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Taylor Swift (album) Taylor Swift is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, released on October 24, 2006, by Big Machine Records. Swift was 16 years old at the time of the album's release and wrote its songs during her freshman year of high school. Swift has writing credits on all of the album's songs, including those co-written with Liz Rose. Swift experimented with several producers, ultimately choosing Nathan Chapman, who had produced her demo album. Musically, the album is country music styled, and lyrically it speaks of romantic relationships, a couple of which Swift wrote from observing
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2008 with the original album artwork, including the three new songs from the "Taylor Swift Deluxe Edition", as well as the radio edit of "Picture to Burn," and an additional pop remix of "Teardrops on My Guitar". This version of the album was also released on vinyl in 2016. A karaoke version of "Taylor Swift" was released on January 27, 2009, containing the first fourteen tracks from the album on both CD+G and DVD. Swift's first broadcast performance of "Tim McGraw" was on October 24, 2006 on "Good Morning America". Other songs from "Taylor Swift" have been performed on television
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during a four-month period before 2005 was over. "Taylor Swift" was released on October 24, 2006 with eleven tracks. Swift was highly involved in the album packaging, designing doodle graphics herself. She also personally capitalized specific letters in the lyrics from each song to spell out hidden messages, a feat she would also execute for her succeeding albums. On November 6, 2007, the album was released under the title "Taylor Swift Deluxe Edition" for a limited time. The deluxe edition contained three new songs: "I'm Only Me When I'm with You", "Invisible" and "A Perfectly Good Heart", the radio edits
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Taylor Swift (album) Taylor Swift is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, released on October 24, 2006, by Big Machine Records. Swift was 16 years old at the time of the album's release and wrote its songs during her freshman year of high school. Swift has writing credits on all of the album's songs, including those co-written with Liz Rose. Swift experimented with several producers, ultimately choosing Nathan Chapman, who had produced her demo album. Musically, the album is country music styled, and lyrically it speaks of romantic relationships, a couple of which Swift wrote from observing
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became one of the first signings, and her father purchased a three percent stake in the fledgling company at an estimated cost of $120,000. She began working on her eponymous debut album shortly after signing the record deal, and persuaded Big Machine to hire her demo producer Nathan Chapman, with whom she felt she had the right "chemistry". Swift wrote three of the album's songs alone, and co-wrote the remaining eight with writers Rose, Robert Ellis Orrall, Brian Maher, and Angelo Petraglia. "Taylor Swift" was released on October 24, 2006. Jon Caramanica of "The New York Times" described it as
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large portion of the new country artists in the popular scene along with solo singers Kacey Musgraves and Miranda Lambert. One of the most commercially successful country artists of the late 2000s and early 2010s has been singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. Swift first became widely known in 2006 when her debut single, "Tim McGraw," was released when Swift was only 16. In 2006, Taylor released her first studio album, "Taylor Swift", which spent 275 weeks on Billboard 200, one of the longest runs of any album on that chart. In 2008, Taylor Swift released her second studio album, "Fearless", which made
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ending January 19, 2008, the album reached its charting peak at number five due to sales of 47,000 copies. "Taylor Swift" marked the longest stay on the "Billboard" 200 by any album released in the decade. As of June 3, 2011, the album has stayed on the chart for 275 weeks. The album topped "Billboard"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Top Country Albums Chart for twenty-four non-consecutive weeks. On the week ending August 2, 2008, Swift's EP "Beautiful Eyes" replaced "Taylor Swift" as the chart's number one album. With "Taylor Swift" charting at number two, Swift became the first artist to hold the first two
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Swift again opened for Flatts for their Still Feels Good Tour in 2008. In addition, Swift performed six songs from "Taylor Swift" on her first headlining tour, the Fearless Tour (2009–10). "Tim McGraw" was released as the lead single from "Taylor Swift" on June 19, 2006. The song was critically appreciated for Swift's delivery. "Tim McGraw" enjoyed commercial success, peaking at number forty on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and at number six on "Billboard"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Hot Country Songs; it was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for the shipment of 2,000,000 copies. "Teardrops on My Guitar" was
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Fearless (Taylor Swift album) Fearless is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. The album was released on November 11, 2008, by Big Machine Records. As with her first album, "Taylor Swift", Swift wrote or co-wrote all thirteen tracks on "Fearless". Most of the songs were written as the singer promoted her first album as the opening act for numerous country artists. Due to the unavailability of collaborators on the road, eight songs were written by Swift. Other songs were co-written with Liz Rose, Hillary Lindsey, Colbie Caillat, and John Rich. Swift also made her debut as a
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Babe (Sugarland song) "Babe" is a song recorded by American country music duo Sugarland, featuring guest vocals from American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. It was originally written by Swift and Patrick Monahan of the band Train for Swift's fourth studio album, 2012's "Red". The song was released by Big Machine Records on April 20, 2018, as the second single from Sugarland's sixth studio album, "Bigger" (2018). Patrick Monahan, the founding member of rock band Train, first spoke about the song during a 2013 interview with ABC News Radio. He said that when he asked Swift about collaborating on a song for
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2018. On June 8 a remix of the song featuring musician Seeb was released. The song had its debut performance at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on May 8, 2018, as part of the setlist for Swift's Reputation Stadium Tour. On May 27, 2018, Swift performed a stripped-down, acoustic version of the song as part of her performance at BBC Radio 1's Biggest Weekend in Swansea, where she supported herself on the guitar. Delicate (Taylor Swift song) "Delicate" is an electropop song by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift for her sixth studio album, "Reputation" (2017). It was released
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double platinum by the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA) for shipments exceeding 30,000 copies. "Fearless" saw less success in mainland Europe, charting within the top twenty in Austria, Germany, Greece, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. In total, "Fearless" has sold 9,775,000 copies worldwide as of October 2017. As listed in the liner notes. !scope="row"|Philippines (PARI) !scope="row"|Worldwide Fearless (Taylor Swift album) Fearless is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. The album was released on November 11, 2008, by Big Machine Records. As with her first album, "Taylor Swift", Swift wrote or co-wrote all thirteen tracks on "Fearless". Most of
