Check out the July issue cover of Marie Claire with Taylor Swift. The photoshoot was by Mark Abrahams and you can see some outtakes at the gallery:

Taylor Swift attended The 2010 National Association Of Recording Merchandisers Convention in Chicago, IL on Monday (May 17). The convention honored her with their “Artist Of The Year” award. You can watch her acceptance speech here.

One day after the NARM Convention, Taylor attended The 58th Annual Broadcast Music Incorporated Pop Music Awards at The Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills were she received two “Song Of The Year” awards for “Love Story” and “You Belong With Me”. Click here to watch her at the red carpet and here for her acceptance speech and interview.

Check out some candids of Taylor Swift shopping at Rugby in New York City on Saturday (May 15 2010).

Taylor Swift is set to be honored with Hal David Starlight Award on June 17 in New York. The award is given in order to honor songwriters who are making or made an impact in music industry, “Taylor Swift is one of the brightest musical talents to emerge in recent years, and represents the true epitome of the Starlight Award,” says Chairman/CEO Hal David, himself a legendary songwriter. “She possesses an undeniable talent as a songwriter, expressive singer and performer, and we are proud to present her with this well-deserved honor.” This is a huge honor for Taylor (since she writes all of her songs). Congratulations!

Taylor Swift attended yesterday The TIMES Magazine 100 Most Influential People In The World Annual Gala Party, she’s listed on the mag’s annual issue as the #9 Most Influential Artist In The World for her contributions to the entertainment industry in the year of 2009.

Taylor Swift is featured on The TIME Magazine annual issue of The 100 Most Influential People in The World. The article on her was written by Stevie Nicks, check it out:

When I first got the call from Taylor Swift about performing with her at this year’s Grammy Awards, I really didn’t want to do it. She’s 20 years old, 5 ft. 11 in. and slender; I’m 40 years older and, to be frank, neither of the other two things! I was not about to stand next to this girl on national television. But her little face just lights up like a star, and I couldn’t say no.

Taylor reminds me of myself in her determination and her childlike nature. It’s an innocence that’s so special and so rare. This girl writes the songs that make the whole world sing, like Neil Diamond or Elton John. She sings, she writes, she performs, she plays great guitar. Taylor can do ballads that could be considered pop or rock and then switch back into country. When I turned 20 years old, I had just made the serious decision to never be a dental assistant. Taylor just turned 20, and she’s won four Grammys.

I still walk around singing her song “Today Was a Fairytale.” All of us girls want that boy to pick us up and think that we look beautiful even though we’re in jeans and clogs. We want it at 14, and we want it at 60. Taylor is writing for the universal woman and for the man who wants to know her. The female rock-’n'-roll-country-pop songwriter is back, and her name is Taylor Swift. And it’s women like her who are going to save the music business.

Taylor Swift welcomed the fan who bought the millionth ticket to her “Fearless Tour” in Wichita, Kansas on April 1st. The fan was attending a Taylor concert for the third time and got a surprise on her seat, she was welcomed by Taylor for a private backstage meeting. Check out the press release:

Rachel, a college student who was attending her third Taylor show, was surprised at her seat before the concert that evening, and taken backstage to meet Taylor. After a private meet and greet with Taylor, Rachel and her sister had their concert tickets upgraded to the front row. Taylor launched the FEARLESS 2009 Tour last April 23 in Evansville, Indiana, and the tour was extended into 2010, continuing through this summer. In total, the tour will visit 87 cities in 53 states and provinces in 5 countries. Every show sold out. The North American FEARLESS Tour is produced and promoted by The Messina Group (TMG.) TMG is a partner of AEG Live, one of the top live entertainment companies in the world.

Taylor Swift received 3 nominations for this years’ Country Music Television (CMT Music Awards). She didn’t, yet, made the final cut, as the 4 nominated in the final list is set to be announced on May 11th, but you can VOTE to make Taylor one of the final nominees, She’s a contender to:

Video Of The Year – “You Belong With Me”
Best Female Video – “You Belong With Me”
Best Video by a Collaboration – “Best Days of Your Life” (with Kellie Pickler)

The 2010 CMT Awards will be held on June 9th. So far, Taylor has won 5 CMTs: Breakthrough Video of The Year for “Tim McGraw” in 2007, “Our Song” took in 2008 awards for Best Female Video and Video Of The Year and “Love Story” picked the same two in 2009. You can help Taylor to make the final cut of this year’s award show by voting here.

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Taylor Swift got one nomination for The 2010 MTV Movie Awards that is going to be held at Universal Studios City in Hollywood on June 6 being broadcasted live by MTV at 9 P.M. ET. Taylor is nominated for “Best Kiss”, the kiss she shared with Taylor Lautner on “Valentine’s Day”. The winner is chosen via public voting, so click here and cast your vote for Taylor now!