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Taylor Swift will be nominating for Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2010 for favorite female singer and favorite song.

What do you think for Taylor Swift will be nominating for Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2010 for favorite female singer and favorite song "You Belong With Me". Eventually, Taylor Swift all ready had apperanced of previous NOW's in the U.S. like from: NOW! 27, NOW! 28, NOW! 30, NOW! 32 and by this year in 2010 is NOW! 33 and NOW Country Vol. 1 and 2 and also Now Country Christmas (I'm not to sure about NOW Country Volume 3 that's not comes out by until Summer, 2010.) Eventually Grammy Nominees 2010 that's she was been Nominated for 2010 Grammy Nominees by this year. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.251.41.207 (talk) 01:49, 13 March 2010 (UTC)

Too much corporate hype and unbalanced content

You mean to tells me there's nothing in the article at all about the criticism on her lack of singing skills? Her disastrous performance at the 52nd annual Grammys with Stevie Nicks [1] [2], [3]? The controversy surrounding her Grammy win for Album Of The Year [4], [5]? Even her record label has been forced to respond to the backlash [6], [7], [8], [9], [10]. Hell, just typing "Taylor Swift" into Google news brings up HUNDREDS of results about the Grammys controversy, but her Wikipedia article reports nothing on this at all. Yet there's a whole section about what happened at the VMAs with Kanye West? This article is a total whitewash. It looks as though it were written by a biased Taylor Swift fan. 24.189.90.68 (talk) 01:16, 5 February 2010 (UTC)

• Generally speaking, criticism sections aren't a great idea. If there is legitimate criticism, from reliable third part sources, it should be incorporated into other sections, not as a stand alone section. Niteshift36 (talk) 02:08, 5 February 2010 (UTC)

The PR team who scours this bumpf are also very mindful to not let there be any public mention of Liz Rose who receives songwriting awards for making the music with Taylor Swift. Swift's long-documented inability to sing is also white-washed out of this Wikipedia entry. Welcome to the world of high-stakes promotion. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.216.6.105 (talk) 09:19, 5 February 2010 (UTC)

For such a long-documented fact, there is a dearth of documentation in the article. If you want to include this information, write it from a neutral point of view and source it. Burpelson AFB (talk) 03:58, 6 February 2010 (UTC)

People who went to Wyomissing, PA with Taylor Swift actually say she was one of the 'populars' in high school and the school used to play her demo music on the morning announcements. She may have been bullied in middle school, as she claims in magazine articles, but in high school, she had tons of friends and was one of the wealthier teens in her community. A facebook group called "I Knew Taylor Swift Before She Was Famous" has mixed reports of how people felt about her in high school. But all bias and jealous rants aside, from people's experiences, the general consensus is that she was popular, teachers really supported her singing dream, and Wyomissing itself is not a "country"-like place. For the record, Wyomissing is a residential and commercial community, without any farms. (Taylor's family had a TREE farm.) Songs about feeling left out and boys breaking your heart are more relatable to the average teen girl than ones of being popular and supported, but Taylor's version of her Cinderella adolescence is rather inaccurate - and unfair to fans that just want to know the real her. Bluemoonblacksky (talk) 22:29, 5 February 2010 (UTC)

• And what is the point of this unsourced story of her childhood? Sadly, some wrongheaded people think a place needs to be "country" to make a difference. Niteshift36 (talk) 22:33, 5 February 2010 (UTC)

Fact is a lot of accurately, credibly sourced information - as noted below - from the Los Angeles Times, New York Times etc. - is missing from this promotional page on Taylor Swift. It's locked against editing, semi-protected, and, clearly, the content that is appearing is not full, balanced, nor does it represent a neutral point of view. It's record company and fan hype. This sort of advertorial content posing as biographical info is the sort of thing that gives Wikipedia a name for not being truly credible. Will anyone of the users who are allowed to edit this page willing to include some factual balance to the myth that currently passes for a Swift page? —Preceding unsigned comment added by RodeoDriver (talk • contribs) 06:37, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

Sure, suggest the specific text you want added (with sources) and if it meets our guidelines, I'll add it in. --NeilN ^{talk to me} 06:41, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

Making a mention about the outrage surrounding her abysmal performance with Stevie Nicks and win for Album of The Year at the Grammys would be a start. I provided a BOATLOAD of sources in my original post. All of 'em reliable. You have no excuse not to use them. If you can have a section about Kanye interrupting Taylor, surely you can at least say SOMETHING about what was easily the most talked about moment at the Grammys. 24.189.90.68 (talk) 02:08, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

