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Grieving sisters vicims of Taylor Swift ticket rip-off

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Facebook Google buzz Del.icio.us Digg Reddit Newsvine Buzz up! Fark it - A A A + ATLANTA - A big sister thought tickets to the Taylor Swift concert might ease a teenager's grief, until a rip off artist entered the picture. A random act of kindness has restored their hope. Chelsea Hobson is now raising her 13-year-old sister after the death of their mother last September. Chelsea and Calli Abercromb! ie's mom ! passed away after a long battle with a chronic lung disorder. At times, Abercrombie has used music to ease her pain, on occasion turning to country music star Taylor Swift. "Some songs just describe about the feelings that I feel, that I'm sad but I can get through it," said Abercrombie. When big sister heard the country music star was coming to Philips Arena, she thought concert tickets would be the perfect birthday surprise for her younger sibling. Chelsea found two affordable tickets for sale on Craigslist, she sent a Kansas man $175. He sent her ...

Get Prom Inspiration From Emma Watson, Rihanna, And Taylor Swift's Red Carpet Style

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There are certainly some girls who know exactly what prom dress they're going to wear from the day they start high school. They know exactly what they want, and they seek it out. In the prom issue of ASOS magazine , Sarah Hyland talks about how she knew precisely which dress she wanted, and she ended up finding it, exactly, in the sale rack of a discount shop, the only one, in her size. For some girls, prom can be magic. On the flip side, though, there are some girls who aren't totally sure what look they're going for, let alone where to go looking for that specific dress. If you're feeling particularly stumped, a good place to start is to think back on some of your favorite red carpet looks. While it's probably a challenge to acquire the EXACT dress your favorite starlet wore on the carpet, those fancy frocks are often a VERY good jumping point. To get you going, we looked at signature looks from three of our red carpet faves for inspiration, and found three d...

WATCH: Greg James Spoofs Taylor Swift's '22' Music Video

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YouTube Greg James has taken a trip down memory lane into his younger years and it appears he wasn't always this cool with the Radio 1 DJ filming a spoof of Taylor Swift's '22' music video titled '#hatebeing22.' Following on from the popularity of Radio 1 Breakfast Show host Nick Grimshaw, Greg was inspired by the video for Taylor's latest single, '22,' which sees the country songstress hanging out with her best friends on the beach, taking funny photos and throwing super cool parties unfortunately for Greg, being in his early 20s wasn't as glamorous. WATCH: Greg James Spoofs Taylor Swift's '22' Music Video Greg James hates being 22 unlike Taylor Swift (YouTube) In what is the complete antithesis to Taylor's sweetly positive lyrics, Greg's new lines include: It feels like the perfect night to work out what tax is, and come up with hash tags. It feels like the perfect night to sort out my odd socks and drunk text my old boss. ...

Selena Gomez, Taylor Swift 'Writing Bieber Break-Up Tune'

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08:38, Thursday, 18 April 2013 Selena Gomez has revealed that pal Taylor Swift is helping her to write a break-up song reflecting on the end of her romance with Justin Bieber . Swift - who is no stranger to penning tracks about her own previous conquests - is said to be giving Gomez advice when it comes to getting her feelings onto paper. Speaking of Taylor, the Come & Get It singer told Ellen DeGeneres : "Yeah, she obviously has her own technique to it that works so well with her and she just knows how to make hits. "I like to keep things a little more internal and that's just because I'm trying to dabble into it a little bit more and she's helped me actually, giving me great advice on how to do that." Gomez went on to praise the 22 hitmaker, adding: "I think she's one of the strongest girls I've ever met, to be honest, I think she's really strong and very passionate. I love that." In the same interview, the former Disney star...

OFFSTAGE: Taylor Swift's Lonely Girls Club: A Look Inside

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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.) Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift are the best of friends. So much so, they started their own organization -- the Lonely Girls Club. Gomez talked about it Tuesday (April 16) on The Ellen DeGeneres Show . "Taylor hosts this thing at her house where all of our single friends -- which is most of us -- get together and get really bad junk food, and she cooks some sort of cake and we play with [Swift's cat] Meredith," she explained. "We just talk about how we're single." And this is how inviting the LGC is: Even when Gomez was the world's No. 1 Belieber (in a serious romantic relationship with Justin Bieber), she still went to these, um, meetings. "I just enjoy Taylor and her parties," she said. The two celebs met about five years ago backstage at a Jonas Brothers concert and have been close ever sinc...

Selena Gomez Admits Taylor Swift's 'Helping Her To Write Heartbreak Songs' Following Justin Bieber Split

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MRM / Splash News Taylor Swift may receive a bad rap for her colourful dating life but there's no denying that she channels her heartbreak into catchy songs and it looks like she is passing down her tricks and tips to BFF Selena Gomez who admits that she has been using her own experiences to inspire her own music. The 'I Knew You Were Trouble' singer has enjoyed several high-profile relationships, most recently splitting from One Direction star Harry Styles, and it's no secret that most her chart-topping singles have been based on her real-life romances. Selena Gomez Admits Taylor Swift's 'Helping Her To Write Heartbreak Songs' Following Justin Bieber Split Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez have been BFFs for five years (MRM/Splash News) With Taylor's success, it's hardly surprising that Selena, who split from Justin Bieber earlier this year, wants to gather tips from her best pal. Yeah, she obviously has her own technique to it that works so well with h...

Taylor Swift 'considering Mayer romance'

Taylor Swift is reportedly ready to take John Mayer back. The American singer was spotted cosying up to her ex-boyfriend at the after-party for the Country Music Awards in Las Vegas recently. The pair reportedly spent the evening glued together, fuelling speculation that Taylor is ready to rekindle her relationship with newly-single John. They snuck off to a corner and were all over each other, a source told the British edition of Grazia magazine. At one point he had her hands on his knees, with him holding her waist they were deep in conversation. Taylor, 23, was famously dumped by lothario John, 35, after the couple dated briefly from late 2009 to early 2010. The singer exacted her revenge by penning cryptic ballad Dear John, in which she sang, Dear John, I see it all now it was wrong/ Dont you think 19s too young to be played with?/ Your dark twisted games when I loved you so. John hit back, telling Rolling Stone he was humiliated by the song, though he later admitted he was a jerk...