Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2012 Music Nominations

Katy Perry added to Grammy line-up

Current GRAMMY nominee Katy Perry has been added to the stellar lineup for the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards. Country artist Dierks Bentley, rapper/actor and current four-time GRAMMY nominee Drake, GRAMMY winner Miranda Lambert, and Emmy and Academy Award winner Gwyneth Paltrow will appear as presenters. Additional performers, presenters and special segments will be announced soon.

Tracklist for "The Hunger Games" soundtrack

1. Safe & Sound - Taylor Swift (feat. The Civil Wars)
2. Eyes Wide Open - Taylor Swift
3. Abraham's Daughter - Arcade Fire
4. The Ruler & The Killer - Kid Cudi
5. Run Daddy Run - Miranda Lambert (feat. The Pistol Annies)
6. Kingdom Come - The Civil Wars
7. One Engine - The Decemberists (this song is available on iTunes if you pre-order the album)
8. Take The Heartland - Glen Hansard
9. Lover Is Childlike - The Low Anthem
10. Dark Days - Punch Brothers
11. Tomorrow Will Be Kinder - The Secret Sisters
12. Just A Game - Birdy
13. Oh Come & Sing - Ella Mae Bowen
14. Rules - Jayme Dee
15. Reaping Day - Carolina Chocolate Drops
16. Give Me Something I'll Remember - Neko Case

Taylor Swift Talks New Album and a Possible Duet With Nicki Minaj

Well known for using her music to narrate her personal experiences including her past love life with some of the Hollywood hunks, Taylor Swift is expected to continue pouring her heart out in her next studio installment. The question is what kind of story the country music cutie is going to tell this time around.

"I can't tell you, because it's a secret," she told MTV News recently. "It will be unveiled when it all comes out, because they all seem to have a theme to them, the records that we've put out so far, and this one is no different. It's very different in what it's about, but it's no different in the fact that it has its own name."

Talking about a possible collaboration, Swift would love to craft a duet with Nicki Minaj although she rarely has a featured guest in her albums. "I mean, we're not working on anything right now, but I would love to at some point. That would be amazing," she stated. The joint track, if it comes to fruition, could also be a material for the femcee's "Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded".

"I love her," Swift gushed about the Young Money rapper. "One of my favorite moments of the tour was when she came out at the Staples Center and sang 'Super Bass' with me, which was, like, the coolest thing. It was like a dream come true, so it's amazing to get to run into her and see her around, and I'm just such a fan."

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People's Choice Awards - Music Nominees

Taylor Swift Reveals She Has 25 Songs Recorded For Next Album

With a year to go before Taylor Swift expects to put a new album in stores, the singer says she’s already recorded enough tunes to fill a double disc CD. During an interview with Ryan Seacrest Thursday morning, Swift revealed that she’s been writing and recording since her last album ‘Speak Now’ was released.

“I’ve recorded 25 so far, and we have a year to go,” Swift said. While most of the material on ‘Speak Now’ came within six months of the album’s completion, the singer says she’s been active for over a year. Many of the songs were written on her own, just a girl and her guitar with pen and paper at three o’clock in the morning.

Two weeks ago, an article in the New Yorker shared that Swift hasn’t been happy lately. When asked about the songs she’d written for the new album, she said, “They’re sad? If I’m being honest.” The most recent one, she revealed, “is about moving on.” There’s speculation that Swift has gone through a tough breakup this summer.

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Taylor Swift is Billboard's Woman of the Year

Taylor Swift, the four-time Grammy winner and biggest selling albums artist in any genre for the past 12 months, has been chosen to receive the coveted Woman of the Year Award at the 2011 Billboard Women in Music event on Dec. 2 in New York City.

Speak Now World Tour CD + DVD

45th Country Music Awards Nominees

Country Music's biggest night will take place on 9th November 2011. Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood are hosting for the 4th consecutive time.