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A cover version of "Bad Blood" was released as the first single from singer-songwriter Ryan Adams' interpretation of Swift's "1989" album, released in September 2015. Bad Blood (Taylor Swift song) "Bad Blood" is a song by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, from her fifth studio album "1989" (2014). Swift co-wrote the song with its producers Max Martin and Shellback, with a remixed version featuring additional writing and guest vocals from American rapper Kendrick Lamar. The Lamar version was released by Republic Records on May 17, 2015 as the fourth single from "1989". The lyrics of "Bad Blood" describe betrayal by a
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peaked at number nine on the US "Billboard" 200 and topped "Billboard"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Top Country Albums chart, succeeding her self-titled debut album. "I Heart ?" was released as a promotional single in June 2008. Though the EP was not heavily promoted, Swift performed the title track at a few venues. Swift received much success with the release of her self-titled debut album "Taylor Swift" (2006), and began working on her second studio album, "Fearless" (2008), in 2007. During that time, she received a number of e-mails from fans requesting for new material to be released, which drove Swift into releasing "Beautiful
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also successful outside of Swift's native country, especially in Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom. Five singles were released from the album, all of which have been certified platinum by the RIAA. "Tim McGraw" was released as the lead single and reached the top ten on "Billboard"s Hot Country Songs. "Teardrops on My Guitar" was released as the second single and was the album's best-charting song on the "Billboard" Hot 100. "Our Song" was released as the third single from the album and was Swift's first number one on "Billboard'"s Hot Country Songs chart. It was later certified 4x platinum
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White Horse (Taylor Swift song) "White Horse" is a song performed by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. The song was written by Swift and Liz Rose and produced by Nathan Chapman, with Swift's aid. The song was released on December 7, 2008 by Big Machine Records, as the second single from Swift's second studio album "Fearless" (2008). Swift and Rose composed the song about one of Swift's ex-boyfriends, when Swift discovered he was not what she had perceived of him. It focused on the moment where Swift accepted that the relationship was over. "White Horse" is, musically, a country song and
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Video of the Year at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards with "Blank Space" also winning Best Female Video. An app, "American Express Unstaged: Taylor Swift Experience", was released alongside the "Blank Space" video as a 360° experience. The app won the Emmy for Original Interactive Program at the 2015 ceremony, giving Swift her first Emmy Award. "1989" won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year at the 58th Grammy Awards, making Swift the first female artist to win twice with her own works. The album also won Best Pop Vocal Album, while "Shake It Off" and "Blank Space"
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Fearless (Taylor Swift song) "Fearless" is a country pop song performed by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. The song was co-written by Swift in collaboration with Liz Rose and Hillary Lindsey and produced by Nathan Chapman and Swift. "Fearless" was released on January 3, 2010 by Big Machine Records as the fifth and final single from Swift's second studio album of the same name (2008). Swift composed the song while traveling on tour to promote her eponymous debut album, "Taylor Swift" (2006). She wrote "Fearless" in regard to the fearlessness of falling in love and eventually titled her second studio album
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third single from the album. The song was critically favored, being described as "gem". "Our Song" peaked at number sixteen on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and was certified quadruple platinum by the RIAA; it also became Swift's first-number one on Hot Country Songs. The song peaked at number thirty on the Canadian Hot 100, becoming the best-charting single from "Taylor Swift" in Canada. "Picture to Burn" was released as the fourth single from "Taylor Swift". "Picture to Burn" was appreciated by contemporary critics for lyrics reflecting feminism. It became a fourth consecutive top ten single for Swift on the United
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Al" Yankovic's studio album "Alpocalypse" (2011). A music video for the parody, directed by Bill Plympton, was filmed in October 2010, and was included on the album's DVD. The music video was released on "Weird Al"'s Vevo on June 24, 2011. You Belong with Me "You Belong with Me" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. The song was co-written by Swift and Liz Rose and produced by Nathan Chapman with Swift's aid. It was released on April 18, 2009, by Big Machine Records as the third single from Swift's second studio album, "Fearless" (2008). Swift was inspired
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Red (Taylor Swift album) Red is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, and her last to feature a country sound. It was released on October 22, 2012, by Big Machine Records, as the follow-up to her third studio album, "Speak Now". The album title was inspired by the "semi-toxic relationships" that Swift experienced during the process of conceiving this album, with Swift describing the emotions she felt as "red emotions" due to their intense and tumultuous nature. "Red" touches on Swift's signature themes of love and heartbreak, however, from a more mature perspective while exploring other themes
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from her Red Tour. She played the song as the surprise song on her Reputation Stadium Tour during the first show in Landover. State of Grace (Taylor Swift song) "State of Grace" is a song by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift from her fourth studio album "Red" (2012). It was released to the iTunes Store on October 16, 2012, in the United States by Big Machine Records as the fourth and final promotional single from the album. It was the only promotional single from the album that was not re-issued as an official single, as "Begin Again", "Red", and "I Knew
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on the tour, where they performed the song together live for the first time. Credits adapted from Tidal. Babe (Sugarland song) "Babe" is a song recorded by American country music duo Sugarland, featuring guest vocals from American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. It was originally written by Swift and Patrick Monahan of the band Train for Swift's fourth studio album, 2012's "Red". The song was released by Big Machine Records on April 20, 2018, as the second single from Sugarland's sixth studio album, "Bigger" (2018). Patrick Monahan, the founding member of rock band Train, first spoke about the song during a 2013
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album of the year on the "Billboard" 200. Notes Credits are adapted from liner notes of "1989". !scope="row"|India (IMI) !scope="row"|Worldwide 1989 (Taylor Swift album) 1989 is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, released on October 27, 2014 through Big Machine Records. Swift began composing the album following the release of her previous studio effort, "Red" (2012). Over the course of the two-year songwriting period, she collaborated with producers Max Martin and Shellback—Martin served as the album's executive producer alongside Swift. The album's title was named after the singer's birth year and its music was inspired by the
