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Taylor Swift showing curves in her retro black and white halter swimsuit.

The 22-year-old singer took a break from her Speak Now concert tour in Australia Thursday to splash around at Cottesloe beach in Perth.
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New music video by Taylor Swift (feat. The Civil Wars) performing "Safe and Sound".


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LAS VEGAS — Miranda Lambert won four prizes at the Academy of Country Music Awards on Sunday but lost the coveted entertainer of the year honor to Taylor Swift in a major surprise.

Swift, who picked up four nominations, had watched from her seat throughout the ceremony as rivals Lambert and Lady Antebellum went up to the stage. She was stunned when her name was finally called for the final prize, a fan-voted honor.

"This is the first time that I've ever won this and I'm just losing my mind," Swift said, as she fought back tears.

Lambert retained her crown as top female vocalist and her wistful tune "The House That Built Me" was honored for single, song and video of the year at the 46th annual awards ceremony.

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Teen singing sensation Charice beat Whitney Houston, James Taylor, Michael Bublé, Journey and the Black Eyed Peas to cop the “Best Oprah Show Musical Performance” honor.

The 17-year-old was the runaway winner in the online poll on Oprah.com as she received 70% of the votes for her “Note to God” performance.

“Note to God” is her debut international single which she launched on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” on May 18. The song, written by Diane Warren and produced by David Foster, peaked at No. 35 in the Canadian Hot 100 and No. 44 in the US Billboard Hot 100.

The Black Eyed Peas, meantime, got 9% of the votes for their “I Gotta Feelin’” kickoff party performance.

According to a Charice fan site, the other nominated performances are Taylor’s “How Sweet it is to Be Loved by You” and Houston’s “I Didn’t Know My Own Strength.”

Journey, fronted by Filipino Arnel Pineda, was nominated for “Don’t Stop Believin’” while Bublé was nominated for his performance of “Haven’t Met You Yet.”

American Idol finalist and Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson was also in the nominations list for “You’ve Got The Best of My Love/I’m Every Woman.” The country group Rascal Flatts were also nominate d for “Summer Nights.”

Meanwhile, Oprah.com also cited Charice’s other achievements in 2009, including recording her first international album and going on tour with “David Foster & Friends” in the United States and Canada.

She is also included in the live action-animation movie “Alvin and the Chipmunks 2: The Squeakquel” slated for release next year.


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Taylor Swift has won just about every top music award there is this year, but the possibility of winning not just one, but eight Grammys, had the 19-year-old screaming for joy as the nominations were announced.

"I started freaking out and jumping up and down," Swift said in a telephone interview Wednesday night after learning of her nominations, which included album of the year for her sophomore CD "Fearless" and mentions for song and record of the year.

"I honestly never would have predicted this, eight nominations — I'm ecstatic, and blown away and so so thankful," the stunned country sensation said.

Swift's haul of eight nods was only second to another blonde superstar — Beyonce, who got 10. The multi-hyphenate diva, who had an amazing year even on Beyonce terms, including performing at the inauguration for President Barack Obama and the first lady and a No. 1 movie with "Obsessed," was rewarded for her fierce year. The Grammy-winner was nominated once again, this time for album of the year for her double CD, "I Am ... Sasha Fierce," song of the year for her ubiquitous anthem, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)" and song of the year for "Halo," as well as other awards.

Another diva was also nominated in all three categories: Lady Gaga. The eccentric entertainer, who had five nominations overall, garnered a best album mention for her debut CD, "The Fame," while her "Poker Face" got nominations for record and song of the year. Other nominees for album of the year were the Black Eyed Peas for "The E.N.D." and Dave Matthews Band's "Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King."

The Black Eyed Peas were also nominated for record of the year for their feel-good song, "I Gotta Feeling," while the Kings of Leon were nominated for "Use Somebody." The Kings of Leon hit was also nominated for song of the year, as well as Maxwell's comeback hit, "Pretty Wings."

The Black Eyed Peas, Maxwell and Kanye West got six nominations each, while Jay-Z and DJ David Guetta got five.

The country act the Zac Brown Band was nominated for best new artist, along with R&B siren Keri Hilson, rockers MGMT, the punk duo the Ting Tings and the rock group the Silversun Pickups. The year's most popular new artist, Lady Gaga, wasn't eligible; her single "Just Dance" had been nominated last year, before she was a platinum-selling act; previous Grammy nominees can't be nominated in the category.

Recording Academy President Neil Portnow said that scenario won't likely happen again: "There will be some changes so that particular situation won't repeat itself."

Wednesday's nominations were unveiled at Club Nokia in Los Angeles as part of a prime-time CBS special. It was the second year in a row that the Recording Academy revealed a handful of its 109 nominees during a televised concert; in the past, they had been announced during a morning news conference.

Swift, who turns 20 later this month, said she was holed up in a Los Angeles hotel room with her mother, editing home videos on her computer, when the nominations were being read. It was then she got a text from her producer, Nathan Chapman, that just read "AAUUGGH!!!!!"

