Taylor Swift and reigning champ Carrie Underwood face off against six male artists for the top prize at the 45th annual Academy of Country Music awards on April 18. Three of the men in the race are former winners of entertainer of the year — Kenny Chesney (2004-2007), Toby Keith (2002, 2003) and George Strait (1989).

Another two are multiple male vocalist of the year champs — Brad Paisley (2006-2008) and Keith Urban (2004, 2005) — while the final entry — the Zac Brown Band — are relative rookies. The ACM entertainer of the year will be determined by online voting as will the four newcomer awards.

Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at 10:05 pm by Chaitanya · No Comments

Taylor Swift scores five ACM nominations

Taylor Swift is continuing her amazing year with five Academy of Country Music Award nominations, including Entertainer of the Year.

She was outdone only by Lady Antebellum, who received seven nominations for Album of the year and “Need You Now.” Miranda Lambert took six nominations, and Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley and the Zac Brown Band received four each.

The winners will be announced in Las Vegas on April 18th. Until then, Taylor Swift tickets are available for her tour with Kellie Pickler.

at 2:37 am by brittany · No Comments

Taylor nabs four Grammys, drops one!

Congratulations are in order for Taylor Swift, who won four Grammy Awards at the 52nd Annual Grammy Award! The ceremony was held at the Staples Center on January 31, 2010 in Los Angeles, California.

Taylor walked away with awards for ‘Album Of The Year’ for “Fearless;” ‘Best Female Country Vocal Performance’ for “White Horse;” ‘Best Country Song’ for “Fearless;” and ‘Best Country Album’ for “Fearless.”

After the ceremony, Taylor was trying to balance all her awards and accidentally dropped and broke one! Poor Taylor! You can see the slip on YouTube.

Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at 9:04 am by jordan · No Comments

Taylor Swift performs with Stevie Nicks during the Grammys

In a weird but wonderful pairing, lots of people enjoyed Taylor Swift’s performance with Stevie Nicks on the Grammy Awards show tonight – but fans in Australia get to enjoy her in person, beginning tomorrow!

The singer is flying right from the show for the Aussie portion of her world tour – Taylor Swift tickets are selling like hotcakes all over the globe!

She will be back in the U.S. next week to tour with Kelly Pickler, beginning in the South.

Monday, February 1, 2010 at 12:19 pm by brittany · No Comments

Taylor Swift heading to Austalia tonight

Lots of people enjoyed Taylor Swift’s performance with Stevie Nicks on the Grammy Awards show tonight – but fans in Australia get to enjoy her in person, beginning tomorrow!

The singer is flying right from the show for the Aussie portion of her world tour – Taylor Swift Tickets are selling like hotcakes all over the globe!

She will be back in the U.S. next week to tour with Kelly Pickler, beginning in the South.

Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 10:41 pm by brittany · No Comments

Taylor Swift to perform at People’s Choice Awards

Taylor Swift has the Grammy Awards (and nominations for 2010), The Country Music Awards, and the American Music Awards. Now, she’s showing up at the People’s Choice Awards as well.

The People’s Choice Awards will be held tomorrow—Jan. 6 at 9 p.m. EST—at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles. The host, Queen Latifah, will welcome Swift, Carrie Underwood and LL Cool J to perform, and celebrities Sacha Baron Cohen, Sandra Bullock, Hugh Jackman and Steve Carell will be in attendance as well.

Several wildly popular movies and TV shows—like the True Blood series and The Twilight Saga—have been nominated for awards.

Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at 9:36 am by jordan · No Comments

Taylor Swift to play live at the 2010 Grammys

Taylor Swift is just one among an impressive line-up of stars set to perform at the 52nd Grammy Awards. She will get the chance to showcase her award-nominated hits in between the nail-biting announcements of the eight categories in which she received Grammy noms.

Among her massive list of nominations is a nod for Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Fans can only wait and watch to see which song she treats the Grammy audience to - “You Belong To Me,” or “Fearless,” or maybe the appropriately named “The Best Day.”

Other acts scheduled to appear include performances from fellow nominees Beyonce, Lady Antebellum, Maxwell, and The Black Eyed Peas. The Grammy Awards air live on January 31st on CBS.

Wednesday, December 23, 2009 at 2:46 pm by michelle · No Comments

Taylor Peaks with 8 Grammy Nominations

The 2010 Grammy Nominees were announced on Wednesday, and our country cutie, Taylor Swift, scored big with 8 total nominations. She was second only to Beyonce, who received 10 nominations.