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1989 (Taylor Swift album) 1989 is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, released on October 27, 2014 through Big Machine Records. Swift began composing the album following the release of her previous studio effort, "Red" (2012). Over the course of the two-year songwriting period, she collaborated with producers Max Martin and Shellback—Martin served as the album's executive producer alongside Swift. The album's title was named after the singer's birth year and its music was inspired by the pop music of the 1980s. The album represents a departure from the country music of Swift's previous albums, and is
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on tour". To date, the video has over 50 million views on YouTube. Fearless (Taylor Swift song) "Fearless" is a country pop song performed by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. The song was co-written by Swift in collaboration with Liz Rose and Hillary Lindsey and produced by Nathan Chapman and Swift. "Fearless" was released on January 3, 2010 by Big Machine Records as the fifth and final single from Swift's second studio album of the same name (2008). Swift composed the song while traveling on tour to promote her eponymous debut album, "Taylor Swift" (2006). She wrote "Fearless" in regard to
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Call It What You Want (Taylor Swift song) "Call It What You Want" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift for her sixth studio album "Reputation" (2017). It was released on November 3, 2017, as a promotional single from the album. Swift co-wrote and co-produced the track with Jack Antonoff. After Swift held several listening parties during October 2017, where she played her sixth studio album "Reputation" for 100 fans from all around the world and after releasing "Gorgeous" as the second promotional single of the album, on November 2, 2017, Swift announced she would be releasing "Call
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to the themes and messages behind the songs, Swift decided to title the album "Fearless". On the liner notes, she further explained the album title, As with her debut album, "Taylor Swift", Swift was very involved with the album packaging. The album's images were photographed by Joseph Anthony Barker, Ash Newell and Sheryl Nields while the cover and graphic designs were executed by Leen Ann Ramey for Ramey Design. "Fearless" was released on November 11, 2008 in the United States and Canada, and on November 15, 2008, in Australia. The album was then re-released on February 27, 2009, in Australia
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One Too Many Salty Swift and Not Goodbye One Too Many Salty Swift and Not Goodbye is a live album by Cecil Taylor recorded in Stuttgart, Germany, on June 14, 1978 and released on the Hat Hut label. The album features performances by Taylor with Raphe Malik, Jimmy Lyons, Ramsey Ameen, Sirone and Ronald Shannon Jackson. The album was originally released as a triple LP featuring the Cecil Taylor Unit performances (tracks 4-11 all titled "One Too Many Salty Swift and Not Goodbye") then rereleased as a double CD with duets by Lyons & Malik and Ameen & Sirone and
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the United States. Two promotional singles were released from "Reputation", "Gorgeous" and "Call It What You Want"; the former later became the album's fifth single, however only being released as such in Europe. The album was released on November 10 and sold 1.216 million copies in the United States—becoming 2017's top-selling album (pure sales only) in the country—and 2 million copies worldwide during its first week. With this achievement, she became the first act to have four albums sell one million copies within one week in the US. The album topped the charts in several countries, including the US, the
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as Jennifer Lopez, Ed Sheeran (who also served as an opening act), Cher Lloyd, among others. The tour grossed $150.2 million, and became the highest-grossing tour of all time by a country act. Credits adapted from AllMusic. Red (Taylor Swift album) Red is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, and her last to feature a country sound. It was released on October 22, 2012, by Big Machine Records, as the follow-up to her third studio album, "Speak Now". The album title was inspired by the "semi-toxic relationships" that Swift experienced during the process of conceiving this album,
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State of Grace (Taylor Swift song) "State of Grace" is a song by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift from her fourth studio album "Red" (2012). It was released to the iTunes Store on October 16, 2012, in the United States by Big Machine Records as the fourth and final promotional single from the album. It was the only promotional single from the album that was not re-issued as an official single, as "Begin Again", "Red", and "I Knew You Were Trouble", were all later re-issued as official singles. The song was written by Swift and produced by Nathan Chapman and Swift.
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Reputation (Taylor Swift album) Reputation (stylized in lower case) is the sixth studio album by American singer and songwriter Taylor Swift. It was released on November 10, 2017, through Big Machine Records. The record was primarily produced by Jack Antonoff, Max Martin, Shellback and Swift herself, who also serves as the executive producer. Artists featured on the album include English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran and American rapper Future. "Reputation" received generally positive reviews from music critics and reached number one in 13 countries including the United Kingdom, and United States. In the US, the album sold 1.216 million copies in its
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Stadium Tour. Gorgeous (Taylor Swift song) "Gorgeous" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift for her sixth studio album, "Reputation" (2017). It was released on October 20, 2017, as a promotional single from the album. The song reached the top ten in the music charts of Australia, Canada, Hungary, and Malaysia, as well as the top twenty in Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. On January 12, 2018, "Gorgeous" was released as the fourth European single and fifth overall single from "Reputation". After Swift held a secret listening party on October 13, 2017 where
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Gorgeous (Taylor Swift song) "Gorgeous" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift for her sixth studio album, "Reputation" (2017). It was released on October 20, 2017, as a promotional single from the album. The song reached the top ten in the music charts of Australia, Canada, Hungary, and Malaysia, as well as the top twenty in Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. On January 12, 2018, "Gorgeous" was released as the fourth European single and fifth overall single from "Reputation". After Swift held a secret listening party on October 13, 2017 where she played
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released as the second single from "Taylor Swift". "Teardrops on My Guitar" received critical success for its memorable chorus and crossover potential, as well as commercial success by becoming the best-charting single from "Taylor Swift" on the "Billboard" Hot 100, peaking at number thirteen. It became Swift's first pop crossover hit, peaking at number eleven on the now-canceled Pop 100 chart. The song was certified double platinum by the RIAA for the shipment of 3,000,000 copies. "Teardrops on My Guitar" peaked at number forty-five in Canada and at number fifty-one in the United Kingdom. "Our Song" was released as the
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$315 million, being the highest-grossing concert tour of the year. Swift announced , will be released by Netflix on December 31, 2018. Swift first announced through Instagram on August 23, 2017 that her sixth album would be titled "Reputation" and released on November 10, 2017. The album's lead single, "Look What You Made Me Do", was released the next day. On September 2, Swift teased a second song during ABC's "Saturday Night Football" telecast and was later posted on Instagram, titled "...Ready for It?", previewing the new track. The song was released on September 3, 2017 as a promotional single.
