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| | Taylor Swift was heartbroken when people only asked her about her boyfriends | | Added 10 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Yay, the daily pap sessions have continued for Taylor Swift! I was wondering when we would start seeing Swifty?s autumn/winter styles. She?s still stuck in autumn, even though it felt like the cold, dead hand of winter here on the East Coast this weekend. These photos of Swifty are from Friday. I like the poncho thing and I?m okay with boots. The skinny jeans are blah to me, but she has the legs for them. We should be seeing more of Swifty in NYC for the next few months and then next year, she starts her tour to support 1989. The tickets are already selling like hot cakes. You see, Swifty just has her music these days. She has her music, her money, her girlfriends and her vast real estate portfolio. But that it!! No boyfriend. And for some reason, people are still asking her about boyfriends.
Nothing broke her heart more than this. Taylor Swift opened up to Us Weekly about picking up the pieces after her past relationships, saying all she wanted was for people to focus on her music rather than her love life.
“It broke my heart!” the 1989 singer, 24, tells Us. “I was selling out stadiums and it was all people talked about.” So, after her last relationship (which ended with Harry Styles in early 2013), Swift put boys on the back burner and instead, returned to the recording studio where she diligently worked on her fifth studio album.
After selling 1.28 million copies of 1989 in its first week, Swift has finally reached a point where the world is buzzing about her talent. “Now people talk less about the things that don’t matter,” she tells Us. It’s working: 1989 remains at number one on the Billboard 200 for the second week and is projected to remain at the top spot for a third.
Swift also goes through some of her tracks on the album with Us, including “All You Had to Do Was Stay,” “How You Get the Girl,” and “Wildest Dreams.” The singer-songwriter says “Stay” was inspired not by a real-life romance, but rather a dream.
“I was trying to talk to someone important,” she recalls of the reverie. “And that’s all that would come out of my mouth. I woke up so weirded out!”
She also “totally” agrees with Us that “How You Get the Girl” serves as an instruction manual for men. “It’s written for a guy who has broken up with his girlfriend, then wants her back after six months,” she reveals. “But it’s not going to be as simple as sending a text like, ‘Sup? Miss you.’” She adds, “That won’t work. You need to do all the things I say.”
[From Us Weekly]
?It was all people talked about!? Because it was all SHE talked about! It was all she sang about! And now all she talks about is how she doesn’t have a boyfriend. I read some pro-Swifty piece about which songs on this new album are about Harry Styles, and most Swiftaholics believe that there are at least two or three that Harry specifically. It?s not the whole album, but it?s enough to make you wonder. Like, I wonder if she?s going to need to have at least two boyfriends and bad breakups before she writes the next album. Oh, and you know who is her tour?s opening act? Vance Joy. He?s a cute guy and he would date her and then break her heart properly. I look forward to it.
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.
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| | Taylor Swift covers Time, says she has no female role models in music | | Added 10 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Taylor Swift scored the cover of the new issue of Time Magazine. Time seems to be doing more and more ?celebrity? and ?entertainer? covers lately, or is that just me? In any case, I do think Swifty is deserving of a Time cover, moreso than nearly any other person in the music industry. She?s a rare pop star still making money the old-fashioned way, with people actually purchasing her music and lining up to for her concerts. She?s one of the best-selling artists of all time and she?s a marketing genius. I think it?s fine that she got a Time cover. You can read the full Time Mag piece here and here are some highlights.
She has no musical role models? ?We?re taught to find examples for the way we want our lives to wind up. But I can?t find anyone, really, who?s had the same career trajectory as mine. So when I?m in an optimistic place I hope that my life won?t match anyone else?s life trajectory, either, going forward. I do have female role models in the sense of actresses like Mariska Hargitay. I think she has a beautiful life, and an incredible career, and I think she?s built that for herself. She?s one of the highest paid actresses?actors in general, women or men?on television, and she?s been playing this very strong female character for, what, 15 years now, something like that. And Ina Garten, the Barefoot Contessa. I really love her business, and how she sticks to who she is, and how people relate to it. In other industries, I have female role models. I just struggle to find a woman in music who hasn?t been completely picked apart by the media, or scrutinized and criticized for aging, or criticized for fighting aging?it just seems to be much more difficult to be a woman in music and to grow older. I just really hope that I will choose to do it as gracefully as possible.
