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NEWS ABOUT: Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift stories: 17 news summaries
COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS

 Taylor Swift Snags 4 CMAs 

Swift named Entertainer of the Year at Country Music Awards

Nov 12, 09 6:47 AM CST
(Newser) - Taylor Swift was the biggest winner at last night’s Country Music Awards, winning all four categories she was nominated in. Swift’s entertainer of the year award made her the youngest-ever winner of country music’s top honor, and the first solo female to win since 1999, the AP... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • country music • Keith Urban • Country Music Awards • Taylor Swift • Brad Paisley

 How Taylor Swift 
 Shot to the Top 

Teen a strong contender for country music's biggest prize

Nov 11, 09 12:28 PM CST
(Newser) - Barring interference from Kanye West, Taylor Swift heads to Nashville to fight for country music's top prize tonight: Entertainer of the Year. The 19-year-old singer is up against the old boys of the industry, but Randy Lewis of the LA Times thinks she's got a shot. If the Pennsylvania-born Nashville... More »

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Saturday Night Live • social networking • Nashville • Country Music Awards • Taylor Swift

DEAD HORSE RIDES AGAIN

 Kanye Cameo Likely 
 During Swift's SNL Gig 


Oct 26, 09 8:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Just when the Kanye West-Taylor Swift meme was starting to ebb a bit, there’s this from the rumor mill: West, awards-show interrupter, will make a cameo when Swift, awards-show interruptee, hosts Saturday Night Live on Nov. 7. Quoth gossip maven Perez Hilton: “Sources tell us this is very... More »

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Iraq • Saturday Night Live • entertainment • Kanye West • gossip • Perez Hilton • Jay-ZTV • Taylor Swift • MTV Video Music Awards

 Concert Earnings 
 Defy Recession 

Big-name acts, up-and-comers see modest rise in attendance

Oct 26, 09 3:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Concert tours remained surprisingly strong this year despite the weak economy, with slightly more people heading out to see their favorite acts than in 2008. Gross revenue held steady at $1 billion for the period from May 1 to Sept. 1, matching earnings a year earlier. Big-name acts like Kenny... More »

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entertainment • music • concert • tour • Bruce Springsteen • Beyonce • Kenny Chesney • Coldplay • Jonas Brothers • concert tour • Dave Matthews Band • Jay-ZTV • Taylor Swift • Kings of Leon

pop culture

 Taylor Swift: 
 Finally, a 
 Feel-Good 
 Teen Idol 

It's OK if your kids like her—she's no Miley, Britney, or Paris

Oct 16, 09 12:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nine-year-old girls can get thong underwear at Wal-Mart, and the hypersexualized antics of Miley et al. rule the headlines. So Hans Eisenbeis was understandably concerned when his ultrasheltered 11-year-old took a shine to Taylor Swift. “Is she too grown up for Phoebe?” he writes for DoubleX. “Is Swift... More »

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entertainment • pop music • celebrity • country music • Wal-Mart • Jay-ZTV • Taylor Swift • Prince Charming

 West-Gaga Tour Canceled 

No word on what killed the 'Fame Kills' partnership

Oct 1, 09 7:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Kanye West and Lady Gaga aren’t hitting the road together after all, but there’s no word tonight on what might have been the death knell for the Fame Kills Tour. The circus was to have opened Nov. 10, but in addition to rumors it was on thin ice... More »

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entertainment • Kanye West • concert tour • Jay-ZTV • Lady Gaga • Taylor Swift • MTV Video Music Awards • Fame Kills Tour

 WWE Offers 
 Kanye $10M to 
 Get Into Ring 

West would have to do some 'light wrestling,' sources say

Sep 21, 09 10:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - World Wrestling Entertainment has offered Kanye West nearly $10 million to step into the ring, sources tells MediaTakeOut.com. The rapper, swamped by a wave of disastrous publicity following his award-show interruption of country star Taylor Swift, would be on the hook for some “light wrestling” in three events... More »

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entertainment • professional wrestling • World Wrestling Entertainment • Kanye West • Jay-ZTV • Taylor Swift • MTV Video Music Awards • Vince McMahon

 Kanye Calls  
 Taylor to Apologize 

Rapper reaches out after Swift's appearance on The View

Sep 15, 09 3:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Kanye West called Taylor Swift today to personally apologize for rushing the stage during her VMA acceptance speech, Entertainment Weekly reports. “Kanye did call me,” right after her appearance on The View, Swift told ABC News. “He was very sincere in his apology, and I accepted that... More »

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Kanye West • apology • Video Music Awards • Taylor Swift • MTV Video Music Awards

OPINION

 Brooks: Humility Is Dead 

Kanye, Joe Wilson lead age of attention-seeking

Sep 15, 09 10:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - What happened to humility in America? In the past few days, we’ve seen Joe Wilson interrupt a presidential speech, Kanye West steal Taylor Swift’s microphone to voice his opinion, and Michael Jordan offer up an “egomaniacal” Hall of Fame speech, writes David Brooks in the New York ... More »

