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'{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2011}} {{About|the musician|her self-titled debut album|Taylor Swift (album)}} {{pp-semi-blp|small=yes}}{{pp-move-indef}} {{Infobox musical artist |Name = Taylor Swift |Img = Taylor Swift by David Shankbone.jpg |Img_capt = Swift at the [[Time 100 Gala]], May 4, 2010. |Img_size = 200px |Background = solo_singer |Birth_name = Taylor Alison Swift |Born = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1989|12|13}}<br />[[Wyomissing, Pennsylvania|Wyomissing]], Pennsylvania, United States |Instrument = Vocals, guitar, banjo, piano,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/01-30-2009/0004963493&EDATE= |title=Taylor Swift, Billboard's Best-Selling Artist of 2008, Announces 'Fearless 2009' Headlining Tour |date=January 30, 2009 |publisher=Big Machine Records |accessdate=January 30, 2009}}</ref> ukulele<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/chartblog/2009/02/taylor_swift_the_interview.shtml |title=Taylor Swift... The Interview! |date=February 17, 2009 |publisher=BBC Radio One |accessdate=February 17, 2009}}</ref> |Genre = [[Country pop]],<ref name="allmusicgenre">{{cite web |url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p816977|pure_url=yes}} |title=((( Taylor Swift > Overview )))|last=Leahey |first=Andrew |coauthors=Frye, Megan |publisher=Allmusic |publisher=[[Rovi Corporation]] |accessdate=October 25, 2009}}</ref> [[pop music|pop]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-1222172/Taylor-Swift--meteoric-rise-pops-brightest-new-star.html?ITO=1490 |title=Taylor Swift – the meteoric rise of pop's brightest new star|last=Wilson |first=Benji |work=Daily Mail |location=UK |publisher=Associated Newspapers Ltd |accessdate=October 25, 2009 |date=October 25, 2009}}</ref> [[teen pop]], [[Country music|country]] |Occupation = Singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, actress |Years_active = 2006–present |Label = [[Big Machine Records|Big Machine]] |Notable Instruments = [[Taylor guitars|Custom-built Taylor acoustic guitars]] |URL = {{URL|taylorswift.com}} |Associated_acts = [[Nathan Chapman (record producer)|Nathan Chapman]], [[Liz Rose]] }} '''Taylor Alison Swift''' (born December 13, 1989) is <!-- do ''not'' add "award-winning" or equivalent to the lead sentence; this is not how biographies are introduced on wiki -->an American [[country pop]] singer-songwriter, musician and actress. In 2006, she released her debut single "[[Tim McGraw (song)|Tim McGraw]]", then her [[Taylor Swift (album)|self-titled debut]] album, which was subsequently certified [[RIAA certification|multi-platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]]. In November 2008, Swift released her second album, ''[[Fearless (Taylor Swift album)|Fearless]]'', and the recording earned Swift four [[Grammy Awards]], including the [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]], at the [[52nd Grammy Awards]]. ''Fearless'' and ''Taylor Swift'' finished 2008 at number-three and number-six respectively, with sales of 2.1 and 1.5&nbsp;million.<ref name="Market Watch">{{cite web|url=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/2008-us-music-purchases-exceed/story.aspx?guid=%7B6335B083-3284-461F-A0C7-C018F0997DBA%7D&dist=msr_3|title=2008 U.S. Music Purchases Exceed 1.5&nbsp;billion; Growth in Overall Music Purchases Exceeds 10%|date=December 31, 2008|publisher=Market Watch|accessdate=January 1, 2009}}</ref> ''Fearless'' topped the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] for 11 non-consecutive weeks;<ref>{{cite web |author=Up for DiscussionPost Comment |url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/taylor-swift-continues-billboard-200-dominance-1003947378.story |title=Billboard.com |work=Billboard |date=September 14, 2009 |accessdate=September 20, 2009}}{{dead link|date=January 2011}}</ref> no album has spent more time at No. 1 since 2000. Swift was named ''Artist of the Year'' by [[Billboard Magazine]] in 2009.<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/#/features/2009-artist-of-the-year-1004052641.story 2009 Artists of the Year]</ref> Swift released her third album ''[[Speak Now]]'' on October 25, 2010 which sold 1,047,000 copies in its first week. In 2008, her albums sold a combined four million copies, making her the best-selling musician of the year in the United States, according to [[Nielsen SoundScan]]. ''[[Forbes]]'' ranked Swift 2009's 69th-most powerful celebrity with earnings of $18&nbsp;million,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/53/celebrity-09_Taylor-Swift_2OIN.html |title=#69 Taylor Swift - The 2009 Celebrity 100 |publisher=Forbes.com |date= |accessdate=2011-07-17}}</ref> 2010's 12th-most powerful celebrity with earnings of $45&nbsp;million<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.forbes.com/2010/06/22/lady-gaga-oprah-winfrey-business-entertainment-celeb-100-10_land.html |work=Forbes |title=The World's Most Powerful Celebrities |date=June 28, 2010}}</ref> and 2011's 7th-most powerful celebrity with earnings of 45 million too.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.forbes.com/wealth/celebrities/list.html |work=Forbes |title=Celebrity 100 2011 |date=May 16, 2011}}</ref> Swift was ranked the 38th best selling Artist of the 2000–10 decade by ''Billboard''.<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/#/charts-decade-end/artists-of-the-decade?year=2009&begin=31&order=position Artists Of The Decade Music Chart] Billboard. Retrieved July 2, 2011</ref> In January 2010 [[Nielsen SoundScan]] listed Swift as the most successful digital artist in music history with over 34 million digital tracks sold.<ref name="billboard5">http://www.billboard.com/#/features/music-s-top-40-money-makers-2011-1005031152.story?page=5</ref> On June 2011, renowned site The Boot named Swift and [[Carrie Underwood]] ''The Country Royalty'', as they were the only female country artists to be ranked on [[Rolling Stone]]'s Queens of Pop list.<ref>{{cite web|author=|url=http://www.theboot.com/2011/07/01/taylor-swift-carrie-underwood-rolling-stone-queens-of-pop/ |title=Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood Named 'Queens of Pop' |publisher=The Boot |date=2011-07-01 |accessdate=2011-07-17}}</ref> {{As of|2011|3}}, she has sold over 20 million albums and 34&nbsp;million singles worldwide.<ref name="billboard5"/><ref>[http://ca.news.yahoo.com/taylor-swift-celebrates-reaching-20-million-sales-mark-20110330-152706-422.html ]{{dead link|date=July 2011}}</ref> ==Early life== Swift was born on December 13, 1989 in [[Wyomissing, Pennsylvania|Wyomissing]], Pennsylvania. She is the daughter of Andrea Gardner (née Finlay), a [[homemaker]], and Scott Kingsley Swift, a [[stockbroker]]. Her maternal grandmother, Marjorie Finlay, was an opera singer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/taylor-swift/bio/285271 |title="Taylor Swift: Biography" |publisher=Tvguide.com |date=1989-12-13 |accessdate=2011-07-17}}</ref><ref name=reagledec8>{{cite web |url=http://www.readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=116460 |title=Taylor Swift: Growing into superstardom |date=December 8, 2008 |publisher=Reading Eagle |accessdate=December 17, 2008}}</ref> Swift has a younger brother, Austin.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/taylor-swift/bio/285271 |title=Taylor Swift Biography TVGuide.com |publisher=Tvguide.com |date=December 13, 1989 |accessdate=September 20, 2009}}</ref> When Swift was in fourth grade, she won a national poetry contest with a three-page poem, "Monster In My Closet".<ref name=reagledec8/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/blogs/smokingsection/2008/12/the-unabridged-taylor-swift.php#more |title=The Unabridged Taylor Swift |date=December 2, 2008|work=Rolling Stone |accessdate=December 17, 2008}}{{dead link|date=January 2011}}</ref> At the age of ten, a computer repairman showed her how to play three chords on a guitar, sparking her interest in learning the instrument. Afterwards, Swift wrote her first song, "Lucky You".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/news/a185076/computer-repairman-taught-swift-guitar.html |title=Showbiz – News – Computer repairman taught Swift guitar |publisher=Digital Spy |date=November 3, 2009 |accessdate=December 30, 2009}}</ref> When Swift was 12, she devoted an entire summer to writing a 350-page novel, which remains unpublished.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article5765608.ece |title=Taylor Swift is already queen of country pop |date=February 22, 2009|work=The Sunday Times |location=UK |accessdate=February 26, 2009 |first=Dan |last=Cairns}}</ref> She began writing songs regularly and used it as an outlet to help her with her pain from not fitting in at school. Swift was a victim of [[bullying]], and spent her time writing songs to express her emotions.<ref>{{cite web |last=Messer |first=Lesley |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20255247,00.html |title=Taylor Swift Suffered Bullying in School – Taylor Swift |work=People |date=January 27, 2009 |accessdate=December 30, 2009}}</ref> She also started performing at local [[karaoke]] contests, festivals, and fairs. Swift began to regularly visit [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]], Tennessee, and work with local songwriters. When she was 14, her family relocated to Nashville.