She?s comfortable with being seen as a role model: ?I don?t find a struggle with that balance, being looked at as a role model, because I think it?s a very obvious and natural thing for people to see you as, when you?re a singer. I?ve always felt very comfortable with it, for some reason. That in particular hasn?t been one of my struggles… But it?s the same thing as living your life based on what your grandkids will say one day? I don?t make it as much about the millions of people who would be disappointed if I were to have some sort of meltdown or scandal or something that made everyone feel like my character wasn?t what they thought it was. I think more about the people in my life that would disappoint: my mom, my dad, my kids, if I ever have them. And that way it?s not as much pressure as thinking about the millions of little minds that you must be shaping. I?m trying to live my life with some sort of thoughtfulness put into my actions, but it?s not because I feel like I?m the president of the International Babysitters Club.
On the gossip that she doesn?t write her own music: ?I haven?t heard any of the people I respect in the music industry or in journalism, saying that they think I don?t write my own songs. I think, when I put out Speak Now, which was my third album, and I decided I was just going to write it entirely on my own, to me that was enough of a statement. I felt like I could move on from that. I felt like I had proved my point. That was when I felt free to collaborate with whoever I wanted, because if you actually listen to the music, you can tell that the lyrics are written by the same person. And it?s not a ghostwriter. It?s not some weird, you know?everyone?s got those weird Shakespeare theories that someone else did all his stuff for him. Not to ever compare yourself to Shakespeare. But people need to poke holes in things because of their own stuff. It?s not about me.”
That criticism and feminism: “And we all know it?s a feminist issue. My friend Ed [Sheeran], no one questions whether he writes everything. In the beginning, I liked to think that we were all on the same playing field. And then it became pretty obvious to me that when you have people sort of questioning the validity of a female songwriter, or making it seem like it?s somehow unacceptable to write songs about your real emotions?that it somehow makes you irrational and overemotional?seeing that over the years changed my view. It?s a little discouraging that females have to work so much harder to prove that they do their own things. I see Nicki Minaj and Iggy Azalea having to prove that they write their own raps or their own lyrics, and it makes me sad, because they shouldn?t have to justify it.?
Being a female celebrity & having her body picked over: ?I refuse to buy into these comparisons, because you don?t see it happening to men? If we continue to show young girls that they are being compared to other girls, we?re doing ourselves a huge disservice as a society. I surround myself with smart, beautiful, passionate, driven, ambitious women. Other women who are killing it should motivate you, thrill you, challenge you and inspire you rather than threaten you and make you feel like you?re immediately being compared to them. The only thing I compare myself to is me, two years ago, or me one year ago? You just try to lead by example, and you hope, someday, that if we talk about feminism enough, maybe we?ll start to actually see it make a difference in the way young girls perceive themselves and each other.
[From Time Magazine]
I like the way she speaks in this interview, even if I don?t agree with everything she?s saying. She?s has moments where she can be very wry, right? Like, ?it?s not because I feel like I?m the president of the International Babysitters Club.? That?s a really great line. I?ve said this before, and I?ll keep saying it ? we?re seeing a Tay-Tay in transition. Her thoughts on feminism and the music industry and fame are still not fully formed, but they?re evolving in an interesting direction. But I also think it?s strange that she could not name one woman in the music industry that she would consider a role model, because everyone woman gets criticized, according to Taylor. So, she can only have a role model who never gets criticized? Someone who is always perfect?
Photos courtesy of Martin Schoeller for TIME, Fame/Flynet.
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| | Taylor Swift: 'Twitter's dark underbelly is it gives people a veil of anonymity' | | Added 10 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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When I saw this Wonderland magazine cover yesterday, I barely recognized Taylor Swift. You know why? Because it?s been too long since we?ve seen her without bangs!! I?ve actually gotten used to those horrible, too-thick bangs. I guess Wonderland hates bangs though, because they styled Swifty to look? I don?t even know. More like Cara Delevingne than Karlie Kloss. I?m not sure if these are eyebrow merkins or if they just used that brow-mascara stuff on her. But she?s rocking some full-bush brows. It?s an interesting look! When speaking to the magazine, Swifty talked about Twitter trolls, single life, yadda yadda.
