<b>Taylor Swift</b> To Raise Money For Tornado Victims With Public <b>...</b>

Taylor Swift is turning her last tour rehearsal into a benefit to raise funds for tornado victims in the U.S. before she heads out on a new trek around the globe.

Nearly 300 lives were lost when severe storms swept across America last week and the Love Story hit-maker has vowed to help by inviting more than 12,000 fans to join her for a show in Tennessee on May 21st.
The event, called Speak Now... Help Now, will give fans a glimpse of the superstar's new world tour before it officially kicks off in Nebraska on May 27th.
Swift tells the Associated Press, "I was watching the coverage of the tornadoes backstage at rehearsals, and I wanted to do something for the families affected by the damage. I've never opened a rehearsal to the public before, but I felt that inviting my fans to the last rehearsal for the Speak Now tour would be a great way to raise money."

"We will probably still be doing some fine-tuning to the show that night, since this will be a true rehearsal, but I feel like it is so important for me and my fans to help if we can."

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Taylor Swift Opens Rehearsal to Benefit Tornado Victims - CMT

Taylor Swift Opens Rehearsal to Benefit Tornado Victims Taylor Swift will help raise money for tornado victims by selling tickets to the final rehearsal for the U.S. portion of her Speak Now tour. The concert will take place on May 21 at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena, where Swift has been rehearsing for five weeks. All proceeds will be donated to tornado victims in the Southeast. Ticket information and additional details will be available on Monday (May 9) on Swift's website. "I was watching the coverage of the tornadoes backstage at rehearsals and I wanted to do something for the families affected by the damage," she said. "I've never opened a rehearsal to the public before, but I felt that inviting my fans to the last rehearsal for the Speak Now tour would be a great way to raise money. ... We'll probably still be doing some fine-tuning to the show that night, since this will be a true rehearsal, but I feel like it is so important for me and my fans to help if we can."

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<b>Taylor Swift</b> Turns Concert Rehearsal Into Tornado Fundraiser <b>...</b>

For the first time ever, Taylor Swift is letting fans watch her rehearse for her upcoming Speak Now World Tour -- and it's all for a good cause.

To benefit victims of the recent tornadoes in the Southeast, the 21-year-old singer is letting 13,000 fans get a sneak peek of her upcoming tour during Speak Now...Help Now! on May 21 at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena.

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"I was watching the coverage of the tornadoes backstage at rehearsals, and I wanted to do something for the families affected by the damage," the country superstar tells Us Weekly in a statement.

One hundred percent of ticket sales from the dress rehearsal will go directly to help tornado victims. This isn't the first time Swift has lent her star power to a worthy cause; earlier this year, the "Better Than Revenge" singer supported relief efforts in Japan, Australia and New Zealand.

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"I've never opened a rehearsal to the public before, but I felt that inviting my fans to the last rehearsal for the Speak Now Tour would be a great way to raise money," Swift says. "So, tickets will be available for people to come see us in the Bridgestone Arena, where we've been rehearsing for the last five weeks."

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More details regarding the fundraiser will be available beginning May 9 on the singer's official website. In 2010, DoSomething.org ranked Swift the world's 3rd most philanthropic celebrity on their annual Celebs Gone Good list.

The North American leg of Swift's Speak Now World Tour kicks off May 27 in Omaha, Nebraska.

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MET Fashion Face-Off: Taylor Swift vs. Blake Lively - The Hollywood Gossip

Taylor Swift and Blake Lively both looked stunning at the MET Institute Costume Gala last night. But who will emerge victorious in this Fashion Face-Off?

The Gossip Girl actress, whose red hair recently raised eyebrows, typically wins raves for her style, and did so again Monday (with her blonde locks back).

She may have some competition from a gorgeous-looking Swift, though. Let your votes do the talking as you partake in our latest style showdown ...

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OFFSTAGE: Taylor Swift Isn't "Mean" at All, Director Says - CMT

(CMT Offstage keeps a 24/7 watch on everything that's happening with country music artists behind the scenes and out of the spotlight.)

