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By Marianne Horner John Mayer thinks it's "totally sweet" that Taylor Swift is really in touch with who she is. It's almost like Taylor Swift is like a character in a movie about a small town girl who has her dreams come true, John tells Access Hollywood. "And what any small town girl would do when their dreams com...

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By Alanna Conaway If any press is good press, then a little sports bar in the middle of Idaho is probably pretty busy today. TMZ is reporting that music publishing company BMI has filed a lawsuit against the Sports Cellar, claiming the bar has been playing music -- including some of Taylor Swift's recent hits...

By Gayle Richardson Williamson, who created the popular television series 'Dawson's Creek,' recently gave a surprising answer when asked whether he would ask 'Dawson' alumnus Katie Holmes to star in his new TV series. "I think she's got bigger fish to fry at the moment," he told the New York Post. 'My new obses...

By Beville Darden In addition to Julianne, Taylor and Carrie, Maxim's Hottest Women in Country Music list includes Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles, Faith Hill, Martina McBride, Kellie Pickler, Shania Twain, Gretchen Wilson, Jessie James, Lady Antebellum's Hillary Scott, Gloriana's Cheyenne Kimbal...

By Gayle Richardson In spite of the rumors swirling that Taylor Swift and Taylor Lautner are romantically linked, the reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year continues to insist the two are just friends. And even though they're often spotted out on the town together, the singer insists she's happy to keep it pla...

By Pat Gallagher Nine-time CMA winners Wynonna and Naomi - The Judds - were presenters on last week's CMA Awards show, giving Darius Rucker the Best New Artist honor, the same award they won 25 years ago. While talking to the press backstage, in addition to Wynonna offering her thoughts on Taylor Swift winn...

By Beville Darden A who's-who list of stars wrapped up a busy awards show week with dinner and a movie Thursday, as Tim McGraw hosted the Nashville premiere of his new film, 'The Blind Side.' Martina McBride, Kenny Chesney, Taylor Swift, Kix Brooks, Barbara Mandrell, Wynonna, Randy Travis, Heidi Newfield...

By Stephen L. Betts Taylor Swift left the 2009 CMAs as the winner of four awards -- no, wait, make that five! During dress rehearsals for the show, Taylor was surprised backstage with a very special honor, as Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn presented her with the 2009 CMA International Artist Achievement Award.

By The Boot Staff Filed under: CMA Awards Taylor Swift was the belle of the ball at the 43rd Annual CMA Awards, leading the pack of winners with four trophies: Female Vocalist, Album of the Year, Video of the Year and the night's biggest honor, Entertainer of the Year.

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By Gayle Richardson Sugarland has a three-peat, winning their third straight CMA award for Duo of the Year, and once again beating out soon-retiring duo Brooks and Dunn. The duo recently released their first Christmas album, 'Gold and Green.' They were also nominated for Album of the Year this evening, which...

By Gayle Richardson Taylor Swift has taken home the trophy for Album of the Year for 'Fearless,' sharing the honor with her longtime producer, Nathan Chapman "This album is my diary, and so to all the people who voted for me for this, thank you for saying that you liked my diary!" an exuberant Taylor exclaimed.

By Lorie Hollabaugh Filed under: CMA Awards, Country News Scott Borchetta, the head of Taylor's label, Big Machine Records, had arranged for the up-and-coming singer-songwriter to act as the publicist's intern, giving Taylor the task of escorting Darryl to all of his interviews, which she did like a pro.

By The Boot Staff CMA Awards presenters include The Judds, Faith Hill, LeAnn Rimes, Kris Kristofferson, Julianne Hough, Jake Owen, Lee Ann Womack, Randy Houser, Kid Rock, NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr., actors Neil Flynn and Patricia Heaton, and 'Good Morning America's' Robin Roberts.

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By Vernell Hackett Kris Kristofferson shared an emotional night with an invitation-only audience during the 57th annual BMI Country Awards last night (Nov. 10) in Nashville, as the worldwide performing rights organization named the singer/songwriter and actor their latest BMI Icon.

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By Donna Hughes This year's CMA Awards show is chock full of performances from some of today's biggest country stars. Taylor Swift will open the show and is said to have a second song prepared for later in the night. CMA co-host Brad Paisley takes the telecast into the future -- 'Welcome to the Future,' that i...

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By Donna Hughes The People's Choice Awards nominations were announced Tuesday and Taylor Swift received nods in three categories. She, along with Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban are up for Favorite Country Artist. Taylor and Carrie also received nominations in the overa...

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By Alanna Conaway Taylor Swift is highly-favored to become the youngest-ever CMA Entertainer of the Year tomorrow night, but back before she moved to Nashville and became popular music's hottest commodity, she had another important line of work on her parents' Christmas tree farm in Pennsylvania.

By Stephen L. Betts Taylor Swift's hosting/musical guest gig this past weekend on 'Saturday Night Live' contained but a few passing remarks about the Kanye West-MTV Video Music Awards incident in September. But the singer-songwriter has a few more awards shows to get through -- and more chances to be remin...

