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!

Taylor Swift is nominated for 5 awards at The 45th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (ACM’s) to be held on April 18 at The MGM Grand Hotel Arena in Las Vegas being broadcasted live at 8:00 PM live ET/delayed PT on CBS.

Taylor Swift has received from 2007 through 2008 a total of 8 nominations winning 3 awards from the Academy: Best New Female Artist (2008), Album of The Year for “Fearless” (2009) and Crystal Milestone Award (2009) for her outstanding contributions to Country music as making the genre a mainstream music form for younger people.

This year, Taylor adds 5 nominations to her Academy of Country Music resumé bringing them to a total of 13. Check below the categories she’s nominated for and who she’s up against:

Entertainer Of The Year:
Kenny Chesney
Toby Keith
Brad Paisley
George Strait
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
Keith Urban
Zac Brown Band

Top Female Vocalist:
Miranda Lambert
Reba McEntire
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
Lee Ann Womack

Song Of The Year (Perfomer):
Awarded to performer(s) and producers
“Cowboy Casanova” – Carrie Underwood
“Need You Now” – Lady Antebellum
“People Are Crazy” – Billy Currington
“White Liar” – Miranda Lambert
“You Belong With Me” – Taylor Swift

Song Of The Year (Composer):
Awarded to songwriters
“Cowboy Casanova” – Carrie Underwood, Composers: Mike Elizondo, Brett James, Carrie Underwood
“Need You Now” – Lady Antebellum, Composers: Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott
“People Are Crazy” – Billy Currington, Composers: Bobby Braddock, Troy Jones
“White Liar” – Miranda Lambert, Composers: Natalie Hemby, Miranda Lambert
“You Belong With Me” – Taylor Swift, Composers: Liz Rose, Taylor Swift

Video Of The Year:
Awarded to performer(s), producers and directors
“Boots On” – Randy Houser
“Need You Now” – Lady Antebellum
“Welcome To The Future” – Brad Paisley
“White Liar” – Miranda Lambert
“You Belong With Me” – Taylor Swift

Entertainer of The Year is opened for fan voting, so give Taylor your vote at VoteACM.com.

Taylor Swift’s lead-single for her last album “Fearless” has been certified 4x Platinum for being legally downloaded over 4 million times off digital retailers in the U.S. “Love Story” becomes the biggest selling country single from the Billboard digital singles era (since 2005, when digital sales started being officially tracked by Billboard).

“Love Story” became Taylor’s first Top 5 Hot 100 hit and also her first Top 5 Pop radio hit (both peaking at #4). It also enjoyed success internationally and peaked in the Top 3 in some countries including: Australia (#1), Ireland, UK, Japan, New Zealand and Canada.

CONGRATULATIONS TAYLOR!

Taylor Swift received a special plaque at The 2010 Country Radio Seminar in Nashville, Tennessee on Wednesday (February 24). The plaque specifies 5x Platinum for her debut album, “Taylor Swift” (2006) and 5x Platinum for “Fearless” (2008) totalizing more than 10 million copies sold in the United States alone. Taylor also performed at the seminar.

USAToday.com : The first single from Taylor Swift’s third album will go to radio in late summer or early fall, and the album will follow late in the year. “She was on an amazing writing spree through December and January, and we were able to go in and cut all those things,” Scott Borchetta (Big Machine Records chief, Taylor’s label) says. “If she writes something great between now and July, it will go on the record. She’s been extraordinarily prolific the last six months.”