Although Taylor Swift's new single, "Mean," brilliantly calls out someone who cruelly points out her flaws, video director Declan Whitebloom told me that the country singer was a pleasure to work with. He believes that Swift effortlessly embodies beauty and she has incredible taste in the audio as well as the visual. "After I wrote my treatment, her management called me to tell me she liked it, because it was so evocative of the one already in her mind," Whitebloom said in his charming British accent. "We got on really well. It's rare when you connect with an artist that quickly, but we share a quirky, offbeat sense of humor." They must have been on the same page, because from the way Whitebloom described the video, conventional it ain't. "She was keenly involved in writing the treatment, casting and wardrobe. And she stayed for both the 15-hour shooting days, even when she wasn't in the scenes," he told me. They shot it last month at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, with a big cast, period costumes and about nine different sets. Whitebloom talked about vignettes from all different time periods, from the vaudevillian to kind of an O Brother, Where Art Thou? type of scene. "It's going to be almost like watching a Broadway show," he promised. "You may even need to watch it several times to take it all in." It sounds like Swift does almost everything in the video, but what I'm most looking forward to is seeing her play the ganjo. And asking over and over, "Why you gotta be so mean?"

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Taylor Swift's "Mean" Music Video - The Gossip Girls

Ushering in the weekend with a brand new offering, Taylor Swift excitedly debuted the music video for her hit single "Mean" on Friday night (May 6).

The country superstar did her part to build up anticipation, as she tweeted to her millions of followers, "The 'mean' music video premieres on CMT in a half hour here in Nashville! 10pm eastern, 9pm central!"

The music video release comes just as Miss Swift also announced plans to turn her final dress rehearsal during the "Speak Now" tour into a charitable event aimed at helping tornado victims in the States.

Being held on May 21 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, 13,000 fans can try to get tickets on Taylor's website beginning May 9 - with all of the proceeds going straight to disaster relief.

Of the initiative, the 21-year-old told, “I was watching the coverage of the tornadoes backstage at rehearsals, and I wanted to do something for the families affected by the damage. I’ve never opened a rehearsal to the public before, but I felt that inviting my fans to the last rehearsal for the Speak Now Tour would be a great way to raise money. So, tickets will be available for people to come see us in the Bridgestone Arena, where we’ve been rehearsing for the last five weeks.”

She added, “We’ll probably still be doing some fine-tuning to the show that night, since this will be a true rehearsal, but I feel like it is so important for me and my fans to help if we can.”

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<b>Taylor Swift</b> Launches 'Speak Now....Help Now!' - Entertainment <b>...</b>

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- In an effort to help tornado victims in the southeast, Taylor Swift is doing something she's never done before. The country superstar is letting 13,000 fans into the final dress rehearsal for her upcoming "Speak Now" tour. Swift is calling the fundraiser "Speak Now....Help Now!" ?I was watching the coverage of the tornadoes backstage at rehearsals, and I wanted to do something for the families affected by the damage,? Swift said. The final tour rehearsal will be held May 21 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. The North American portion of the tour kicks off May 27 in Omaha, Neb. Ticketing information for the "Speak Now....Help Now!" fundraiser will be available May 9 at http://www.taylorswift.com/ . One hundred percent of ticket sales will go to tornado victims. Copyright 2011 by WSMV.com. All rights reserved.
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<b>Taylor Swift</b> Selling Tickets to Rehearsal, Donating Money to <b>...</b>

Taylor Swift is opening the doors for her dress rehearsal to help those devastated by the tornadoes that touched down in the South. The 21-year-old country singer is selling 13,000 tickets for fans to come see her last dress rehearsal for her ‘Speak Now’ tour. All proceeds from ticket sales will go towards those that lost homes, family, and friends in the recent disaster that killed 329 people and leveled entire communities.

Taylor says:

“I was watching the coverage of the tornadoes backstage at rehearsals, and I wanted to do something for the families affected by the damage. I’ve never opened a rehearsal to the public before, but I felt that inviting my fans to the last rehearsal for the ‘Speak Now’ tour would be a great way to raise money.”

