TAYLOR SWIFT’S SOPHOMORE CD, FEARLESS,
TO ARRIVE IN STORES ON NOVEMBER 11TH
PRE-SALE LAUNCHES AUGUST 22ND,
FANS GET A CHANCE TO HAVE THEIR OWN PHOTO INCLUDED IN
ALBUM ARTWORK
Nashville, TN – August 8, 2008 – Taylor Swift’s highly-anticipated
sophomore CD will arrive in stores on November 11th, 2008, just over
a month before her 19th birthday. Entitled FEARLESS, the album will
be released by Big Machine Records and contains 13 tracks, all
written or co-written by Taylor. Taylor co-produced the project with
Nathan Chapman, and a first single from the new record will arrive at
radio in early September.
In addition to the title track, the disc includes “Change” one of a few
songs used as the soundtrack for daily video highlights shown during
this summer’s Olympic broadcast. The song was selected by Team
USA and NBC for its lyrical content about overcoming challenges and
achieving victory, and is available on iTunes starting today, with all
proceeds benefiting Team USA. Also on the CD is “Breathe,” a
collaboration with Colbie Caillat, and “Fifteen” a poignant, coming-of-
age ballad that Taylor premiered last fall at the Country Music Hall of
Fame’s All For The Hall event in New York City.
Starting on August 22nd, FEARLESS will be available for special pre-
sale on the soon-to-be-launched site www.TheTaylorNation.com, and
a very unique opportunity will exist for Taylor’s biggest fans to have
their own picture included in the album artwork and on the package’s
CD ROM. There will be a special deluxe box set edition of FEARLESS
available that includes the CD, a FEARLESS leather bracelet, a
FEARLESS t-shirt, a FEARLESS picture book and a The Taylor Nation
decal -- all packaged in a special carrying case. The first 10,000
fans who purchase the limited box set and upload their photos will
have their pictures included in a mosaic image in the album artwork
and on the CD.
Taylor’s self-titled debut CD was released in October of 2006, and
has since been RIAA certified Triple Platinum (more than 3 million
sold), and spent 24 weeks at #1 on Billboard’s Country CD Sales
Chart. Earlier this summer, Taylor became the only female solo artist
in the 44-year history of the Billboard Country Chart to score five Top
10 singles from a debut album. Taylor first secured her place in the
country music history books when at the age of 17, she became the
youngest person ever to single-handedly write and sing a number-
one country single entirely on her own ("Our Song" spent 6
consecutive weeks at #1 atop Billboard's Country Singles Chart), and
she is also the first female solo artist in country music history to write
or co-write every song on a platinum-selling debut CD.
Since the release of her debut CD, Taylor has:
Ø Surpassed the 54 MILLION mark for music streams on
MySpace, where she is consistently ranked Country’s #1 artist.
Ø Won the CMA’s 2007 Horizon Award, the 2008 ACM Award for
Top New Female Vocalist, and was named the Nashville Songwriters
Association International's Songwriter / Artist of the Year in 2007.
Ø Won 2008 CMT Music Awards for Video of the Year and
Female Video of the Year, and won the 2007 CMT Music Award for
Breakthrough Video of the Year.
Ø Won the 2008 Teen Choice Award for Choice Breakthrough
Artist.
Ø Won the 2008 Young Hollywood Award for Superstar of
Tomorrow, making her the first musician to ever receive this
prestigious award.
Ø Scored a 2008 GRAMMY nomination in the all-genre Best
New Artist category.
Ø Been awarded two RIAA Digital Platinum certifications (1
million downloads), two Digital Gold certifications (500,000
downloads), and Gold Mastertone certification for more than 500,000
ringtones.
Ø Been named Country Music's Hottest Female Artist of 2007 by
AOL Music and Best New Artist of 2007 by the editors of iTunes.
Ø Appeared on the covers of Rolling Stone, Billboard,
Seventeen, Blender, USA Weekend, Southwest Airlines’ Spirit, and
Justine magazines. Taylor was named one of People magazine's 100
Most Beautiful People of 2008, and was featured on Maxim’s 2008
Hot 100 list.
