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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Taylor Swift: Family Photo Silliness - The Gossip Girls

Posted Wednesday April 27, 2011 6:25 PM GMT

She may be one of the top recording artists in the world, but Taylor Swift is also quite the character, as evidenced by a new family photo that has been released.

In the shot, the “Should’ve Said No” songstress is wearing a milkmaid getup while her 19-year-old brother Austin sports a German lederhosen/tunic top ensemble.

Along with the photo, Taylor posted, “I finally got to see my brother and give him his birthday present - this outfit I bought in Germany.”

Miss Swift took Austin as her date to the People’s Choice Awards back in January, following her breakup with Jake Gyllenhaal.

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Selena Gomez Talks New Album, Taylor Swift - The Gossip Girls

It’s a big week for Selena Gomez - tomorrow (September 21) she releases her new album A Year Without Rain, and she already has Taylor Swift's stamp of approval.
The “Wizards of Waverly Place” babe told press, “It was so funny, I got to see her and we played each other both of our records, and I was so excited. I'm so excited for her record 'cause it's amazing. But then she heard mine and it's so funny 'cause she's very passionate and she's very dramatic — which I think is why we're friends because we're both dramatic — but she has her favorites already."
Selena continued, "She likes 'Rock God and 'Ghost of You' a lot. But she definitely danced and had her little thing. She's completely honest with me, so it was nice to have her feedback."
As for Taylor’s new album Speak Now, Gomez gushed, "Her album is going to be awesome. I think people are gonna be really surprised. It's not different [but] you just don't really believe she could top it, in a way. She took her style and made it bigger. It's going to be really good."

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