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And I don't think I've paid attention to this polaroid
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A little bit tragic
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Member Since: 6/30/2012
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does it look ok now?
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Wait what?
Are those birds really on her shirt?
Mess i thought the same
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And I don't think I've paid attention to this polaroid
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takes after the song tbh, nobody pays much attention to it either
both are still pretty good tho
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A little bit tragic
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She looks terrifying
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Originally posted by Ash12345
Wait what?
Are those birds really on her shirt?
Mess i thought the same
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Flop fan 
She used that same shirt in the Target ad as well!
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Originally posted by alestevens
Flop fan
She used that same shirt in the Target ad as well! |
http://store.taylorswift.com/Seagull...eeved-Top.html
I knew about the blue knockoff version in the target ad
I just thought the original was photoshopped it looks purplish
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Member Since: 12/26/2011
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Originally posted by Taylor Swift
11. Bad Blood (feat. Kendrick Lamar)
Oh my
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good let it die
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Originally posted by Finny
good let it die
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Still #4 with the second version though.
But I can't wait for Wildest Dreams, the official announcement. 
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Borchetta talked to Hits Daily.
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Obviously, we have to talk about Taylor. Kind of the biggest star in the world. What makes her so enduring?
Ten years of consistently communicating with her fans in a very personal way. And she still finds a way to give more than she gets. Her fans know that. They know that every day she’s somewhere, doing something to move that whole peer group to continue the conversation.
She does musical things people don’t expect. As the label head, is that scary or thrilling?
It’s awesome. I have been one of the biggest encouragers behind the scenes, always. Go back nine years ago, on the first album. If you’d said to me, “‘Shoulda Said No’ sounds like an ’80s rock song,” I’d have said, “Yes, what’s your point?” The reason I bring that up is, we were in the studio for the last day, she and Nathan Chapman. She goes, “I just wrote this song; I really like it. I can’t wait to play it for you, but I have all these musicians here. Can I cut it?” And I said, “Of course.” She was always pushing the envelope to make it as relevant and timely as possible for her own world. Every single record up until 1989, there was a song she had written that had to make the record last minute.
What are your thoughts on Apple’s response to Taylor?
First off, I think Apple’s response says so much about Taylor. Not only is she the biggest star in the world, but she is truly the leader and spokesperson for her generation. I am so incredibly proud of her and what she stands for.
I applaud Apple for their quick response and Eddy and Jimmy for deciding to put the creators first. It was the right thing to do. From the onset of streaming I have been screaming about proper payments to artists, writers, producers, musicians, publishers and, yes, labels and the entire ecosystem of music creation. It’s our job, and a responsibility we accept, to continue to empower the creative community to push the boundaries of its art and to strive for proper compensation.
Let’s talk about “Music Has Value.” What prompted that? When did you decide you needed to do it? Do you think you can put your finger back in the dike?
I have been one of the loudest voices about free streaming from Day One. I felt it was wrong, explained it to our staff. The loudest moment was obviously when I pulled Taylor’s catalog off of Spotify. That was a joint decision, hers and mine. I went to her. We’ve always windowed her new releases within this new streaming world. I went to her specifically and said, “I want to pull down everything.” She agreed immediately.
No streaming at all?
Everyone’s trying to put us all in one box, where one-size-fits-all. One size does not fit all. Will we give music away? Yes, in the beginning, when we’re trying to turn you on to a new band, a new artist; yes, we want you to hear it. That’s part of our investment. Just like with any trial, if you like it and want to continue to use it, you’re going to have to pay for it. Daniel [Ek] just forgot that part of the equation.
Did he forget, or was it just more profitable?
He’s not making money. That’s not a newsflash—while he’s got this huge valuation, Spotify isn’t making money.
You could’ve done what a lot of people have done, say, “Give me the licensing money,” which isn’t going back to the songwriters or artists. The labels are using it to try to recoup, but you didn’t choose to participate. You’re more successful than many; why did you forgo that income stream?
First off, that wasn’t offered to us. Secondly, I still wouldn’t have, because it’s a lie. It’s a lie to my artists. “Why did this money come in, and we didn’t get any of it?” It’s like the old record clubs. Basically, that’s what our industry leaders thought that this was, what this was going to be. We’re going to get a big advance, nobody will really know—and we’ll just work through this advance and get to the next one. They didn’t see the Trojan horse. Even if you look at our deals for terrestrial performance rights, we don’t recoup against those. That money flows through the same way it goes through SoundExchange. We’re not going to take a fake dollar and have some kind of blacked-out line in our artists’ statements, where they go “What is this?” and we say, “Oh, we can’t tell you.” That’s not how we roll.
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You can see how well Red is still doing
http://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=296678
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LMAO at Taylor being twice in the Top 5.
By the way, this is such a good interview. I have always been fascinated with the music industry, and somehow Scott always manages to say everything i want to know about it. I'd love to be signed with Big Machine to be honest, it must be such a blessing 
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I can't believe I'm seeing ha in four days
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Bad Blood has very bad longevity
it already plummets down to at iTunes Global chart
and it makes me realized BB has 0 televised performace (except BBC Big Weekend, was it aired or not? )
even she performed 22 in US and UK's TV shows
well actually I dont really care about BB
I just hope she treats WD and NR well if they're released as singles
2 singles in a row with no heavy promo should make next single getting some promos
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I can't believe I'm seeing ha in four days |
You're going the 10th? Haunted, Ripedie, Hunter(?), and others(?) will be there!
Haunted, Clayd, Finny, and I on the 11th! 
Which date is Kevin going to? 
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Originally posted by JakeKills
You're going the 10th? Haunted, Ripedie, Hunter(?), and others(?) will be there!
Haunted, Clayd, Finny, and I on the 11th!
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Saturday the 11th!!!
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Soooo, this is a in-door venue.
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I just designed a new function for TIDAL: If you don't want people to stream your music...put them on TIDAL...I'm serious. REALLY.
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Soooo, this is a in-door venue.
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Yes it is. She'll probably fit around 12-13K people in there i bet!
EDIT:
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For the 5th single:
#TeamAYHDWS: OnlyMan
#TeamNR: kevinnyc
#TeamWD: Great Username
Who else?
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