Ø Appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, MTV’s Total
Request Live, New Year’s Rockin’ Eve, The Tonight Show with Jay
Leno, Live with Regis & Kelly, The Today Show, Good Morning
America, CBS Early Show, Dance War, America’s Got Talent, the
Academy of Country Music Awards, the CMA Awards, Christmas at
Rockefeller Center, Entertainment Tonight, Access Hollywood, Extra,
CNN, E!, Fox & Friends, CMT Music Awards, Grand Ole Opry Live and
the ground-breaking series GAC Short Cuts.
www.taylorswift.com
www.myspace.com/taylorswift
www.bigmachinerecords.com
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TAYLOR SWIFT TOPS COUNTRY RADIO
AND iTUNES CHARTS WITH TWO DIFFERENT SONGS
SCORES MTV VMA NOD FOR BEST NEW ARTIST
Nashville, TN – August 12, 2008 – Taylor Swift is holding down the
#1 position atop both country radio and sales charts this week, with
two different songs.
“Should’ve Said No,” the fifth single from her triple platinum-plus
debut CD, leapt from #5 to #1 this week on both the Billboard
Country Singles Chart and the Mediabase/Country Aircheck chart.
“Should’ve Said No” is Taylor’s second number one that she wrote
entirely on her own. Last year she made history when, at age 17,
she became the youngest person to single-handedly write and sing
a #1 country single. “Our Song” spent 6 weeks atop the country
charts.
This week also finds Taylor with the top iTunes Country Single, with
a song that was only available for download as of last Friday.
“Change,” a brand-new song that will appear on Taylor’s
sophomore CD FEARLESS, is currently the #1 country song
downloaded from iTunes, and the #10 downloaded song over all
genres. Taylor wrote the song about overcoming challenges and
achieving and celebrating victory, and Team USA and NBC selected
it to be one of a few songs used as the soundtrack for daily video
highlights shown during NBC’s broadcast of the 2008 Olympic
Games. FEARLESS will be released on Big Machine Records on
November 11th, with pre-sale starting August 22nd at www.
thetaylornation.com.
Additionally, it was announced Friday night on FNMTV that Taylor is
a nominee for a 2008 MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist. “I
can’t believe I get to go to the VMA’s!!!” Taylor says of the
nomination. “When I got the news about the nomination, I was on a
plane. A very small plane. And I just started screaming bloody
murder and everyone around me was a little freaked out, but it was
worth it. I get to go to the VMA’s…YES!!!” The 2008 VMA Awards will
air live on MTV on Sunday, September 7th at 9:00 p.m. ET.
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TAYLOR SWIFT HAS #1 AND #2 BEST-SELLING
COUNTRY CDS THIS WEEK
TAYLOR IS ONLY COUNTRY ARTIST FEATURED
ON MTV & US WEEKLY’S 2008 HOT LIST: A TO Z
Nashville, TN – July 24, 2008 –Taylor Swift’s star continues to rise
this week as she becomes the only artist this decade to hold down
both the #1 and #2 positions atop Billboard’s Country CD Sales chart.
Beautiful Eyes, a Wal-Mart exclusive CD/ DVD combo, debuted this
week at #1, with sales of 44,652. Taylor’s self-titled debut CD,
released in the Fall of 2006, continues its amazing momentum,
moving from the #1 to the #2 slot with sales this week of 34,622. To
date, Taylor Swift has spent an incredible 24 weeks at #1 on the
Country CD Sales Chart.
The 2-disc CD/DVD set Beautiful Eyes CD features two songs not
previously available for purchase by the public – the title track,
“Beautiful Eyes,” plus “I Heart ?”, and includes an alternate version of
Taylor’s current hit “Should’ve Said No,” and an acoustic version of
the cross-over hit “Teardrops on My Guitar.”
The exclusive DVD includes music videos for each of Taylor’s five hit
singles – including her live show-stopping performance of “Should’ve
Said No” from the 2008 Academy of Country Music Awards - plus a
brand new video for the song “Beautiful Eyes.” The DVD also features
Taylor’s GAC ACM Showcase interview, The Making of the “Picture to
Burn” Video, and the music video for “I’m Only Me When I’m With You,”
which features home video footage of Taylor edited by the superstar
herself. The package was released to coincide with the launch of the l.
e.i. jeans Back-to-School 2008 campaign, "This is l.e.i. Country.”
Taylor is the face of this year’s campaign, and the l.e.i. brand is sold
exclusively at Wal-Mart.