OK, so you did mention it, my bad for that. But still, it's a one-sentence mention. It makes it look as though only a couple of people (complained) about it. It also fails to mention that there is some outrage over her win for AOTY, and it doesn't even mention that her label had to respond to the backlash. Yet there's a full paragraph dedicated to Kanye West. That incident generated no more controversy than Taylor at the Grammys. The article is still incredibly biased. There is plenty of objective criticism regarding Taylor's singing skills, yet all this article is is praise upon praise for her, with no criticism whatsoever. Unrealistic and unfair. 24.189.90.68 (talk) 02:23, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

TBH, your sources for the criticism are not that great; a brief mention in a Time magazine online "package," and various blogs (these are blogs associated with reputable publications, so they're not dreadful sources; but actual articles from Entertainment Weekly or the LA Times would be much better). The Kanye incident received much more publicity, appearing in numerous newspaper articles and on TV news broadcasts and talk shows. As far as I can see, the criticism of her Grammys win (as opposed to her performance) is entirely a matter of Facebook groups, forums, and (non-notable) blogs; the closest we get to mainstream coverage is two MTV website articles reporting on this online outrage. I don't think that justifies inclusion in the article.VoluntarySlave (talk) 05:50, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

I did provide EW and LA Times as sources, and I had Rolling Stone (a MUSIC magazine) in there as well. Her label's statement regarding the performance does deserve a mention as well. 24.189.90.68 (talk) 03:06, 10 February 2010 (UTC)

Surely VoluntarySlave is joking, or cannot read. One of the biggest controversies of 2010 in the music/entertainment world has been Taylor Swift's inability to sing. It's been continuously discussed in journals from The New York Times, L.A. Times, and other national publications, to those geographically closest to ground zero in the scandal eg. The Tennessean. Add to this extensive coverage in traditional, mainstream media, the thousands of articles and hits in entertainment media, in print and online, and, yes, you can see why the article on the "protected" page is completely lacking credibility and balance. RodeoDriver (talk) 12:17, 14 March 2010 (UTC)

I also think that this article does seem to suffer from the corporate hype surrounding Taylor Swift—the extensive (excessive, arguably) detail concerning every accolade, performance, and chart movement suggests that the article suffers from POV. Though I think that there needs to be sensitivity in writing criticism about living persons, I do believe that it could be worth mention that her music has been met with mixed reviews (i.e. Slant Mag review and other sources already listed above) Also, some of the language could be reworked to seem more objective (i.e. "She began writing songs regularly and used it as an outlet to help her with her pain from not fitting in at school.") -- I think the categorizing of "pain" seems debatable and could be better worded. It could also use updating (i.e. "Swift said West had not spoken to her following the incident.[94] Following her appearance on The View, West contacted her to apologize personally; Swift said she accepted his apology.[94][79]") -- so he did speak to her... but the article implies that he didn't... Just my two cents. Assembled (talk) 10:36, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

• Instead of senseless bickering about how good or bad Taylor's singing skills are, let's focus on what a talk page is meant to be used for - modifications. The reason I find the content unbalanced is due to what I call 'the instantaneous update factor'. Sites like Twitter.com keep fans updated on occurrences in a to-the-minute fashion. Wikipedia should have information that serves as a guide for a more general purpose referencing style that highlights major occurrences. To make the page more concise, awards should be placed in chronological list form instead of paragraph form. Since Taylor has broken quite a number of records, charting at #1 for x number of weeks for a certain song, let's put Billboard Hot 100 and other running charts in a chart format. Fans should be reading about her influences, her tours, and things like how she was the youngest artist to ever win the Songwriter/Artist of the Year Award by the Nashville Songwriters Association International (though that is a mouthful). What is essentially just data in paragraph form should be on an easy-to-read chart, which would have things like '# of weeks at number 1', 'current rank', and ESPECIALLY 'release/re-release dates'.