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achieve a diamond certification in the United States, signifying 10,000,000 album-equivalent units. To promote the album, Swift embarked on her first concert tour, Fearless Tour between April 2009 and June 2010. Prior to stardom, Swift received a publishing contract with Sony/ATV Music. Over the course of that period, Swift composed over 250 songs, either alone or collaborating with other songwriters, mostly with Liz Rose or Robert Ellis Orrall, and refused to give them away to already established acts with intentions of someday singing them herself. When later signed to Big Machine Records, Swift compiled her "Taylor Swift" album of material
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of Country Standard Time said "Taylor Swift"s best efforts were Swift self-penned song, including "Our Song", which "she sings with stirring conviction." Jonathan Keefe of Slant Magazine said the song "follow[s] time-tested narrative conventions and, more often than not, build to massive pop hooks." Fiona Chua of MTV Asia selected the track as a choice cut from Swift's second studio album, "Fearless". Kate Kiefer of "Paste" magazine recognized the song to be Swift's "first great hit" and believed it became many couples' song. In 2008, "Our Song" was listed as a "Winning Song" by Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI). On the
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eight studio albums between 2000 and 2017. In 2000, Ledisi re-released her first major label signed album, titled "". Ledisi and her group toured in 2001. In 2002, Ledisi released her second album, "Feeling Orange but Sometimes Blue". The album won an award for "Outstanding Jazz Album" at the California Music Awards. In 2007, Ledisi signed a record deal with Verve Forecast and released her third album, titled "Lost & Found", which sold almost 217,000 copies and earned her two Grammy nominations, including one for Best New Artist.<ref name="Billboard 200: 1/24/09: Taylor Swift #1 72k">[pulsemusic.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=gmn&action=display&thread=80953&page=2. Billboard 200: 1/24/09: Taylor Swift
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having previously won in 2010 for "Fearless". Swift released her fourth studio album, "Red", on October 22, 2012. The album marked a change in Swift's musical style with the experimentation of heartland rock, dubstep and dance-pop. "Red" was a commercial success and debuted at number one on the "Billboard" 200 with first-week sales of 1.21 million copies. This was the highest opening sales in a decade and ultimately made Swift the first woman to have two albums sell more than a million copies in their first week. To promote the album Swift, embarked on the North American leg of her
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positive reviews from music critics. As part of the 1989 World Tour, Swift performed a mashup of "Wildest Dreams" along with "Enchanted" from her third studio album, "Speak Now". Swift also performed the song on her Reputation Stadium Tour. Digital download Credits adapted from liner notes of "1989". Recording and management Sound Sources Wildest Dreams (Taylor Swift song) "Wildest Dreams" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift for her fifth studio album, "1989". The song was released to radio by Big Machine Records on August 31, 2015, as the album's fifth single. Swift co-wrote the song with its
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May 2011, the band supported All Time Low on their US tour. On April 11, UK-based independent record label LAB Records released "Love Like This" for the European market. In addition to the eleven tracks of the standard version, the release carried an acoustic rendition of "Chelsea" recorded at Hurley Studios, the five Taylor Swift cover songs performed at The Hoodwink New Jersey from 2010's "Love Like Swift" and another Taylor Swift cover, the iTunes-only bonus track "Fifteen." However, on this version tracks 1-11 are mastered from a lossy source, the audio quality thus being significantly inferior to the original
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Our Song (Taylor Swift song) "Our Song" is a country song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. The song was produced by Nathan Chapman. It was released on September 9, 2007 by Big Machine Records as the third single from Swift's eponymous debut album, "Taylor Swift" (2006). Swift solely composed "Our Song" for the talent show of her freshman year in high school, about a boyfriend who she did not have a song with. It was included on "Taylor Swift" as she recalled its popularity with her classmates. The uptempo track is musically driven mainly by banjo and
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relationships before being in one. Lyrics also touch on Swift's personal struggles in high school. "Taylor Swift" received generally positive reviews from music critics, who praised Swift's talent at such a young age. The album enjoyed commercial success and launched Swift's career in country music. In the United States, it topped the Top Country Albums Chart for 24 non-consecutive weeks, and was certified seven times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over 7 million copies. "Taylor Swift" has logged 275 weeks on "Billboard"s Top 200 albums chart as of early 2013. The album was
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number one in the nation, before "Beautiful Trauma" replaced it at the top spot. It additionally entered at number one and returned to that position in June 2018 in Ireland and New Zealand, and was certified double platinum by Recorded Music NZ (RMNZ) for shipments of 30,000 units. "Reputation" was ranked as the number one album of 2018 on the "Billboard" 200. Sample credit Adapted from the album liner notes. !scope="row"|Worldwide Reputation (Taylor Swift album) Reputation (stylized in lower case) is the sixth studio album by American singer and songwriter Taylor Swift. It was released on November 10, 2017, through
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("Change", "The Best Day", "Love Story", "White Horse", and "You Belong with Me"), behind-the-scenes videos (for the latter three), over fifty images (photographed by Austin K. Swift, the singer's younger brother) and backstage footage from the first concert of the Fearless Tour, and "Thug Story" (a video with rapper T-Pain filmed exclusively for the 2009 CMT Music Awards). To promote the album Swift released four promotional singles, advertised as "Countdown to "Fearless"". The first promotional single released was "Change" on August 8, 2008. The song was also included as part of the "AT&T Team USA Soundtrack" (2008). "Fearless" was released
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Wonderland (Taylor Swift song) "Wonderland" is a song by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. It was released as the third promotional single on February 17, 2015 from Swift's deluxe version of her fifth studio album, "1989". "Wonderland" makes frequent allusions to the novel "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll, and is known for a "bass drop" in the first chorus. In the song, Swift explores her ability to produce a daydream-like track. It descents to her early roots, where she made everyone believe that fairytales do exist. In this case, she convinces people that there is a thing called wonderland
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22 (Taylor Swift song) "22" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift for her fourth album, "Red" (2012). It was written by Swift along with Max Martin and Shellback. The song was released as the album's fourth single on March 12, 2013. The lyrics describe the joys of being 22 years old. The song peaked at number 20 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart in the United States, becoming the sixth song from "Red" to hit the top 20 in the country. After writing her third studio album "Speak Now" (2010) entirely solo, Swift opted to collaborate with
