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Taylor Swift: 'Woman of the Year honour was a jump-up-and-down moment'

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WENN / Will Alexander / Stuart Castle Taylor Swift has revealed her excitement at being named Billboard's 'Woman of the Year' for 2011. The country singer, who is the youngest female to ever be awarded the honour, will follow in the footsteps of stars including Fergie and Beyonc when she accepts the title in December. Speaking to Robin Roberts on GMA this morning, she said: "It's such an exciting, amazing honour. "It's one of those jump-up-and-down moments where you are like, 'Of the whole year?!' I'm so thankful. I get so excited about stuff like that. It's continued to stay exciting, all of this... Everything feels new all the time even though it's been happening since I was 14." Swift, who is currently on a world tour in support of album Speak Now , was on the show to promote her new fragrance Wonderstruck, named after the lyrics in her track 'Enchanted'. "I always loved that line and you don't hear the ph...

Favorite people: Taylor Swift, Adele dominate music honors announcements

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Taylor Swift The country singer is named Billboard's Woman of the Year while the British soul singer leads in American Music Awards nominations with four. Music awards: Swift Billboard Woman of Year Taylor Swift, the four-time Grammy winner and biggest album seller in any genre for the past 12 months, has been chosen to receive the Woman of the Year Award at the 2011 Billboard Women in Music event on Dec. 2 in New York City. The 21-year-old singer-songwriter is the youngest artist to receive the honor, and it comes on the heels of earning several 2011 Billboard Music Awards, among them Top Country Album for the five-time platinum-selling "Speak Now." Swift has spent the past year on the Speak Now World Tour in support of her third album, which debuted last October, selling more than a million copies in its first week. Adele Music awards II: Adele grabs four AMA nominations Adele has the year's most popular album with "21," so we suppose it makes sense sh...

Behind the Seams of Taylor Swift's Wonderstruck Gown

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Taylor Swift ( CMT Offstage keeps a 24/7 watch on everything that's happening with country music artists behind the scenes and out of the spotlight.) Taylor Swift always says how much she loves Forever 21 dresses. But this one she's wearing in her Wonderstruck fragrance campaign? It is so not a mall dress. It is, in fact, from designer Christian Siriano's spring 2010 line, and he told me why this design was so fitting for Swift. "Her stylist said that her whole team loved the dress, that it was so magical and that they wanted one piece that would give it a moment," he said. "It's like she's in a different place. But it's iconic and special because fragrance commercials last forever." Siriano, the youngest winner of the Project Runway reality TV series, said he made a few changes to the dress once Swift tried it on because she said, "I love it, but make it bigger." So he made it more voluminous. "I found that she only wears thi...

Taylor Swift Named Billboard Woman of the Year

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Isaac Brekken/Getty Images Taylor Swift , the four-time Grammy winner and biggest selling albums artist in any genre for the past 12 months, has been chosen to receive the coveted Woman of the Year Award at the 2011 Billboard Women in Music event on Dec. 2 in New York City. The 21-year-old singer-songwriter is the youngest artist to ever receive the honor, and it comes on the heels of earning several 2011 Billboard Music Awards, among them Top Country Album for the five-time platinum selling Speak Now . Swift has spent the past year on the Speak Now World Tour in support of her third album, which debuted last October atop the Billboard 200, selling over a million copies in its first week. All 14 tracks on the country-pop juggernaut were composed by Swift, and she made Hot 100 history by charting 11 songs off the album in a single week. The Pennsylvania native is used to breaking chart records and currently holds another Hot 100 record for most top 10 debuts, with seven. Her self-titled...

Gridlock expected during Taylor Swift concert

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) - The traffic headaches could turn into an absolute nightmare Tuesday when thousands flock to the KFC Yum Center to see Taylor Swift. It's the biggest event downtown since the Sherman Minton Bridge closed. So if you thought your afternoon commute was bad enough these past few weeks, officials say drivers could reach new levels of frustration Tuesday. For some fans, showing up early to see their idol Taylor Swift won't be a problem. Kristen Fabiano and Kendall Merrit plan on arriving by noon for the 7 p.m. show. "We're going to be standing out here with our signs, blasting Taylor Swift music, dancing, singing," said Fabiano. That may not be an option for other fans. Those arriving to the Yum Center closer to show time may run into grid-lock near the Second Street Bridge. There will be 14,000 extra people trying to get into the Yum Center. "It's a big night, but the concern we have is getting here early. We're encouraging everyone...

Watch Taylor Swift Perform 'Airplanes' With B.O.B.

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Swift's been joined by T.I., Usher , and Nicki Minaj on her current tour, and she pulled out B.O.B. over the weekend. Who's next?

B.o.B. Shows Off His True Grit W/ Country Star, "Tonight Was Like A Dream"

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Grammy-winning country star Taylor Swift showed off her hip-hop love over the weekend by bringing out Grand Hustle's B.o.B. for a surprise performance in Texas. During her Lone Star State set, Bobby Ray came out to perform his "Airplanes" single. Taylor Swift is earning her street cred one show at a time. The country sweetheart has already shared the mic with Nicki Minaj, Usher , and T.I. , and last night, T. Swift brought out B.o.B during her "Speak Now" concert at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, Texas. Bobby Ray surprised thousands of concertgoers when he jumped on stage to perform his hit single "Airplanes," with Taylor singing Hayley Williams' part. ( Rap-Up ) Following the performance, Swift hopped on Twitter to give post-set reactions. "Tonight was like a dream. That crowd.. The biggest indoor stadium in the world. And singing 'Airplanes' with B.O.B. !!!!! (@bobatl)," she tweeted October 9th. ( Taylor Swift's Twitter ) Las...