Ugh I was hoping for that no 1 for Red but 312 k is amazing beating expectations. Also great longevity for Never keep selling over 100 k for that triple platinum.
Taylor Swift graces the cover of Rolling Stone's latest issue, where she gives a revealing interview on "falling hard" and having no rules when it comes to love, and of course, her highly scrutinized relationship with a Kennedy.
Taylor defends herself against the notion some have that she falls into serious relationships too quickly, arguing that you can't care about what everybody thinks in order to fall in love.
"The way I look at love is you have to follow it, and fall hard, if you fall hard. You have to forget about what everyone else thinks," she says. "It has to be an us-against-the-world mentality. You have to make it work by prioritizing it, and by falling in love really fast, without thinking too hard. If I think too hard about a relationship I'll talk myself out of it. ...I have rules for a lot of areas of my life. Love is not going to be one of them."
But Taylor does reveal herself to have almost overly romantic tendencies when it comes to love.
"I love the ending of a movie where two people end up together. Preferably if there's rain and an airport or running or a confession of love," she says.
And then there's the decor of her Nashville condo.
"It's a whole Peter Pan, Alice in Wonderland structure here. It's what the inside of my brain looks like, essentially."
But although she was involved in relatively short relationships with both John Mayer and Jake Gyllenhaal, according to Taylor, her relationships are always fully formed -- she doesn't "hook up."
"No," she says definitively. "Where's the romance? Where's the magic in that? I'm just not that girl."
On her latest relationship with 18-year-old Conor Kennedy, Taylor clearly reads the negative press surrounding them, though she tries not to.
"How did I kidnap him?," she responds, referencing reports that she "kidnapped" him by flying him to Nashville. "You can't kidnap a grown man! These are serious accusations, now! It's an interesting way to spin something into a story. See, this is why I don't read stuff."
And about crashing a Kennedy wedding, which Kathie Lee Gifford confirmed on the Today show?
"I have no idea what happened there. I think that story was based on the biggest misunderstanding, 'cause I would never knowingly show up somewhere that I thought I wasn't invited to," she explains. "And I would never want to upstage anybody."
Well, reasons why I feel this era has been underwhelming for me so far:
Mediocre & repetitive lyrics. Even singles can have good lyrics
Yes I know she loves different genres. But why working with the mediocre ppl instead of the best guy from that genre? Example: Why Max Martin? Why not Rick Rubin?
Honestly, I feel like she still can't afford of losing fans. Only 3 LPs in, this one is her fourth. Very crucial point at her career. If she got things right with this era, then she can do whatever she wants. It's just too soon to 'sell-out'
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I do agree that the lyrics aren't as good as her past albums, but I wouldn't go so far as to call Begin Again or IKYWT lyrically mediocre. Neither rank amongst her best written songs, but I wouldn't go so far as to put either amongst her worst-written songs.
The mediocre people are the hit-makers and she wants hits. Taylor doesn't have the power to smash on pop radio with songs produced by some unknown guy. Besides, Martin is the only producer I have a problem with, and one of his songs is brilliant. I really love Bhasker and Wilson as producers, and I think they'll be among the next big producers.
We said Fearless was a "crucial point" in her career before it was released. We said Speak Now was a "crucial point" in her career before it was released. Based off the huge success of the promo singles, it's obvious that Taylor's not going to drop off the face of the Earth because she made a pop album. Could she suffer a bit critically? Perhaps. Will she suffer commercially? Far from it.
As for why she's making a commercial album, I think it's obvious from the Esquire interview that she didn't want to peak at 18 and be remembered as a teen phenomenon. I also think she's studied Springsteen's career a lot, and it's well-known that Born In The USA was an intentionally commercial album to bring in fans. Obviously, Red and BITUSA aren't on the same level in terms of quality, but the intention is the same: bring in the mass public as fans and then release more artistic albums later on. Taylor's only 22, and after creating 3 mostly serious albums, I don't mind that she wants to take a few years to make and promote a fun pop album. She has a lifelong career as a singer-songwriter, and she can do what she wants when she wants.
You're acting like a little monster during the Born This Way era.
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Nominees for the flop country awards (ACAs) are announced. Taylor got five nominations.
Artist of the Year
Artist of the Year: Female
Single of the Year: Female (Ours)
Touring Artist of the Year
Music Video: Female (Ours) http://theacas.com/news.html#.UHV0Sq6-cuc
I dunno how much 'Hair' by Gaga sold in it's first week, but it reached #12 or something like that, so I guess Taylor has a good chance at debuting high on the Hot 100!
I do agree that the lyrics aren't as good as her past albums, but I wouldn't go so far as to call Begin Again or IKYWT lyrically mediocre. Neither rank amongst her best written songs, but I wouldn't go so far as to put either amongst her worst-written songs.
The mediocre people are the hit-makers and she wants hits. Taylor doesn't have the power to smash on pop radio with songs produced by some unknown guy. Besides, Martin is the only producer I have a problem with, and one of his songs is brilliant. I really love Bhasker and Wilson as producers, and I think they'll be among the next big producers.
We said Fearless was a "crucial point" in her career before it was released. We said Speak Now was a "crucial point" in her career before it was released. Based off the huge success of the promo singles, it's obvious that Taylor's not going to drop off the face of the Earth because she made a pop album. Could she suffer a bit critically? Perhaps. Will she suffer commercially? Far from it.
As for why she's making a commercial album, I think it's obvious from the Esquire interview that she didn't want to peak at 18 and be remembered as a teen phenomenon. I also think she's studied Springsteen's career a lot, and it's well-known that Born In The USA was an intentionally commercial album to bring in fans. Obviously, Red and BITUSA aren't on the same level in terms of quality, but the intention is the same: bring in the mass public as fans and then release more artistic albums later on. Taylor's only 22, and after creating 3 mostly serious albums, I don't mind that she wants to take a few years to make and promote a fun pop album. She has a lifelong career as a singer-songwriter, and she can do what she wants when she wants.
You're acting like a little monster during the Born This Way era.
At least it did +300K...
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