Taylor på Forbes Highest-Paid Musicians List
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who are the highest paid country musicians of them all? That honor goes to country favorites Taylor Swift and Kenny Chesney. The superstars, along with Toby Keith, earned spots on the Forbes World’s Highest-Paid Musicians of 2012 list. And you know that ain’t a bad place to be.
Swift landed in the plum position of No. 7, tying with Paul McCartney, who is a legend and has been at this music industry game a lot longer than she has. Earlier this year, the 22-year-old star was named the highest celebrity earner under the age of 30. The ‘We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together’ singer raked in income receipts of $57 million, thanks to her music, touring and cosmetic endorsements, like her CoverGirl contract and her perfume portfolio.
Keith wasn’t too far behind on the 2012 list of highest-paid artists, landing at No. 10 with $55 million in earnings. That’s quite an impressive feat. As for Chesney, he took the No. 17 spot, but don’t doubt his cash flow — he tallied up a whopping $44 million.
The sheer numbers here are enough to blow anyone’s mind. But given how dutifully these three entertain their fans, they deserve all the fame and good fortune that has befallen them.
Intervju med Music Connection
She did it again––and there’s no oops about it. With Red, her fourth album, Taylor Swift notched her third consecutive No. 1 debut on the Billboard 200, selling more than 1.2 million copies––the best since The Eminem Showin 2002––and setting a variety of landmarks: the only female artist to ever sell more than a million first-week albums with two consecutive releases; the highest ever iTunes first-week sales (565,545 copies); the top one-week sales ever by a country artist; and the best single-week sales for Target.Källa
Swift also racked up sales by releasing four tracks, one each week, via iTunes before Red’s release, with each reaching No. 1 in short order. It adds to a tally that includes more than 22 million albums sold worldwide and more than 51 million digital downloads in the US, but the 22-year-old Swift hastens to point out there’s some artistic ch-ching going on here, too. Unlike 2010’s Speak Now, for which Swift wrote everything herself, the distinctively pop-focused Red finds her collaboration with the hit-making likes of Jeff Bhasker, Butch Walker, Max Martin, Shellback and Dan Wilson, as well as previous pal Dann Huff. She also duets with Ed Sheeran on “Everything Has Changed” and Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody on “The Last Time.”
Red is an album whose ambitions are as big as its sales, and Swift––who again filled the set with songs drawn directly from her personal life––is counting on fans to know the material from to back when she returns to the road March 13 for the first North American leg of a planned world tour.
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Photoshoot med Fairfax Media
NOTHING happens casually in the world of Taylor Swift. Her people ”don’t like surprises” we are told before the interview, hence the need to provide in advance the questions and information on the type of microphone being used.
This may seem excessive given the 22-year-old, a star since her mid-teens and the biggest name at Thursday night’s ARIA Awards, is plenty smart and more than capable, as some of her critics and her ex-boyfriends know all too well, of putting a smack down in song on anyone who crosses her.
But who is going to argue with a career with sales in excess of 20 million, including this year’s fourth album, Red, which sold more copies in the US in its first week of release (1.2 million) than anyone had managed in a decade.
Artikel från Herald Sun
SUCCESS may be the best revenge for heartbreak but Taylor Swift’s lovelorn anthems have created an elite fan club of the world’s top songwriters.
Swift, who is in Australia to perform at the ARIA awards on Thursday, said she sought out the world’s hitmakers to help her compose the songs for her multi-platinum smash record Red.
But it turned out they were already lining up to work with her, including Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody and Swedish legend Max Martin.
One of the first to approach her for a studio session was British balladeer Ed Sheeran, who has also penned songs for One Direction’s two records.
”I decided I need to learn more and as a 22-year-old musician, I wanted to go and do almost like an apprenticeship with Max Martin and Shellback and Ed Sheeran and (Snow Patrol’s) Gary Lightbody,” she said.
''I heard Ed's music for the first time when I was on tour in Australia last year and when I got home I told my management I wanted to write with him and it turned out Ed and I were reaching out to each other at the same time.''
She met Lightbody through the ginger-haired hitmaker.
''Ed and I had hung out with my friends having jam sessions and singing Snow Patrol songs and he knew I was a huge fan.
Artikel från New York Times
At the CMA awards earlier this month, Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley cracked a joke about your reported breakup with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s son Conor Kennedy. But the camera never panned to you.
They don’t pan to you if you’re not laughing.Do boyfriends ever say, “Look, whatever happens, just don’t write about me”?
The only time that has ever crossed someone’s mind was when we were in the process of breaking up.