“We will probably still be doing some fine-tuning to the show that night, since this will be a true rehearsal, but I feel like it is so important for me and my fans to help if we can.”

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Taylor Swift - Taylor Swift And Justin Bieber Pick Up Cmt Nods - Contactmusic.com

Taylor Swift, Lady Antebellum and Justin Bieber are all nominated for this year's Country Music Television (CMT) awards.

Lady Antebellum, Taylor and Rascal Flatts lead proceedings with nods in three award categories, while Carrie Underwood is up for two awards.

'Baby' singer Justin gets his first ever CMT nomination, for the reworked version of his track 'That Should Be Me', featuring Rascal Flatts.

The biggest award of the night, Video of the Year, sees Taylor's 'Mine' in contest against tracks by Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Rascal Flatts, Sugarland, The Band Perry, Carrie Underwood and Zac Brown Band.

Taylor's other two nominations in the viewer voted awards are also for the 'Mine' video, which has nods in the Female Video of the Year and Best Web Video of the Year categories.

Taylor has enjoyed phenomenal success since releasing her debut single in 2006, selling over 20 million albums worldwide and touring the world, and she has frequently told how overwhelmed and grateful she is for her success.

She said: "The fact the fans have done that much for me in such a short period of time is unreal, and I'm so excited and so thankful.

"I've gotten to experience just parts of the world I never thought I'd get to see, nonetheless play shows in and have the crowds singing the words back to me." "

Lady Antebellum's 'Hello World' and Rascal Flatts' ' Why Wait' will square off against each other in the Video of the Year and Group Video of the Year categories, while the former band's 'Stars Tonight' is also up for Best Web Video of the Year.

The CMT Awards will take place on June 8 in Nashville, Tennessee.

CMT Awards 2011, full list of nominations:

Video of the Year

Jason Aldean - 'My Kinda Party'

Kenny Chesney - 'The Boys of Fall'

Lady Antebellum - 'Hello World'

Miranda Lambert - 'The House That Built Me'

Rascal Flatts - 'Why Wait'

Sugarland - 'Stuck Like Glue'

Taylor Swift - 'Mine'

The Band Perry - 'If I Die Young'

Carrie Underwood - 'Undo It'

Zac Brown Band - 'Colder Weather'

Male Video of the Year

Jason Aldean - 'My Kinda Party'

Kenny Chesney - 'The Boys of Fall'

Toby Keith - 'Bullets in the Gun'

Blake Shelton - 'Who Are You When I'm Not Looking'

Keith Urban - 'Without You'

Female Video of the Year

Sara Evans - 'A Little Bit Stronger'

Miranda Lambert - 'The House That Built Me'

Reba McEntire - 'Turn On the Radio'

Taylor Swift - 'Mine'

Carrie Underwood - 'Undo It'

Group Video of the Year

Lady Antebellum - 'Hello World'

Little Big Town - 'Little White Church'

Rascal Flatts - 'Why Wait'

The Band Perry - 'If I Die Young'

Zac Brown Band - 'Colder Weather'

Duo Video of the Year

Steel Magnolia - 'Last Night Again'

Sugarland - 'Stuck Like Glue'

The Civil Wars - 'Barton Hollow'

The JaneDear Girls - 'Wildflower'

Thompson Square - 'Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not'

Breakthrough Video of the Year

Lee Brice - 'Love Like Crazy'

Aaron Lewis - 'Country Boy'

Jerrod Niemann - 'Lover, Lover'

The Band Perry - 'If I Die Young'

Thompson Square - 'Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not'

Collaborative Video of the Year

Jason Aldean with Kelly Clarkson - 'Don't You Wanna Stay'

Justin Bieber featuring Rascal Flatts - 'That Should Be Me'

Kid Rock featuring Sheryl Crow - 'Collide'

Aaron Lewis featuring George Jones and Charlie Daniels - 'Country Boy'

Loretta Lynn, Miranda Lambert and Sheryl Crow - 'Coal Miner's Daughter'