Taylor didn't know what to make of it.

Then he called and told her about her first nomination, song of the year, for her hit, "You Belong With Me." And then the screams started, and continued when the nominations kept coming in.

Besides album and song of the year, she was also nominated for record of the year for "You Belong With Me" and country album.

"To be recognized by the Grammys is the ultimate honor, and all I know is that when I write about this in my journal tonight it will be in all capital letters and underlined four times, and there will be lots of exclamation points in this entry because I never imagined I'd get to write this kind of journal entry," she gushed.

Swift may be in shock, but her nominations are not a big surprise to many: She was the year's best-selling artist outside of Michael Jackson, and her "Fearless" CD, released late last year, has sold more than 4.5 million copies. She is not just a country superstar, but a pop one as well.

Just last month, Swift won five American Music Awards, including artist of the year. She's also won top honors at the Academy of Country Music Awards, the Country Music Association Awards and won an MTV Video Music Award (which was infamously snatched away by Kanye West).

But Swift, who has been nominated for a Grammy before, says winning one would be her dream triumph: "The thought of that absolutely is something that you daydream about."

Swift was in Los Angeles to do a concert and to do some work on her upcoming movie "Valentine's Day"; she had an early call on the set Thursday morning.

When asked how she planned to celebrate her nominations, she said: "I'm just gonna call a bunch of people and tell them that I love them."

The Grammys will be presented on Jan. 31 in Los Angeles.



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Here's the low-down on this week's top 10 albums.

1. Susan Boyle, I Dreamed A Dream, 701,000. This new entry posts the biggest one-week sales tally since AC/DC's Black Ice sold 784,000 in its first week in October 2008. Three songs from the album are listed on Hot Digital Songs, topped by "I Dreamed A Dream," which bows at #33.

2. Andrea Bocelli, My Christmas, 218,000. The album holds at #2 for the third straight week. This is its fourth week in the top five.

3. Adam Lambert, For Your Entertainment, 198,000. This new entry's sales tally is in between the first-week tally of David Cook (280,000) and David Archuleta (183,000). Two songs from the album are listed on Hot Digital Songs, topped by "For Your Entertainment," which leaps from #75 to #35.

4. Rihanna, Rated R, 181,000. This new entry is Rihanna's fourth consecutive top 10 album; her third in a row to make the top five. Three songs from the album are listed on Hot Digital Songs, topped by "Hard," which debuts at #12.

5. Lady Gaga, The Fame Monster, 174,000. This new entry gives Lady Gaga two listings in the top 10. The eight-song album is also #1 on Top Digital Albums, with sales of 65,000 digital copies. Seven of the eight songs are listed on Hot Digital Songs, topped by "Bad Romance," which holds at #1.

6. Lady Gaga, The Fame Monster, 151,000. The full-length album rebounds from #34 to #6 in its 57th week. This is the album's 23rd week in the top 10. Eleven songs from the album are listed on Hot Digital Songs, topped by "Bad Romance," which holds at #1.

7. Miley Cyrus, The Time Of Our Lives, 150,000. The EP, a Wal-Mart exclusive, rebounds from #29 to #7 in its 14th week, thanks to a $5 sale tag last week. This is its ninth week in the top 10. "Party In The U.S.A." holds at #10 on Hot Digital Songs.

8. Taylor Swift, Fearless, 125,000. The former #1 album rebounds from #10 to #8 in its 55th week. This is its 46th week in the top 10. Four songs from the album are listed on Hot Digital Songs, topped by "You Belong With Me," which dips to #29.

9. Carrie Underwood, Play On, 124,000. The former #1 album holds at #9 in its fourth week. "Cowboy Casanova" dips from #21 to #24 on Hot Digital Songs.

10. Norah Jones, The Fall, 110,000. The album slips from #3 to #10 in its second week. No songs from the album are listed on Hot Digital Songs. Jones is very much an album artist.


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The 2009 American Music Awards (AMAs) will take place on November 22nd and be televised AS A 3-hour special on the ABC.

The artists Taylor Swift and Michael Jackson have the most nominations in this year award.

See the full list of nominees after the jump....


Pop/Rock Music:

Favorite Male Artist:
Eminem
Michael Jackson
T.I.

Favorite Female Artist:
Beyonce Knowles
Lady GaGa
Taylor Swift

Favorite Band, Duo or Group:
Black Eyed Peas
Kings of Leon
Nickelback

Favorite Album:
Lady GaGa – “The Fame”
Michael Jackson – “Number Ones”
Taylor Swift – “Fearless”


Country Music

Favorite Male Artist:
Jason Aldean
Darius Rucker
Keith Urban

Favorite Female Artist:
Reba McEntire
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood

Favorite Band, Duo or Group:
Rascal Flatts
Sugarland
Zac Brown Band

Favorite Album:
Rascal Flatts – “Unstoppable”
Taylor Swift – “Fearless”
Zac Brown Band – “The Foundation”


Rap/Hip-Hop Music

Favorite Male Artist:
Eminem
Jay-Z
T.I.

