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Taylor Swift gets special

Thursday, November 18, 2010 – Taylor Swift has joined NBC's Thanksgiving lineup on Thursday, Nov. 25 with an all-new musical special "Taylor Swift: Speak Now" at 8 p.m. Eastern.

The one-hour special will bring fans on a whirlwind trip from New York City to Los Angeles with concerts in Central Park and on top of a tour bus on Hollywood Boulevard in downtown Hollywood during the week in October when "Speak Now" was released.

The show features nine performances, including takes on Swift's songs Mine, Sparks Fly, Story of Us, Long Live, Haunted, Mean, Back to December, Enchanted, and Speak Now. The special also features behind-the-scenes footage surrounding Swift, who takes viewers along for the ride of making and releasing the CD.

Swift will be a guest on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on Monday, Nov. 22 and on "Chelsea Lately" on Wednesday, Nov. 24 in advance of the NBC special.


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Part Behind The Music style documentary and part concert film, Taylor Swift's new Blu-ray release offers an interesting hybrid approach to the typical live performance video - an approach that hits more than it misses. "Journey To Fearless" focuses on Swift's meteoric rise from aspiring grade-school singer/songwriter to award-winning country and pop megastar while sprinkling in live performances. Hardcore Swift fans will find a lot to love on this single-disc set (which is also ...
CD review - Speak Now Taylor Swift has made the best CD of her young career with her fourth CD. The biggest difference is that Swift's singing, spotty on previous releases and live performances, is far far superior here. Swift wrote all 14 songs here, which like her other albums tend to deal with relationships that have gone south. Swift's songwriting always has been one of her strengths, and that continues to be the case here - both lyrically and musically. Put simply, Swift knows a lot about penning ...
CD review - Fearless Taylor Swift took the county world by storm with her huge selling debut and its five hit singles. With a huge marketing push and myspace, Swift was on her way. Kind of like an Avril Lavigne for the teen female country set. Sophomore slump? There's no indication of that. Swift once again writes her material - all 13 songs here with help sometimes from Liz Rose, Colbie Caillat and John Rich. Swift writes of what she knows about - relationships and teen love come and gone in songs speak to her fans. ...


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