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Song of the Year is perhaps the crux of the whole "The Grammys only care about Top 40 music" argument. Album of the Year and Record of the Year can be judged on sales without much moral handwringing, but Song of the Year? The actual craft of writing a song that resonates with millions while building upon centuries of human achievement? The Grammy 2015 nominees include Taylor Swift and Meghan Trainor, and we will tell you who should win and who will win. -
Taylor Swift, Justin Timberlake, Kanye West Join 'Saturday Night Live 40' Reunion Show
The Super Bowl generally serves as a platform for making big announcements or showing exciting trailers for the TV and film industries. Last night, Feb. 1, was no different. Two promos for NBC's big "SNL 40" reunion surfaced, and it included a laundry list of talent. In addition to "Saturday Night Live" cast favorites like Will Ferrell, Adam Sandler and Jimmy Fallon, musical guests and former hosts will also join the festivities. Taylor Swift, Justin Timberlake and Kanye West are all scheduled to drop by Studio 8H later this month. -
Taylor Swift Announces HAIM as World Tour Opener
Taylor Swift made the full switch from country to pop in 2014, and now the "1989" singer is adding a bit of rock 'n' roll to her résumé. The Nashville superstar just announced the addition of rockers HAIM to her forthcoming world tour as her opener. -
Taylor Swift Was Considered for Super Bowl Halftime Show Despite Coca-Cola Ads, Pepsi Says
Katy Perry will headline the Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday night, with some help from Missy Elliott and Lenny Kravitz. The decision to bring Perry in as the star was nearly a year in the making, as the NFL and its various sponsors had a big say. -
New Fall Out Boy, Joey Bada$$, Marilyn Manson Albums and More Spur Rise in Sales Last Week
Fall Out Boy stands on top of both the Billboard 200 and the Albums Charts this week with American Beauty/American Psycho, and while the plenty of albums managed to debut on the former this week, 60 percent of the albums in the Top 10 of the latter were new releases. -
Taylor Swift Trademarks "This Sick Beat" and Other '1989' Lyrics Ahead of World Tour
If you, at some point in the future, will need to direct someone toward a specific "sick beat," you had better ask Taylor Swift first. On the back of the success of her massive album 1989 and its lead single "Shake It Off," the pop megastar has trademarked the phrase "This sick beat." -
Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars Holds at No. 1 on Hot 100 with "Uptown Funk" as Fall Out Boy Gets First Hit in Years with "Centuries"
It looks like we're about to settle in for a funky, funky winter. For the fourth week in a row, Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars's "Uptown Funk" has sashayed its way to the top of the Billboard Hot 100. And while the throwback Uptown Special tune is riding high, Fall Out Boy is coming into the top 10 for the first time in "Centuries." -
Fall Out Boy and Meghan Trainor Set January Mark with New Albums on Billboard 200, while Taylor Swift Stays Comfortable
Fall Out Boy and a slew of other new albums broke the dam and brought forth a flood of debuts back onto the Billboard 200 after the holiday sales lull. That band's American Beauty/American Psycho premiered at no. 1 with 218,000 equivalent albums sold, and its 192,000 actual album sales teamed with Meghan Trainor's debut last week for the first pair of albums released during January to top 150,000 apiece since 2010. American Beauty marked a significant uptick in sales from the band's 2013 album Save Rock and Roll. -
Taylor Swift Is Freaking Out After Madonna's 'Princesses of Pop' Compliment
Madonna paid Taylor Swift a nice compliment recently, and now the young singer is freaking out over it. Basically, Madge is totally into Swift's music, referring to her as one of the "princesses of pop" during a chat with Network Nine's "Today" show in Australia. After hearing the news of the compliment, Swift scrambled to her Tumblr page to let everyone know that she was hyperventilating over the kind words. -
Taylor Swift's Twitter, Instagram Hacked by "Lizard Squad": Singer Shakes It Off on Tumblr
There are a few ways to amass Twitter and Instagram followers. You can 1) post interesting things in niche topics to find similar minds or 2) hack a celebrity's account and tweet for their millions of dedicated fans to follow you. And that second option is exactly what a group of users did to Taylor Swift today (Jan. 27). Yes, the "Blank Space" singer's social media accounts were hacked. -
Chet Faker Wins Triple J's Hottest 100 After Taylor Swift Disqualified
With Taylor Swift out of the way, Chet Faker had clear sailing to the No. 1 spot on the Triple J Hottest 100 list, an annual Australian poll that ranks the nation's favorite tunes from the past year. -
Mickey Jack Cones Q&A: Joe Nichols' Producer Talks Nashville, No. 1 Hits And Taylor Swift
Cones began making a name for himself by producing demos and claims he worked 18 hours a day for nearly 10 years. Writers would drop off their hard drives, then Cones would sing vocals, mix the songs and give them back.
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