I will go to work making a draft of these charts if y'all are interested in making mods of this kind. Thanks, Hmccasla (talk) 07:01, 29 March 2010 (UTC)Hmccasla

Just as a matter of clarification, List of awards and nominations received by Taylor Swift already exists. Furthermore, the general guideline of lists in relation to articles (WP:Embedded Lists) is that they should be expressed in prose whenever such action is applicable. With that in mind, and with the existence of List of awards and nominations received by Taylor Swift, I would recommend leaving the information found within this article in its current form. It could be worth discussion, however. -- Chickenmonkey ^X  sign?  08:20, 29 March 2010 (UTC)

Completely disregarding any controversy surrounding Taylor Swift, parts of this article go into unnecessary details about her life. Parts of it read more like a fan page than an encyclopedia. I'm specifically referring to both songwriting sections, interest and style. Both of those sections also include grammatical errors, particularly the songwriting style section. Said section does little to describe her actual style, and is primarily a discussion of her lyrical content. The style section also seems somewhat opinionated, and sentences like, "The fact that her songs are so clearly autobiographical has led to her fans researching them." don't belong on Wikipedia. The phrase, "so clearly," implies some amount of bias. Also, as a general cleanup issue, the personal life section seems to randomly omit several spaces. JEMdev (talk) 02:08, 31 March 2010 (UTC)

Article Length

This article seems to be getting quite long, esp music career 2008-2010. Seems to be getting away from wikipedia's encylopedic format + more towards a comprehensive description of everything that's happened in past two years. Concur? Someone want to go in + start hacking away/ trimming text? Thoughts? I mean SNL show ratings? That's waaay too much detail for this article —Preceding unsigned comment added by Areback (talk • contribs) 03:10, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

RodeoDriver (talk) 12:08, 14 March 2010 (UTC)

I have to agree. This article seems like an exhaustive list of events, complete with specific dates, timestamps, and play-by-play quotes for every minor detail, and that severely detracts from the quality of the article. Much of what's said could easily be condensed... i.e. even specific dates of when it's announced that she's going to perform (i.e. MTV VMA's) are included ALONG with descriptions of the actual performances - is that really necessary or critical information to the readership/encyclopedic integrity of Wikipedia? Assembled (talk) 10:14, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

• I, too, agree. I mentioned in a discussion topic above that the best way to consolidate Swift's exhaustive list of awards for songs and albums should be to put that list into just that: list form. A chart with her musical contributions, dates of releases, and awards for said contributions should be in a chronological chart that is easy to read. The current amalgamation of awards is in paragraph form - reading through it is tedious, especially if you are looking for a specific date or award. I may be new to Wikipedia, but I know a lack of succinctness when I see it. Hmccasla (talk) 07:19, 29 March 2010 (UTC)Hmccasla

Besides a mini-overhaul of grammar corrections and article condensation, I put the cleanup template at the start of the article. Hmccasla (talk) 00:26, 8 April 2010 (UTC)Hmccasla

aaaand I'm afraid I reverted you! Sorry! If you think it belongs there, I won't edit war with you, but I'd appreciate it if you could come up with a list (not necessarily a comprehensive one, but a broad one would be nice) of issues you think warrant hat template, bearing in mind that its purpose is to encourage cleanup (which could be done on the talk page as well as or instead of) rather than to act as a "badge of shame" for an article that isn't up to certain standards. I'm happy to chat about it with you i you want! HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 00:38, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

Taylor Lautner

I'm surprised her relationship with Taylor Lautner has not been mentioned here. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.24.47.89 (talk) 08:16, 25 March 2010 (UTC)

It shouldn't be, as Swift never confirmed it. liquidluck✽talk 19:08, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

"Badge of Shame" vs Necessary Evil

While I am not an esteemed admin nor anywhere close to perfect, I believe this article needs a template advertising the need for article shortening (no baking pun intended).

The majority of this article documents Swift's awards, which have a list of their own already (see List of awards and nominations received by Taylor Swift). Advertising a template allows readers and other editors to see that work needs to be done. Readers will appreciate having forewarning about the data-heavy nature of the current version of the article, and editors will be know exactly what needs to be done w/o having to sift through talk page conversations. So, in closing, I vote to put the fancruft template in place (or another relating to the excessive length of the article).