Favorite Album:
Eminem – “Relapse”
Jay-Z – “The Blueprint 3″
T.I. – “Paper Trail”

Soul/Rhythm & Blues Music

Favorite Male Artist:
Jamie Foxx
Michael Jackson
Maxwell

Favorite Female Artist:
Beyonce Knowles
Keyshia Cole
Keri Hilson

Favorite Band, Duo or Group:
Black Eyed Peas
DAY26
Mary Mary

Favorite Album:
Beyonce Knowles – “I Am…Sasha Fierce”
Black Eyed Peas – “The E.N.D.”
Michael Jackson – “Number Ones”


Soundtrack

Favorite Album:
“Hannah Montana: The Movie”
“Hannah Montana” season 3
“Twilight”


Alternative Rock Music

Favorite Artist:
Green Day
Kings of Leon
Shinedown


Adult Contemporary Music

Favorite Artist:
DAUGHTRY
Jason Mraz
Taylor Swift


Artist of the Year:

Alternative Rock – Kings of Leon
Country – Taylor Swift
Pop/Rock – Lady GaGa
Rap/Hip-Hop – Eminem
Soul/R&B – Michael Jackson


T-Mobile Breakthrough Artist:

Pop/Rock – Kings of Leon, Lady GaGa
Country – Gloriana, Zac Brown Band
Soul/R&B – Keri Hilson, Jeremih
Rap/Hip-Hop – Drake, Kid Cudi



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For those who didn't watch, how Kanye West interrupted the speech of Taylor Swift durin the MTV Video Music Awards, watch the video below...






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Taylor Swift was shocked and didn't expect when her name was called for the “Best Female Video” award during the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, beating Katy Perry, Kelly Clarkson, Lady Gaga, Pink and the great Beyonce.

"Thank you so much! I always dreamed about what it would be like to maybe win one of these someday but i never actually thought that it would happen, uhh, i sing country music so thank you so much for giving me a chance to win a VMA award," Taylor said after accepting the trophy on stage.

Kanye West ran up on stage after wards, grabbed the microphone and said, “Yo Taylor. I’m really happy for you. I’m gonna let you finish but Beyonce had one of the best videos of all time. One of the best videos of all time!”

After Kanye walked off the stage, Taylor Swift was shocked, teary-eyed and speechless. But the audience gave her an standing ovation regardless all that happened.

The audience started to boo Kanye West every time his name mention.







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Here are the 2009 MTV VMA Nominees & Winners:

Video of the Year

Beyonce, “Single Ladies” – Winner!
Lady Gaga, “Poker Face”
Eminem, “We Made You”
Kanye West, “Love Lockdown”
Britney Spears, “Womanizer”

Best Female Video

Taylor Swift, “You Belong With Me” – Winner!
Lady Gaga, “Poker Face”
Beyonce, “Single Ladies”
Katy Perry, “Hot n Cold”
Kelly Clarkson, “My Life Would Suck Without You”
Pink, “So What”

Best Male Video

T.I. featuring Rihanna, “Live Your Life” – Winner!
Eminem, “We Made You”
Kanye West, “Love Lockdown”
Jay-Z, “D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)”
Ne-Yo, “Miss Independent”

Best Pop Video

Britney Spears, “Womanizer” – Winner!
Lady Gaga, “Poker Face”
Beyonce, “Single Ladies”
Cobra Starship, “Good Girls Go Bad”
Wisin Y Yandel, “Abusadora”

Best New Artist

Lady Gaga – Winner!
Drake
Kid Cudi
Asher Roth
3OH!3

Best Rock Video

Green Day, “21 Guns” – Winner!
Coldplay, “Viva La Vida”
Fall Out Boy, “I Don’t Care”
Kings of Leon, “Use Somebody”
Paramore, “Decode”

Best Hip Hop Video

Eminem, “We Made You” – Winner!
Kanye West, “Love Lockdown”
Jay-Z, “D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)”
Asher Roth, “I Love College”
Flo Rida, “Right Round”

Best Breakthrough Video

Matt & Kim: “Lessons Learned” – Winner!
Death Cab For Cutie: “Grapevine Fires”
Gnarls Barkley: “Who’s Gonna Save My Soul”
Anjulie: “Boom”
Cold War Kids: “I’ve Seen Enough”
Chairlift: “Evident Utensil”
Bat For Lashes: “Daniel
Major Lazer: “Hold The Line”
Passion Pit: “The Reeling”
Yeah Yeah Yeahs: “Heads Will Roll”

Best Video That Should Have Won A Moonman

Beastie Boys, “Sabotage” – Winner!
Bjork, “Human Nature”
David Lee Roth, “California Girls”
Dr. Dre, “Nuthin’ But A ‘G’ Thang”
Foo Fighters, “Everlong”
George Michael, “Freedom”
OK Go, “Here It Goes Again”
Radiohead, “Karma Police”
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers, “Into the Great Wide Open”
U2, “Where The Streets Have No Name”





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