Also this week, MTV and Us Weekly named Taylor as the “T” in their
Summer 2008 “Us
Weekly and MTV Presents Hot List A to Z”, their picks for what’s
sizzling this summer. The list is featured in the August 4th issue of
Us, on newsstands this weekend, and airs as an MTV special on July
26th. Taylor is the only country artist on the list.
To hear Taylor’s current Top 5 single, “Should’ve Said No,” log on to:
www.taylorswift.com or www.myspace.com/taylorswift.
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TAYLOR SWIFT WINS TEEN CHOICE AWARD
FOR CHOICE BREAKOUT ARTIST
NEW SONG FROM TAYLOR SELECTED FOR TEAM USA,
AVAILABLE ON iTUNES THIS FRIDAY
Los Angeles, CA / Nashville, TN – August 6, 2008 –Taylor Swift
was named Choice Breakout Artist at the 2008 Teen Choice
Awards, adding a coveted Teen Choice surfboard award to her
growing collection of honors.
“It really means a lot to win an award voted on by people my age!”
says Taylor. “Fan voted awards mean more to me than anything
else, so THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart to everyone who
voted!”
Held earlier this week in Los Angeles, the awards honor the hottest
teen icons in film, television, music, sports and fashion. Taylor was
nominated for Choice Breakout Artist along with Colbie Callait, Flo
Rida, Jordin Sparks and Leona Lewis.
This marks Taylor’s 7th major award win in less than a year. Earlier
this summer, Taylor was named Top New Female Vocalist by the
Academy of Country Music and Superstar of Tomorrow at the 10th
Annual Young Hollywood Awards. She also won CMT Music Awards
for Video of the Year and Female Video of the Year, and is the
reigning CMA Horizon Award winner, as well as the Nashville
Songwriters International Songwriter/Artist of the Year.
Also this week, a brand new song from Taylor will premiere as part
of NBC’s broadcast of the 2008 Olympic Games. “Change,” which
will appear on Taylor’s sophomore CD (scheduled for release this
fall on Big Machine Records), will be one of a few songs used as
the soundtrack for daily video highlights shown during the Olympic
broadcast. The song was selected by Team USA and NBC for its
lyrical content about overcoming challenges and achieving victory,
and will be available on iTunes starting this Friday, August 8th, with
all proceeds benefiting Team USA.
To hear music by Taylor Swift, log on to: www.taylorswift.com or
www.myspace.com/taylorswift. To download photos of Taylor Swift,
log on to: www.bigmachinerecords.com and click the Media tab.
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TAYLOR SWIFT MAKES BILLBOARD CHART HISTORY
WITH 5TH CONSECUTIVE TOP 10 SINGLE
Nashville, TN – July 10, 2008 – This week Taylor Swift became the
only solo female act in the 44-year history of the Billboard Country
Chart to score FIVE Top 10 singles from a debut album.
“Should’ve Said No,” the fifth single from Taylor’s self-titled debut CD,
entered the Top 10 on Billboard’s Country Singles chart this week,
only eight weeks after its release to radio. Taylor wrote or co-wrote all
of the songs on the disc, including her four previous hit singles: “Tim
McGraw,” “Teardrops on My Guitar,” “Our Song,” and “Picture To Burn.”
Taylor Swift was recently certified Triple-Platinum (3 million sold) by
the RIAA.
Taylor first secured her place in the country music history books when
at the age of 17, she became the youngest person to single-handedly
write and sing a number-one country single entirely on her own ("Our
Song" spent 6 consecutive weeks at #1 atop Billboard's Country
Singles Chart), and she is also the first female solo artist in country
music history to write or co-write every song on a platinum-selling
debut CD.
This week, Taylor Swift spends its 23rd week in the #1 position atop
Billboard’s Country CD Sales chart, exhibiting extraordinary
momentum for an album released 89 weeks ago.
Since the release of her debut CD in the fall of 2006, Taylor has:
Ø Surpassed the 51 MILLION mark for music streams on MySpace,
where she is consistently ranked Country’s #1 artist.
Ø Won the CMA’s 2007 Horizon Award, the 2008 ACM Award for
Top New Female Vocalist, and was named the Nashville Songwriters
Association International's Songwriter / Artist of the Year in 2007.
Ø Won 2008 CMT Music Awards for Video of the Year and Female
Video of the Year, and won the 2007 CMT Music Award for
Breakthrough Video of the Year.