CMT Performance of the Year

Martina McBride and Train - 'A Broken Wing' from CMT Crossroads: Train and Martina McBride

Reba McEntire - 'If I Were a Boy' from Unplugged: Reba

Darius Rucker and Adele - 'Need You Now' from 2010 CMT Artists of the Year

Keith Urban and John Mayer - 'Sweet Thing' from CMT Crossroads: John Mayer and Keith Urban

Zac Brown Band and Jimmy Buffett - 'Margaritaville' from CMT Crossroads: Jimmy Buffett and Zac Brown Band

Best Web Video of the Year

Jason Aldean - 'My Kinda Party' (live from the CMT.com webcast)

Luke Bryan - 'It's a Shore Thing'

Lady Antebellum - 'Stars Tonight'

Blake Shelton - 'Kiss My Country Ass'

Taylor Swift - 'Mine' (live from the Speak Now album release party)

Video Director of the Year

Deaton Flanigen (award-eligible videos include Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow's 'Collide' and the JaneDear Girl's 'Wildflower')

Trey Fanjoy (award-eligible videos include Miranda Lambert's 'The House That Built Me' and Blake Shelton's 'Who Are You When I'm Not Looking')

Chris Hicky (award-eligible videos include Carrie Underwood 's 'Undo It' and Keith Urban's 'Without You')

David McClister (award-eligible videos include The Band Perry's 'If I Die Young' and LeAnn Rimes' 'Swingin'')

Roman White (award-eligible videos include Lady Antebellum's 'Hello World' and Kellie Pickler's 'Makin' Me Fall in Love Again')

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<b>Taylor Swift</b> Invites Fans to Tour Rehearsal to Aid Tornado Relief <b>...</b>

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Taylor Swift has announced she will give her fans a chance to see her Speak Now tour before it officially kicks off later this month. The singer will open the last dress rehearsal on May 21 as a fundraiser with all proceeds going to the victims of last week's devastating tornadoes in the Southeast.

For the special event, titled Speak Now ... Help Now!, approximately 13,000 people will get the chance to see Taylor's full show at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena, one week before the North American leg of the superstar's Speak Now world trek kicks off May 27 in Omaha, Neb.

"I was watching the coverage of the tornadoes backstage at rehearsals, and I wanted to do something for the families affected by the damage," says Taylor. "I've never opened a rehearsal to the public before, but I felt that inviting my fans to the last rehearsal for the Speak Now tour would be a great way to raise money."

Numerous tornadoes raged through seven states in the south, including the hardest hit, Alabama, killing 329 people and literally destroying numerous businesses, schools and homes.

Taylor generously donated to relief efforts in Japan, New Zealand and Australia earlier this year, while she donated to various Nashville flood relief efforts last year. She also performed during 2010's Nashville Rising benefit concert, organized by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill.

The reigning ACM Entertainer of the Year, who has been in rehearsals with her band for the last few weeks, forewarns the fans that there might be some changes during the show, as it is still a rehearsal. "We'll probably still be doing some fine-tuning to the show that night, since this will be a true rehearsal," she notes, "but I feel like it is so important for me and my fans to help if we can."

Ticketing information and Speak Now ... Help Now! details will be available and updated beginning Monday (May 9) at Taylor's official website. One-hundred percent of all ticket sales will go directly to help tornado victims.

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Taylor Swift opens up tour rehearsal for charity - USA Today

NEW YORK — Some lucky Taylor Swift fans will get a chance to see her tour before it officially kicks off later this month — all in the name of charity.

By Peter Kramer, AP

Taylor Swift arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute gala in New York.

By Peter Kramer, AP

Taylor Swift arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute gala in New York.

The 21-year-old country singer is selling tickets to the last dress rehearsal for her "Speak Now" tour, it was announced Friday. She is donating all the proceeds to those affected by last month's deadly tornadoes in the South.

Some 13,000 tickets will be available for fans to purchase for the May 21 "Speak Now ... Help Now!" benefit at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, where Swift has been rehearsing for the last five weeks.