<ref>{{cite web |url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p816977|pure_url=yes}} |title=Taylor Swift biography at Allmusic |accessdate=April 30, 2007}}</ref> Her first major show was a well-received performance at the [[Bloomsburg Fair]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.24-7pressrelease.com/press-release-rss/the-early-years-of-the-taylor-swift-story-85822.php |title=24-7pressrelease.com |publisher=24-7pressrelease.com |accessdate=September 20, 2009}}{{dead link|date=April 2010}}</ref> In Tennessee, Swift attended [[Hendersonville High School]], but was subsequently homeschooled for her junior and senior years. In 2008, she earned her high school diploma.<ref>{{cite web|author=|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25874555 |title="Taylor Swift receives high-school diploma" |publisher=MSNBC |date=2008-07-27 |accessdate=2011-07-17}}</ref> Swift's greatest musical influence is [[Shania Twain]].<ref name="swiftshania">{{cite web |url=http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids/news/story/0,28277,1894626,00.html |title=Catching Up With Taylor Swift |publisher=Timeforkids.com |date=April 28, 2009 |accessdate=September 20, 2009}}</ref> Her other influences include [[LeAnn Rimes]], [[Tina Turner]], [[Dolly Parton]], and Swift's grandmother. Although her grandmother was a professional opera singer,<ref name="gacbio">{{cite web |url=http://www.gactv.com/gac/ar_artists_a-z/article/0,,GAC_26071_4736016,00.html |title=Taylor Swift Biography at GAC |publisher=Gactv.com |accessdate=September 20, 2009}}</ref> Swift's tastes always leaned more toward country music. In her younger years, she developed a love for [[Patsy Cline]] and Dolly Parton.<ref name="Taylor Swift">[http://www.askmen.com/women/singer_300/364_taylor_swift.html Taylor Swift] at Ask Men.com</ref> She also credits the [[Dixie Chicks]] for demonstrating the impact that one can have by "stretching boundaries".<ref>{{cite news |first=Dennis |last=McCafferty |title=Taylor's swift rise |url=http://usaweekend.com/08_issues/080413/080413taylor-swift-cmt.html |publisher=[[USA WEEKEND]] |date=April 13, 2008}}{{dead link|date=January 2011}}</ref> ==Music career== ===2000–05: Musical beginnings=== At age 11, Swift made her first trip to [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]], hoping to obtain a record deal by distributing a demo tape of her singing with karaoke songs. She gave a copy to every label in town,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gactv.com/gac/ar_artists_a-z/article/0,,GAC_26071_4736016,00.html |title=Taylor Swift Biography |publisher=Gactv.com |accessdate=September 20, 2009}}</ref> but was rejected.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,,GAC_26063_5938171,00.html |title=GACTV.com |publisher=GACTV.com |accessdate=September 20, 2009}}</ref> After Swift returned to [[Pennsylvania]], she was asked to sing at the [[US Open (tennis)|U.S. Open tennis]] tournament, where her rendition of the [[The Star-Spangled Banner|national anthem]] received much attention.<ref>{{cite news |author=Font size Print E-mail Share 4 Comments |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/16/earlyshow/saturday/secondcup/main4103339.shtml |title=CBSnews.com |publisher=CBSnews.com |date=May 17, 2008 |accessdate=September 20, 2009}}</ref> When Swift was 15, she rejected [[RCA Records]] because the company wanted to keep her on an [[artist development deal]].<ref>[http://www.dailyrecord.com/article/20081111/ENT01/811110317/1005/NEWS01 Dailyrecord.com]{{Dead link|date=September 2009}}</ref> After performing at Nashville's songwriters' venue, [[The Bluebird Café]], she caught the attention of Scott Borchetta,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.songwriteruniverse.com/taylorswift123.htm |title=Taylor Swift Interview 2007 - Taylor Swift Songwriting |publisher=Songwriteruniverse.com |date= |accessdate=2011-07-17}}</ref> who signed her to his newly formed record label, [[Big Machine Records]]. At age 14, she became the youngest staff songwriter ever hired by the [[Sony/ATV Music Publishing|Sony/ATV Tree publishing house]].<ref>[http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/dan_deluca/20081111_Taylor_Swift__focused_on__great_songs_.html Philly.com]{{Dead link|date=September 2009}}</ref> [[File:taylor Swift.jpg|thumb|Swift performing at a café with a [[Acacia koa|koa wood]] guitar in June 2006. Swift continues to perform with custom-made [[Taylor Guitars|Taylor guitars]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.taylorguitars.com/news/music.html |title=The Music |publisher=Taylor Guitars |date= |accessdate=2011-07-17}}</ref>]] ===2006–08: ''Taylor Swift''=== Swift released her debut single, "[[Tim McGraw (song)|Tim McGraw]]", in mid-2006, reaching No.6 on ''Billboard'' magazine's [[Hot Country Songs]] chart.<ref name="billboard charts">{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=766101&model.vnuAlbumId=800385 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20071223040151/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=766101&model.vnuAlbumId=800385 |archivedate=December 23, 2007 |title=Artist Chart History – Taylor Swift |accessdate=March 29, 2009 |work=Billboard}}</ref> Her [[Taylor Swift (album)|self-titled debut album]] was later released on October 24, 2006.<ref name="billboard debut">{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp?pid=766101&aid=800385 |title=Taylor Swift – Discography |work=Billboard |accessdate=March 29, 2009 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20080101044354/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp?pid=766101&aid=800385 |archivedate=January 1, 2008}}</ref> Debuting high on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], the album sold 39,000 copies during its first week.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1599721/20081119/swift__taylor.jhtml |title=Taylor Swift Scores First Chart-Topping Debut With Fearless |date=November 19, 2008 |work=''MTV'' |accessdate=December 20, 2008}}</ref> It peaked at No.1 on the Billboard [[Top Country Albums]] and No.5 on the ''Billboard''&nbsp;200.<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=766101&model.vnuAlbumId=1183852 Billboard.com]{{Dead link|date=September 2009}}</ref> Her debut album spent eight consecutive weeks at the top of the [[Top Country Albums]] charts<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.countrymusiconline.net/acmawards43_2.html |title=The 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards |publisher=Countrymusiconline.net |date= |accessdate=2011-07-17}}</ref> and remained at the top for 24 out of 91 weeks.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1591603/taylor-swift-bumps-herself-out-of-no-1-slot.jhtml |title=Taylor Swift Bumps Herself Out of No. 1 Slot |date=July 26, 2008 |publisher=CMT |accessdate=December 20, 2008}}</ref> The only other country artists this decade to achieve the number-one sales position for 20 weeks or more are [[The Dixie Chicks]] and [[Carrie Underwood]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.universalmusic.com/artist-news/taylor-swift-tops-50-million-myspace-streams-has-countrys-1-selling-cd-for-20th-week |title=Taylor Swift Tops 50 Million MySpace Streams & Has Country's No.1 Selling CD for 20th Week |date=June 24, 2008 |publisher=Universal Music Group |accessdate=December 20, 2008}}</ref> The music video for "Tim McGraw" won Swift an award for Breakthrough Video of the Year at the 2007 CMT Music Awards.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://beasley.wsu.edu/calendar/event.aspx?event=147 |title=Taylor Swift at Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum |publisher=Beasley.wsu.edu |accessdate=September 20, 2009}}</ref> Her pursuit of country music stardom was the subject of "GAC Short Cuts", a part-documentary, part-music-video series airing since the summer of 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,,GAC_26063_4724114,00.html |title=GAC Debuts Short Cuts Series with Rising Star Taylor Swift |date=May 10, 2006 |publisher=GACTV.com |accessdate=January 1, 2009}}</ref> On May 15, 2007, Swift performed "Tim McGraw" at the [[Academy of Country Music Awards]]. Swift has been an opening act for Tim McGraw and [[Faith Hill]] on their [[Soul2Soul 2007]] tour. She has opened in the past for [[George Strait]], [[Brad Paisley]] and [[Rascal Flatts]] as well.<ref>{{cite web |date=June 1, 2007 |url=http://www.cmt.com/news/articles/1561014/20070601/swift__taylor.jhtml |title=Taylor Swift Joins Tim McGraw, Faith Hill on Tour |publisher=Cmt.com |date=June 1, 2007 |accessdate=September 20, 2009}}</ref> The second single from the ''Taylor Swift'' album, "[[Teardrops on My Guitar]]", was released February 24, 2007. In mid-2007, the song peaked at No.2 on Billboard's [[Hot Country Songs]] chart and No.33 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. The song was re-released with a pop remix that brought "Teardrops on My Guitar" to No.13 on the Hot 100 and No.11 on the Pop 100. In October 2007, Swift was awarded Songwriter/Artist of the Year by the Nashville Songwriters Assn. Intl., making her the youngest artist ever to win the award.