HOT DISH: Taylor Swift in New York and Nashville for Business and Pleasure

Hot Dish

(CMT Hot Dish is a weekly feature written by veteran columnist Hazel Smith. Author of the cookbook, Hazel's Hot Dish: Cookin' With Country Stars, she also hosts CMT's Southern Fried Flicks With Hazel Smith and shares her recipes at CMT.com.)

One Direction's lead singer, a cute boy named Harry Styles, invited Taylor Swift to their concert at New York's Madison Square Garden. If Taylor attended, she wasn't seen there. Maybe she just hung out backstage.

However, the day before the concert, they were seen walking hand in hand through Central Park. And after the concert, they were seen hand in hand again. This Harry Styles is the cutest boy she's been seen with so far.

While in the Big Apple, Taylor was presented the Ripple of Hope Award from the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights. The annual honor recognizes leaders of the international business, entertainment and activist communities who demonstrate commitment to social change and reflect RFK's passion for equality, justice and basic human rights. At age 22, Taylor is the youngest person to receive the award that has also been presented to folks such as Bill Clinton, Al Gore, George Clooney and U2's Bono.

But Taylor was back in Nashville Wednesday night (Dec. 5) to join LL Cool J to co-host The Grammy Nominations Concert Live -- Countdown to Music's Biggest Night. It marked the first time the nominations concert was held in Music Town.

After using her voice to create beat-box rhythms while the rapper attempted to sing part of her hit