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Mine (Taylor Swift song) "Mine" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. Produced by Swift along with Nathan Chapman, it was released as the lead single from Swift's third studio album, "Speak Now" (2010) by Big Machine Records. Following an unauthorized internet leak, the song was released on August 4, 2010, two weeks earlier than the intended release date. Swift was inspired to write "Mine" after reflecting on one of her unnamed crushes and explained that the song is about her tendency to run from love. The song contains elements of power pop and its lyrics
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Welcome to New York (song) "Welcome to New York" is a song by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. It was released as the second promotional single on October 20, 2014 from Swift's fifth album, "1989". Swift is donating all proceeds from the sale of the single to the New York City Department of Education. The song was released to digital download on iTunes and with the CD on October 20, 2014. The song is the opening track on the album, "1989". Prior to the digital release Swift released a 30-second sampler of the song on YouTube. When discussing the song with
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day. Credits are adapted from liner notes of "Red." Red (Taylor Swift song) "Red" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift for her fourth studio album of the same name (2012). It was released on October 2, 2012, in the United States by Big Machine Records as the second promotional single from "Red" and eventually served as the album's fifth official single on June 21, 2013. It was one of the tracks released during the four weeks preceding the release of the album. Musically, "Red" is a country song, and its lyrics use colors and metaphors to describe
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Red (Taylor Swift song) "Red" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift for her fourth studio album of the same name (2012). It was released on October 2, 2012, in the United States by Big Machine Records as the second promotional single from "Red" and eventually served as the album's fifth official single on June 21, 2013. It was one of the tracks released during the four weeks preceding the release of the album. Musically, "Red" is a country song, and its lyrics use colors and metaphors to describe an intense and tumultuous relationship. The track received polarizing
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by Pink's official website. Her rendition of Taylor Swift's "I Knew You Were Trouble" received an enthusiastic approval from Swift and charted on the "Billboard" Hot 100. In the final round she sang Annie Lennox's "Why" and U2's "One" in a duet with Usher. She came in second place. Chamuel released her first solo album "All I Want" in September 2013. She called the album her "solo electronic project" and said her studio work as The Reverb Junkie focuses on creative sound works, whereas the work released under her own name has more of a pop focus. The album debuted
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Long Live (Taylor Swift song) "Long Live" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift for her third studio album "Speak Now" (2010). The original version of the song was written by Swift, and produced by Nathan Chapman with Swift's assistance, and served as the closing track on "Speak Now". On the strength of digital downloads following the album's release, the song charted at No. 85 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100. In 2012, a new version of the song was released as a single from the Brazilian edition of Swift's live album "Speak Now World Tour
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a CoverGirl spokesmodel, and launched two Elizabeth Arden fragrances—Wonderstruck and Wonderstruck Enchanted. While promoting her fourth album, "Red", Swift offered exclusive album promotions through Target, Papa John's Pizza, and Walgreens. She became a spokesmodel for Diet Coke and Keds sneakers, released her third Elizabeth Arden fragrance named Taylor by Taylor Swift, and continued her partnerships with Sony Electronics and American Greetings. Swift also partnered with the companies AirAsia and Qantas during the Red Tour. These acted as the official airlines for the Australian and Asian legs, and Cornetto sponsored the Asian leg of the tour. While promoting "1989", Swift had
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The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection, originally titled Sounds of the Season: The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection, is a Christmas EP by American singer Taylor Swift. The EP was first released on October 14, 2007 by Big Machine Records exclusively to Target stores in the United States and online. The release was originally a limited release for the 2007 holiday season, but was re-released to iTunes and Amazon.com on December 2, 2008 and again in October 2009 to Target stores. "The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection" features cover versions of Christmas songs and two original tracks written
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Country Song at the 56th Grammy Awards. Swift quipped that the song is "about when you've gotten through a really bad relationship and you finally dust yourself off and go on that first date after a horrible breakup, and the vulnerability that goes along with all that". She previewed it on "Good Morning America" on September 24, 2012, and was released digitally on iTunes the next day, September 25. The song initially served as a promotional single, the first of four tracks to be released during the four weeks preceding the release of her fourth studio album "Red". It was
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the caption #StillTheSame. The lead single "Still the Same" was released on December 21, 2017. Sugarland announced the album, album title and track listing on April 12, 2018. One of the songs on the album, "Babe" features Taylor Swift. Swift wrote the song with Train frontman Pat Monahan for her 2012 album "Red" but it didn't make the album. After the CMA's Swift got in touch with Sugarland, told them how excited she was that they were getting back together and mentioned she had a song for them. Sugarland performed for the first time in five years at Dick Clark's
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Bad Blood (Taylor Swift song) "Bad Blood" is a song by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, from her fifth studio album "1989" (2014). Swift co-wrote the song with its producers Max Martin and Shellback, with a remixed version featuring additional writing and guest vocals from American rapper Kendrick Lamar. The Lamar version was released by Republic Records on May 17, 2015 as the fourth single from "1989". The lyrics of "Bad Blood" describe betrayal by a close friend. The album version is the eighth track of "1989". The song reached number one in Australia, Canada, Israel, New Zealand, Scotland, and the
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Forever & Always (Taylor Swift song) "Forever & Always" is a song written by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift for her second studio album, "Fearless" (2008). It was a last-minute addition to the album It received mixed reviews from music critics and became certified Platinum by the RIAA peaking within the Top 40 of the "Billboard" Hot 100, despite not being individually released or promoted as a single. "Forever & Always" revolves lyrically around a breakup and the resultant heartache. Inspired by her recent break-up with Joe Jonas, Swift quickly wrote and recorded the song at the last minute for inclusion
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version of the song during her show at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on July 14, 2018 after a technical malfunction occurred on stage. Our Song (Taylor Swift song) "Our Song" is a country song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. The song was produced by Nathan Chapman. It was released on September 9, 2007 by Big Machine Records as the third single from Swift's eponymous debut album, "Taylor Swift" (2006). Swift solely composed "Our Song" for the talent show of her freshman year in high school, about a boyfriend who she did not have a song with.