<ref>{{cite news |first=Peter |last=Cooper |coauthors=Aronin, Ivan |title=It's writers' turn to be honored for songs |url=http://tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071015/ENTERTAINMENT01/710150367 |publisher=[[The Tennessean]] |date=October 15, 2007 |accessdate=November 24, 2007}}</ref> Her third song off her debut album, "Our Song" spent six weeks at No.1 on the Country charts, peaked at No.16 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and rose to No.24 on the ''Billboard'' Pop 100. Swift recorded a holiday album, ''[[Sounds of the Season: The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection]],'' which was released exclusively at [[Target Corporation|Target]] in late 2007. Swift was nominated for a 2008 [[Grammy Award]] in the category of Best New Artist, but lost to [[Amy Winehouse]]. Swift's successful single, "[[Picture to Burn]]", was the fourth single from her debut album. The song debuted and soon peaked at No.3 on the Billboard Country chart in spring 2008. [[File:Taylor Swift at Yahoo crop.jpg|left|upright|thumb|Swift performing at [[Yahoo]] HQ in 2007.]] "Should've Said No" became Swift's second No.1 single. In Summer 2008, Swift released ''[[Beautiful Eyes]]'', an EP sold exclusively at [[Wal-Mart]].<ref name="gac">{{cite web |url=http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,3034,GAC_26063_5903580_,00.html |title=Wal-Mart "Eyes" New Taylor Swift Project |accessdate=July 24, 2008 |work=[[Great American Country]]}}</ref> In its first week of release, the album sold 45,000 copies, debuting at No.1 on ''Billboard'''s Top Country Albums chart and No.9 on the ''Billboard'' 200. With her self-titled debut album sitting at No.2 during the same week, Swift became the first artist since 1997 to hold the Top 2 positions of the Top Country Albums chart.<ref name="cst">{{cite web |url=http://www.countrystandardtime.com/news/newsitem.asp?xid=1947 |title=Taylor Swift owns top of country chart |accessdate=December 26, 2008 |work=Country Standard Time}}</ref> In October 2008, Swift performed a duet with best selling rock band [[Def Leppard]] in a taped show in [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]], Tennessee, and their collaboration was up for both Performance of the Year and Wide Open Country Video of the Year at the [[CMT Music Awards]] in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://defleppard.com/news/newsItem.asp?id=180 |title=PRESS RELEASE – CMT CROSSROADS: TAYLOR SWIFT and DEF LEPPARD on DVD June 16 |publisher=Defleppard.com |date=January 6, 2009 |accessdate=January 15, 2011}}</ref> ===2008–2010: ''Fearless'' and MTV VMA incident=== Swift's second studio album, ''[[Fearless (Taylor Swift album)|Fearless]]'', was released in the United States on November 11, 2008.<ref name="usat">{{cite news |url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/2008-08-07-coming-attractions_N.htm |title=Coming attractions: Not all boys make Taylor Swift cry |accessdate=August 7, 2008 |work=USA Today |first1=Brian |last1=Mansfield |first2=Donna |last2=Freydkin |first3=Bill |last3=Keveney |date=August 8, 2008}}</ref> The album debuted at No.1 on the ''Billboard'' 200 Album Chart. Its sales of 592,304 were the highest debut of any country artist in 2008. This is also the largest opening U.S. sales week in 2008 by a female artist in all genres of music, and the fourth biggest overall behind [[Lil Wayne]], [[AC/DC]] and [[Coldplay]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,,GAC_26063_5939337,00.html |title=Taylor Swift's Fearless Makes History With No 1 Debut On Billboard's Top 200 All-Genre Album Sales Chart |date=November 20, 2008 |publisher=TOP 40 Charts |accessdate=December 24, 2008}}</ref> Its lead single "[[Love Story (Taylor Swift song)|Love Story]]" became a hit on both the country and pop charts. During the first week of release, more than 129,000 of Swift's sales were sold digitally. This gives Swift the best online start for any country album in history.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,,GAC_26063_5939337,00.html |title=No Surprise: Taylor Swift Debuts No. 1 |date=November 20, 2008 |publisher=GAC |accessdate=December 24, 2008}}</ref> It also makes Swift the fourth biggest week for a digital album since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking them in 2004.<ref name="billboard.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003892753 |title=Taylor Swift Soars to No.1 |date=November 19, 2008 |work=Billboard |accessdate=December 24, 2008}}</ref> Through its eighth week of release, ''Fearless'' has sold more than 338,467 downloads, making it the bestselling country album in digital history. In second place is Swift's debut ''[[Taylor Swift (album)|Taylor Swift]]'' with sales of 236,046 downloads as of April 18, 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/26331/week-ending-jan-4-2009-its-taylor-swifts-world/;_ylt=AtJw4qxeVtllEuMR3mdD9IbasyUv |title=Week Ending Jan. 4, 2009: It's Taylor Swift's World... |date=January 7, 2009 |publisher=Yahoo Music Blog (written by Paul Grein) |accessdate=January 8, 2009}}</ref> In its debut week, seven songs in total on ''Fearless'' were charted on ''Billboard'' Hot 100, tying Swift with [[Miley Cyrus]] for the most by a female artist in a single week. With "[[White Horse (song)|White Horse]]" charted at #13, this gave Swift her sixth top 20 debut of 2008, a calendar year record for any artist in the history of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Of the 13 tracks on ''Fearless'', 11 have already spent time on the Hot 100.<ref name="billboard.com"/> "Change", a song from the album, was selected as part of a soundtrack supporting Team USA's efforts in the [[2008 Summer Olympics]].<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web |url=http://www.countrystandardtime.com/news/newsitem.asp?xid=1991 |title=Taylor Swift offers "Change" for Olympics, wins Teen Choice award |accessdate=August 7, 2008 |work=[[Country Standard Time]]}}</ref> The song was also featured as part of the soundtrack of [[National Broadcasting Company|NBC's]] broadcast package of the Olympics. The lead single from the album, "Love Story", was released on September 12, 2008. The Fearless album includes the "Love Story" music video which is based on ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]''. The song has reached No.2 on iTunes Store Top Downloaded Songs and No.4 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Fifteen weeks after being added to pop radio, "[[Love Story (Taylor Swift song)|Love Story]]" also became the first country crossover recording to hit number one on the Nielsen BDS CHR/Top 40 chart in the 16-year-history of the list, as well as number one on the Mediabase Top 40 Chart.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/taylor-swift-sets-historic-top-40-radio-milestone-for-country-artist,719640.shtml |title=Taylor Swift Sets Historic Top 40 Radio Milestone for Country Artist |date=February 17, 2009 |publisher=Universal Republic Records |accessdate=February 23, 2009}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> The second single from ''Fearless'', "[[White Horse (song)|White Horse]]", was released on December 8, 2008. The music video for the song premiered on [[CMT]] on February 7, 2009. Though it missed the No.1 spot on Billboard's [[Hot Country Songs]] as of the week April 11, 2009, "[[White Horse (song)|White Horse]]" claimed the No.1 spot atop the USA Today/Country Aircheck chart (powered by Mediabase) in that week.<ref name="The Cleveland Leader">{{cite web |url=http://www.clevelandleader.com/node/9529 |title=Taylor Swift's latest single "White Horse" helps make her triple-platinum |publisher=The Cleveland Leader |accessdate=April 4, 2009}}</ref> "Forever & Always", another song from the album, was based on Swift's relationship with singer [[Joe Jonas]].<ref name="OKJJ">{{cite web |url=http://www.okmagazine.com/news/view/10255 |title=Taylor Swift on Joe Jonas: "We Don't Talk" |work=Ok! |date=November 12, 2008 |accessdate=September 20, 2009}}</ref><ref name="youtube1">{{cite web |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMouCSGVhOs |title=Taylor Swift discusses the song "Forever & Always" in radio station interview (YouTube video) |work=''Youtube'' |date=November 8, 2008 |accessdate=January 15, 2011}}</ref> She was the first artist in the history of [[Nielsen SoundScan]] to have two different albums in the Top 10 on the year end album chart.<ref name="Market Watch"/> It also was the first album by a female artist in country music history to log eight weeks at No.1 on The ''Billboard'' 200. In mid-January 2009, Swift became the first country artist to top the 2 million mark in paid downloads with three different songs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/26539/week-ending-jan-11-2009-eat-your-heart-out-loretta-lynn/;_ylt=AjYc3Quc8Qq2YNOKdIEacz_zvSUv |title=Week Ending Jan. 11, 2009: Eat Your Heart Out, Loretta Lynn |date=January 14, 2009 |publisher=Yahoo Music Blog (written by Paul Grein)|accessdate=January 15, 2009}}</ref> Swift is ''Billboard'''s Top Country Artist and Hot Country Songwriter of 2008; she is also country music's best-selling artist of 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.countrystandardtime.com/news/newsitem.asp?xid=2402 |title=Taylor Swift reaches 5 million in sales, tops Billboard |date=December 17, 2008 |publisher=Country Standard Time |accessdate=December 18, 2008}}</ref> Swift ranked seventh on Nielsen SoundScan Canada's top-10 selling artists across all genres in 2008. ''Fearless'' and ''Taylor Swift'' took the No.1 and No.2 slots on 2008 Year-End Canadian Country Albums Chart.