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Michael Jordan • Kanye West • World War II • David Brooks • VJ Day • Taylor Swift • Joe Wilson

 Obama: Kanye's a 'Jackass' 

Off-the-record remark gets on Twitter; rest is history

Sep 14, 09 10:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama got in on the Kanye West-bashing today, calling the rapper a “jackass” for his interruption of country star Taylor Swift during an MTV awards show Sunday. Obama made the remark in an off-the-record portion of an interview with CNBC, the Huffington Post reports, but that didn’t... More »

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entertainment • ABC • CNBC • Kanye West • insult • Twitter • President Obama • Taylor Swift • MTV Video Music Awards • jackass • off the record • Terry Moran

Kanye's Latest Apology Spices Up Leno Debut

'It was rude, period,' says rapper, who asked for chance to speak on Jay's new show

Sep 14, 09 9:57 PM CDT
(AP) - Kanye West told Jay Leno tonight he's going to take some time off for reflection after ruining Taylor Swift's night at the MTV Video Music Awards. Appearing on Leno's new 10pm NBC show, West said he knew he was wrong as soon as he handed the microphone back to Swift,... More »

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entertainment • NBC • Kanye West • Jay Leno • late night talk show • apology • Beyonce • Jay-ZTV • Taylor Swift • MTV Video Music Awards

OPINION

 Kanye's Tantrum Smells Staged 

VMA debacle with Taylor Swift 'merely a way to distract' from MTV's lacking lineup

Sep 14, 09 9:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Kanye West’s outburst at last night’s Video Music Awards allowed MTV “to sneak up behind the rest of the cable lineup and command the television-watching nation’s attention"—a definite coup when you consider it was competing with the US Open, football, and the True Blood ... More »

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entertainment • Kanye West • celebrity • award show • Video Music Awards • Taylor Swift • MTV Video Music Awards

SLIDESHOW

 Jackson Tributes 
 Steal Video Awards 

If it weren't for a certain rapper, Michael would have stolen the show

Sep 14, 09 7:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - With the exception of Kanye West's inebriated attack on Taylor Swift, last night’s MTV Video Music Awards were all about Michael Jackson, with longtime friend Madonna and sister Janet delivering moving tributes, the Los Angeles Times reports. The Material Girl introduced the tribute, while Janet performed her half... More »

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entertainment • Britney Spears • Janet Jackson • Eminem • celebrity • award show • Video Music Awards • Beyonce • Madonna • Michael Jackson • Rihanna • Beastie Boys • Green Day • Lady Gaga • Taylor Swift • MTV Video Music Awards

 Kanye Wigs Out 
 During Taylor's 
 MTV Award 

'I'm sooooo sorry,' he writes on blog after crazy rant

Sep 14, 09 3:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Crazed hip-hopper Kanye West stormed the stage last night during Taylor Swift's speech accepting her MTV award for Best Female Video to plug Beyoncé's video. Giddy country-music sweetheart Swift was mid-sentence when West, spotted earlier swigging cognac, yanked the mike from her to rant to a stunned audience. West... More »

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music • MTV • Kanye West • music videos • Beyonce • Taylor Swift • MTV Video Music Awards

(Newser) - Musical acts from youngster Taylor Swift to veteran Dave Matthews are hitting the road this summer, and some artists took time to fill the Wall Street Journal in on their on- and off-stage plans. A sampling:
  • Swift: Her first headlining tour includes a gig at Madison Square Garden,
... More »

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The Killers • summer • music festival • Dave Matthews • summer tours • TV on the Radio • Lyle Lovett • Taylor Swift • Steve Earle

SLIDESHOW

 Grammy Fashion Mostly Boring 

Rock stars need to stop playing it safe

Feb 9, 09 8:07 AM CST
(Newser) - What happened to rock stars dressing like rock stars?, wonders Monica Corcoran in the Los Angeles Times. Last night’s Grammy Awards were “glutted with tasteful gowns,” with nominees wearing “plenty of dresses that wouldn't make a pastor flinch.” Gone are the days of the tacky,... More »

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fashion • awards • award show • red carpet • Miley Cyrus • Grammy Awards • MIA • Katy Perry • Taylor Swift

MUSIC REVIEW

55-Year-Old Singer Leaves Pop Tarts in
the Dust

Beyoncé, Swift should hear Lucinda Williams

Jan 26, 09 6:40 PM CST
(Newser) - Beyoncé and Taylor Swift ought to get real and hear 55-year-old songstress Lucinda Williams, David Hajdu writes in the New Republic. Reviewing albums by all three, Hajdu dismisses Beyoncé's "bipolar" attempt to drum up musical personas, and warns Swift against such concoctions as her star rises. Williams' album,... More »

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pop music • country music • Beyonce • Lucinda Williams • Taylor Swift

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