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Taylor Swift is EW's Entertainer of the Year: This week's cover

Taylor Swift kicked off 2010 with a No. 2 single debut (“Today Was a Fairytale”), a hit movie (Valentine’s Day), and four Grammy wins, including Album of the Year. She then spent months headlining arena concerts and big-ticket awards shows. But there was one achievement — the Oct. 25 release of her third record, Speak Now — that topped everything. Buoyed by strong reviews and the radio-friendly hit “Mine,” Speak amassed a jaw-dropping 1,047,000 units in first-week sales, the highest tally for any release in five years. For all that, the confidently sweet 20-year-old who was only 2 months old when Entertainment Weekly launched in 1990 is now our youngest-ever Entertainer of the Year.

In our interview, Swift talks about all the speculation surrounding the subjects of the songs on Speak Now, understood to include ex-boyfriends Taylor Lautner, Joe Jonas, and John Mayer. “Sometimes I would laugh because I would see it in print and it would say, ‘This song, which is written about her ex, so-and-so…’ And they would write about it as if it was fact. The fact is, I haven’t ever confirmed that any song is about any particular person. There’s something kind of freeing about that. As far as I’m concerned, it’s all still up in the air.” She also explains how she decided to perform her song “Innocent,” which sure seems to be about Kanye West, at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards. “I had decided that I didn’t want to perform on the show. Or even go. Then I woke up in the middle of the night and I realized that I had to, and that I wanted to perform that song.”

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Grammy nominations 2011: Katy Perry uses blasphemy after 'Teenage Dream' Album of the Year nod

Apparently using blasphemy as entertainment isn't so cheap after all.

Katy Perry was so surprised by her Grammy nomination for Album of the Year for "Teenage Dream" that she issued a religious expletive when the host of "The Grammy Nominations Concert Live!!" questioned her during the show Wednesday night.

"Are you feeling some Grammy love tonight?" LL Cool J asked Perry, who was seated in the audience wearing a revealing metallic gold dress.

"Hell yes!" she blurted out, before adding, "Excuse me, sorry CBS."

She then held her hands up in a prayer motion and thanked her peers for the nomination.

During the concert, the 25-year-old pop star didn't shy away from impious behavior, engaging in some graphic choreography while performing "California Gurls." While singing the line "so hot/will melt your Popsicle," she gesticulated wildly towards her groin area.

Pulling an about-face after the ceremony, Perry ended her post-Grammy tweet fest with the simple hashtag "#GOD."

Perry's behavior comes as a surprise after she tweeted over the summer that "using blasphemy as entertainment is as cheap as a comedian telling a fart joke."

The post came after Lady Gaga's sexy quasi-religious video for "Alejandro" -- in which she wore a latex nun's habit and was ravaged by a group of scantily clad men -- was released, though Perry denied the two events were related.


Katy Perry performs 'California Gurls' during the Grammy nominations concert. (AP)

Perry, who was raised by Christian pastors and first started singing in church, said she took issue with blasphemous behavior regardless of the perpetrator.

"You know, when Madonna was on a cross, and sometimes my boyfriend will say things that are little bit 'eh' for me from where I come from," she told a French radio station.

Incidentally, Gaga is also nominated for Album of the Year for “Fame Monster,” as are Arcade Fire for "The Suburbs," Eminem for "Recovery” and Lady Antebellum for "Need You Know."

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Grammy Nominations 2010

Song Of The Year:

• Ray Montagne- Beg Steal Or Borrow 
• Cee Lo Green- Forget You
• Miranda Lambert- House That Built Me
• Eminem Feat. Rihanna- Love The Way You Lie
• Lady Antebellum- Need You Now

Best New Artist:

• Justin Bieber
• Drake
• Florence and The Machine
• Mumford and Suns
• Esperanza Spalding

Album Of The Year:

• Arcade Fire- Suburbs
• Eminem- Recovery
• Lady Antebellum- Need You Now
• Lady GaGa- The Fame Monster
• Katy Perry- Teenage Dream

Best Female Country Vocal Performance:

• Jewel- Satisfy Me
• Miranda Lambert- House That Built Me
• LeAnn Rimes- Swingin'
• Carrie Underwood- Temporary Home
• Gretchen Wilson- I'd Love..

Record of The Year:

• B.O.B. Feat Bruno Mars- Nothin' On You
• Eminem Feat. Rihanna- Love The Way You Lie
• Cee Lo Green- Forget You
• Jay Z and Alicia Keys- Empire State Of Mind
• Lady Antebellum- Need You Now

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

• KING OF ANYTHING - Sara Bareilles
• HALO (LIVE) - Beyoncé
• CHASING PIRATES - Norah Jones
• BAD ROMANCE - Lady Gaga
• TEENAGE DREAM - Katy Perry

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

• HAVEN'T MET YOU YET - Michael Bublé
• THIS IS IT - Michael Jackson
• WHATAYA WANT FROM ME - Adam Lambert
• JUST THE WAY YOU ARE - Bruno Mars
• HALF OF MY HEART - John Mayer

Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

• DON'T STOP BELIEVIN' (REGIONALS VERSION) - Glee Cast
• MISERY - Maroon 5
• THE ONLY EXCEPTION - Paramore
• BABYFATHER - Sade
• HEY, SOUL SISTER (LIVE) - Train

Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals

• AIRPLANES, PART II - B.o.B, Eminem and Hayley Williams
• IMAGINE - Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono No 1, Jeff Beck and Oumou Sangare
• IF IT WASN'T FOR BAD - Elton John and Leon Russell
• TELEPHONE - Lady Gaga and Beyoncé
• CALIFORNIA GURLS - Katy Perry and Snoop Dogg

Best Pop Instrumental Performance

• FLOW - Laurie Anderson
• NESSUN DORMA - Jeff Beck
• NO MYSTERY - Stanley Clarke
• ORCHESTRAL INTRO - Gorillaz
• SLEEPWALK - The Brian Setzer Orchestra

Best Pop Vocal Album

• MY WORLD 2.0 - Justin Bieber
• I DREAMED A DREAM - Susan Boyle
• THE FAME MONSTER - Lady Gaga
• BATTLE STUDIES - John Mayer
• TEENAGE DREAM - Katy Perry

Best Dance Recording

• ROCKET - Goldfrapp
• IN FOR THE KILL - La Roux
• DANCE IN THE DARK - Lady Gaga
• ONLY GIRL (IN THE WORLD) - Rihanna
• DANCING ON MY OWN - Robyn

Best Electronic/Dance Album

• THESE HOPEFUL MACHINES - BT
• FURTHER - The Chemical Brothers
• HEAD FIRST - Goldfrapp
• BLACK LIGHT - Groove Armada
• LA ROUX - La Roux

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

• CRAZY LOVE - Michael Bublé
• THE GREATEST LOVE SONGS OF ALL TIME - Barry Manilow
• LET IT BE ME: MATHIS IN NASHVILLE - Johnny Mathis
• FLY ME TO THE MOON…THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK: VOLUME V - Rod Stewart
• LOVE IS THE ANSWER - Barbra Streisand

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance

• RUN BACK TO YOUR SIDE - Eric Clapton
• CROSSROADS - John Mayer
• HELTER SKELTER - Paul McCartney
• SILVER RIDER - Robert Plant
• ANGRY WORLD - Neil Young

Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

• READY TO START - Arcade Fire
• I PUT A SPELL ON YOU - Jeff Beck and Joss Stone
• TIGHTEN UP - The Black Keys
• RADIOACTIVE - Kings Of Leon
• RESISTANCE - Muse

Best Hard Rock Performance

• A LOOKING IN VIEW - Alice In Chains
• LET ME HEAR YOU SCREAM - Ozzy Osbourne
• BLACK RAIN - Soundgarden
• BETWEEN THE LINES - Stone Temple Pilots
• NEW FANG - Them Crooked Vultures

Best Metal Performance

• EL DORADO - Iron Maiden
• LET THE GUILT GO - Korn
• IN YOUR WORDS - Lamb Of God
• SUDDEN DEATH - Megadeth
• WORLD PAINTED BLOOD - Slayer

Best Rock Instrumental Performance

• HAMMERHEAD - Jeff Beck
• BLACK MUD - The Black Keys
• DO THE MURRAY - Los Lobos
• KUNDALINI BONFIRE - Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds
• THE DEATHLESS HORSIE - Dweezil Zappa

Best Rock Song

• ANGRY WORLD - Neil Young, songwriter (Neil Young)
• LITTLE LION MAN - Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford and Country Winston, songwriters (Mumford and Sons)
• RADIOACTIVE - Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill and Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)
• RESISTANCE - Matthew Bellamy, songwriter (Muse)
• TIGHTEN UP - Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney, songwriters (The Black Keys)

Best Rock Album

• EMOTION and COMMOTION - Jeff Beck
• THE RESISTANCE - Muse
• BACKSPACER - Pearl Jam
• MOJO - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
• LE NOISE - Neil Young

Best Alternative Music Album

• THE SUBURBS - Arcade Fire
• INFINITE ARMS - Band Of Horses
• BROTHERS - The Black Keys
• BROKEN BELLS - Broken Bells
• CONTRA - Vampire Weekend

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

• GONE ALREADY - Faith Evans
• BITTERSWEET - Fantasia
• EVERYTHING TO ME - Monica
• TIRED - Kelly Price
• HOLDING YOU DOWN (GOING IN CIRCLES) - Jazmine Sullivan

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

• SECOND CHANCE - El DeBarge
• FINDING MY WAY BACK - Jaheim
• WHY WOULD YOU STAY - Kem
• WE'RE STILL FRIENDS - (Kirk Whalum and) Musiq Soulchild
• THERE GOES MY BABY - Usher

Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

• LOVE - Chuck Brown, Jill Scott and Marcus Miller
• TAKE MY TIME - Chris Brown and Tank
• YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND - Ronald Isley and Aretha Franklin
• SHINE - John Legend and The Roots
• SOLDIER OF LOVE - Sade