Hmccasla (talk) 00:47, 8 April 2010 (UTC)Hmccasla

• A clean-up template may be appropriate, but I think the insistance of using the "fancruft" one borders on being pointy. Why can't the generic clean-up template be used? Niteshift36 (talk) 01:27, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
  • Not to be rude, but how about this one? However, I think the best thing to do is to have a discussion here on what needs to go (it could probably do with a minor overhaul anyway) and what needs to be changed then enact it. It takes longer than tagging, but it might just provide a long-term solution and get this one step closer to GA. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 20:57, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
    • I like that template, HJ. I'm pretty new and did not realize we had that one. Choosing what needs to go is certainly a challenge...though I would say (as before) that the things that make the article excessively lengthy are the awards. I'm not saying we should delete them all - just the ones that are either lesser known or less notable in the grand scheme of things (i.e. keep a Grammy mention, remove mentions of lesser awards (CMAs?)). Just a thought. Hmccasla (talk) 00:11, 9 April 2010 (UTC)Hmccasla

• The CMA's might seem like a "lesser award" to you, but in the country music field, it is a major achievement. Since there is a seperate article on Swift's numerous awards, the entry here should be a thumbnail the just mentions has won X Grammy's, X ACM's etc. It should really be only 2-3 sentences. Niteshift36 (talk) 01:56, 9 April 2010 (UTC)

• • • • Well the awards section points the reader to the main article, but they should be mentioned in the body of the article. I'm sure there are other things that can go. Leave it with me over the coming days-I'm a little busy doing the work of 7 bots at WP:AIV atm, but I'll be back when they're working again! HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 00:26, 9 April 2010 (UTC)

Removed information

This:

In February, Swift was awarded "Most Digital Song Certifications - Female Solo Artist" by RIAA for 25 songs achieving gold or multi- platinum status.

was recently removed from the article. It's also not listed in the Awards and Nominations of Taylor Swift (that I can see). I thought I would put it here and let you decided if it should be: replaced in this article, placed in the "awards" article, or discarded altogether. -- Chickenmonkey ^X  sign?  04:31, 10 April 2010 (UTC)

Based on the content + what's already up there, seems like it def should go in the "awards" article. --Areback (talk) 04:44, 10 April 2010 (UTC)

This, too:

At the end of 2009, the Associated Press named Swift "Entertainer of the Year".

-- Chickenmonkey ^X  sign?  04:43, 10 April 2010 (UTC)

-- Ditto, I'd say. Awards article seems to be appropriate. --Areback (talk) 04:46, 10 April 2010 (UTC)

• I think you went too far by removing everything. As I said above, the section should have a 2-3 sentence summary, as well as the link to the award article. There is no reason why we can't have a short blurb about she has won X number of Grammy's, X CMA's, X VMA's etc. I agree what was there was too long when the other article exists, but the section should contain more than just a link too. Niteshift36 (talk) 05:17, 10 April 2010 (UTC)

The homeless guy and Taylor Swift

Would this be worth adding to the page? http://thehomelessguy.blogspot.com/2010/04/taylor-swift-and-homeless-guy.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.50.216.123 (talk) 14:39, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Not really a significant event to be honest so no its not sorry. Pro66 (talk) 14:42, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

• It doesn't even try to appear as a significant event. Niteshift36 (talk) 16:27, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Archiving

Why are people messing around with the archives? It was working just fine until someone started moving stuff around. PLEASE LEAVE IT ALONE. <>Multi‑Xfer<> (talk) 18:02, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

"best days of your life" is also a guest single feauturing taylor swift. it should be added along with "two is better than one" and "half of my heart". —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kushfb (talk • contribs) 03:13, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

My Suggestions for the Taylor Swift page

This should definitely added to this page since its a story I wrote: http://taylorswift.taylorconnect.com/forum/thread/12520/My_Taylor_Swift_articles/1/709386#709386. I can confirm that I wrote it if you need that. Also add any stories by looking here: http://taylorswift.taylorconnect.com/forum/view/70/Taylor_News or here: http://taylorswift.taylorconnect.com/forum/view/96/Official_News__Updates. Also you should add about her unreleased songs which you can get from here: http://taylorswift.taylorconnect.com/forum/thread/4632/Unreleased_Taylor_Songs_Thread_Merged/1 and http://www.darkbluetennessee.com/ (look through it). Also you could look here for a song list: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080921163516AAc4XG8. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Historyhermann (talk • contribs) 00:54, 15 May 2010 (UTC) --Historyhermann (talk) 01:12, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

Your websites aren't reliable sources. Burpelson AFB (talk) 02:20, 20 May 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from 88.106.236.6, 6 June 2010

{{editsemiprotected}} Taylor Swift has also been on the cover of Sugar Magazine mulitiple times and was a guest editor for the magazine for a week.