On online trolls: ‘Twitter’s dark underbelly is that it gives people a veil of anonymity: they can have a terrible day at work, feel awful about themselves, come home and get drunk and go call someone ugly on Instagram. If people don?t have anyone to talk to about [their problems], they go online and just say wicked, gross, cruel mean-spirited things about people. I wrote ?Shake It Off? for my own situation, but also for the situation that everyone finds themselves in now. It?s not a celebrity issue, it?s a people issue.’
Her single life: ‘I’ve been with myself for so long now, I like it. I?m not willing to give up that independence for anyone. Basically, there’s the tiniest, tiniest, tiniest chance you might find someone you can have a real and long-lasting relationship with. In my teenage years, I was enamoured by the idea of romance because I thought it was going to be this ?happily ever after? situation.’
Her new album: ‘This was sort of the final phase of the sonic evolution I feel I?ve been on for the last couple of years. I?ve been experimenting with pop sensibilities and then on my last record, I got attached to it. That’s the wonderful thing about trying as many different ways of writing music as possible – discoveries.’
[From Wonderland via The Daily Mail]
I think she?s right about online trolls and how it?s not even a celebrity issue at this point. But I think it?s a woman-issue. I think women are far more likely to get attacked, harassed and threatened online, celebrity or not.
What else is going on in SwiftyWorld? Well, Swifty made Barbara Walters? annual Most Fascinating People list for 2014. This is actually Taylor?s first time on the list (how is that possible?) and the 2014 list includes Chelsea Handler (?????), Oprah (obvs), Neil Patrick Harris (worthy) and Scarlett Johansson.
Some pics of Swifty outside of GMA yesterday morning:
Photos courtesy of Wonderland, Fame/Flynet.
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| | Taylor Swift Is Blowing Up My Pants | | Added 10 years ago | Source: HollywoodTuna |
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You know, I spend so much time on Taylor Swift‘s legs every time I do a post on her that I don’t think I ever noticed before that her upper half looked this good stuffed into a tight dress too. But here she is heading into Good Morning America and I’ve gotta say, I’m impressed. […]
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| | Taylor Swift Drops 'Blank Space' Interactive App via 'Good Morning America' | | Added 10 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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Just when we thought she was out of surprises, Taylor Swift showed up at ABC Studios in New York City this morning (November 11) with even more goodies.
The ?Welcome To New York? songstress dropped by ?Good Morning America? to announce a new interactive app that allows fans to immerse themselves in her just-released ?Blank Space? music video.
Taylor?s app takes viewers way past the point of the original clip and lets them find forty-one secret trinkets hidden around Oheka Castle as part of a game.
Furthermore, Swifty and her man are only two of many characters in the storyline, and the app unlocks the tales of the butler, the maid and various other players.
The American Express Unstaged: Taylor Swift app is free and available for both iPhone and Android devices!
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| | Is Taylor Swift making fun of her drama-queen image in the 'Blank Space' video' | | Added 10 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Considering I?m not a Swiftaholic, I?ve only heard three singles off of Taylor Swift?s latest album: ?Shake It Off,? ?Out of the Woods? and her current hit single, ?Blank Space.? I put ?Blank Space? in my #2 position, after my favorite ?Out of the Woods? and above ?Shake It Off,? which I really don?t like. I understand why ?Shake It Off? was the first single though ? it?s one of the most radio-friendly songs ever. Anyway, Swifty dropped the music video for ?Blank Space? and WOW, she really spent some money on this video. That was my first reaction. My second was? oh, she?s making fun of herself and how people think she behaves in relationships. Taylor can make fun of herself? but only when there are very narrow parameters and she?s the one controlling the ?joke.? After all, there?s a special place in hell for women who don?t help other women.
Right? They really spent money on this video. Which is nice, because Swifty is a princess and people love to see her play dress-up. As for the ?message? of this video/song? I?m tapped out. If Swifty wants to make fun of her image, go ahead. If she wants to pretend to be the crazy girlfriend, she probably doesn?t have to try too hard. God bless.
Meanwhile, Harry Styles chimed in on the fact that several of the songs on this album are about his brief fling with Swifty. ?Out of the Woods? is definitely about Harry, as is ?Style,? apparently. Harry was nice about it, saying:
“We write from personal experience. I think everyone does. So it would be hypocritical of us to be like, ‘Oh, you can’t write about us.’ She’s really good, so… they’re good songs. So I’m really lucky in that sense.”