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Delicate (Taylor Swift song) "Delicate" is an electropop song by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift for her sixth studio album, "Reputation" (2017). It was released on March 12, 2018, as the album's sixth single overall and fourth single in America. Swift wrote the song with producers Max Martin and Shellback. "Delicate" was written by Swift, Max Martin and Shellback, and was produced by the latter two. "Delicate" runs for a duration of three minutes and fifty-two seconds; and it has a tempo of 95 beats per minute. Swift performs it in the key of C major in a vocal range span
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LeAnn Rimes is the youngest individual winner. She was 14 years old when she won her first two awards in 1997. She was also the first Country artist to win the Best New Artist Grammy. Taylor Swift is the youngest solo artist to win Album of the Year. She was 20 years old when she won in 2010 for her album "Fearless". Pinetop Perkins is the oldest person to win a Grammy. In 2011 he was awarded Best Traditional Blues Album for "Joined At The Hip" at 97 years of age. Santana's "Supernatural" and U2's "How to Dismantle an Atomic
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Tim McGraw (song) "Tim McGraw" is the debut single and first published song recorded by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. The song was written by Swift and Liz Rose, and produced by Nathan Chapman. It was released on June 19, 2006 by Big Machine Records as Swift's debut single and the lead single from Swift's eponymous debut album. Swift wrote "Tim McGraw" during her freshman year of high school, knowing that she and her senior boyfriend would break up at the end of the year when he left for college. The song was written about all the different things that would
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Taylor Swift and Def Leppard "Taylor Swift and Def Leppard" is an episode of the CMT television show "CMT Crossroads". The episode features performances by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift and English hard rock band Def Leppard. The performance was taped on October 6, 2008, and made its television premiere on November 7, 2008, and was released on June 16, 2009 on DVD exclusively to Walmart stores in the United States by Big Machine Records. The program featured songs by both Swift and Def Leppard as well as interview segments. When the program was released on DVD it contained additional interviews
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as an exclusive limited release at Target stores in the United States and online, at Target.com. "The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s cover art is from Swift's music video for "Teardrops on My Guitar" (2007). On October 6, 2009, the EP was re-released by Target and made available as a digital download on the iTunes Store and Amazon.com, both making minor adjustments to its cover art and removing "Sounds of the Season:" from the title, leaving it as simply "The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection". "The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection" is holiday music with a country pop inclination. The EP is mainly
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confirmed the title for their second album would be "Love Drunk". The album was officially released on September 8, 2009. On June 24, 2009, the band released their first single, the title track of the album. The "Love Drunk" music video features actress and singer Ashley Tisdale. The group released their second single "She's Got a Boyfriend Now" on iTunes in August. The fourth song from "Love Drunk" is called "Two Is Better Than One," featuring and written with Taylor Swift. The song is about Johnson's previous relationship with a longtime girlfriend. Johnson had previously worked with Swift to write
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by Swift, "Christmases When You Were Mine" and "Christmas Must Be Something More", all of which have a country pop sound. Music critics received the album with favorable responses, where some would have preferred a full album. The EP was a commercial success in the United States, peaking at number twenty on the "Billboard" 200 and at number one on the Top Holiday Albums chart. Songs from "The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection" have been performed at several venues. For the original release of "The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection", Swift partnered with the American retail company Target; it was made available
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"1989", peaking at number 46 on the Hot 100 in April 2016. Swift began teasing an announcement in August 2014. On August 4, she posted a video on Instagram in which she pushes the number 18 in an elevator. On August 6, she tweeted an image of the time "5:00", and the next day a screenshot from a Yahoo! homepage. She then unveiled the album cover, a Polaroid picture with "T. S. 1989" written underneath. The first single from the album, "Shake It Off", was revealed during a worldwide live video stream hosted by Swift in partnership with Yahoo! on
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number one. For the former, Swift became the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the chart. "Teardrops on My Guitar" became a moderate commercial success, reaching number thirteen on the "Billboard" Hot 100 songs chart in the United States. Swift also released the holiday album "" in October 2007 and the EP "Beautiful Eyes" in July 2008. She promoted her debut album extensively as the opening act for other artists on their tours. Swift won accolades for "Taylor Swift". She was one of the recipients of the Nashville Songwriters Association's Songwriter/Artist of the Year in
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Style (Taylor Swift song) "Style" is a song by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift and is the third track from her fifth album, "1989" (2014). The song was written by Taylor Swift, Max Martin, Shellback, and Ali Payami. It was released to radio by Republic Records, in partnership with Swift's label Big Machine Records, on February 9, 2015, as the album's third single, following "Blank Space". The song reached number 6 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100 chart, becoming the third consecutive top-10 single from "1989" in the country, and entered the top-10 on charts of numerous regions, including Australia and
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2015, Swift dedicated a performance of "Mine" to 17-year old Rachel Erlandsen, who had died in a car crash before she was able to attend Swift's Australian leg of her 1989 World Tour in Brisbane. This song was most recently performed on her Reputation Stadium Tour in June 2018 as the surprise song for her show in Louisville. Mine (Taylor Swift song) "Mine" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. Produced by Swift along with Nathan Chapman, it was released as the lead single from Swift's third studio album, "Speak Now" (2010) by Big Machine Records.
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date, which Swift stated she hadn't experienced at the time of writing "Fearless". After completing the song, Swift deeply deliberated her personal definition of the word "fearless". To her, "fearless doesn't mean you're completely unafraid and it doesn't mean that you're bulletproof. It means that you have a lot of fears, but you jump anyway." That influenced her to title the album "Fearless". The song was first released as a promotional single from the album on October 14, 2008 as part of Countdown to "Fearless" an exclusive campaign by the iTunes Store; it was later released as the fifth and
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written during her publishing contract, and expected to do the same for her second album. She said, "I've been very selfish about my songs. I had this dream of this project ["Taylor Swift"] coming out for so many years now that I just stockpiled. I'm so happy that I did because now we have a second album full of songs and a third album full of songs, and I don't have to lift a finger." However, when embarking on her first and second tour as opening act for Rascal Flatts and George Strait, respectively, Swift continued to compose numerous songs.