And what did you tell him?
Of course I was like, “Oh, don’t worry, I won’t.” And then I did. Look, it’s not like it was written somewhere in the fine print that I write songs about my life. If we break up, I’m going to write about it. But I’m probably also going to write about when I fell in love with you. So there’s an upside.
In your video for “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,” you are wearing big, heavy glasses and there are a bunch of guys in animal costumes. What is that about?
You know when you watch an indie video and you’re like: “Why are they underwater in upside- down chairs with a random projection of a butterfly interspersed? Why is this happening?” We were trying to think of ways that we could tip our hat to the randomness of some indie music videos. Why are there woodland creatures? Nobody knows. Why am I wearing floral-print pajamas? Nobody knows. Why am I randomly wearing glasses? Nobody knows.
In that song, you also make fun of the ex-boyfriend who finds peace of mind “with some indie record that’s much cooler than mine.” Do you think there’s a special circle of hell reserved for hipsters?
That all came out of this one relationship I was in. This guy was just, so, so cool. It kind of gave me a bit of a complex for this album, because he was always going on and on about this new band that was so cool because they were so underground. I have so many indie bands on my iPod. What I don’t really understand is the attitude that if a band is unknown, they’re good, and if they get fans, then you move on to the next band.
Taylor: "Ed's just the best."
Taylor Swift has confessed that she is overwhelmed to have Ed Sheeran as her support act on her upcoming 2013 North American 'Red' tour and considers herself to be the "luckiest girl in the world".
The 'We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together' singer confessed that she can't wait to head out with the British star next year and was full of praise for the 'Lego House' man.
"Ed's just the best you know," she told Capital FM. "He's such a good friend, he's such a good guy, he's such a good writer.
"His voice is unreal. I feel like the luckiest girl in the world having him on tour having to have him on tour – it's amazing."
The pair also worked together on her latest studio album 'Red', collaborating on the song 'Everything Has Changed'
Last night, (6th November), the country star was back in the UK as she performed at the Westfield shopping centre in Shepherds Bush, London as she turned on the Christmas lights.
The singer revealed to Capital last month how the pair's collaboration came about and admitted making the ginger-haired star a homemade apple pie as they hung out together.
You can listen to Taylor Swift speaking to Capital FM's showbiz reporter Kevin Hughes at the Christmas Lights switch on at the Westfield shopping centre in London here.
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Taylor att uppträda på Times Square (New Year's Eve)
Country singer Taylor Swift is set to usher in the New Year with millions of fans after agreeing to perform in New York City’s Times Square just before the stroke of midnight.
“American Idol” host Ryan Seacrest made the big reveal after explaining that he will be taking over the reigns of the annual star-studded bash from beloved host Dick Clarke, who passed away in April, and will present the traditional show celebrating the famous ball drop on his own for the first time.
During an appearance on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon” on Wednesday, he said, “This one is gonna be emotional. This is the first time in 40 plus years that we’ll be in Times Square without Dick Clark as he passed away. And he’s such a hero of mine and was a dear friend. So it will be special, celebratory, reflective, but certainly emotional.”
But Seacrest won’t have to face the hoards of crowds alone – during the interview, he dropped less-than-cryptic clues all but confirming to viewers that the evening’s performer would be Swift, who made chart history this week after her new album, “Red,” moved more than 1.2 million copies in its first week of release.
Responding to Fallon’s pleas for clues about the headline artist, he said, “We haven’t announced it yet, but wouldn’t it be great if we could get, there’s a female artist out there that’s setting records in terms of what she’s selling, recently. She loves the color red. And if you’re with her, you may never, ever, ever, be back together with her. And she loves a good break-up anthem.”
Swift will join a long list of celebrities who have previously performed on the Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest TV special – last year Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Nicki Minaj, Pitbull and LMFAO all staged shows to ring in 2012.
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Utdrag från Cosmopolitan intervju!
Cosmo: Of all the lyrics on your new album, Red, which resonates the most with you at the moment?
Taylor: I have a chalkboard in my house in L.A., and every week, I’ve been writing a new lyric on it from the record just to figure out which ones pop out to me, which seem most important. There’s a song that’s the first track on the record, and it says, “Love is a ruthless game unless you play it good and right.” That’s been my whole philosophy on love this whole time anyway.
Cosmo: What about the playing-hard-to-get game?
Taylor: I think a lot of times when you meet someone you feel like you need to appear like you’re not interested in them so that they’ll be more interested in you. But what happens when you start showing him that you actually like him? What’s he gonna do then? Play the tape forward; how do you keep a guy like that? I don’t want to sign up for that.