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bigmachinerecords.com/index.cfm?id=6&viewStory=206 |title=Taylor Swift Tops 2008 Year-End Canadian Country Albums Chart With No.1 and No.2 CDs |date=January 14, 2009 |publisher=Big Machine Records |accessdate=January 15, 2009}}</ref> Swift sang the [[Star-Spangled Banner]] at game three of the [[World Series]] in [[Philadelphia]] on October 25, 2008. [[File:Taylor Swift Cavendish.JPG|upright|thumb|left|Swift performing as the headlining act at the 2010 [[Cavendish Beach Music Festival]] in Prince Edward Island, Canada.]] In January 2009, Swift announced her North American [[Fearless Tour]] planned for 52 cities in 38 states and provinces in the US and Canada over the span of 6 months.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://taylorswift.com/020609-2.html|title=Taylor Swift, Billboard's Best-selling Artist of 2008 announces "FEARLESS 2009" Headlining Tour |date=January 30, 2009 |publisher=Taylor Swift Press Releases |accessdate=February 16, 2009}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> The tour kicked off April 23 in [[Evansville, Indiana|Evansville]], Indiana. In the same month, Swift made her first musical guest appearance on ''[[Saturday Night Live (Season 34)|Saturday Night Live]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.cmt.com/2009-01-06/taylor-swift-makes-saturday-night-live-history/ |title=Taylor Swift Makes Saturday Night Live History |date=January 6, 2009 |publisher=CMT |accessdate=January 8, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1602347/20090108/swift__taylor.jhtml |title=Taylor Swift Still 'Can't Believe' That She'll Be On 'SNL' |date=January 8, 2009 |publisher=MTV |accessdate=January 8, 2009}}</ref> On February 8, 2009, Swift performed her song "[[Fifteen (song)|Fifteen]]" with [[Miley Cyrus]] at the [[51st Grammy Awards]]. As of the week ending February 8, 2009, Swift's single "[[Love Story (Taylor Swift song)|Love Story]]" became the country song with the most paid downloads in history.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/28616/week-ending-feb-8-2009-shadys-back-tell-a-friend/;_ylt=AiacmGGJ0IQmdWNGj9txZWzzvSUv |title=Week Ending Feb. 8, 2009: Shady's Back (Tell A Friend) |date=February 11, 2009 |publisher=Yahoo Music Blog (written by Paul Grein)|accessdate=February 12, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/chart-beat-bonus/chart-beat-flo-rida-atlantic-mac-mcanally-1003943129.story|title='Love' Joins the Club|date=February 19, 2009|work=Billboard|accessdate=February 28, 2009}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Since the release of Swift's second album, ''Fearless'', she has released one new song "[[Crazier]]" for the [[Hannah Montana: The Movie (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] of the feature film ''[[Hannah Montana: The Movie]]''. At the 44th Annual [[Academy of Country Music Awards]], Swift picked up Album of the Year honors as a performer and producer for ''Fearless''. Swift is the youngest artist in history to win the ACM ''Album of the Year'' award. The Academy lauded her for career achievements including selling more albums in 2008 than any other artist in any genre of music, the breakthrough success of her debut album, and the worldwide crossover success of her No.1 single "[[Love Story (Taylor Swift song)|Love Story]]". The Academy also cited Swift's contribution to helping country music attract a younger audience.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sev.prnewswire.com/music/20090406/CL9518106042009-1.html|title=Taylor Swift Wins Album of the Year at Academy of Country Music Awards|date=April 6, 2009|publisher=Big Machine Press Release|accessdate=April 7, 2009}}</ref> As of late April 2009, Swift has sold more than 14 million downloads, as well as three Gold Mobile Ringtones.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com/story/verizon-wireless-inks-taylor-swift-content-exclusive/2009-04-29|title=Verizon Wireless inks Taylor Swift content exclusive|date=April 29, 2009|publisher=Fierce Mobile Content |accessdate=April 29, 2009}}</ref> On April 28, 2009, Swift gave a free, private concert to students at [[Bishop Ireton High School]], a small Catholic school in [[Alexandria, Virginia|Alexandria]], Virginia after the school won a national "TXT 2 WIN" contest from [[Verizon Wireless]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/28/AR2009042803919.html|title=Taylor Swift Wows the Students at Bishop Ireton High School, Alexandria | work=The Washington Post | date=April 29, 2009 | accessdate=May 24, 2010}}</ref> The students sent over 19,000 text messages to Verizon during a roughly one month long contest. Swift played for about an hour during the school's field day, an annual day-long recess with games and activities. On October 8, 2009 Swift's official website announced that her sold-out Fearless Tour would return to North America for 37 additional dates in 2010. [[File:Kanye-West-grabs-the-mic-2009-vma.jpg|right|thumb|West taking the microphone from Swift at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.]] Scheduled to perform on September 13, 2009, Swift attended the [[2009 MTV Video Music Awards]]. This was her first VMA performance, where she became the first country music artist to win an MTV Video Music Award.<ref name="msnbc.msn.com">{{cite web|title=Kanye calls Taylor Swift after ‘View’ appearance|work=[[The Associated Press]]/MSNBC|date=September 15, 2009|accessdate=September 16, 2009|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32861800/ns/entertainment-music/}}</ref> During the show, as Swift was on stage accepting the award for Best Female Video for "[[You Belong with Me]]," singer/rapper [[Kanye West]] came on stage [[2009 MTV Video Music Awards controversy|and took the microphone from Swift]], saying that [[Beyoncé]]'s video for "[[Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)]]", nominated for the same award, was "one of the best videos of all time," an action that caused the many audience members to boo West.<ref name="rollingstone.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/09/13/kanye-west-storms-the-vmas-stage-during-taylor-swifts-speech/?rand=84857|title=Kanye West Storms the VMAs Stage During Taylor Swift's Speech|date=September 13, 2009|work=Rolling Stone|accessdate=September 13, 2009}}{{dead link|date=January 2011}}</ref><ref name="latfallout">{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/music/la-et-kanye-fallout15-2009sep15,0,4346169.story|title=Kanye West expresses Swift regret on blog and 'The Jay Leno Show'|date=September 15, 2009|work=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=September 15, 2009 | first1=Todd | last1=Martens | first2=Yvonne | last2=Villarreal}}</ref> He handed the microphone back to a stunned and reportedly upset Swift, who did not finish her acceptance speech.<ref name=rollingstone.com/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1621389/20090913/west_kanye.jhtml|title=Kanye West Crashes VMA Stage During Taylor Swift's Award Speech|last=Rodriguez|first=Jayson|date=September 13, 2009|publisher=MTV News|accessdate=September 14, 2009}}</ref> When Beyoncé later won the award for Best Video of the Year for "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)", she called Swift up on stage so that she could finish her acceptance speech.<ref name=rollingstone.com/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3idc1bbdb02d3e92062c423efbf6ec0c48|title=Kanye West causes VMA controversy|last=Szalai|first=Georg|date=September 13, 2009|publisher=[[Hollywood Reporter]]|accessdate=September 14, 2009}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Following the awards show, West apologized for his verbal outburst in a blog entry (which was subsequently removed).<ref name=rollingstone.com/> He was criticized by various celebrities for the outburst,<ref name=latfallout/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2009/best-female-video/|title=2009 MTV Video Music Awards – Best Female Video|work=''MTV''|accessdate=September 15, 2009}}</ref><ref name="Cnn.com">{{cite news|first=Lisa|last=Respers|title=Anger over West's disruption at MTV awards|date=September 14, 2009|accessdate=September 15, 2009|publisher=CNN|url=http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/09/14/kanye.west.reaction/index.html}}</ref><ref name="MTV">{{cite web|title=Adam Lambert, Donald Trump, Joe Jackson Slam Kanye West's VMA Stunt|publisher=MTV|date=September 13, 2009|accessdate=September 13, 2009|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1621475/.../swift__taylor.jhtml}}</ref><ref name="MTV.Com">{{cite web|author=Shaheem Reid and Rahman Dukes|title=50 Cent Slams Kanye West For VMA Outburst|date=September 15, 2009|publisher=MTV|accessdate=September 15, 2009|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1621544/20090915/50_cent.jhtml}}</ref> and even by [[US President|President]] [[Barack Obama]] in an "[[Journalism sourcing#Using confidential information|off the record]]" comment.