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

• WHEN A WOMAN LOVES - R. Kelly
• HANG ON IN THERE - John Legend and The Roots
• YOU'RE SO AMAZING - Calvin Richardson
• IN BETWEEN - Ryan Shaw
• GO [LIVE] - Betty Wright

Best Urban/Alternative Performance

• LITTLE ONE - Bilal
• F*** YOU - Cee Lo Green
• ORION - Carolyn Malachi
• TIGHTROPE - Janelle Monáe and Big Boi
• STILL - Eric Roberson

Best R&B Song

• BITTERSWEET - Charles Harmon and Claude Kelly, songwriters (Fantasia)
• FINDING MY WAY BACK - Ivan "Orthodox" Barias, Curt Chambers, Carvin "Ransum" Haggins, Jaheim Hoagland and Miquel Jontel, songwriters (Jaheim)
• SECOND CHANCE - E. Debarge and Mischke, songwriters (El DeBarge)
• SHINE - John Stephens, songwriter (John Legend and The Roots)
• WHY WOULD YOU STAY - K. Owens, songwriter (Kem)

Best R&B Album

• THE LOVE & WAR MASTERPEACE - Raheem DeVaughn
• BACK TO ME - Fantasia
• ANOTHER ROUND - Jaheim
• WAKE UP! - John Legend and The Roots
• STILL STANDING - Monica

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

• NOTHIN' ON YOU - B.o.B and Bruno Mars
• DEUCES - Chris Brown, Tyga and Kevin McCall
• LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE - Eminem and Rihanna
• EMPIRE STATE OF MIND - Jay-Z and Alicia Keys
• WAKE UP! EVERYBODY - John Legend, The Roots, Melanie Fiona and Common

Best Rap Song

• EMPIRE STATE OF MIND - Shawn Carter, Angela Hunte, Burt Keyes, Alicia Keys, Jane't "Jnay" Sewell-Ulepic and Alexander Shuckburgh, songwriters (Sylvia Robinson, songwriter) (Jay-Z and Alicia Keys)
• LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE - Alexander Grant, Holly Hafferman and Marshall Mathers, songwriters (Eminem and Rihanna)
• NOT AFRAID - M. Burnett, J. Evans, Marshall Mathers, L. Resto and M. Samuels, songwriters (Eminem)
• NOTHIN' ON YOU - Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars and Bobby Simmons Jr., songwriters (B.o.B and Bruno Mars)
• ON TO THE NEXT ONE - Shawn Carter, J. Chaton and K. Dean, songwriters (G. Auge and X. De Rosnay, songwriters) (Jay-Z and Swizz Beatz)

Best Rap Album

• THE ADVENTURES OF BOBBY RAY - B.o.B
• THANK ME LATER - Drake
• RECOVERY - Eminem
• THE BLUEPRINT 3 - Jay-Z
• HOW I GOT OVER - The Roots

Best Contemporary R&B Album

• GRAFFITI - Chris Brown
• UNTITLED - R. Kelly
• TRANSITION - Ryan Leslie
• THE ARCHANDROID - Janelle Monáe
• RAYMOND V RAYMOND - Usher

Best Rap Solo Performance

• OVER - Drake
• NOT AFRAID - Eminem
• HOW LOW - Ludacris
• I'M BACK - T.I.
• POWER - Kanye West

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group

• SHUTTERBUGG - Big Boi and Cutty
• FANCY - Drake, T.I. and Swizz Beatz
• ON TO THE NEXT ONE - Jay-Z and Swizz Beatz
• MY CHICK BAD - Ludacris and Nicki Minaj
• LOSE MY MIND - Young Jeezy and Plies

Best Female Country Vocal Performance

• SATISFIED - Jewel
• THE HOUSE THAT BUILT ME - Miranda Lambert
• SWINGIN' - LeAnn Rimes
• TEMPORARY HOME - Carrie Underwood
• I'D LOVE TO BE YOUR LAST - Gretchen Wilson

Best Male Country Vocal Performance

• MACON - Jamey Johnson
• CRYIN' FOR ME (WAYMAN'S SONG) - Toby Keith
• TURNING HOME - David Nail
• 'TIL SUMMER COMES AROUND - Keith Urban
• GETTIN' YOU HOME - Chris Young

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

• FREE - Zac Brown Band
• ELIZABETH - Dailey and Vincent
• NEED YOU NOW - Lady Antebellum
• LITTLE WHITE CHURCH - Little Big Town
• WHERE RAINBOWS NEVER DIE - The SteelDrivers

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals

• BAD ANGEL - Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert and Jamey Johnson
• PRIDE (IN THE NAME OF LOVE) - Dierks Bentley, Del McCoury and The Punch Brothers
• AS SHE'S WALKING AWAY - Zac Brown Band and Alan Jackson
• HILLBILLY BONE - Blake Shelton and Trace Adkins
• I RUN TO YOU - Marty Stuart and Connie Smith

Best County Instrumental Performance

• TATTOO OF A SMUDGE - Cherryholmes
• MAGIC #9 - The Infamous Stringdusters
• NEW CHANCE BLUES - Punch Brothers
• WILLOW CREEK - Darrell Scott
• HUMMINGBYRD - Marty Stuart