GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. (AP) — James Taylor is planning a benefit concert in Massachusetts to aid earthquake relief efforts in Haiti.
Proceeds from the concert scheduled for Friday at The Mahaiwe (muh-HAY’-wee) Performing Arts Center in Great Barrington will go to Partners in Health. The Boston-based group brings modern medical care to poor nations and has been working in Haiti for more than 20 years.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Taylor Swift, Beyonce and the Black Eyed Peas will perform at the Grammy Awards in January on a night when they are all expected to go home with an armful of trophies.
Country music bandLady Antebellum and R&B singer Maxwell will also be among those performing live on the music industry's biggest night on January 31, when the Grammy Awards are handed out in a live televised show, broadcaster CBS
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Taylor Swift and Beyonce are among the artists set to perform next month at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, it was announced Tuesday.
Other performers include the Black Eyed Peas, Maxwell and country trio Lady Antebellum. The Recording Academy said other performers will be announced later.
Beyonce, a 10-time Grammy winner, has 10 nominations, including record of the year for “Halo,”
Taylor Swift has set her sights on Hollywood, and hopes her cameo in new movie Valentine’s Day will lead to more acting roles.
The singer appears alongside rumored real life boyfriend Taylor Lautner in the romantic comedy, which is due to hit cinemas in February.
Swift admits she loved the experience and hopes her performance prompts more movie offers.
She says, “It’s a small role, but it’s something I’m really excited about. I’d love to explore the possibility (more…)
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Country crossover star Taylor Swift overshadowed the late Michael Jackson at the American Music Awards on Sunday, winning five prizes including artist of the year.
Jackson, who had been expected to enjoy a clean sweep, ended up with four awards. He and Swift went head-to-head in the artist of the year race, the ceremony's final prize.
Other multiple winners included hip-hop acts Jay-Z
CLEVELAND (AP) — Fresh off her triumph at the Country Music Association Awards, Taylor Swift has won a deal to create a line of greeting cards for American Greetings Corp.
American Greetings CEO Zev Weiss says Swift’s abilities as a storyteller and songwriter make her a natural for writing cards that will appeal to all ages.
The Cleveland-based company said Tuesday that cards, gift wrap, stationery, online greetings
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The “Twilight” series may have changed the lives of fans worldwide, but perhaps no one has been more affected by its success than the three stars of the film: Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner.
All became overnight sensations when they were introduced to the novel’s millions of fans as the faces of Edward, Bella and Jacob - the three high-school students with mystical secrets at the center of the story. Edward is a vampire, Jacob is a werewolf (more…)
Taylor Swift wants to put the whole Kanye West controversy at last weekend’s MTV Video Music Awards behind her once and for all - because it’s spiraled out of control.
The You Belong With Me singer was left crushed when the rapper stormed the stage as she was accepting the prize for Best Female Video - proclaiming Beyonce was the true winner.
She has since accepted West’s apology and admits reporters’ constant questions are starting to annoy her - because she just (more…)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Brad Paisley leads the Country Music Association nominations with six, and Taylor Swift snagged a nomination for the show’s highest honor, entertainer of the year.
The 19-year-old sensation’s nod is the first time since 2000 that a solo female artist has been nominated in the top category.
Swift joins Keith Urban, George Straight, Jamey Johnson and the Zac Brown Band
Country singing star Taylor Swift has no regrets about going public over her split from Jonas Brothers star Joe Jonas.
Jonas broke the teenager’s heart last year after he ended their romance in a 25-second phone call, causing Swift to write about her heartache in the song Forever and Always.
And Swift is happy she didn’t keep quiet about the break-up - insisting she will continue to pen personal tunes.
She tells Seventeen magazine, “Writing songs about