<ref name="politico.com">{{cite web|first=Patrick|last=Gavin|title=Obama calls Kayne 'jackass'|publisher=[[The Politico]]|date=September 15, 2009|accessdate=September 15, 2009|url=http://www.politico.com/click/stories/0909/did_obama_call_kanye_a_jackass.html}}</ref><ref name="people.com">{{cite web|title=Audio: President Obama Calls Kanye West a 'Jackass'|date=September 15, 2009|accessdate=September 16, 2009|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|url=http://www.people.com/package/article/0,,20302940_20304704,00.html}}</ref><ref name="www.foxnews.com">{{cite news|title=Obama Calls Kanye West a 'Jackass'|date=September 15, 2009|accessdate=September 16, 2009|publisher=[[Fox News Channel|Fox News]]|url=http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/09/15/obama-calls-kanye-west-jackass/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Obama Calls Kanye a 'Jackass' – The Audio|publisher=[[TMZ.com|TMZ]]|date=September 15, 2009|accessdate=September 15, 2009|url=http://www.tmz.com/2009/09/15/obama-calls-kanye-a-jackass/}}</ref> He later posted a second apology on his blog and made his first public apology one day after the incident on the debut episode of ''[[The Jay Leno Show]]''.<ref name="latfallout"/> On September 15, 2009, Swift talked about the matter on ''[[The View (U.S. TV series)|The View]]'', where she said she was at first excited to see West on stage and then disappointed once he acted out.<ref name="MTV.com">{{cite web|first=Jocelyn|last=Vena|title=Taylor Swift Tells 'The View' Kanye West Hasn't Contacted Her. The country star discusses her reaction to the VMA incident.|date=September 15, 2009|publisher=MTV|accessdate=September 15, 2009|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1621550/2009915/swift__taylor.jhtml}}</ref><ref name="nypost.com">{{cite news|title=Taylor Swift visits 'The View,' accepts Kanye apology|work=New York Post|date=May 15, 2009|accessdate=September 15, 2009|url=http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/tvblogs/taylor_swift_visits_the_view_accepts_iW7OOuj6BQpLe1oX8TVFNM}}</ref> She said West had not spoken to her following the incident.<ref name=nypost.com/> Following her appearance on ''The View'', West contacted her to apologize personally; Swift said she accepted his apology.<ref name=msnbc.msn.com/><ref name=nypost.com/> However, on November 8, 2010, in an interview with a Minnesota radio station, West seemed to recant a bit of his past apologies by attempting to describe the act at the 2009 awards show as "selfless" and downgrade the perception of disrespect it created.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2010/11/video-kanye-west-backtracks-taylor-swift-apology |title=VIDEO: Kanye West Backtracks On Taylor Swift Apology |publisher=Radar Online |date=2010-11-08 |accessdate=2011-07-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://dimewars.com/Blog/ViewBlogArticle.aspx?vn=Kanye+West+Backtracks+On+Taylor+Swift+Apology&BlogID=487b238f-9fac-4228-b9ba-7c29bdfe8528 |title=Kanye West Backtracks On Taylor Swift Apology |publisher=Dimewars.com |date= |accessdate=2011-07-17}}</ref> [[File:Taylor Swift 2009 MTV VMA.jpg|thumb|left|Swift at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards with her award.]] On November 11, 2009, Swift became the youngest artist ever to win the [[Country Music Association Awards|Country Music Association Award]] for Entertainer of the year, and is one of only six women to win the Country Music Association's highest honor.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2009/11/11/taylor-swift-wins-cma-entertainer-year/ |title=Taylor Swift Wins CMA Entertainer of the Year |publisher=Fox News |accessdate=April 17, 2010 |date=November 11, 2009}}</ref> On the chart week of November 14, 2009, Swift set a record for the most songs on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] by a female artist at the same time with eight singles from the re-release of her 2008 album ''Fearless'' namely five debut new songs in the top 30: "Jump Then Fall" at #10, "Untouchable" at #19, "The Other Side of the Door" at #22, "Superstar" at No.27 and "Come in With the Rain" at No.30 and three already-charted songs that were released as singles—"[[You Belong with Me]]" (#14), "Forever & Always" which re-entered the chart at #34, and "[[Fifteen (song)|Fifteen]]" (#46).<ref>{{cite web|last=Anderson |first=Kyle |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1625567/20091105/story.jhtml |title=Taylor Swift Breaks Another Chart Record With New Fearless Tracks |publisher=MTV |date=2009-11-05 |accessdate=2011-07-17}}</ref> In addition, the song "[[Two Is Better Than One]]" by [[Boys Like Girls]] which features Swift, debuted at No.80 in the same issue. This gives Swift six debuts in one week, the biggest number of debuts by any female artist of all time. It also lifts the number of her simultaneously-charting songs to nine, setting another record for the biggest number of charting songs by the same female artist in the same week.<ref>http://www.billboard.com/#/news/derulo-tops-hot-100-but-swift-swoops-in-1004033394.story</ref> When "Fifteen" reached No.38 on the chart week of November 21, 2009, Swift became the female artist with the most Top 40 singles this decade, surpassing [[Beyoncé Knowles|Beyoncé]]. "Fifteen" became Swift's twentieth Top 40 single overall.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thesuntimes.com/opinions/columnists/x1689197199/Without-out-a-doubt-2009-was-Taylor-Swift-s-year |author=Mitch McCracken |date=January 08, 2010 |publisher=The Sun-Times |title=Without out a doubt, 2009 was Taylor Swift’s year |accessdate=2011-06-29}}</ref> "Two Is Better Than One" by Boys Like Girls and [[John Mayer]]'s "Half of My Heart" both featured Swift, peaking at No.40 and No.25 respectively. The two songs are her 21st and 22nd Top 40 singles. ''[[Fearless (Taylor Swift album)|Fearless]]'' was the best-selling album of 2009 in the US with more than 3.2 millions copies sold in that year. Swift claimed both the No.1 and No.2 positions atop Nielsen's BDS Top 10 Most Played Songs chart (all genres), with "You Belong With Me" and "Love Story," respectively. She also topped the all format 2009 Top 10 Artist Airplay chart with over 1.29&nbsp;million song detections, and the Top 10 Artist Internet Streams chart with more than 46&nbsp;million song plays.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nielsen-soundscan-lists-taylor-swift-as-the-top-selling-digital-artist-in-history-80965892.html |title=Nielsen SoundScan Lists Taylor Swift as the Top-Selling Digital Artist in History |publisher=PR Newswire |date=January 7, 2010 |accessdate=January 11, 2010}}</ref> ===2010–present: ''Speak Now''=== Swift released the track "[[Today Was a Fairytale]]" as a digital download on [[iTunes Store|iTunes]] on January 19, 2010. The song was featured on the soundtrack for the film ''[[Valentine's Day (film)|Valentine's Day]]'', in which she made her feature-film acting debut. The song debuted on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] at No. 2,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.billboard.com/news/taylor-swift-swipes-female-download-record-1004062461.story |title=Taylor Swift Swipes Female Download Record; Haiti Tracks Chart |author=Silvio Pietroluongo |date=January 27, 2009 |work=Billboard |accessdate=January 29, 2009}}</ref> becoming her sixth Top 10 and 23rd Top 40 single on that chart. According to Nielsen SoundScan, with sales of "Today Was a Fairytale" more than 325,000 in its first week, Swift has broken the record for first-week download sales by a female artist.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1630661/20100128/swift__taylor.jhtml |title= Taylor Swift's 'Fairytale' BreaksBritney Spears' Download Record |publisher=MTV |accessdate=February 1, 2010 |date=January 28, 2010 |author=Jocelyn Vena}}</ref> The song also debuted at number one on the [[Canadian Hot 100]], making it Swift's first number one hit in Canada. In February 2010, Swift brought her [[Fearless Tour]] to 5 cities in Australia. Opening acts included [[Gloriana (band)|Gloriana]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Taylor Swift FEARLESS TOUR 2010 |publisher=Ticketek |url=http://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=TAYLORSW10&searchId=464a7869-8d63-4190-a249-e63b830df60d |accessdate=January 8, 2010}}</ref> In mid-July 2010, ''Billboard'' revealed that Swift's new album is called ''[[Speak Now]]''. It was released on October 25, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/taylor-swift-launches-speak-now-album-release-with-3-week-itunes-countdown-103860988.html |title=Taylor Swift Launches Speak Now Album Release With 3-Week iTunes Countdown |location=Tennessee |publisher=Prnewswire.com |date= |accessdate=2011-07-17}}</ref> She has written the album completely by herself in Arkansas, New York, Boston and Nashville with [[Nathan Chapman (record producer)|Nathan Chapman]] serving as co-producer. On Wednesday, August 4, 2010, the lead single from the album, "[[Mine (song)|Mine]]," was leaked onto the internet. Big Machine Records decided to rush the release of the song to counteract the leak. Swift appeared at the 44th Annual Country Music Awards on November 10, 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/44th-annual-cma-awards/307881 |title=Country Music Awards |date=November 4, 2010 |publisher=TVGuide.com }}</ref> In 2011, Swift visited [[Singapore]] as the first stop of the Asian leg of her first world tour.<ref>Hester, T. (2011). "that show ruled!!" taylor swift speaks now of singapore. channelnewsasia.com, Retrieved from [http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/entertainmentfeatures/view/1110057/1/.html]</ref> Hong Kong is the last stop of the [[Speak Now World Tour]] and Swift will begin the European and American leg afterwards.