Music Video: Taylor Swift - "Sparks Fly" + Australian tour dates

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Perth, Burswood Dome - Friday March 2
Adelaide, Entertainment Centre - Sunday March 4
Brisbane, Entertainment Centre - Tuesday March 6
Sydney, Acer Arena - Friday March 9
Melbourne, Rod Laver Arena - Tuesday March 13
Tickets on sale 9am, Friday August 26, Ticketek

The VMAs add another category

Weird Al endures hard times, musically speaking

Since 1983, "Weird Al" Yankovic has released 13 albums, with six of them going platinum and four reaching gold status. It's a pretty good batting average for any artist, and an especially great one for a comedian-musician.

Yankovic says he used to think all of his albums would sell well, until now.

2011 Teen Choice Awards nominations (Music)

Choice Music: Male ArtistJustin Bieber
Jason Derülo
Cee Lo Green
Enrique Iglesias
Bruno Mars

Choice Music: Female ArtistAdele
Lady Gaga
Katy Perry
Rihanna
Taylor Swift

Promo for Kidz Bop 20

Tracklist:
1. Born This Way - Lady Gaga
2. Till The World Ends - Britney Spears
3. Forget You - Cee Lo Green
4. Price Tag - Jessie J
5. Written in the Stars - Tinie Tempah
6. On The Floor - Jennifer Lopez
7. The Lazy Song - Bruno Mars
8. Perfect - Pink
9. Tonight Tonight - Hot Chelle Rae
10. More - Usher
11. The Story of Us - Taylor Swift
12. Rocketeer - Far East Movement feat. Ryan Teddar
13. Who Says - Selena Gomez and the Scene
14. Never Say Never - Justin Bieber
15. Whip My Hair - Willow
16. Rolling in the Deep - Adele

Lady Gaga poised to sail past 1 million on Billboard 200 next week

She worked hard for every single copy sold, but it looks like Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” will join the rarified club of artists whose album sells more than 1 million copies in its opening week.

Original predictions were that “Born This Way” would move around 800,000 copies, but that was before Amazon sold it for 99 cents for two days. The promotion, as troubled as it was by some downloading problems, will help send the album over the 1.15 million mark, predicts Billboard. The last artist to surpass the mark was Taylor Swift with "Speak Now" last fall.

Brad Paisley’s “This Is Country Music” comes in at second place on the Billboard 200 with sales of around 155,000, meaning Adele’s “21” slips to third place, but still tops the 100,000 mark.

In addition to Lady Gaga and Paisley’s sets, five other titles bow in the top 10: “Glee Cast: Vol. 6” flies in at No. 4 with sales of around 80,000; Maybach Music Group Presents: Self Made, Vol. 1,” a collection of artists on Mayback, debuts at No. 6. The co-joined New Kids on the Block and Back Street Boys combo comes in at No. 7, as NKOTBSB's self-titled setis poised to sell around 40,000.

Journey and Walmart prove the strength of both brands as “Eclipse” starts at No. 8, despite being available only at the mass marketer. Up-and-coming Los Angeles band Foster the People benefits from a long, well-developed set-up by Columbia Records as “Torches” begins its chart life at No. 9 with sales of 30,000. Mumford & Sons’ “Sigh No More” hangs in there at No. 10, moving around 30,000 copies.

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Music Video: Taylor Swift - "The Story of Us"

2011 Billboard Music Award Winners

Top Artist

Eminem

Top New Artist

 Justin Bieber

Top Hot 100 Song

 "Dynamite" by Taio Cruz

Top Billboard 200 Album

 Taylor Swift's "Speak Now"

Paul McCartney, Janet Jackson, Dolly Parton heading to Australia

SIR Paul McCartney leads an invasion of classic rockers planning to visit this summer.

Former Beatle McCartney, 68, has been in talks with two Australian promoters.

Sneak Peak: Taylor Swift - "The Story of Us"

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Music Video: Taylor Swift - "Mean"

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