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it the color palette, or just the general moodiness?”. To date, the video has over 150 million views on YouTube. Credits and personnel adapted from album liner notes. Begin Again (Taylor Swift song) "Begin Again" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift for her fourth studio album, "Red" (2012). Swift co-produced the song with Nathan Chapman and Dann Huff. Initially released as a promotional single on September 25, 2012 by Big Machine Records, the song served as the second official single from "Red" on October 1, 2012. "Begin Again" is a country song, with the lyrical
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The Last Time (Taylor Swift song) "The Last Time" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, taken from her fourth studio album, "Red" (2012). It was released as the seventh and final single from the album. One of two collaborations on "Red", the song features Irish singer Gary Lightbody of the band Snow Patrol. The artists co-wrote the song with its producer, Jacknife Lee. "The Last Time" is an alternative rock song, with influences of folk rock. It was added to the playlist of British national radio station BBC Radio 2 on October 19, 2013, and officially impacted
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Blank Space "Blank Space" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift for her fifth studio album "1989" (2014). It was written by Swift, Max Martin and Shellback. The song was released to the radio by Republic Records on November 10, 2014 as the album's second single, after "Shake It Off" and is the second track on the album. It is an electropop song with lyrics that satirize the media's perception of Swift and her relationships. Within three weeks, "Blank Space" reached number one on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 following "Shake It Off". Swift became the first woman
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Dear John (Taylor Swift song) "Dear John" is a song written and recorded by American recording artist Taylor Swift. The song was on her 2010 release, "Speak Now". Swift wrote this song on her own, like all of the songs on the album—save "If This Were a Movie" which she co-wrote with Martin Johnson—and it is allegedly about fellow singer, John Mayer. Although the song was never released as a single, it did end up charting on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Canadian Hot 100. Swift allegedly wrote "Dear John" about rock singer John Mayer, who she dated from
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by the RIAA. It made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number one song on the Hot Country Songs chart. "Picture to Burn" and "Should've Said No" were released as the fourth and fifth singles from the album, respectively, and both were successful on the country charts in the United States. Swift promoted the album by performing on tour as the opening act for artists such as Rascal Flatts, George Strait, Brad Paisley, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill. Swift is from Reading, Pennsylvania and developed an early interest in country music and songwriting. When she was
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of a New Year's Eve kiss, and is about how the one that sticks around the next day to "give you Advil and clean up the house" is the person that matters more. "Reputation"s cover art was photographed by Mert and Marcus in London. The cover features Swift in a grey sweater and choker necklace with newspaper headlines of her name over one side of her face. The typeface used for the headlines is reminiscent of the signature font of "The New York Times". Target released two 72-page magazines that contain different content, including the album in the US. Walmart
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UK, Australia and Canada. Later that month, Swift performed "...Ready for It?" and "Call It What You Want" on "Saturday Night Live". "End Game", featuring Ed Sheeran and Future, followed in November as the third single, and peaked at number 18 in the US. Other singles from the album include "New Year's Day" and "Delicate", the former of which was released exclusively to country radio. In April 2018, Swift featured on Sugarland's "Babe" from their album "Bigger". In support of "Reputation", Swift embarked on Taylor Swift's Reputation Stadium Tour from May to November 2018. The tour broke multiple venue attendance
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the surprise song on the Reputation Stadium Tour in Indianapolis on September 15. Forever & Always (Taylor Swift song) "Forever & Always" is a song written by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift for her second studio album, "Fearless" (2008). It was a last-minute addition to the album It received mixed reviews from music critics and became certified Platinum by the RIAA peaking within the Top 40 of the "Billboard" Hot 100, despite not being individually released or promoted as a single. "Forever & Always" revolves lyrically around a breakup and the resultant heartache. Inspired by her recent break-up with Joe Jonas,
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Begin Again (Taylor Swift song) "Begin Again" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift for her fourth studio album, "Red" (2012). Swift co-produced the song with Nathan Chapman and Dann Huff. Initially released as a promotional single on September 25, 2012 by Big Machine Records, the song served as the second official single from "Red" on October 1, 2012. "Begin Again" is a country song, with the lyrical content finding Swift falling in love again after a failed relationship. The song was widely acclaimed by music critics, many of whom praised Swift's songwriting and complimented for
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was released on December 21, 2017 and reached number 1 on the country iTunes charts as well as number 9 on the general iTunes chart. The duo also plans to tour in 2018. Their first official performance as a duo in over five years was at Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2018. On March 30, 2018, it was announced that Sugarland's new album, "Bigger," will be released on June 8, 2018. The album will contain the song "Babe" featuring Taylor Swift. Co-written by Swift and Pat Monahan, "Babe" is the first song Sugarland have recorded that
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as a limited edition with bonus tracks originally from "Taylor Swift" and a new artwork. An international edition was released March 2, 2009, in Spain, and numerous countries followed in the consequent weeks. Swift had already started composing songs for her next album, what would become "Speak Now" (2010), but had also written songs she believed did not correspond with her scope of the record. She included them in a re-release for "Fearless". Some tracks were written much prior recording, while others were done subsequently. "Jump Then Fall" was self-penned by Swift using a banjo and a "feel-good vibe", which,
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Music (2016). Taylor Swift videography American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift has released four video albums and has appeared in forty-two music videos, five films and three television shows. From her eponymous debut album (2006), she released music videos for the singles "Tim McGraw", "Teardrops on My Guitar", "Our Song", and "Picture to Burn", all directed by Trey Fanjoy and released from 2006–08. For the second of these, she earned an MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist nomination. She followed with three other music videos in 2008—"Beautiful Eyes" from her extended play of the same name, "Change" from the "AT&T
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Taylor Swift videography American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift has released four video albums and has appeared in forty-two music videos, five films and three television shows. From her eponymous debut album (2006), she released music videos for the singles "Tim McGraw", "Teardrops on My Guitar", "Our Song", and "Picture to Burn", all directed by Trey Fanjoy and released from 2006–08. For the second of these, she earned an MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist nomination. She followed with three other music videos in 2008—"Beautiful Eyes" from her extended play of the same name, "Change" from the "AT&T Team USA