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.tennessean.com/article/20110222/ENTERTAINMENT03/102220323/0/NEWS21/Celebrity-Column-Taylor-Swift-proud-country-music-ambassador |title=Taylor Swift in Hong Kong |date=February 22, 2011 |publisher=The Tennessean |accessdate=February 22, 2011 |first=Dave |last=Paulson}}</ref> Released on her official site on July 6th, many dates on the tour have been cancelled due to Swift suffering from [[bronchitis]] and was told she is unable to perform.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.taylorswift.com/news#57123|title=TAYLOR HEALTH UPDATE|publisher=TaylorSwift.com|accessdate=2011-7-9}}</ref> Taylor Swift sold approximately 4,470,000 albums in the US in 2010 (more than any other artist) and sold 9.9&nbsp;million digital tracks.<ref>http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110106006565/en/Nielsen-Company-Billboard’s-2010-Music-Industry-Report</ref> She was ranked 2nd on ''Rolling Stones'' Magazines lists of Top 16 "Queen Of Pops" of the decade.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/introducing-the-queen-of-pop-20110629?page=1|title=Taylor Swift runner up in the Queen Of Pop lists|publisher=Rolling Stones}}</ref> ==Songwriting style== Swift's lyrics are highly autobiographical; she has said that "If you listen to my albums, it’s like reading my diary."<ref name=LittleSunshine>{{cite news |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/06/t-magazine/womens-fashion/06well-swift.html?hp |title=Little Miss Sunshine |author=Lynn Hirschberg |date= December 3, 2009 |work=New York Times}}</ref> For example, the song "Forever & Always" was inspired by her relationship with [[Joe Jonas]],<ref name="OKJJ" /><ref name="youtube1" /> while the song "Hey Stephen" was written about a boy whom she toured with in the past.<ref name=LittleSunshine/> "Fifteen" was written about her freshman year of high school. It has been said that her lyrics "can be tinged with acid: the quiet loner girl getting one over on the cheerleaders, or a caustic payback for the boy who dumped her."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-1222172/Taylor-Swift--meteoric-rise-pops-brightest-new-star.html |title=Taylor Swift – the meteoric rise of pop's brightest new star|author=Benji Wilson |date=October 25, 2009 |work=Daily Mail |location=UK |accessdate=December 5, 2009 }}</ref> She has also indicated that she tries to write so her fans can relate to the lyrics, saying "My goal is to never write songs that my fans can't relate to."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1591866/why-taylor-swifts-songwriting-sings.jhtml |title=CMT : News : Why Taylor Swift's Songwriting Sings |publisher=www.cmt.com |accessdate=December 24, 2009 |date= July 30, 2008 |author=Alison Bonaguro}}</ref> She parodied her confrontational style of songwriting during her appearance on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''; during her opening monologue, she performed an original song that featured lines such as "You might think I'd bring up Joe, that guy who broke up with me on the phone/ Hey, Joe, I'm doing real well, tonight I'm hosting 'SNL'" referring to her highly publicized relationship with Joe Jonas.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1625788/taylor-swift-joked-about-kanye-taylor-lautner-on-snl.jhtml |title=Taylor Swift's 'SNL' Gig Includes Jokes About Taylor Lautner, Kanye West |last=Montgomery |first=James |work=MTV News |publisher=MTV |date=November 8, 2009 |accessdate=January 9, 2011}}</ref> The intensely personal nature of the songs has drawn her attention in the music industry. Swift once said, "I thought people might find them hard to relate to, but it turned out that the more personal my songs were, the more closely people could relate to them."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/interviews/a145563/taylor-swift.html |title=Interview: Taylor Swift |author=Nick Levine |date=February 6, 2009 |publisher=Digital Spy |accessdate=December 5, 2009}}</ref> Due to the autobiographical nature of her songs, some fans have researched the songs' origins. Swift once said, "Every single one of the guys that I’ve written songs about has been tracked down on [[Myspace|MySpace]] by my fans."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/09/arts/music/09cara.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&pagewanted=print&adxnnlx=1261714625-cL2NnjvPlJDJSFtD7FqrAA |title=Music - Taylor Swift, Nashville’s One-Woman Youth Movement |work=New York Times |accessdate=December 24, 2009 |author=Jon Caramanica |date=November 9, 2008}}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' described Swift as "one of pop's finest songwriters, country’s foremost pragmatist and more in touch with her inner life than most adults".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/21/arts/music/21cara.html?_r=1 |title=Sounds of Swagger and Sob Stories |date=December 19, 2008 |work=The New York Times |accessdate=December 20, 2008 |first=Jon |last=Caramanica}}</ref> ==Other work== ===Acting=== In 2008, Swift made her acting debut in [[Brad Paisley]]'s music video "[[Online (song)|Online]]". In that same year Swift filmed a documentary for MTV entitled ''MTV's Once Upon a Prom'' and a documentary with [[Def Leppard]] for [[CMT]] entitled ''CMT Crossroads'', which premiered on November 7, 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cmtpress.com/pressreleases/details.cfm?PressReleaseID=1000465 |title=CMT Crossroads: Def Leppard and Taylor Swift Score on CMT |publisher=CMT Press Release |date=November 11, 2008 |accessdate=March 16, 2009}}</ref> Swift collaborated with the [[Jonas Brothers]] in their 3D Concert Film, ''[[Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience]]''. The film was released on February 27, 2009 in North America and brought in $12.7&nbsp;million on its opening weekend.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=53352 |title=Madea Holds Off the Jonas Brothers |publisher=ComingSoon.net |date=March 2, 2009}}</ref> Swift made her primetime television acting debut on CBS's ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]'' "[[Turn, Turn, Turn (CSI episode)|Turn, Turn, Turn]]" as Haley Jones on March 5, 2009 in the U.S. and Canada. The episode was watched by 20.8&nbsp;million viewers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b103119_wild_card_american_idol_holds_off.html |title=Wild Card American Idol Holds Off Taylor Swift CSI |publisher=E! Online |date=March 6, 2009 |author=Joal Ryan}}</ref> Swift made a cameo appearance in [[Kellie Pickler]]'s music video "[[Best Days of Your Life]]". Swift also appeared in ''[[Hannah Montana: The Movie]]'' credited as herself. The film was released on April 10, 2009 in North America.<ref name="HM release date">{{cite news |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117981211.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 |title=Disney unveils 2009 schedule |publisher=Variety |date=February 24, 2008 |accessdate=February 24, 2008 |first=Pamela |last=McClintock}}</ref> The television show [[Dateline NBC]] showcased an hour on Swift on May 31, 2009. The episode titled ''Dateline NBC: On Tour With Taylor Swift'' included scenes from her tour bus, concert footage, and rehearsals.<ref>{{cite web |author=6:24&nbsp;pm ET |url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31032270/ |title=On tour with Taylor Swift - Newsmakers |publisher=MSNBC |date=May 31, 2009 |accessdate=September 20, 2009}}</ref> Swift both hosted and performed as the musical guest for the November 7, 2009 episode of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/clips/taylor-swift-monologue/1173589/ |title=Clips from the November 7, 2009 episode of '&#39;Saturday Night Live'&#39; at |publisher=Nbc.com |date=December 18, 2010 |accessdate=January 15, 2011}}</ref> In 2010, Swift made her feature film acting debut as Felicia in the film ''[[Valentine's Day (film)|Valentine's Day]]''. For this role she won the [[Teen Choice Award|Teen Choice Award for Movie Female Breakout]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Winners of ‘Teen Choice 2010‘ Awards Announced; Teens Cast More Than 85 Million Votes |url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/08/08/winners-of-teen-choice-2010-awards-announced-teens-cast-more-than-85-million-votes/59453?utm_campaign=WP-TWITTER&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitter}}</ref> She has been cast to voice the role of Audrey in the animated film ''[[The Lorax (film)|The Lorax]]'', set to be released in 2012.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/03/17/taylor-swift-lorax/ |title=Taylor Swift joins Universal's 'The Lorax{{'-}} |date=March 17, 2011 |first=Jeff |last=Labrecque |work=Entertainment Weekly |publisher=[[Time Inc]] |accessdate=March 17, 2011}}</ref> ===Cover model and recognition=== Swift has been featured on the cover of a number of magazines. She has been a [[cover girl]] for ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]'', for which she was one of two country artists during the magazine’s fifteen year run to be a cover subject.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wsocfm.com/Taylor-Swift-Featured-In-Blender-Magazine/1744381 |title=Taylor Swift Featured In Blender Magazine |date=2008-March |publisher=WSOC-103.7 |accessdate=March 27, 2009 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20080316211727/http://wsocfm.com/Taylor-Swift-Featured-In-Blender-Magazine/1744381 |archivedate=March 16, 2008}}</ref> She was included in ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'''s annual "100 Most Beautiful People" 2008, 2009, and 2010 lists.