By Gayle Richardson American Top 40' recently tweeted, "We want your questions for Taylor Swift! She's guest-DJing the show. Call us! 1-877-AT40-FAN." In addition, the 'American Idol' host said via Twitter, "@taylorswift13 is filling in for me on @AmericanTop40 over Thanksgiving wknd. Call w/ ur ?s for her......

By Alanna Conaway To get to call it a 'job' seems ridiculous, because it's so much fun," Taylor tells GAC. "We're never doing the same thing over and over again. It never gets boring. We're never in the same place, it's never repetitive ... It's such an incredible thing!"

By Stephen L. Betts Performers already announced include Jason Aldean, Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney and Dave Mathews, Billy Currington, Vince Gill and Daughtry, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Reba McEntire, Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley, Darius Rucker, George Strait, Sugarland, Taylor Swift, Ca...

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By Alanna Conaway Taylor Swift is busy getting ready to host NBC's 'Saturday Night Live' this weekend (Nov. 7), so when she appeared on 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon' this week, she took the opportunity to seek some inside info from the 'SNL' alum. I have a lot of questions for you," said Taylor. "I have my first m...

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By Donna Hughes Billy Currington will be among the celebrities helping to kick off the holiday season by taking part in this year's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Billy will be joined by pop superstar Carly Simon, classical vocalist Andrea Bocelli, pop-rockers Boys Like Girls (who recently collabor...

By Gayle Richardson Referring to some of today's biggest stars, including Carrie Underwood and Taylor Swift, the country legend tells the Associated Press, "they've stolen our identity." And, he maintains, they need to give it back and move on to another genre. "They had to use something that was establishe...

By Beville Darden Taylor's self-titled debut CD, released in October of 2006, has been on Billboard's Top 200 albums chart for 157 weeks -- more weeks than any other album, beating the record previously held by Nickelback. Taylor also stakes claim to the Billboard record for most Top 10 debuts in a year, and...

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By Alanna Conaway That was confusing! It was like, 'Taylor -- to makeup ... Not you -- the other one! Taylor -- on your mark ... Not you -- the tan one!'" Taylor recalled to Ellen with a laugh. "Everybody was so confused. So halfway through the day I was like, 'How about this? You call him Taylor, and call me Swifty.' Proble...

By Vernell Hackett Taylor Swift is on a crusade for traditional Halloween garb. The singer tells CMT that she and her best friend Abigal have always been "anti-teeny-tiny, little costumes." She explains that too many girls her age use Halloween as an excuse to dress in the skimpiest costume they can find. Tayl...

By The Boot Staff Taylor Swift lyrics are all written by none other than Taylor Swift, who boasts solo or co-writes on every track of both her debut and sophomore albums. In celebration of the country superstar's Nashville Songwriter Association International win for Songwriter of the Year, The Boot cou...

By Donna Hughes Also while in Los Angeles this week, Taylor performed a pair of songs - 'Love Story' and 'Jump Then Fall' (from her new 'Fearless Platinum Edition' project) - on 'Dancing With the Stars,' shopped with her mom and a few friends and hung out with pal Selena Gomez. She also was photographed at a L...

By Gayle Richardson Taylor Swift continues to let the rumors swirl of her supposed romance with 'Twilight Saga: New Moon' star Taylor Lautner, who recently accompanied the singer to a hockey game one night and had dinner with her mother the next. But while she still doesn't admit to a relationship, she does gu...

By Donna Hughes Taylor Swift loves Halloween, but she doesn't like the seasonal treat, candy corn. "I'm not into candy corn. I've never understood it. It's too many different tastes," says country's teen queen. Taylor and her pals did however have a strategy when it came to seeking out the best candy. "You alw...

By Beville Darden Taylor's 'Platinum' re-release includes six new songs, five music videos, a behind-the-scenes webisode, three making-of-the-video clips, tour photos and the country singer's hilarious duet with rapper T-Pain, 'Thug Story,' which was shot for the CMT Music Awards.

By The Boot Staff Tickets for the next leg of Taylor Swift's Fearless tour went onsale today, and the first to get seats were the thousands of fans who camped out last night outside ticket offices across the country. Download Taylor Swift Songs Taylor Swift Live Performance Taylor Swift Tour Dates

By Deborah Evans-Price I am so pleased to be here," Brad Paisley told the crowd Wednesday night at New York's famed Madison Square Garden, as his American Saturday Night Tour hit the Big Apple. "I'm married to a New Yorker, and when she married me, she wasn't totally sure about me, but tonight she is," he said with a s...

By Stephen L. Betts Carrie and Taylor have received nods in the Favorite Country Artist category, and are also in the running for Favorite Female Artist, while Taylor gets a mention in the Favorite Pop Artist category as well. Carrie was the 2009 winner for Favorite Female Singer, besting Rihanna and Alicia...

