It may be hard to believe, but as we guessed might happen , Taylor Swift just earned her first ever No. 1 on Billboard s Hot 100. Her new breakup anthem We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together sold 623,000 downloads in its first week the largest frame ever by a female artist. The song was purchased more times than Ke$has Tik Tok, which scored 610,000 downloads during January 2010s lucrative post-holiday iTunes gift-card frenzy, and it notched way higher sales than Lady Gagas Born This Way, which, with 448,000 downloads in its first week, held the record for best single-week debut sales frame by a female. Only one song was ever purchased more times in seven days than Never: Flo Ridas Right Round, which sold 636,000 units in its first week. Coincidentally, Swifts new single pushes Flo Ridas current smash Whistle out of the top spot and down to No. 2. Swift, who has always enjoyed both pop and country radio relevance ( Billboard notes that her No. 13 launch on the Country Songs chart ...

Taylor Swift did it. The singer who seems to reach new high points with every move set another record this week when her latest breakup single, "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together," set a high-water download mark for female artists. Billboard reported that for the week ending August 19, Swift had the biggest digital sales week ever for a song by a woman thanks to 623,000 paid downloads, according to figures provided by Nielsen SoundScan. The song will debut at #1 on Billboard 's Digital Songs chart. Swift easily bested the previous top sales weeks for a woman, which was set by Ke$ha's "Tik Tok" in 2010 (610,000) and Lady Gaga's "Born This Way," which notched the record for the biggest first-week sales by a woman last year with 448,000. She also came within 13,000 of the all-time single-week digital sales mark, held by Flo Rida's "Right Round," which debuted at #1 on sales of 636,000 in February 2009. She threw some love o...

Taylor Swift has scored another one for the record books, this time logging the best first-week digital sales for a single by a female artist for her new breakup song, We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together, which posted 623,000 paid downloads since its release last week. Thats just 13,000 short of the overall digital single sales record set in 2009 by rapper Flo Rida with Right Round, according to Billboard, citing figures from Nielsen SoundScan. The song easily won the No. 1 slot on Billboards Digital Songs chart. Swifts track surpassed the previous single-week high mark for a woman set by Keshas Tik Tok in 2010, and it trumped Lady Gaga s Born This Way , which had held the record for biggest first-week sales by a woman last year with 448,000. We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together becomes only the seventh single to have sold more than 500,000 digital copies in one week, Billboard notes. It makes a strong start for Swift's forthcoming album, Red, due for release on Oct. 22. He...

By Maggie Coughlan 08/21/2012 at 04:50 PM EDT Taylor Swift and Conor Kennedy WENN It's been quite a summer for Taylor Swift and new her beau, Conor Kennedy. The enamored couple have held hands at a pizzeria in Mount Kisco, N.Y., been welcomed by the Kennedy clan, visited Swift's hometown of Nashville and escaped to Hyannis Port, Mass. together Swift, 22, is even reportedly purchasing a 13-room home across the street from Connor's grandmother, Ethel, in Hyannis Port. Things are moving quickly for the young couple, but is Kennedy, the 18-year-old son of Robert Kennedy Jr. and the late Mary Kennedy , ready to make his red carpet debut at the MTV VMAs on Sept. 6? The singer, who is not nominated for any awards , is slated to perform her latest single, "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together," for the first time live at the awards show. Fans can't help but wonder if Kennedy will accompany the Grammy award winner on her big night. If he attends, Kennedy will...

There's one tune Taylor Swift has never (ever, ever) played live for an audience before. The songs so super-secret, were not even sure of the title. But all will be revealed Sept. 6 during this year's MTV Video Music Awards. Swift is the latest performer to be added to the awards show's bill (One Direction, Pink, Alicia Keys and Green Day already sent in their RSVP's), and on show night, MTV says she'll debut a brand new song off of upcoming album Red (out Oct. 22). Miley Cyrus will be in the audience watching -- as will Wiz Khalifa and Olympic gold-medallists Gabby Douglas, Jordyn Wieber, Aly Raisman, McKayla Maroney and Kyla Ross (those personalities have just been confirmed as VMA presenters). As for us, we'll just be live-blogging the action, wondering whether Kanye can stay in his seat 'til Swifty takes a bow. It's been a good morning for Taylor Swift news, VMA announcement aside. The singer's new single, "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Tog...

Image Credit: Tommaso Boddi/WireImage VH1 Storytellers is hitting up Grammy-winning ladies for its coming season: Pink, Alicia Keys, and Taylor Swift are the next batch of artists to be featured on VH1s long-running music-interview franchise, EW has learned exclusively. I have always loved Storytellers and, as a songwriter, how much fun it is to be able to tell your stories, Pink told EW exclusively about being included in the line-up. Of her stories, Pink adds with a wink: Everyone has heard mine before! The newest season of Storytellers launches Nov. 11, with VH1 Storytellers: Taylor Swift airing at 11 p.m. The episode roll-out is fast and furious after that, with VH1 Storytellers: Alicia Keys and VH1 Storytellers: Pink airing at 11 p.m on over the next two days, on Nov. 12 and Nov. 13, respectively. The episodes will also air on the Storytellers website . As an additional bit of news on this front, Taylor Swift always looking to connect with her fans in new ways this morning...

WENN Looks like things are getting serious between Taylor Swift and new boyfriend Conor Kennedy as the couple were pictured locked in a loving embrace while enjoying a day in Hyannis Port on Friday. (Aug 17) The couple, who have only been together a few month looked loved up as Taylor rocked a 1950s inspired look with a black polka dot top, red shorts and striking red lipstick. Throwing her arms around her teenage beau they kissed and cuddled on a dock as they waited for a day out on a boat and despite being surrounded by people, didn't mind indulging in a spot of PDAing. The 22-year-old has been spending most of her time lately with her new boyfriend, who is the son of Robert Kennedy Jr and the late Mary Kennedy, who committed suicide earlier this year. Things must be going well between them as Taylor has bought a house next door to the famous Kennedy compound and judging by their makeout sessions these two look like the real deal. They have been spotted enjoying romantic beach wa...