<ref>{{cite news |title=World's Most Beautiful People Stars Without Makeup |date=April 30, 2008 |url=http://www.people.com/people/package/gallery/0,,20267544_20196426_20447813,00.html |accessdate=May 30, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Under Twenty-One |date=May 11, 2009 |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20277194,00.html |accessdate=May 30, 2010}}</ref> Additionally, she was named number fifty-seven on ''[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim's]]'' sexiest women of 2008, number fifty on the 2009 list<ref name="Maxim 2009">{{cite web |url=http://www.maxim.com/girls/hot-100/79081/2009-hot-100-100-91.html#51 |title=2009 Hot 100 |publisher=Maxim |accessdate=May 14, 2010}}</ref> and number thirty-one on the 2010 list.<ref name="Maxim 2010">{{cite web |url=http://www.maxim.com/girls/articles/90539/2010-hot-100.html |title=2010 Hot 100 |date=May 5, 2010 |publisher=Maxim |accessdate=May 14, 2010}}</ref> ''[[CosmoGirl]]'' voted Swift as the "2008 Girl of the Year".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.countryhound.com/taylor-swift-named-2008-cosmogirl |title=Taylor Swift Named 2008 CosmoGirl |date=November 26, 2008 |publisher=Country Hound |accessdate=March 27, 2009}}</ref> Swift was named by ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine as one of "The RS 100: Agents of Change".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/26754176/the_rs_100_agents_of_change/2 |title=The 100 People Who Are Changing America |date=March 18, 2009 |work=Rolling Stone |accessdate=March 23, 2009}}{{dead link|date=January 2011}}</ref> She was nominated as a candidate for ''TIME''{{'}}s "2009 The Time 100 Finalists" list, which is determined by online voting.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1883644_1883653_1885480,00.html |title=2009 The Time 100 Finalists |date=March 20, 2009 |work=TIME Magazine |accessdate=March 23, 2009}}</ref> ''People'' magazine named Swift one of 25 Most Intriguing People of 2009.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20331128,00.html |title=Taylor Swift Makes Cover of PEOPLE's 25 Most Intriguing People of 2009 |date=December 16, 2009 |publisher=PEOPLE Magazine |accessdate=January 11, 2010}}</ref> ===Merchandise=== [[Jakks Pacific]] released a [[celebrity doll]] of Swift in late 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b66141_taylor_swift_gets_all_dolled_up.html |title=Taylor Swift Gets All Dolled Up |publisher=E! Online |date=October 29, 2008 |accessdate=September 20, 2009}}</ref> Swift has been the face of [[L.e.i. (clothing company)|L.E.I.]] Jeans (Life Energy Intelligence) since 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.leijeans.com/ |title=L.e.i |publisher=Leijeans.com |accessdate=September 20, 2009}}</ref> Swift and the [[Levi Strauss & Co.|L.e.i.]] Clothing Line made a deal to create a line based on Swift's style of dressing, which will appear in [[Wal-Mart]] in the coming months.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.countrystandardtime.com/news/newsitem.asp?xid=1708 |title=Taylor Swift heads to CBS Early Show Saturday, announces deal with clothing line |publisher=Countrystandardtime.com |date=October 23, 2007 |accessdate=September 20, 2009}}</ref> However, Swift said she does not want to be called a designer. Instead, she says she will inspire the clothing company's dress line based on her own style. "I don't look at it like I'm branching out as a designer... It's not the Taylor Swift designer line."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/news/taylor-swift-launch-line-14-dresses |title=US Weekly's Latest Celebrity News from |publisher=Usmagazine.com |date=August 25, 2009 |accessdate=September 20, 2009}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> In 2009, Swift became the [[National Hockey League]]'s newest celebrity spokesperson. She appears in commercials for the [[Nashville Predators]].<ref>{{cite web |author=RSS feed |url=http://nhl.fanhouse.com/2009/02/03/taylor-swift-is-the-newest-nhl-celebrity-spokesperson/ |title=Taylor Swift: NHL's New Spokesperson |publisher=NHL FanHouse |date=February 3, 2009 |accessdate=September 20, 2009}}</ref> In May 2009, Swift filed a lawsuit (kept sealed until August 2010) against numerous sellers of unauthorized counterfeit merchandise bearing her name, likeness, and trademarks, where she demanded a [[trial by jury]], sought a judgement for [[compensatory damages]], [[punitive damages]], [[treble damages|three times the actual damages sustained]], and [[statutory damages]], and sought for recovery of her attorney's fees and prejudgement interest.<ref>{{cite web|author=|url=http://business.nashvillepost.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Swift_v_Matthews-USDC-18May2009-cplt.pdf |title=nashvillepost.com |publisher=Business.nashvillepost.com |date=2011-07-08 |accessdate=2011-07-17}}</ref> Nashville's U.S. District Court granted an injunction and judgment against the sellers, who had been identified at Swift's concerts in several states. The court ordered merchandise seized from the defendants to be destroyed.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wood |first=E. Thomas |authorlink=E. Thomas Wood |url=http://www.nashvillepost.com/news/2010/10/6/secret_taylor_swift_lawsuit_made_public |title=Secret Taylor Swift lawsuit made public |publisher=[[NashvillePost.com]] |date=October 6, 2010 |accessdate=2010-10-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Wood |first=E. Thomas |authorlink=E. Thomas Wood |url=http://business.nashvillepost.com/2010/10/27/case-closed-for-taylor-swift |title=Case closed for Taylor Swift |publisher=[[NashvillePost.com]] |date=October 27, 2010 |accessdate=2010-10-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=|url=http://business.nashvillepost.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Swift_v_Matthews-USDC-27Sep2010-def_jdgmt.pdf |title=nashvillepost.com |publisher=Business.nashvillepost.com |date=2011-07-08 |accessdate=2011-07-17}}</ref> On July 15, 2011, Swift's official website announced that she had partnered with [[Elizabeth Arden#Elizabeth Arden today|Elizabeth Arden]] to launch a fragrance, to be released in October 2011. The fragrance's name, "Wonderstruck", is a reference to the song "Enchanted" featured on her ''Speak Now'' album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.taylorswift.com/news#57124|title=Taylor Launches Wonderstruck|publisher=TaylorSwift.com|accessdate=July 17, 2011}}</ref> ===Philanthropy=== [[File:TaylorSwiftApr09.jpg|upright|thumb|right|Swift at the premiere of ''[[Hannah Montana: The Movie]]'', April 2009]] On September 21, 2007, Swift helped launch a campaign to protect children from online predators.<ref name=swift>{{cite web |url=http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/21/taylor_swift_warns_kids_about_internet_c|title=Taylor Swift Warns Kids About Internet Crime}}</ref> She has teamed up with [[Tennessee]] Governor [[Phil Bredesen]] to combat internet sex crimes.<ref name="swift" /> The year-long campaign, in partnership with the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police, will distribute Internet safety information and materials to parents and students across the state.<ref name="swift" /> In early 2008, Swift donated the pink Chevy pick-up truck given to her by her record label to the children’s charity, the ''Victory Junction Gang''; in June, 2008, Swift donated all the proceeds from her merchandise sales at the 2008 Country Music Festival to [[International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement|Red Cross]], the ''Nashville Area Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund'' and the ''National American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.looktothestars.org/news/863-taylor-swift-gives-her-vote-to-charity |title=Taylor Swift Gives Her Vote To Charity |date=June 4, 2009 |publisher=Look to the Stars |accessdate=March 27, 2009}}</ref> Swift donated $100,000 to the Red Cross in [[Cedar Rapids, Iowa|Cedar Rapids]], Iowa to help the victims of the [[Iowa flood of 2008]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20218079,00.html |title=Taylor Swift donates $100,000 to victims of Iowa Flood |date=August 9, 2009 |work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|accessdate=September 12, 2009}}</ref> Swift has teamed up with Sound Matters to make listeners aware of listening "[[Hearing impairment|responsibly]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soundmatters.org/taylorswift.php |title=Sound Matters: Celebrity Profile-Taylor Swift |accessdate=February 8, 2009}}</ref> Swift supports @15, a teen-led social change platform underwritten by [[Best Buy]] to give teens opportunities to direct the company's philanthropy through the newly-created @15 Fund. Swift's song, "[[Fifteen (song)|Fifteen]]", is featured in this campaign.