Taylor Swift abandons any pretense that she's a teen on her second album, Fearless -- which isn't to say that she suddenly tarts herself up, running away from her youth in a manner that's all too familiar to many teen stars. Swift's maturation is deliberate and careful, styled after the crossover country-pop of Shania Twain and Faith Hill before they turned into divas. Despite the success of her self-titled 2006 debut, there's nothing at all diva-like about Swift on 2008's Fearless: she's soft-spoken and considerate, a big sister instead of a big star. Nowhere is this truer than on "Fifteen," a kind warning for a teen to watch her heart sung from the perspective of a woman who's perhaps twice that age -- a sly trick for the 18-year-old Swift. There may be a hint of youthfulness to her singing but that's the only hint of girlishness here; her writing -- and she had a hand in penning all 13 tracks here, with six of them bearing her solitary credit -- is sharply, subtly crafted and the music is softly assured, never pushing its hooks too hard and settling into a warm bed of guitars and keyboards. Like many country-pop albums of the 2000s, the pop heavily outweighs the country -- there aren't fiddles here, there are violins -- yet Fearless never feels garish, a crass attempt at a crossover success. It's small-scale and sweetly tuneful, always seeming humble even when the power ballads build to a big close. Swift's gentle touch is as enduring as her songcraft, and this musical maturity may not quite jibe with her age but it does help make Fearless one of the best mainstream pop albums of 2008.
Best friends Taylor Swift and Kellie Picker take you behind the scenes and chat it up backstage on their nearly sold out Fearless Tour, coming soon to a city near you.Click on the picture to watch their personal message to fans!!
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Watch Taylor Swift perform a bunch of her songs live and acoustically RIGHT HERE!
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Taylor Swift received the “Song of the Year” honor at last night’s 57th Annual BMI Awards in Nashville for her hit, “Love Story.”“I just want to say to every songwriter and every loved one of a songwriter, thank you, because you are the reason I wanted to try Nashville,” Swift said at the ceremony. “You are [...]
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I’m sensing something, something new. Yeah theres these six new songs by Taylor Swift… I feel like she’s moving out of her teen years and starting to get in touch with her music more and more, and that we’ve yet to see Taylors full potential. On Monday, Taylor Swift dropped Fearless Platinum Edition [...]Related posts:Taylor Swift: The Saga of a ‘Fearless’ Prankster Little miss cutie
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Best friends Taylor Swift and Kellie Picker take you behind the scenes and chat it up backstage on their nearly sold out Fearless Tour, coming soon to a city near you.Click on the picture to watch their personal message to fans!!
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Watch Taylor Swift perform a bunch of her songs live and acoustically RIGHT HERE!
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Swift's second album continues the appealing pop of her debut. Her teenage voice is still a bit reedy, but the brassy edge provides balance to the perfectly arranged and polished productions. It's hard to understand why Swift is lauded with country music airplay and awards, since her music and subject matter only occasionally feint to country music's roots (is that a mandolin playing on "Breath...
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Songwriter: Taylor Swift An obvious criticism of Taylor Swift's "Love Story," the debut single from her upcoming sophomore effort Fearless, is that the song, muddled by its prominent and clunky Romeo and Juliet references, completely misses the point of one of the English language's seminal literary works-thereby undermining its own effectiveness. After all, the syrupy, [...]
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--- - |- Well, we now have the first single from Taylor Swift's new album "Fearless." It is titled "Love Story."I have a feeling this is a great preview of what is to come from the new album. The song seems to be inline with Swift's debut sound. No real shocking style change or anything, which is good to hear.The song has not been made available for download quiet yet, I will let you know when...
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Good thing Kanye West wasn’t invited to the Country Music Awards, because he would have had to get up and interrupt Taylor Swift quite a few times.Swift picked up awards for Album of the Year (for Fearless), Female Vocalist of the Year and Music Video of the Year (for “Love Story”).Other top honors went to [...]
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Taylor Swift is at it again. Well... "Fearless" is being re-released. Yep, just like her debut album. A deluxe edition. I'm guessing that 10 million Fearless albums isn't enough. I just don't get it. The "deluxe" version of this album will include 6 new songs and bonus content.The record label apparently doesn't think as a fan. I mean look at it. The fan has already shelled out money (1...
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Well, it is voting time for CMA Members, and that means we are getting real close to the 2009 CMA Awards. 23 days in fact.So, I think its time to go on the record with my predictions for the 43rd Annual Country Music Association Awards.These are just that predictions. I usually have a 50/50 track record on this game. After you read my predictions, join in on the discussion over on Facebook to...
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Have no fear, Taylor Swift fans! Even though her hugely successful Fearless tour is about to wrap up, Swift has announced she’ll bring the tour back in 2010 with a second leg.The 19-year-old country crossover upstart will launch her Fearless 2010 tour in Brisbane, Australia on February 4, the first of her five Aussie shows, [...]
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Another day, another music industry accomplishment for Taylor Swift.Billboard announced today that “You Belong With Me,” the County native’s newest single from her multi-platinum album “Fearless,” has hit No. 1 on the magazine’s Radio Songs/Hot 100 Airplay chart.It’s the first country single to hit that mark in the 19-year history of the chart’s use of Nielsen BDS-monitored data, B
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Taylor Swift is set to re-release her highly successful sophomore album, Fearless later this fall.Fearless Platinum Edition hits stores October 27th. The extended version of the album will feature six new songs and DVD of photos, tour footage and Swift’s videos, including her comedic clip with T-Pain from the Country Music Association Awards earlier [...]
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Songwriters: Liz Rose & Taylor Swift. If "Love Story" is a theme song for an animated Disney fairy tale, Taylor Swift's new single "White Horse" could have played behind the many misadventures of the jaded women on Sex and the City. In fact, the song did air on SATC byproduct Grey's Anatomy, a decidedly un-teenage television [...]
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Not much longer to go until Taylor Swift releases her sophomore album, Fearless, on November 11. The second single from the set has hit the internet. The song is called "Breathe" and it was co-written and features background vocals from "Bubbly" singer Colbie Cailatt. Check it out! Taylor Swift featuring Colbie Cailatt - Breathe Breathe thanks ALi's [...]
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| 1 Fearless |
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| 2 Fifteen |
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| 3 Love Story |
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| 4 Hey Stephen |
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| 5 White Horse |
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| 6 You Belong with Me |
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| 7 Breathe |
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| 8 Tell Me Why |
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| 9 You're Not Sorry |
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| 10 The Way I Loved You |
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| 11 Forever & Always |
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| 12 The Best Day |
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| 13 Change |
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| 14 Love Story [Music Video][*] |
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| 15 Change [Music Video][*] |
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