Ø Won the 2008 Young Hollywood Award for Superstar of
Tomorrow, making her the first musician to ever receive this
prestigious award.
Ø Scored a 2008 GRAMMY nomination in the all-genre Best New
Artist category.
Ø Been awarded two RIAA Digital Platinum certifications (1 million
downloads), two Digital Gold certifications (500,000 downloads), and
Gold Mastertone certification for more than 500,000 ringtones.
Ø Been named Country Music's Hottest Female Artist of 2007 by
AOL Music and Best New Artist of 2007 by the editors of iTunes.
Ø Appeared on the covers of Rolling Stone, Billboard, Seventeen,
Blender, USA Weekend, Southwest Airlines’ Spirit, and Justine
magazines. Taylor was named one of People magazine's 100 Most
Beautiful People of 2008, and is featured on Maxim’s 2008 Hot 100
list.
Ø Toured with Rascal Flatts, George Strait, Kenny Chesney, Tim
McGraw & Faith Hill and Brad Paisley.
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RAUL MALO KICKS OFF SUMMER TOUR THIS WEEK
SIGNS NEW RECORD DEAL WITH FANTASY RECORDS
WITH NEW CD SET FOR RELEASE IN EARLY 2009
Nashville, TN – July 15, 2008 – Raul Malo, best-known as the
Grammy-winning former frontman and principal songwriter of the
Mavericks, hits the stage tomorrow night in San Juan Capistrano,
California to kick off his 2008 summer tour. Malo, praised by the
Los Angeles Times for his “stunning voice and musical
intelligence,” is spending the better part of this summer on the road
with his band (replete with horn section) bringing his swinging,
raucous, party-atmosphere show to audiences from coast to coast.
“Raul Malo is simply one of the greatest American singers still too
young to qualify for AARP membership," raved the LA City Beat, and
the Atlanta Journal-Constitution wrote that “Malo could sing a tax
form and make an auditor believe every word.”
Fans can look forward to a new set of material in Malo’s high
energy shows, with Malo and his band each night delivering an
eclectic mix of personal and fan favorites, beautifully performed and
extremely diverse. The set includes selections from Malo’s recent
collections of cover material, along with stunning new
arrangements of several of the best-loved songs from The
Mavericks’ catalog--his signature hits “What A Crying Shame,”
“Dance The Night Away,” “Here Comes The Rain” and “All You Ever
Do Is Bring Me Down.” Cool, torchy and eclectic, the show is just as
likely to feature Tom Jones’ “It’s Not Unusual,” as the Cuban
standards “Guantanamera” and “Siboney,” then follow with Merle
Haggard’s “Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down” or Rodgers and Hart’s
“Blue Moon.”
Malo recently signed with Beverly Hills-based Concord Music Group’
s legendary Fantasy Records, home of Miles Davis, John Coltrane,
Joe Cocker, Tift Merritt, and John Fogerty, among others. Malo,
working with producer Steve Berlin (Los Lobos), has recorded his
first album of all-original material since 2001’s widely acclaimed
Today, and the new collection is set for release in early 2009.
Raul Malo’s 2008 Summer Tour Dates
DATE CITY VENUE
July 16 San Juan Capistrano, CA The Coach House
July 17 Agoura Hills, CA The Canyon Club
July 19 Bakersfield, CA Buck Owens’ Crystal
Palace
July 20 Winters, CA The Palms
July 23 Modesto, CA State Theatre
July 24 Paso Robles, CA California Mid-State Fair
July 25 Petaluma, CA Mystic Theatre
July 26 Reno, NV Robert Z. Hawkins
Amphitheatre
August 8 Austin, TX Gruene Hall
August 9 Austin, TX Gruene Hall
August 13 New York, NY Rockin’ The River Cruise
August 14 New York, NY Rockin’ The River Cruise
August 15 Uncasville, CT The Mohegan Sun
August 16 Northampton, MA Iron Horse Music Hall
August 17 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing
Arts Center
August 18 Sellersville, PA Sellersville Theater
August 21 Ann Arbor ,MI The Ark
August 22 Ann Arbor, MI The Ark
August 23 Lexington, MI Lexington Music
Theatre
The tour moves back to the Eastern US later in the year. For
updated concert information,
log on to: www.raulmalo.com.
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