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    Taylor Swift Makes Chart History

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

    TAYLOR SWIFT SETS HISTORIC TOP 40 RADIO
    MILESTONE FOR COUNTRY ARTIST

    Smash Single Love Story Reaches #1 Simultaneously on
    Nielsen BDS CHR/Top 40 ranking and Mediabase Top 40 Airplay charts
    First Time In History Of Popular Radio Chart For A Country Recording


    (New York, NY, February 17, 2009) Big Machine country singing sensation Taylor Swift, who recently achieved the rare milestone of spending 8 weeks atop the Billboard 200 top albums chart (only 5 other albums have done so since 2000) for her smash sophomore album Fearless, is now rewriting the record books at pop radio. The 19 year old country prodigy’s first single from her new album, “Love Story,” became the first ever country crossover recording to hit #1 on the Nielsen BDS CHR/Top 40 chart, which appears in industry leading trade publications Radio & Records and Billboard, in the 16-year history of list, as well as #1 on the Mediabase Top 40 Chart, which appears in the national newspaper, USA Today.

    Launched by innovative independent label, Big Machine, with Universal Republic taking on the non-country radio and video reins for Ms. Swift at the end of 2007, the multi-tiered radio strategy has seen the prolific country star continue on a trajectory of record-smashing proportions.

    Taylor success is a testament to her artistry, Big Machine laying a great foundation, and pop radio willingness to embrace a dynamic artist like her with open arms, stated Joel Klaiman, Senior Vice President of Promotion and Artist Development. ur success with Taylor at radio sends a message that an authentic star who writes her own songs can open the door for great music finding a willing audience at all formats.
    Monte Lipman, President and CEO of Universal Republic Records also commented: aylor accomplishments continue to reshape the musical landscape. Pop radio embracing her music is emblematic of the belief Big Machine had from the outset that her music would appeal to all music lovers. We look forward to continuing our alliance with Big Machine well into the future.
    here was incredible belief from day one from Monte, Joel and the great Universal Republic staff that Taylor music could spillover into multiple formats. They have been instrumental in helping Taylor connect with new listeners hungry for great music, stated Scott Borchetta, President & CEO of Big Machine. salute them in this history-making moment and I look forward to many more success with our unique business relationship.

    “It really is a testament to the popularity of this young woman and the music she creates,” stated Silvio Pietroluongo, Director of Charts, R&R and Billboard. “History has shown that top 40 radio is accepting of country music and its artists when programmers are bold enough to expand their musical boundaries, though this level of success is unprecedented over the past two decades. Taylor Swift has certainly earned her place as the first country act to top R&R and Billboard’s Nielsen BDS-based CHR/Top 40 chart as she is the epitome of a multi-format, multi-talented artist.”

    Mediabase President, Rich Meyer commented, "to call this event extraordinary would be an understatement. With the diverse nature of radio formats in today's landscape, this is truly an amazing accomplishment. Taylor Swift is a rock star. This is the first time a Country artist of any kind (male, female, or group) has had a #1 song at Top 40 - dating back to the 80's when we began monitoring airplay. If you look at this decade, only a few dozen songs of any kind have achieved 9000 spins in a week at Top 40 and Taylor has one of those."


    The crossover superstar is currently preparing for her first major headlining tour, which will span 52 cities in seven months. Taylor just set a venue record for the quickest sellout in the history of Los Angeles Staples Center for her May 22 date, clearing every ticket in just two minutes.


    Taylor Fearless, released in November, 2008 has soared past 2.5 million in sales in the U.S. alone and the ove Story single has sold over 2.5 million digital singles, powered by the joint efforts of Big Machine and Universal Republic radio promotion staff.

    Taylor self-titled debut was released in fall 2006 and is rapidly approaching four million in total sales. It featured the smash hits eardrops On My Guitar ur Song im McGraw and the show stopping hould e Said No The acclaimed CD was the best-selling indie release of 2007 and powered a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist. Taylor was also awarded the coveted Country Music Association Horizon Award for Best New Artist, the Academy of Country Music Top New Female Artist, CMT Video of the Year and the American Music Association Favorite Female Country Vocalist.

    At 17, Taylor became the youngest person to single-handedly write and sing a number-one country single entirely on her own and she is the first female solo artist in country music history to write or co-write every song on a platinum-selling debut CD. At 14, she signed a publishing deal with Sony/ATV Music, and in 2006 released her self-titled debut CD on Big Machine Records. Taylor Swift has surpassed triple-platinum (three million sales) status and spent more than 20 weeks in the #1 position atop Billboard's Country CD Sales Chart. Taylor was named 2008's Favorite Female Country Artist at the American Music Awards, Top New Female Vocalist by the Academy of Country Music and won 2008 CMT Music Awards for Video of the Year and Female Video of the Year. In 2007, she received a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist and won the CMA Horizon Award. Taylor plans to headline a tour in 2009 and has toured in the past with Rascal Flatts, George Strait, Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw & Faith Hill and Brad Paisley.

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    Tour information will be continually updated on Taylor Swift <http://www.taylorswift.com> and Taylor Swift on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads <http://www.myspace.com/taylorswift> .

    In addition to her headline tour, this year Taylor will also play ten previously announced dates with Keith Urban.