"I was watching the coverage of the tornadoes backstage at rehearsals, and I wanted to do something for the families affected by the damage. I've never opened a rehearsal to the public before, but I felt that inviting my fans to the last rehearsal for the 'Speak Now' tour would be a great way to raise money," she said.

"We will probably still be doing some fine-tuning to the show that night, since this will be a true rehearsal, but I feel like it is so important for me and my fans to help if we can."

Earlier this year, Swift donated to relief efforts in Japan, Australia and New Zealand.

Tornadoes struck seven states in the South last week, killing 329 people and destroying entire communities.

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Taylor Swift is offering a sneak peek of her upcoming tour, for charity.

The country-pop star announced Friday she is opening the final dress rehearsal of her Speak Now World Tour to fans as a benefit for victims devastated by last month's string of deadly tornadoes that hit several Southern states and caused hundreds of deaths.

Dubbed “Speak Now … Help Now!,” the May 21 benefit show at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena will offer 13,000 fans a glimpse of Swift’s tour nearly a week early.

“I was watching the coverage of the tornadoes backstage at rehearsals, and I wanted to do something for the families affected by the damage,” Swift said in a statement. “I’ve never opened a rehearsal to the public before, but I felt that inviting my fans to the last rehearsal for the Speak Now Tour would be a great way to raise money."

Swift and her crew have been working songs out in the arena for the last five weeks, she said. More details are expected to be announced on her official site Monday, but 100% of ticket sales for the show will go directly to aid victims.

The North American leg of her Speak Now World Tour 2011 kicks off May 27 in Omaha, Neb., and she is scheduled to play four dates at the Staples Center in August.
 
“We’ll probably still be doing some fine-tuning to the show that night, since this will be a true rehearsal,” she said, “but I feel like it is so important for me and my fans to help if we can.”

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<b>Taylor Swift's</b> 'Hey Stephen' Inspiration Returns the Favor <b>...</b>

In 2008, Taylor Swift's then-just-released album, 'Fearless,' became a monster hit and garnered lots of attention not only for the singer but for the subjects of her deeply personal songs.

One such tune was 'Hey Stephen,' which included dreamy, romantic lines such as, "I can't help it if you look like an angel / Can't help it if I wanna kiss you in the rain" and "come feel this magic I've been feeling since I met you."

Taylor revealed later that the song's inspiration was Stephen Barker Liles of the group Love and Theft, whom the then-teenaged superstar cited as one of her favorite bands.

After the endless scrutinizing of Taylor's body of work became a favorite national pastime, the then-trio released their debut album, and naturally, the song came up in conversation with them often.

What many fans may not realize is that Stephen had also been writing a song about Taylor at the time.

"It was a weird moment," Stephen tells Planet Verge. "Because I wasn't expecting her to say she wrote a song for me and I think it was a mutual thing on her end, too. She asked me what the words were so I only told her a little bit. I was like, 'This world is goin' crazy, but baby what do you say we try to make it anyway?' And that was that."

Well, not exactly. Stephen made a recording of the song and filmed a homemade video to go with it.

"I did the recording in the studio I have in my house and filmed the video in my backyard, in my barn actually," he says. "My buddy Aaron Thomas helped me out with all of that. I really just love songwriting and this song has become one of my favorite songs I've ever written."

Although Brian Bandas left the group at the end of 2010, Stephen says he and now-duo partner Eric Gunderson have been in the studio, recording material with producer Josh Leo for a new label.

"Lord willing, we'll be putting out a new song real soon," he notes. "We'll be making those announcements here in the next few weeks, so everything is moving forward and we're really stoked about the new direction we're going."

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Taylor Swift Mother's Day Cards; 'Mean' Video Debut - RTT News

(RTTNews) - Taylor Swift is sending a message to mothers on their special day. The singer composed a song for her mom called "The Best Day," which will be included as a CD single in an exclusive American Greetings card.

Meanwhile, the singer is also premiering the video for her song "Mean" on Friday night. The vid was shot at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles over the course of two days.