88.106.236.6 (talk) 16:32, 6 June 2010 (UTC)

Please reread the instructions on the editsemiprotected template. -- œ^™ 19:03, 6 June 2010 (UTC)

Also, If you'll notice that in the section Taylor Swift#Public image and other work there are citations for each mention of her being in a magazine. It would be preferable if you could also provide a reliable source for your addition. -- œ^™ 19:08, 6 June 2010 (UTC)

Taylor's Heritage

- - ethnicelebs.com/taylor-swift - - Her heritage should be listed. -

- (: —Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.79.155.133 (talk) 17:20, 24 May 2010 (UTC)

The above comment was removed in good faith as being vandalism, however this is a sourced statement reflecting a common Wiki sentiment. I have four answers to the sentiment. 1) Stating someone's heritage, when they themselves may not identify with it may simply be trivia. 2) Ethnic statements are among the most hotly contested in Wikipedia, but Wikipedia is WP:NOT a battleground for WP:BIAS. In this case the bias often seems to be racism/ethnicism on the part of Wiki editors, not "heritage". This kind of bias is particularly contrary to Wikipedia's international character. 3) The reference site ethnicelabs.com may not be reliable. 4) Wikipedia is WP:NOT a geneological site. It is true that Wikipedia articles often mention mother and father -- after all presumably the person who is the topic of the article was raised by them. And it often does mention the parent's ethnic background. But grandparents should almost never be mentioned -- unless they contributed something extraordinary (say, they raised the person, and not their parents). Except in such exceptional cases the ethnic background of the grandparents is as irrelevant as what kind of job, car, religion the grandparents had. Regards, Piano non troppo (talk) 12:14, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

Pending changes

This article is one of a number selected for the early stage of the trial of the Wikipedia:Pending Changes system on the English language Wikipedia. All the articles listed at Wikipedia:Pending changes/Queue are being considered for level 1 pending changes protection.

The following request appears on that page:

Comments on the suitability of theis page for "Pending changes" would be appreciated.

Please update the Queue page as appropriate.

Note that I am not involved in this project any much more than any other editor, just posting these notes since it is quite a big change, potentially

Regards, Rich Farmbrough, 00:17, 17 June 2010 (UTC).

Edit request from 71.77.17.184, 4 July 2010

{{editsemiprotected}} you didnt mention when she dated taylor launtner

71.77.17.184 (talk) 01:14, 4 July 2010 (UTC)

Do you have a reliable source for that? If so, re-add the template and someone may insert it. -- Ricky81682 (talk) 04:57, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

http://www.usmagazine.com/celebritynews/news/taylor-swift-taylor-lautner-split-20092912 Happypatatoes (talk) 03:45, 6 August 2010 (UTC)

added. DFS (talk) 23:56, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

Image

The image from the Scottrade Center (File:Taylor Swift St. Louis 04.25.09.JPG) adds virtually nothing to the article. Even if you click the image and view full resolution, you can barely see Swift. There are plenty of other good images in the article. If no one presents a good reason to keep the image here within a few days, I plan to remove it. Thanks. Cresix (talk) 19:51, 16 July 2010 (UTC)

Is there even a need to have nine pictures in this article? Sheesh. I think about three is more than enough to know what she basically looks like. ChesterG (talk) 04:03, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

These: File:Keithtaylor 049.JPG, File:Taylor Swift St. Louis 04.25.09.JPG, File:Taylor Swift 2009 MTV VMA.jpg, and File:Taylor Swift Cavendish.JPG; could be removed without subtracting anything from the article. They should be moved to commons:Taylor Swift or commons: category:Taylor Swift if they aren't already there.  Chickenmonkey  04:29, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from ChrisBS, 2 August 2010

{{editsemiprotected}} Taylor was NOT nominated "Best New Artist" at the Grammy Awards. She was nominated FOR "Best New Artist", but lost to Amy Winehouse. Written like it is, people may think she won the award. Correct, please

ChrisBS (talk) 21:40, 2 August 2010 (UTC)

Done --Stickee (talk) 22:05, 2 August 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from 68.42.174.44, 31 August 2010

{{editsemiprotected}} Swift is rumored to be dating Toby Hemingway . 68.42.174.44 (talk) 19:08, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

•  Not done Rumors aren't facts. Until it becomes fact with verifiable sources, it doesn't belong in an encyclopaedia. Thanks! -- Crazysane (^T/_C\^D) 19:14, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

I don't even see it as necessary to include on a Wiki article even if it wasn't a rumor. That's kind of "kids stuff." Does anyone need to know who she's interested in? It's different when a person's engaged or married and they're committing. ChesterG (talk) 23:42, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from 129.21.144.147, 5 September 2010

{{editsemiprotected}} "In November 2008, Swift released her second album, Fearless and the recording earned Swift four Grammy Awards, including the coveted Album of the Year, and was nominated four, including the coveteds Record of the Year and Song of the Year at 52nd Grammy Awards." should be changed to:

In November 2008, Swift released her second album, Fearless, and the recording earned Swift four Grammy Awards, including the coveted Album of the Year, at the 52nd Grammy Awards.

