• Can Taylor Swift "Shake It Off" When She's Being Sued Over Song Rights for $42 Million?

    Taylor Swift is going to have to majorly shake it off on this one. Something as simple as declining a selfie with R&B artist Jesse Graham has resulted in her being sued for $42 million dollars over song rights. The singer claims that the chorus of her 2014 song, "Shake It Off," from the '1989' album is far too similar to his song "Haters Gone Hate," which was released in 2013.

  • Taylor Swift Introduces 'Crazy Eyes' and Nick Jonas Onstage in Jersey

    Country crooner turned pop star Taylor Swift stopped by Metlife Stadium in New Jersey for back to back concerts Friday and Saturday night in which the first '1989' performance saw surprise appearances from the celebrated U.S. Women's National Soccer Team. Saturday night brought it's own lineup of all-star celebrities, this time including everyone's favorite Litchfield inmate and one of three Jonas brothers.

  • Taylor Swift Defends Fan Against Internet Troll

    There is no in between with Taylor Swift. You either love her so much that you blog about her or you hate her so much that you throw shade any chance you get. This is the world we live in. Swift returned all the love over the holidays during what social media dubbed "Swiftmas." The "1989" singer sent care packages to some lucky fans who then uploaded videos of themselves opening the gifts. After one troll wrote a hateful comment on Lucy Ashton's video, Swift came to her fan's defense, BuzzFeed notes.

  • Eric Church Loves Taylor Swift's '1989' Album

    There is no doubt that Taylor Swift's multi-platinum 2014 album "1989" riled up country fans. The all-pop record was Swift's first complete step out of the country world, and few Nashville stars lent their support during her big move. But do not count Eric Church as one of the haters. The 37-year-old "Talladega" singer told nola.com that he loves Swift's new stuff. "From Taylor's standpoint, I think the record is brilliant," he said. "I own the record. You know what I love about it? It's creative. It's what she wanted to do. "What she'll do next, I have no idea. And that's what I think is cool about it. I have no clue where she's heading. That's the exciting part. When you do something like that, it kind of shakes everything up so much — no pun intended — that you're intrigued. That's exciting to me."

  • Taylor Swift Sends Christmas Presents to Fans

    Taylor Swift loves her fans. And to prove it this holiday season, the "Shake It Off" singer sent gifts to a lucky group of Tumblr followers, "Billboard" notes. This resulted in the social media phenomenon "Swiftmas." The presents were not too shabby, either. One fan received a camera, beauty products from Australia and $200 worth of gift cards. Rebecca Cox and Victor Vinson were two of the lucky fans. Swift even sent them handwritten notes about the gifts. Cox and Vinson have a Tumblr dedicated to Swift, which is how this whole thing came about, apparently. The singer followed them before her management team reached out. "At 2 p.m. Rebecca messaged me screaming that Taylor Nation contacted us on Twitter, and they were basically asking for our addresses and our birth dates," Vinson said. "We figured either she's sending us packages, or they just want our information on file." The presents arrived a few days later, much to the delight of the fans — see below.

  • Taylor Swift Australia Shows: '1989' Singer to Break Record

    A month and a half after releasing her world-beating album "1989," Taylor Swift is still breaking records. The "Blank Space" singer recently announced that she will be headed back to Australia next winter, a trip that will make her the first female solo artist to play back-to-back stadium tours in the country. Swift last played for the Aussies in 2013 on her Red Tour. "Billboard" points out that she was the first female to play stadiums there since Madonna's Girlie Show two decades earlier. Taylor's 1989 tour has now reached 63 total dates in eight countries and four continents with the addition of four Australian engagements.

  • Taylor Swift Dishonest, Sold Her Soul to Google: Billy Bragg

    A few weeks ago, Taylor Swift caused a bit of a stir when she pulled her entire catalogue, including her recent platinum seller "1989," from Spotify, saying that the streaming service perpetuates "the perception that music has no value and should be free." Not everybody is buying Swift's story, however, and today, Nov. 18, British folk legend Billy Bragg posted a lengthy statement to his Facebook page explaining why Swift's reasons for pulling her music from Spotify are dishonest, citing the fact that her music is featured in Google's recently launched Music Key streaming service. "These worthy sentiments have been somewhat undermined by Swift making her new album and back catalogue available on Google's new Music Key streaming service," Bragg writes in the Facebook post, "which also offers listeners a free service alongside a premium subscription tier." Taylor Swift's "1989" has famously become the only album released in 2014 to have sold a million copies, with some arguing that her decision to pull the album from Spotify contributed to its strong sales. "If Ms Swift was truly concerned about perpetuating the perception that music has no value and should be free, she should be removing her material from You Tube, not cosying up to it," Bragg continues. "[S]he should just be honest with her fans and say, 'sorry, but Sergey Brin gave me a huge amount of money to be the headline name on the marquee for the launch of You Tube Music Key and so I've sold my soul to Google.'"

  • Taylor Swift Surprises Young Fan in Connecticut

    Taylor Swift has been reaping the benefits of her near-record-setting first two-week album sales for "1989," and now right before the holiday season she has decided to give back to one lucky fan. The "Blank Space" singer paid a surprise visit to a fan in North Haven, Connecticut, with some gifts for her son. According to "Billboard," Stephanie Barnett and Swift met on social media years ago and stayed in touch. Now Taylor Swift decided to make the relationship more personal by paying a visit to the mom and her 2-year old son, Leyton. According to "NBC Connecticut," Taylor Swift came bearing gifts for Leyton, including a toddler-sized Mercedes.

  • Taylor Swift Calls Spotify "An Experiment" That Doesn't "Feel Right"

    Taylor Swift's new album, '1989,' has famously become the first album in 2014 to go platinum, having sold over 1.2 million copies in its first week of release, and though the album certainly would have become a big seller no matter what, its stellar sales figures can be partially attributed to Swift's decision to pull all of her music from Spotify. In a new interview with Yahoo! Music, the 24-year-old singer explains her unusual decision, citing the uncertainty of the future of streaming, as well as Spotify's notoriously poor compensation of musicians.

  • Taylor Swift 1st Artist to Sell 1M Albums in 2014

    2014 has been a down year for record sales, and that is putting it lightly. While the industry has been moving toward streaming as computer technology heads up into the cloud, 2014 was poised to not have a platinum album released. In steps the music industry's pop/country queen bee Taylor Swift to the rescue, who not only beat expectations for what her first-week album sales would be with "1989," but absolutely crushed them. She is the first artist to sell 1 million albums in 2014. As per Swift, industry experts predicted she would move 650,000 copies in the first week, but she almost doubled that mark. According to "Billboard," she shot her way up to the top of the Billboard Top 200 chart with an astounding 1.287 million copies sold.

  • Taylor Swift '1989' World Tour Dates [FULL SCHEDULE]

    Taylor Swift's pop reign will not be ending anytime soon. The "1989" singer just announced her next world tour, which will begin in May in Louisiana and carry through Halloween 2015. Vance Joy ("Riptide") and Shawn Mendes will be supporting acts, and fans with American Express cards will be able to secure tickets before they reach the general public. The tour promo video and dates are below, but make sure to check out our Junk Mail review of "1989" and "Saturday Night Live's" hilarious "Swiftamine" skit.
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