song (Sep 2007)
Taylor Swift joins Tennessee fight against online predators (Sep 2007)
Taylor Swift reacts to CMA nomination (Aug 2007)
Taylor Swift tops country music chart yet again (Aug 2007)
Taylor Swift shows her talent on "America's Got Talent" (Aug 2007)
Taylor Swift remains number one for third straight week (Aug 2007)
Taylor Swift stays at the top (Aug 2007)
Taylor Swift overtakes Brad Paisley on country music chart (Jul 2007)
Taylor Swift surpasses 20 million streams (Jul 2007)
Taylor Swift goes for speed (Jul 2007)
Taylor Swift joins with Symphony for July 4 celebration (Jun 2007)
Taylor Swift earns special status (Jun 2007)
Taylor Swift goes platinum (Jun 2007)
Bronchitis forces Taylor Swift to cancel shows (Jun 2007)
Tim McGraw/Faith Hill tour adds opening acts (Jun 2007)
For Brad Paisley, the tricks by Kellie Pickler, Jack Ingram, Taylor Swift are on "Ticks" (May 2007)
Taylor Swift achieves digital gold (May 2007)
Taylor Swift spots Brad Paisley, may seal her own fate (May 2007)
Taylor Swift opens Dodgers season (Mar 2007)
Taylor Swift goes gold (Jan 2007)
Taylor Swift, Tyler Hilton get together for video (Jan 2007)
Taylor Swift opens Strait tour (Nov 2006)

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