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20090209-905412.html?mod=wsjcrmain |title=Taylor Swift Lends Support to @15 |date=February 9, 2009 |work=The Wall Street Journal |accessdate=February 10, 2009}} {{Dead link|date=August 2010|bot=RjwilmsiBot}}</ref> Swift lent her support to the [[February 2009 Victorian bushfires|Victorian Bushfire Appeal]] by joining the lineup at Sydney's [[Sound Relief]] concert,<ref>{{cite news |last=Writer |first=Entertainment |url=http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,25153741-5001026,00.html |title=Kylie to play at Sound Relief with Coldplay, Midnight Oil &#124; The Daily Telegraph |publisher=News.com.au |date=March 8, 2009 |accessdate=December 30, 2009}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> reportedly making the biggest contribution of any artist playing at Sound Relief to the Australian [[International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement|Red Cross]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tunebinder.com.au/2009/03/14/new-taylor-swift-love-story-live-at-sound-relief-sydney/ |title=New Taylor Swift |date=March 14, 2009 |publisher=Tune Binder |accessdate=March 15, 2009}}</ref> Swift donated her prom dress, which raised $1,200 for charity, to DonateMyDress.org.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.looktothestars.org/news/2353-taylor-swift-donates-prom-dress |title=Taylor Swift Donates Prom Dress |date=April 14, 2009 |publisher=Look to the Stars |accessdate=April 28, 2009}}</ref> On November 20, 2009 after a live performance on [[BBC]]'s [[Children in Need]] night Swift announced to Sir [[Terry Wogan]] she would donate £13,000 of her own money to the cause.<ref>{{cite news |author=Charlotte Spratt |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1229635/Children-In-Need-Taylor-Swift-donates-13-000-JLS-perform-fans-Doctor-Who-sneak-peek.html |title=Children In Need: Taylor Swift donates £13,000, JLS perform and fans get Doctor Who sneak peek|work=Daily Mail |location=UK |date=November 20, 2009 |accessdate=December 30, 2009 }}</ref> On December 13, Swift's own birthday, she donated $250,000 to various schools around the country which she had either attended or been involved with.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hollywoodcrush.mtv.com/2009/12/14/taylor-swifts-best-birthday-gift-donating-money-to-education/ |title=Taylor Swift’s Best Birthday Gift? Donating Money To Education » Hollywood Crush |publisher=Hollywoodcrush.mtv.com |date=December 14, 2009 |accessdate=December 30, 2009}}</ref> Swift has donated a pair of her shoes – a gently-worn pair of black Betsey Johnson heels with her autograph on the sole – to the Wish Upon a Hero Foundation's Hero in Heels fundraiser for auction to raise money to benefit women with cancer. In response to the [[May 2010 Tennessee floods]], Swift donated $500,000 during a flood relief telethon hosted by [[WSMV]], a Nashville television station.<ref name="Talbottflood">{{cite news |url=http://www.wsmv.com/fatalfloods/23481502/detail.html |title=Taylor Swift Donates $500K For Nashville Flood |last=Talbott |first=Chris |date=May 7, 2010 |agency=Associated Press |accessdate=May 7, 2010}}</ref> ==Personal life== In addition to her relationship with [[Joe Jonas]], which ended in October 2008,<ref name="OKJJ" /><ref name="youtube1" /><ref name="People-Swift-Jonas">{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20238434,00.html|title=Taylor Swift Talks – and Sings – About Her Split with Joe Jonas|last=Aradillas|first=Elaine|date=November 5, 2008|work=People|accessdate=July 16, 2011}}</ref> Swift's dating history has included other celebrities: [[Taylor Lautner]], for three months in 2009;<ref name="USW">{{cite web|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebritynews/news/taylor-swift-taylor-lautner-split-20092912|title=Exclusive: Taylor Swift, Taylor Lautner Split!|work=[[US Magazine]]|accessdate=2010-11-12}}</ref> and [[Jake Gyllenhaal]], from late 2010 to early 2011.<ref name="Us magazine - Jake and Taylor">{{cite web |title=FIRST PHOTOS: Jake and Taylor's Romantic Thanksgiving Day Stroll |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebritynews/news/first-photos-jake-and-taylors-romantic-thanksgiving-day-stroll-2010112 |publisher=Us magazine |accessdate=December 2, 2010 |date=December 1, 2010 }}</ref><ref name="marieclaire.co.uk">{{cite web |title=FIRST LOOK! JAKE GYLLENHAAL AND TAYLOR SWIFT’S PUBLIC PDA |url=http://www.marieclaire.co.uk/news/celebrity/508840/first-look-jake-gyllenhaal-and-taylor-swift-s-public-pda.html |publisher=marieclaire.co.uk |accessdate=December 2, 2010 |date=December 2, 2010}}</ref><ref name="daily mail - Taylor and Jake">{{cite news |title=Taylor Swift and Jake Gyllenhaal go public with their romance on visit to her hometown |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1333842/Taylor-Swift-Jake-Gyllenhaal-public-romance-Nashville.html |accessdate=December 2, 2010 |newspaper=Daily Mail |date=November 29, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/article.aspx?id=124811&fm=newsmain,nrhl |title=Jake Gyllenhaal jokes about Natalie Portman’s baby |publisher=Home.nzcity.co.nz |date=2011-01-11 |accessdate=2011-07-17}}</ref> Swift has also been romantically linked to [[John Mayer]].<ref name="Doestaylorswiftcallsoutjohnmayer">{{cite web |title=Does Tayolor Swift Call Out John Mayer In New Song |publisher=Us Magazine |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebritynews/news/does-taylor-swift-call-out-john-mayer-in-new-song-20101910 |date=October 19, 2010 |accessdate=February 21, 2011}}</ref> There has been speculation that the songs "Dear John" and "The Story of Us" from her album ''Speak Now'' are about Mayer.<ref name="usatoday">{{cite web |url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2010-10-22-taylorswift22_CV_N.htm |title=Taylor Swift learns to 'Speak Now,' reveal her maturity |first=Brian |last=Manfield|date=October 23, 2010 |work=USA Today |publisher=[[Gannett Company]] |accessdate=April 5, 2011}}</ref> ==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2007 | ''[[America's Got Talent (season 2)|America's Got Talent]]'' | Herself | Guest; Episode: Season 2 Finale |- | 2009 | ''[[Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience]]'' | Herself | [[Cameo appearance|Cameo]] |- | 2009 | ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]'' | Haley Jones | Episode: "Turn, Turn, Turn" |- | 2009 | ''[[Hannah Montana: The Movie]]'' | Herself | Cameo |- | 2009 | ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' | Herself | Host/Musical Guest |- | 2009 | ''[[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]'' | Herself | Guest; Episode: Week 6 results |- | 2010 | ''[[Valentine's Day (film)|Valentine's Day]]'' | Felicia | Movie acting debut |- | 2010 | ''[[Taylor Swift: Journey to Fearless]]'' | Herself | Main Role |- | 2010 | ''[[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]'' | Herself | Guest; Episode: 200th episode |- | 2012 | ''{{sortname|The|Lorax|The Lorax#Film}}'' | Audrey | [[Voice acting|Voice only]] |} ==Discography== {{Main|Taylor Swift discography}} *''[[Taylor Swift (album)|Taylor Swift]]'' (2006) *''[[Fearless (Taylor Swift album)|Fearless]]'' (2008) *''[[Speak Now]]'' (2010) ==Awards and nominations== {{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Taylor Swift}} ==Tours== *[[Fearless Tour]] (2009–10) *[[Speak Now World Tour]] (2011) ==References== {{Reflist|colwidth=30em}} ==External links== {{Commons category|Taylor Swift}} * {{official|http://www.taylorswift.com}} * {{IMDb name|2357847|Taylor Swift}} {{Taylor Swift}} {{Taylor Swift singles}} {{Grammy Award for Album of the Year 2010s}} {{Billboard Year-End number one albums 1990–2009}} <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]] --> {{Persondata |NAME = Swift, Taylor Alison |ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Swift, Taylor |SHORT DESCRIPTION = Singer and songwriter |DATE OF BIRTH = December 13, 1989 |PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Wyomissing, Pennsylvania|Wyomissing]], Pennsylvania |DATE OF DEATH = |PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Swift, Taylor}} [[Category:1989 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:American child singers]] [[Category:American pop singers]] [[Category:American country singer-songwriters]] [[Category:American country banjoists]] [[Category:American female guitarists]] [[Category:American pianists]] [[Category:American female singers]] [[Category:American film actors]] [[Category:American television actors]] [[Category:Big Machine Records artists]] [[Category:English-language singers]] [[Category:Grammy Award winners]] [[Category:Musicians from Pennsylvania]] [[Category:People from Wyomissing, Pennsylvania]] [[Category:Ukulele players]] [[Category:Taylor Swift| ]] {{Link GA|ar}} [[af:Taylor Swift]] [[ang:Taylor Swift]] [[ar:تايلور سويفت]] [[bn:টেইলর সুইফট]] [[bar:Taylor Swift]] [[ca:Taylor Swift]] [[cs:Taylor Swift]] [[da:Taylor Swift]] [[de:Taylor Swift]] [[et:Taylor Swift]] [[el:Τέιλορ Σουίφτ]] [[es:Taylor Swift]] [[eu:Taylor Swift]] [[fa:تیلور سوئیفت]] [[fr:Taylor Swift]] [[gl:Taylor Swift]] [[ko:테일러 스위프트]] [[hy:Թեյլոր Սվիֆթ]] [[hi:टेलर स्विफ्ट]] [[hr:Taylor Swift]] [[id:Taylor Swift]] [[is:Taylor Swift]] [[it:Taylor Swift]] [[he:טיילור סוויפט]] [[jv:Taylor Swift]] [[kn:ಟೈಲರ್ ಸ್ವಿಫ್ಟ್]] [[ka:ტეილორ სვიფტი]] [[sw:Taylor Swift]] [[la:Taylor Swift]] [[lv:Teilore Svifta]] [[lt:Taylor Swift]] [[hu:Taylor Swift]] [[mk:Тејлор Свифт]] [[ml:ടെയിലർ സ്വിഫ്റ്റ്]] [[nl:Taylor Swift]] [[ja:テイラー・スウィフト]] [[no:Taylor Swift]] [[nn:Taylor Swift]] [[uz:Taylor Swift]] [[pl:Taylor Swift]] [[pt:Taylor Swift]] [[ro:Taylor Swift]] [[ru:Свифт, Тейлор]] [[sq:Taylor Swift]] [[simple:Taylor Swift]] [[sl:Taylor Swift]] [[sr:Тејлор Свифт]] [[fi:Taylor Swift]] [[sv:Taylor Swift]] [[tl:Taylor Swift]] [[th:เทย์เลอร์ สวิฟต์]] [[tr:Taylor Swift]] [[uk:Тейлор Свіфт]] [[vi:Taylor Swift]] [[yi:טעילאר סוויפט]] [[zh-yue:泰勒斯威夫特]] [[zh:泰勒·斯威夫特]]'