Declan Whitebloom directed, while Swift herself drew up the concept. "Mean" was debuted on April 3 at the ACM awards, where Swift took home the Entertainer of the Year award.

American Greetings, Swift and Cover Girl have teamed up to host a contest tie-in with the singer's line of mother's day cards, which asks fans to share their best day Mother's Day memories. Winners, chosen at random, will receive select prizes.

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Taylor SWift, Kristin Chenoweth send support to tornado victims - Hollywoodnews.com

HollywoodNews.com: Some celebrities are taking the time to send their love and support to those who are currently victims of the recent tornado damage.

Taylor Swift, Kristin Chenoweth and Khloe Kardashian all addressed the tragedy over Twitter, states UsMagazine.com. “We’re at rehearsals watching videos of the tornados in Tuscaloosa. Our love and hopes and thoughts and prayers go out to everyone affected,” Swift commented.

“My prayers are with the tornado victims in Alabama,” Kardashian wrote.

And Chenoweth echoed a similar sentiment: “Tornado victims, my love [and prayers go] out to you.”

In a major step of support, Reba McEntire has reportedly planned an Oklahoma Tornado Relief concert for May 26th that will help those who are suffering from the damage done.

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Taylor Swift's A Fan Of Nicki Minaj, Rihanna, 50 Cent - MTV

Taylor Swift was recently snapped by the prying paparazzi lenses doing something quite shocking. No, she wasn't stumbling out of a nightclub or caught wearing a skirt and no underwear — rather, the pop superstar was photographed buying stuff at Target.

"I'm spending a few weeks out in L.A. 'cause I have video shoots and stuff to do, so I needed to go buy a record player and they have really good ones at Target," she explained to Jay Leno when she stopped by "The Tonight Show" on Tuesday night. "I've been listening to a lot of music on vinyl. It makes it an event."

During her interview, Swift said that she's been spinning some unexpected tunes. "I listen to everything. Right now I'm listening to a lot of 50 Cent and Nicki Minaj and Keri Hilson and Rihanna," she revealed. "I'm listening to a lot of rap, hip-hop music right now."

Swift may have love for hip-hop, but on Sunday night she was honored for her work in country music when she was awarded the Entertainer of the Year prize at the Academy of Country Music Awards. "I am still really just blown away and so excited that the fans have been so nice to me," she explained to Leno. "It's been a really good week. We came back from our tour in Europe and Asia and we had one day in Nashville. Nashville's where I live and I love it more than anywhere in the world and one of the reasons for that is because in Nashville, country music award shows are like the Super Bowl. I was out and about on my day off ... and everywhere I would go someone would tap me on the shoulder [and wish me good luck]."

Swift admitted that she did have a good omen the night of the ceremony ... she saw her lucky number, 13, pop up mid-show. "The night of the award show they were announcing the nominees for Album of the Year. And they showed Kenny Chesney ... and as they're playing a clip of his video it shows a football player running towards the screen with a '13' on his jersey... and it ended up being good [for me]," she explained.

And, while it doesn't seem like Swift will slow down anytime soon in terms of her music career, she told Leno that she does have a backup plan: hairstyling. "Because we were on the tour for two months... you're on the road and you get bored," she recalled. "So I cut [my bandmate's] hair [and] she looked awesome and so I started cutting all the people on the road's hair."

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Sam Concepcion is ecstatic about his front act for Taylor Swift's Asian tour - Philippine Entertainment Portal

 "I think one shouldn't be here in this business for the race. I'm not in a rush for anything and I'm just living one day at a time and learning from each experience. I'm really blessed and I'm really thankful for what happened," says Sam Concepcion (above) on his good fortune. He was personally handpicked by American country singer Taylor Swift (inset) to open her concert in Manila and to do the front act for her whole Asian tour.

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Sam Concepcion is ecstatic about his front act for Taylor Swift's Asian tour

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"Yes, I'm a fan. She's the most likeable person, ever!" Sam Concepcion exclaimed when asked if he's a fan of American country singer Taylor Swift.