[From Us Weekly]
I think this is probably the best way to handle it if you?re a guy and you broke up with Taylor Swift at some point in your life. Just acknowledge that she?s like a gossipy middle-schooler who overanalyzes brief flings like they are the most significant things ever and then just shrug.
Photos of Swifty in Japan, courtesy of WENN.
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| | Taylor Swift's 'shake It Off' Gets the 1980s Aerobics Treatment | | Added 10 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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It has been an amazing couple of weeks for Taylor Swift as her new album 1989 sold almost 1.3 copies in its first seven days.
And as an added bonus, YouTube user Thomas Jung set Swifty?s hit ?Shake It Off? to a video from the 1988 Crystal Light National Aerobic Championship.
The result is one of the most entertaining and mood-enhancing experiences of the year, and even Taylor digs it- she tweeted a link with the message, ?A sneak peak at the official "Shake It Off" choreography for the 1989 World Tour.?
Jung, who has scored 2 million views so far, captioned the video, ?I guess everyone was wrong when they said Taylor?s songs were about her exes.?
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| | Taylor Swift Stands By Her Decision to Pull Out of Spotify | | Added 10 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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Earlier this week, Taylor Swift's fans were shocked when they could no longer stream her back catalog on the Spotify website, and the ?Out of the Woods? songstress says she?s sticking to her guns.
Swift sold over 1.2 million copies of her new album 1989 in its first week, and she noted that while she wants everyone to hear her music, she also wants to be fairly compensated for her hard work.
In an interview with Yahoo! Music, Taylor explained, "If I had streamed the new album, it's impossible to try to speculate what would have happened. But all I can say is that music is changing so quickly, and the landscape of the music industry itself is changing so quickly, that everything new, like Spotify, all feels to me a bit like a grand experiment.?
?And I'm not willing to contribute my life's work to an experiment that I don't feel fairly compensates the writers, producers, artists, and creators of this music. And I just don't agree with perpetuating the perception that music has no value and should be free."
Furthermore, "A lot of people were suggesting to me that I try putting new music on Spotify with ?Shake It Off,? and so I was open-minded about it. I thought, 'I will try this; I'll see how it feels.' It didn't feel right to me. I felt like I was saying to my fans, 'If you create music someday, if you create a painting someday, someone can just walk into a museum, take it off the wall, rip off a corner off it, and it's theirs now and they don't have to pay for it.' I didn't like the perception that it was putting forth. And so I decided to change the way I was doing things."
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| | Taylor Swift & Kendrick Lamar: Mutual Admiration! | | Added 10 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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She can?t hardly believe her good fortune, as Taylor Swift moved a massive 1.287 million units of 1989 in the first week of sales.
The ?Out of the Woods? babe posted a celebratory cell phone video during which she drives while lip syncing Kendrick Lamar's ?Backseat Freestyle.?
Taylor also added the caption, ?Industry experts predicted 1989 would sell 650k first week,? wrote Swift on Instagram. ?You went and bought 1.287 million albums. AND IT?S GOT ME LIKE?
Meanwhile, Kendrick is a fan of Taylor, too, as he told The Fader he?s digging ?Shake It Off?- ?I love that song. I ain?t playin?- I say what I mean and I mean what I say.?
Industry experts predicted 1989 would sell 650k first week. You went and bought 1.287 million albums. AND IT'S GOT ME LIKE:
A video posted by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift)on Nov 11, 2014 at 7:55pm PST
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| | Taylor Swift Lands in Tokyo for Promotional Fun | | Added 10 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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Showing some love for her Japanese fans, Taylor Swift jetted in to Narita Airport just outside of Tokyo on Tuesday (November 4).
The ?Welcome to New York? songstress, who just announced her 2015 world tour, was bright-eyed and bushy-tailed despite her long international flight, and looked flawless in a green minidress with black stockings and black heels.
And while her latest album 1989 is flying off the shelves, Taylor somehow became involved in a political race in Iowa after sitting Senator Tom Harkin slammed hopeful Joni Ernst for being ?as good looking as Taylor Swift.?
Republican candidate Ernst fired back at Harkin for demeaning her just because she?s an attractive woman. ?I think it?s unfortunate that [Harkin] and many of their party believe that you can?t be a real woman if you?re conservative and if you?re female. Again, I am greatly offended about that.?
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