Swift was nominated in the following categories:

Record of the Year – “You Belong With Me”

Album of the Year – “Fearless”

Song of the Year – “You Belong With Me”

Best Country Album – “Fearless”

Best Country Song – “White Horse”

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for “You Belong With Me”

Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for “Breathe” with Colbie Caillat

Best Female Country Vocal Performance for “White Horse”

In each category, Taylor goes head-to-head with many of the music industries major stars, most notably Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Kings of Leon, The Black Eyed Peas, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, and many more.

The AP reported that Swift reacted to the news by telephone exclaiming, “To be recognized by the Grammys is the ultimate honor.”

These nominations cap off a stellar award season for Taylor, who has won a slew of other awards this year from the Country Music Association to the AMAs to an MTV video award. Remember Kanye-gate?! Seems like a lifetime has happened since then.

The 52nd Grammy Awards airs on January 31, 2010, from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA, on CBS at 8pm (EST).

Thursday, December 3, 2009 at 4:05 pm by michelle · No Comments

Taylor’s big night at the AMA’s

In just about an hour, the world will find out if Taylor Swift will continue her award show domination, as the American Music Awards kick off at 8 p.m.

Swift has been nominated for eight awards including: Artist of the Year, Pop/Rock Favorite Female Artist; Pop/Rock Favorite Album; Country Favorite Female Artist; Country Favorte Alum; and Adult Contemporary Favorite Artist.

She’s got some tough competition, including Michael Jackson, who received five posthumous nominations, and country great Reba McEntire.

Here is the official list of nominees:

ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Kings of Leon
Taylor Swift
Lady Gaga
Eminem
Michael Jackson

POP/ROCK - Favorite Male Artist
Eminem
Michael Jackson
T.I.

POP/ROCK - Favorite Female Artist
Beyonce
Lady Gaga
Taylor Swift

POP/ROCK - Favorite Band, Duo or Group
The Black Eyed Peas
Kings of Leon
Nickelback

POP/ROCK - Favorite Album
Fame - Lady Gaga
Number Ones - Michael Jackson
Fearless - Taylor Swift

COUNTRY - Favorite Male Artist
Jason Aldean
Darius Rucker
Keith Urban

COUNTRY - Favorite Female Artist
Reba McEntire
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood

COUNTRY - Favorite Band, Duo or Group
Rascal Flatts
Sugarland
Zac Brown Band

COUNTRY - Favorite Album
Unstoppable - Rascal Flatts
Fearless - Taylor Swift
Foundation - Zac Brown Band

RAP/HIP-HOP - Favorite Male Artist
Eminem
Jay-Z
T.I.

RAP/HIP-HOP - Favorite Album
Relapse - Eminem
Blueprint 3 - Jay-Z
Paper Trail - T.I.

SOUL/R&B - Favorite Male Artist
Jamie Foxx
Michael Jackson
Maxwell

SOUL/R&B - Favorite Female Artist
Beyonce
Keyshia Cole
Keri Hilson

SOUL/R&B - Favorite Band, Duo or Group
The Black Eyed Peas
Day26
Mary Mary

SOUL/R&B - Favorite Album
I Am…Sasha Fierce - Beyonce
The E.N.D. - The Black Eyed Peas
Number Ones - Michael Jackson

SOUNDTRACKS - Favorite Album
Hannah Montana: The Movie
Hannah Montana 3
Twilight Soundtrack

ALTERNATIVE ROCK - Favorite Artist
Green Day
Kings of Leon
Shinedown

ADULT CONTEMPORARY - Favorite Artist
Daughtry
Jason Mraz
Taylor Swift

LATIN - Favorite Artist
Aventura
Luis Fonsi
Wisin Y Yandel

CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL - Favorite Artist
Jeremy Camp
Brandon Heath
Mary Mary

Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 6:55 pm by jordan · No Comments

Taylor Swift tickets in hot demand!

Tickets for Taylor Swift’s extended “Fearless” tour went on sale last week and within minutes, all of the concert tickets sold out!

The extended tour dates included stops in Philadelphia, Detroit, Denver, Los Angeles, Houston, Toronto and also Newark, N.J., and Uniondale, N.Y., starting in March 2010.

Swift just finished the first marathon leg of her “Fearless” tour, and will take a break over the holiday season before resuming a grueling performance schedule. In between, you can catch Taylor at the KIIS FM Jingle Ball in Los Angeles on December 5th, and a one-night gig at Madison Square Garden in NYC on December 11th.

Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 6:14 pm by jordan · 2 Comments