Cosmo: Are there other moves you won’t tolerate?
Taylor: I can’t deal with someone wanting to take a relationship backward or needing space or cheating on you. It’s a conscious thing; it’s a common-sense thing. If I was in that situation, if I were them, would I be doing this to me? Would I ever do this to them? If the answer is no, then they’re not treating me fairly. I just don’t ever want to end up in a relationship that isn’t fair ever again.
Taylor att uppträda på AMA
It’ll be a little bit country and a little bit rock ‘n’ roll on stage at next month’s American Music Awards.
Organizers announced Wednesday that Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj and Linkin Park will perform at the 40th annual ceremony on Nov. 18.
All are also up for awards.
Minaj is the night’s leading nominee, along with Rihanna, with four bids each. Swift is nominated for favorite female country artist and Linkin Park is in the running for alternative artist.
Fans can pick the winners by voting online.
Christina Aguilera will also perform at the ceremony at theNokia Theatre in Los Angeles, where it will be broadcast live on ABC.
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Intervju med The Sun
How different is bringing this album out compared with earlier ones?When I brought out my first album at 16, my biggest fear was that no one would ever hear it. Now I feel really lucky as it’s guaranteed there will be loud opinions on it. Now my concerns are that those opinions are good.
Who were you excited about teaming up with?
I was really excited about getting to work with ED SHEERAN because I love his songs so much — they’re so beautiful. So when we ended up doing a duet, I was just so happy to have his voice on the record.
What was it like when you met up?
We had both reached out to each other’s camps at the same time. I showed up at his hotel in Arizona and we just wrote songs all day. Then he came and hung out at my house in LA and we spent all night sitting on the kitchen floor laughing, writing songs and harmonizing. We have made other songs and we will put them out at different times.
How did you start songwriting?
It started out when I was lonely at school. I felt rejected — no one ever invited me to their parties. So I wrote it all down and I’ve been doing it ever since.
What’s the best thing about travelling the world promoting your album?
No two days are the same. Recently I got to record The Jonathan Ross Show and an X Factor performance. I’ve never got to do those things before.
How do you find the experience of living out of hotel rooms?
Hotel rooms are fine. You have room service and movies on the TV. I’m used to it because I’ve been touring since I was 15. And quite frankly, the rooms I’m in now are a lot nicer than the ones I was staying in back then. I used to do some touring in a van!
You have a more classic look than most pop stars. Is that deliberate?
I don’t really take my clothes off because I don’t think I can pull it off. Also, most people are only going to focus on one or two things about you — I want that to be that I write my own songs, not that I have great abs.
You’ve got a close group of celebrity friends like SELENA GOMEZ and EMMA STONE. Do you talk about showbiz stuff?
I have friends from all fields — people who are in school, actresses and singers. It’s surprising how we don’t talk shop. You’d think we’d get together and discuss the stresses of fame but we actually just talk about boys like all the other girls. We don’t run through each other’s scripts or compare set lists.
Who’s the best person in your phone?
Gwyneth Paltrow. But it means I have a strict rule that I don’t have my phone on me when I drink!
What’s the best thing about your job?
Seeing the world. Having girls cry when they meet me is cute. Having people come and see me play. And getting to wear fancy dresses.
Last time you were starstruck?
I met Ellie Goulding at The Jonathan Ross Show and she’s such a cool girl. Plus, she sang at the Royal Wedding.
If you could revisit any time from your past, which would it be?
When I was five. I grew up on a Christmas tree farm — I didn’t brush my hair and could mismatch my clothes. I had no fear. I’d run up to random people and sing Lion King songs.
Taylor i The Guardian
Swift's tendency to romanticise has not gone uncriticised. Detractors have accused her of everything from peddling false fairytales to young girls, to continually complaining about ex-boyfriends. She dismisses the snark curtly: "When we're falling in love or out of it, that's when we most need a song that says how we feel. Yeah, I write a lot of songs about boys. And I'm very happy to do that." But what's more interesting about Swift's penchant for romance is the conflict that's underpinned it ever since she gently, sadly called it out in the very first line of her career: "He said the way my blue eyes shine put those Georgia stars to shame that night. I said, that's a lie." Swift may buy into a patriarchal fantasy on Love Story, but she rejects it precisely for being a fantasy on White Horse. And the counterpoint to Swift's love of capturing moments is her obsession with impermanence and the passing of time.