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By The Boot Staff After her Fearless tour jets to Australia this winter, Taylor will return to the U.S. for another series of concerts, starting March 11 in Dallas. The password-only ticket sales are only given to select fans who signed up through Taylor's website, which has more information on ticket sales....

By Alanna Conaway Taylor Swift, a longtime player of Taylor acoustic guitars, has joined forces with the guitar manufacturer that shares her name, to launch her own signature model guitar. Her signature Taylor is a version of the company's three-quarter size Baby Taylor with a screen-printed design of v...

By Beville Darden Kenny Chesney and Taylor Swift are the only country names on the list of Billboard Touring Award nominees this year. Kenny is up for Top Package, which goes to the highest-grossing tour with three or more artists on the bill. The country powerhouse has taken home that award five times. He's up...

By Gayle Richardson The duet will mark Dave's first appearance at the CMA Awards, although he has ventured into country territory before, teaming with Emmylou Harris for an episode of CMT Crossroads. He joins rocker Daughtry on the performance list, as well as some of country's biggest stars, including Tim...

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By Vernell Hackett Taylor Swift received the Songwriter/Artist of the Year award from the Nashville Songwriter's Association International on Sunday. The country superstar wrote or co-wrote every song on her most recent album, including 'Love Story' and 'Our Song.' Taylor, who turns 20 next month, is th...

By Lorie Hollabaugh Taylor Swift celebrated the final night of her headlining tour in Minneapolis last week with some special guests never seen before on her Fearless tour: Batman, Robin and Spiderman! The teen country sensation had people dressed up as the cartoon characters, as well as some dressed as Wo...

By Marianne Horner Taylor Swift is the hottest act in country music. She's pretty much a rock star too, with her recent country chart-toppers, 'Love Story' and 'You Belong with Me' crossing over to become huge pop hits. At 19, her first headlining tour is a coast-to-coast smash -- she sold out New York's Madiso...

By The Boot Staff Why You Should Watch: What comes around goes around! Taylor Swift skyrocketed onto the country music scene with her debut single called 'Tim McGraw.' Now she has a song named after her! Pop singer Tyler Dean dedicates this countrified version of his hit debut single to his favorite countr...

By Beville Darden Live from New York, it's Taylor Swift! The country sensation is set to host 'Saturday Night Live' on Nov. 7. She says she'll probably play herself in some of the sketches. There are definitely some hilarious things that have happened to me over the past couple of months that I think will be pret...

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By Gayle Richardson Taylor, who won her first AMA last year for Favorite Female Country Artist, faces off against the late Michael Jackson and Lady GaGa for both Favorite Album and Artist of the Year, where she is also competing against Eminem and Kings of Leon. In addition, Taylor is vying for Favorite Album,...

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By Gayle Richardson Taylor Swift recently spent a jam-packed weekend in Chicago, with an agenda which included a sold-out concert, a visit with Oprah Winfrey and a chance to indulge in her favorite food, Chicago-style pizza. But it was one of her guests at Taylor's show -- one who's also named Taylor -- who had...

By Stephen L. Betts The titanic teen's 2010 trek kicks off Feb. 4 in Brisbane, Australia, with five shows scheduled Down Under before she begins her North American run on March 4 in Tampa, Fla. In all, Taylor will headline 37 shows in 29 cities in 22 states and provinces in the US and Canada.

By Gayle Richardson Taylor Swift, who famously used MySpace to increase her popularity (to the tune of more than 200 million music downloads), has found yet another way to connect with her fans: Twitter. But for Taylor, who prides herself on being business-savvy, it's simply another way to expand her star po...

By Gayle Richardson Reigning Female Vocalist of the Year Carrie Underwood, who is co-hosting the show, will also perform, along with all five of the Entertainer of the Year nominees: Carrie's co-host Brad Paisley, Keith Urban, Kenny Chesney, George Strait and Taylor Swift.

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By Beville Darden The question remains of whether Julianne Hough will return to the show that rocket-launched her career. The former 'DWTS' pro is hanging up her dancing shoes this season to concentrate on her acting and country music careers. But she is campaigning for a performance slot.

By Beville Darden Country Music Is Love reports that John's upcoming album will include a collaboration with the teen country sensation on a track called 'Half of My Heart.' John "tweeted" about wanting to record the song with Taylor back in March: "Waking up to this song idea that won't leave my head. 3 days s...

By Marianne Horner She scored No. 1 pop and country smashes with 'Love Story' and 'You Belong with Me,' and sold out New York's Madison Square Garden in less than a minute -- so Taylor Swift can't help but remember what everyone told her when she first came to Nashville with a guitar and a teenage dream to write an...

By Gayle Richardson The Oct. 1 show in Los Angeles also includes Melissa Etheridge, Dwight Yoakam and a few surprise guests, who'll all perform in an informal writer's round at the famed Club Nokia. The Oct. 13 show in Nashville will also feature Vince, alongside Keith Urban, Jason Aldean, Faith Hill, Taylor Sw...

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