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Beautiful Eyes Beautiful Eyes is the second extended play (EP) by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. The EP was released on July 15, 2008 by Big Machine Records exclusively to Walmart stores in the United States and online. The limited release EP has a primarily country pop sound and features alternate versions of tracks from her debut album, "Taylor Swift" (2006), and two original tracks, "Beautiful Eyes" and "I Heart ?", which Swift had composed as early as 2003. A DVD, featuring music videos of singles from "Taylor Swift", is also included on the physical release of the EP. "Beautiful Eyes"
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demo sessions. Striking up a potent working partnership, the pair began recording multiple demos each week as part of a studio team which also included Tim Marks (bass) and Chad Carlson (engineer). One of those demo sessions was for a teenaged singer/songwriter and aspiring country star named Taylor Swift, who liked the group’s work so much she convinced her Big Machine record label to let Chapman produce her debut album – 2005’s "Taylor Swift" – joined by Buda and the others. Buda went on to play drums on all four of Swift’s country albums ("Taylor Swift", "Fearless", "Speak Now" and
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Love Story (Taylor Swift song) "Love Story" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. She also co-produced the track with Nathan Chapman. It was released on September 12, 2008 by Big Machine Records, as the lead single from Swift's second studio album "Fearless" (2008). The song was written about a love interest of Swift's who was not popular among Swift's family and friends. Because of the scenario, Swift related to the plot of William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" (1597) and used it as a source of inspiration to compose the song. However, she replaced "Romeo and
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hewn details, the most varied production styles of her career and storytelling that remains as emotionally ass-whooping as any artist with her reach." Jon Caramanica of "The New York Times" also ranked "Red" number two on his top ten albums list, stating that "[Swift] goes Day-Glo on the most unexpected moments of this album, her fourth and the first that stops pretending she's anything but a pop megastar." MTV ranked "Red" number three, stating that "Swift takes tremendous strides towards becoming a genuine artist, the kind equally adept at penning heartbreakers." The album appeared at number five on "Billboard"s top
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eight artists to receive a 50th Anniversary Milestone Award at the 2015 Academy of Country Music Awards. In 2016, Swift won three Grammy Awards for "1989"—Album of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Album, and Best Music Video for "Bad Blood". She became the first woman, and fifth act overall, to win the first of these twice. Prior to "1989"s release, Swift stressed the importance of albums to artists and fans. In November 2014, she removed her entire catalog from Spotify, arguing that the streaming company's ad-supported, free service undermined the premium service, which provides higher royalties for songwriters. In a
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on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and number one in Australia. Four more singles were released throughout 2008 and 2009: "White Horse", "You Belong with Me", "Fifteen" and "Fearless". "You Belong with Me" was the album's highest-charting single on the "Billboard" Hot 100, peaking at number two. The album debuted at number one on the "Billboard" 200 and was the top-selling album of 2009 in the United States. The album received promotion from Swift's first concert tour, the Fearless Tour, which grossed over $63 million. "", a concert film, was aired on television and later released on DVD and Blu-ray. Swift
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the UK Singles Chart. It reached 2 million in sales by 2014.As of November 2017, the song has sold 2.3 million copies in the United States. ! scope="col" colspan="3"| Streaming 22 (Taylor Swift song) "22" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift for her fourth album, "Red" (2012). It was written by Swift along with Max Martin and Shellback. The song was released as the album's fourth single on March 12, 2013. The lyrics describe the joys of being 22 years old. The song peaked at number 20 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart in the United States,
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at her concert at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, Texas, where they performed "Airplanes". After the performance, speculation of a collaboration between the two began. In March 2012, in an interview with Fuse TV at the SXSW music festival, T.I. confirmed Taylor Swift's slot as a featured artist on "Strange Clouds". On April 11, 2012 his collaboration with Taylor Swift, titled "Both of Us" was leaked. On March 20, 2012, B.o.B. released the third song from the album, "Where Are You (B.o.B vs. Bobby Ray)". The song is in the same vein as T.I.'s "T.I. vs. T.I.P." from his second studio
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uses electric guitars instead of banjos and was released on Swift's first live album, "Speak Now World Tour Live". In his review of "Speak Now World Tour Live", Matt Bjorke of "Roughstock" cited Swift's perforation of "Sparks Fly" a standout during the concert. Swift has also performed the song at the CMA Music Festival. Before beginning the performance Swift walked through the crowd to the stage and began singing. "Sparks Fly" was the first song Taylor Swift performed on her debut in the iHeart Radio Music Festival 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. As introduced by Nina Dobrev, Swift appeared from
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Wildest Dreams (Taylor Swift song) "Wildest Dreams" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift for her fifth studio album, "1989". The song was released to radio by Big Machine Records on August 31, 2015, as the album's fifth single. Swift co-wrote the song with its producers Max Martin and Shellback. Musically, "Wildest Dreams" is a dream pop power ballad, with the lyrics describing Swift's plea for her lover to remember her. Following the release of "1989", it charted in the United States, Canada, and Australia on the strength of digital downloads. After its release as a single, it
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a solo by Shannon Jackson added and the titles changed to the performers for each track. The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow and Thom Jurek states: "Fans of Cecil Taylor's unrelenting music will certainly enjoy this exuberant work. This is the best-recorded performance of the enlarged Cecil Taylor Unit at its creative and most unified peak." One Too Many Salty Swift and Not Goodbye One Too Many Salty Swift and Not Goodbye is a live album by Cecil Taylor recorded in Stuttgart, Germany, on June 14, 1978 and released on the Hat Hut label. The album features performances by Taylor
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into envelopes to send to radio". She spent much of 2006 promoting "Taylor Swift" with a radio tour and television appearances. Borchetta has said that record industry peers disliked his signing of a 16-year-old singer-songwriter at first, but that Swift tapped into a previously unknown market—teenage girls who listen to country music. Following "Tim McGraw", four more singles were released throughout 2007 and 2008: "Teardrops on My Guitar", "Our Song", "Picture to Burn" and "Should've Said No". All were highly successful on "Billboard"s Hot Country Songs chart in the United States, with "Our Song" and "Should've Said No" both reaching
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Now". Johanna Karlsson was also critical saying "This album sounds very much like a Taylor Swift album, and it's not bad, but the problem is that Jessica Andersson is not actually Taylor Swift. There is no clear sender at all in this project and there is also no clear direction. Therefore, despite the spotless production, it becomes never engaging." Perfect Now Perfect Now is the third studio album by Swedish singer Jessica Andersson. The album was released in April 2015 and peaked at number 3 on the Swedish charts. The album includes her Melodifestivalen 2015 song, "Can't Hurt Me Now".
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