"I think that one thing I'm really afraid of is … that magic doesn't last," she says. "That butterflies and daydreams and love, all these things that I hold so dear, are going to leave some day. I haven't had a relationship that's lasted for ever. I only know about them starting and ending. Those are my fears. I spend a lot of time balancing between faith and disbelief."
Does she think the way fairytales are sold to young girls can be damaging?
"A fairytale is an interesting concept. There's 'happily ever after' at the end, but that's not a part of our world. Everything is an ongoing storyline and you're always battling the complexities of life. But what I got from fairytales, growing up, was a beautiful daydream. I'm glad I had the craziest imagination and believed in all sorts of things that don't exist."
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Artikel om Red för USA TODAY
8:18PM EDT October 17. 2012 - NASHVILLE -- Just outside downtown, Taylor Swift is preparing for an upcoming performance, taking her band through We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together at a local rehearsal hall. With all the electric instruments running straight to the soundboard and into musicians' headphones, the only things audible are the voices of Swift and her background singers, acoustic guitar and drums.
Stripped down that way, devoid of all the production extras brought to the single by Swedish duo Max Martin and Shellback, Never Ever sounds more like a folky singalong than the frothy concoction that had the biggest digital sales week of any song by a woman in Nielsen SoundScan history. It still retains its essential earworm quality, though, with a hook that gets in your head and refuses to leave.
That's exactly what Swift had in mind.
Later, in a sidestage room, the ponytailed singer calls Never Ever "a definitive portrait of how I felt when I finally stopped caring what my ex thought of me." But Swift still had to exact vengeance on the guy who "made me feel like I wasn't as good or as relevant as these hipster bands he listened to."
"So I made a song that I knew would absolutely drive him crazy when he heard it on the radio. Not only would it hopefully be played a lot, so that he'd have to hear it, but it's the opposite of the kind of music that he was trying to make me feel inferior to."
And why would Swift want to create a single specifically designed to torment someone?
"Because that's fun."
IKYWT debuterar på Digital Songs Chart
Over on the Digital Songs chart, Taylor Swift yet again crowns the list as “I Knew You Were Trouble” bows at No. 1 with 416,000 downloads sold. It marks Swift’s second-largest sales week ever for a song: Only the arrival of “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” sold more (623,000 on the chart dated Sept. 1).
“I Knew You Were Trouble” is the fourth of five tracks Swift has released in advance of her “Red” album, due out Monday, Oct. 22. Next week will see the chart debut of “State of Grace,” which hit retailers at midnight Tuesday (Oct. 16) morning.
"One to One" med CMT den 22 oktober
Taylor Swift’s 1 to 1 with CMT! Oct 22!
Premieres Monday, October 22 at 11pm ET/8PT
Catch the super talented, Taylor Swift, open up about life and music in an exclusive one on one interview. Don’t miss Taylor talk about her hot new album RED and her new single “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”.
Akoo TV - "goes RED on October 20th"
Taylor samarbetar med KEDS
Coming off her latest fragrance launch, Taylor Swift is now adding footwear to her fashion résumé with a new partnership with Keds.
The country-pop star has inked a three-year deal with the sneaker maker, in which she will play a pivotal role in the new direction of the brand.
“I’ve been a fan of Keds for years, because they have two of my favorite elements of great style — they’re classic and effortless. I remember wearing Keds as a little kid, while riding my bike around the farm. When I got older, I started wearing them again. There’s something cool about shoes that you can grow up with,” Swift told WWD.
“I think they add something casual and cool to your look, and the new colors and patterns are so eclectic,” she added. “I love pairing them with vintage looks.”
For Swift, she’s pairing the release of her new album “Red” with her new Keds shoe, also aptly dubbed “Red,” to hit stores on Oct. 22.
Unlike her album, Swift’s sneaker, which happens to be red in color, will only be available on keds.com, taylorswift.com, nordstrom.com and journeys.com, for $50.
Papa John's gör reklam för RED
Intervju med Esquire Magazine
ESQ: This was your first time topping the Billboard Hot 100, right?
TS: Yeah, to have that happen was a serious jumping-up-and-down-screaming moment for me. I didn't want to peak at 18.
ESQ: Are you worried about peaking at 22?
TS: I'm always worried about everything. Like spiders. Right now, I'm worried about that.
ESQ: Do you worry what you'll do when you run out of breakups to write about?
TS: This is breaking news, but there are a few happy songs on this album. I do explore the emotion every once in a while. I'd like to think you don't stop being creative once you get happy. My ultimate goal is to end up being happy. Most of the time.
ESQ: I'm not your typical fan, but I do like this first song. It's catchy.
TS: Yay! We brainwashed you!
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