[revel8]

Originally posted by dragon

Why Taylor Swift Is the Super Bowl of Pop



http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/c...s_about.2.html

Thread worthy article tbh.

[revel8]

Taylor Swift is too smart for Spotify


Swift has 1.3 million reasons not to stream her songs


For an artist capable of selling 1.3 million albums in a week, something that nobody's done since Eminem in 2002, streaming is a pretty rubbish plan B. So as long as Swift can sell records, that's what she'll do. Swift isn't trying to turn back the streaming tide. It's just that unlike other artists, Taylor Swift can walk on water.

http://www.techradar.com/news/world-...potify-1271966

[kevinnyc]

Originally posted by Great Username

Not all the Britney stans buying it 2nd week.
A mess.
I'm pressed.

Seriously, most likely, it's highly possible. Some of them just will not admit it while listening to 1989 somewhere in the basement (I remember some member's profile wrote this, impressive )

[Dani97]

Jared is the less successful version of Katy on TV Isn't he 30 something and still working on B shows for teenagers??

[BabyCantYouSee]

Queen of pop/country is just so talented.

[kevinnyc]

Wasn't Jared friends with Taylor?

[BabyCantYouSee]

How much did Red sell its second week?

[kevinnyc]

Originally posted by taylor__fan

CMA's viewers going down
They tried with meghan and ariana but people want Taylor

Did this include me who halfway stopped watching it last night

[castle13]

Originally posted by BabyCantYouSee

How much did Red sell its second week?

344,249

[BabyCantYouSee]

Originally posted by castle13

344,249

So is it safe to say 1989 is outselling Red?

[castle13]

Originally posted by BabyCantYouSee

So is it safe to say 1989 is outselling Red?

Yes I need it to at least notch 6 weeks at #1 tho

[kevinnyc]

When I was thinking about the setlist of 1989 world tour, I realized that 1989 is definitely short of ballads, does it mean, some of the ballads on her previous albums have some chances to be on the setlist? If so, I recommend MEAN.

[revel8]

Originally posted by HyperCrush

I'm glad Rory dropped his unmotivated bag-boy ass.

Gilmore Girls reference?

[revel8]

Taylor dominates Artist 100


http://www.billboard.com/articles/co...tes-artist-100

[castle13]

Notably, Swift is the first act to crown the Artist 100, Hot 100 and Billboard 200 in the same week

[revel8]

Spotify can't succeed if it keeps screwing songwriters.

Taylor Swift is a trendsetter. From her transition from country to pop, to her honest lyrics, she has ushered in a golden age for singer-songwriter appreciation and market power. This week, she made another bold move—she pulled all of her music from Spotify.

As the president of the trade association representing music publishers and songwriters like Swift, I was struck not only by the bravery of the move, but by the brazen reminder that creators have the right to control their work. Streaming models increasingly stack the deck against songwriters, as the songwriter Aloe Blacc eloquently explained in WIRED yesterday. Like Blacc, I believe Swift’s putting her foot down is a watershed moment in the music industry.

Desmond Child, who wrote Jon Bon Jovi’s massive hit “Livin on a Prayer,” was paid only $110.42 for over six million streams on Pandora.

http://www.wired.com/2014/11/nmpa-taylor-swift-spotify/

[kevinnyc]

Originally posted by kevinnyc

I finished my singles guessing job, I will continue my 1989 tour setlist guessing which needs much longer time I think:

In the past, I listed:

SHAKE IT OFF

OUT OF THE WOODS (before it was released as promo single)

WELCOME TO NEW YORK (after it was released as promo single)

LOVE STORY (iHeartRadio Festival version preferred)

Now,

BLANK SPACE is confirmed on 1989 tour setlist

BAD BLOOD will definitely be on 1989 tour setlist regardless

Before 1989, we talked about WANEGBT and IKYWT which will be included for sure.

Soooo, I got 8 already, how many songs should we guess? I prefer 18 songs.

Then I have 10 more to go.

Which one will open the 1989 world tour? Which one will close it?

For the same logic, I updated my guessing of the 1989 world tour setlist:

Not in specific order

SHAKE IT OFF

OUT OF THE WOODS (before it was released as promo single)

WELCOME TO NEW YORK (after it was released as promo single)

LOVE STORY (iHeartRadio Festival version preferred)

BLANK SPACE is confirmed on 1989 tour setlist

BAD BLOOD will definitely be on 1989 tour setlist regardless

WANEGBT and IKYWT which will be included for sure.

Now, I will add two ballads which are also 2 of my favorites on 1989:

CLEAN

THIS LOVE

Soooo, I got 10 already, how many songs should we guess? I prefer 18 songs.

Then I have 8 more to go.

SHAKE IT OFF will close the 1989 world tour? Which one will open it?

[revel8]

Lot of praise being thrown at Taylor by the media right now. The superlatives being used. It is like the media is stanning for her!

Taylor Swift is everything to the music industry

Taylor Swift is almost single-handedly reshaping the music industry.

True, Swift is one of many important artists. But to the music industry, she may be the only one that really matters right now.

http://money.cnn.com/2014/11/06/medi...ess/index.html

[Great Username]

The production of Should've Said No punches so hard.
The guitar intro is iconic.
It's a shame it's the worst vocal of Her career.

[TaylorFantasy]

Originally posted by Dani97

Jared is the less successful version of Katy on TV Isn't he 30 something and still working on B shows for teenagers??

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