    To hear music from Taylor Swift, log on to: Taylor Swift <http://www.taylorswift.com/> or Taylor Swift on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads <http://www.myspace.com/taylorswift> .

    For Fearless album art and downloadable photos of Taylor Swift, log on to Big Machine Records <http://www.bigmachinerecords.com/> and click the media tab.


    For more information, please contact:

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    Ugh. I seriously HATE the pop version. It pissed me off that they couldn't just release the freaking country version. I'm sure it would've gone number one all the same. And it sounds good too. The pop remix sounds horrible.

    History has shown that top 40 radio is accepting of country music
    Yeah. "Country" music my foot. It's a freaking pop remake. No pop remakes should be counted as country. But God forbid you hear steel guitar on a pop station.

    I'm not dissing Taylor, I love her obviously lmfao. I really just hate the pop remix.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CarrieUndrwdRox310 View Post
    Ugh. I seriously HATE the pop version. It pissed me off that they couldn't just release the freaking country version. I'm sure it would've gone number one all the same. And it sounds good too. The pop remix sounds horrible.



    Yeah. "Country" music my foot. It's a freaking pop remake. No pop remakes should be counted as country. But God forbid you hear steel guitar on a pop station.

    I'm not dissing Taylor, I love her obviously lmfao. I really just hate the pop remix.
    Yeah. I wil have to agree with you. I like Taylor but Love Story would have been better off staying country instead of making it a pop song.
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    It is a fantastic accomplishment no matter what but LS is clearly a pop song probably jmo even before remix but certainly after the remix. She is doing great tho. I don't see her slowing down anytime soon.

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    WOW NOT EVEN SHANIA DID THIS!!! It will be interesting to see what happens with country radio now that Taylor is a pop princess that yremixes her music for differant formats! I noticed that White Horse has come to a dramatic halt on the country chart after gaining steadily for a long time! So it looks like country radio may be getting tired of these remixing shananigans!! But why should Taylor care about country radio anyway shes #1 on pop who needs country thats just a place to launch a career for Taylor!! Congrads Taylor fans you have a bona-fide pop princess in Taylor Swift!!
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    Does anyone have a link to the Love Story "pop" version that ya'll are talking about?

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    Dumb pop mix.
    Whatever.
    3/18/09 - All I can say about tonight is that for the first time I really want Carrie's music to continue progressing more to the traditional side of country music and I think it will. I don't care if it doesn't sell as well or all go #1, it's beautiful with Carrie's voice. Tonight I saw her as a Country legend for the first time.

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    Regardless of what anyone thinks about her, that is really impressive.

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    nice accomplishment by taylor, but by this point, i agree that the country version would have done equally as well. the pop version sucks anyway, the normal version has so much more meaning with the original instruments. who knows, pop radio may have even liked the country version more. but at least Carrie gets to keep the recognition of not remixing hers. so this lone fact, at least, separates the two.


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    i dont mind if taylor remixes her songs..she can do what she wants
    but it shouldnt count as a country song
    it should go under pop history instead of a country artist

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    Yeah, I don't think it should count as a "country artist" when the song is a pop song.

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    Regardless of what anyone thinks about her, that is really impressive.

    It is not impressive because she is pop not country.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chuckerwood View Post
    WOW NOT EVEN SHANIA DID THIS!!! It will be interesting to see what happens with country radio now that Taylor is a pop princess that yremixes her music for differant formats! I noticed that White Horse has come to a dramatic halt on the country chart after gaining steadily for a long time! So it looks like country radio may be getting tired of these remixing shananigans!! But why should Taylor care about country radio anyway shes #1 on pop who needs country thats just a place to launch a career for Taylor!! Congrads Taylor fans you have a bona-fide pop princess in Taylor Swift!!
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    lol...your posts make me laugh. You are by far this sites King of the back handed compliments.

    Congrats to Taylor on this.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CarrieUndrwdRox310 View Post
    Ugh. I seriously HATE the pop version. It pissed me off that they couldn't just release the freaking country version. I'm sure it would've gone number one all the same. And it sounds good too. The pop remix sounds horrible.



    Yeah. "Country" music my foot. It's a freaking pop remake. No pop remakes should be counted as country. But God forbid you hear steel guitar on a pop station.

    I'm not dissing Taylor, I love her obviously lmfao. I really just hate the pop remix.
    I agree with you 100%. I really like Taylor, but she has definitely turned pop on us. I love the songs that are strictly country. I like remixes and everything, but I like the country versions better. So, this is good for a pop princess!
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    Quote Originally Posted by captm8 View Post
    It is not impressive because she is pop not country.
    It is what it is and as long as she in on a country label, whatever she does is going to be on the country chart, too.

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    That article is lying and misleading. they forgot to say that it was a POP REMIX--- NOT A COUNTRY SONG- that made it to number 1.

    Total rubbish, and more false propaganda by the Taylor camp.

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    I am really disgusted that this article blatantly Lied. They should have acknowledged that it was a POP REMIX! Why would they mislead the whole world with such a lie?

    They are trying to pretend that Love Story hit number 1 in its original country version (which was not country anyway)--- when in fact, it only hit number 1 in the pop remixed version.

    That is cheating, and lying, all in one article. I just lost even more respect for her team.

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