The multi-talented Sam was personally handpicked by Taylor Swift to open her much-awaited Taylor Swift Live in Manila concert on February 19 at the Araneta Coliseum.

PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal) talked to Sam this morning, February 4, during the meet-and-greet with Jollibee's Yumbassadors at Bistro Filipino at The Fort, Taguig City.

Aside from Sam, other Yumbassadors include Bam Aquino, Niño Alcantara, Miro Frances Capili, Reese Fernandez, and Carmela Lao. 

FRONT ACT. According to Sam, he wasn't really expecting the front-act stint.

"I was told that Taylor Swift was looking for a front act for her concert. I tried out. But I didn't hear anything from them for so long. So, I'm like 'It's okay.' Then... I was thrilled when Renen [De Guia, concert producer] called up my manager [Carlo Orosa] who called me and said, 'You got it! But there's more...'"

Sam paused for effect, "[He told me], 'You will do the front act for her whole Asian tour.' I was floored!"

How is he preparing for the upcoming, much-awaited concert?

"I'm still in the process of picking out songs... rehearsing some songs," he said.

Could this be the break he has been waiting for on the international music scene?

"I hope so," Sam said, smiling.

However, he stressed that the stint itself is already a big blessing for him.

"I think one shouldn't be in this business for the race.

"I'm not in a rush for anything and I'm just living one day at a time and learning from each experience. 

"I'm really blessed and I'm really thankful for what happened.

"As I always say, everything happens at the right time and I know everything will work out if it is the right time.

"So, I'm making the most out of each day and leaving it all up to God. I'm not in a rush for anything.

"I've been really thankful. I feel blessed just to be able to perform onstage here," he said.

NO VALENTINE YET. Meanwhile, when PEP asked the 18-year-old heartthrob about his Valentine plans, he just smiled and said, "No... none yet."

But added, "But hopefully soon."

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Taylor Swift Drops By Top 20 - Great American Country (blog)

Taylor Swift photo by Joseph Anthony Baker, courtesy of Big Machine Records.

Taylor Swift is this week’s special guest on GAC’s Top 20 Country Countdown! Taylor and host Nan Kelley have a lot to talk about as Taylor has, quite literally, been all around the world. From her overseas adventures on her Speak Now 2011 World Tour to her big Entertainer of the Year win at the ACM Awards, Taylor fills Nan in on what she’s been up to – and her plans for her U.S. tour, which kicks off next month.

While you’re watching, don’t forget to enter GAC’s Top 20 for $20,000 Sweepstakes! The Grand Prize winner will receive $20,000 in cash plus, by tuning each week and watching  for Nan to give out the name of our featured “hitmaker,” you can enter for a chance at our weekly $1,000 cash giveaway!  Enter now »

GAC’s Top 20 Country Countdown is chosen by you, the viewers, so head over to our voting page and cast your votes daily for your favorite videos!

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Taylor Swift, Khloe Kardashian Pray for Tornado Victims - Wonder Wall

USMagazine, Thursday, April 28, 2011, 2:54pm (PDT)

Celebs who care!

In the wake of the devastating tornadoes that swept through the southeast United States and killed at least 180 people, stars like Taylor Swift, Khloe Kardashian and Glee's Kristin Chenoweth are showing their support on Twitter.

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Swift, 21, wrote on Thursday: "We're at rehearsals watching videos of the tornados in Tuscaloosa. Our love and hopes and thoughts and prayers go out to everyone affected."

PHOTOS: Celebs who care

Kardashian, 26, added: "My prayers are with the tornado victims in Alabama."

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"Tornado victims, my love [and prayers go] out to you," Chenoweth, a 42-year-old Oklahoma native, wrote.

Ex-Bachelorette star Trista Sutter said she was "praying for the victims" and hoped "they be shown grace and given hope."

Perhaps most proactively, country star Reba McEntire planned an Oklahoma Tornado Relief concert for May 26 to benefit those affected. She wrote on her blog: "I've always said the country music fans are the most loyal and biggest hearted people in the world."

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