129.21.144.147 (talk) 18:28, 5 September 2010 (UTC)

Done, thanks. Katerenka ^[talk] 18:35, 5 September 2010 (UTC)

Edit Request 71.77.17.184, 12 September 2010

I can't edit the page but you guys forgot she starred in the Jonas Brothers Msic Video of Burnin' Up —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ecm0205 (talk • contribs) 00:19, 13 September 2010 (UTC)

Typo...

In 2010-Present: Speak Now: Big Machine Records decided to rush the release of the song to counteract (not contereact) the leak. --Zed (talk) 03:38, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

Image

The image from the Scottrade Center (File:Taylor Swift St. Louis 04.25.09.JPG) adds virtually nothing to the article. Even if you click the image and view full resolution, you can barely see Swift. There are plenty of other good images in the article. If no one presents a good reason to keep the image here within a few days, I plan to remove it. Thanks. Cresix (talk) 19:51, 16 July 2010 (UTC)

Is there even a need to have nine pictures in this article? Sheesh. I think about three is more than enough to know what she basically looks like. ChesterG (talk) 04:03, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

These: File:Keithtaylor 049.JPG, File:Taylor Swift St. Louis 04.25.09.JPG, File:Taylor Swift 2009 MTV VMA.jpg, and File:Taylor Swift Cavendish.JPG; could be removed without subtracting anything from the article. They should be moved to commons:Taylor Swift or commons: category:Taylor Swift if they aren't already there.  Chickenmonkey  04:29, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from ChrisBS, 2 August 2010

{{editsemiprotected}} Taylor was NOT nominated "Best New Artist" at the Grammy Awards. She was nominated FOR "Best New Artist", but lost to Amy Winehouse. Written like it is, people may think she won the award. Correct, please

ChrisBS (talk) 21:40, 2 August 2010 (UTC)

Done --Stickee (talk) 22:05, 2 August 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from 71.77.17.184, 4 July 2010

{{editsemiprotected}} you didnt mention when she dated taylor launtner

71.77.17.184 (talk) 01:14, 4 July 2010 (UTC)

Do you have a reliable source for that? If so, re-add the template and someone may insert it. -- Ricky81682 (talk) 04:57, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

http://www.usmagazine.com/celebritynews/news/taylor-swift-taylor-lautner-split-20092912 Happypatatoes (talk) 03:45, 6 August 2010 (UTC)

added. DFS (talk) 23:56, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from 68.42.174.44, 31 August 2010

{{editsemiprotected}} Swift is rumored to be dating Toby Hemingway . 68.42.174.44 (talk) 19:08, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

•  Not done Rumors aren't facts. Until it becomes fact with verifiable sources, it doesn't belong in an encyclopaedia. Thanks! -- Crazysane (^T/_C\^D) 19:14, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

I don't even see it as necessary to include on a Wiki article even if it wasn't a rumor. That's kind of "kids stuff." Does anyone need to know who she's interested in? It's different when a person's engaged or married and they're committing. ChesterG (talk) 23:42, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from 129.21.144.147, 5 September 2010

{{editsemiprotected}} "In November 2008, Swift released her second album, Fearless and the recording earned Swift four Grammy Awards, including the coveted Album of the Year, and was nominated four, including the coveteds Record of the Year and Song of the Year at 52nd Grammy Awards." should be changed to:

In November 2008, Swift released her second album, Fearless, and the recording earned Swift four Grammy Awards, including the coveted Album of the Year, at the 52nd Grammy Awards.

129.21.144.147 (talk) 18:28, 5 September 2010 (UTC)

Done, thanks. Katerenka ^[talk] 18:35, 5 September 2010 (UTC)

Typo...

In 2010-Present: Speak Now: Big Machine Records decided to rush the release of the song to counteract (not contereact) the leak. --Zed (talk) 03:38, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

Edit

Didn't Taylor date her co star in "Mine" music video, Toby Hemingway? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.207.249.138 (talk) 00:56, 7 October 2010 (UTC)

Find a reliable source, post it here, and someone may add it to the article. Cresix (talk) 01:13, 7 October 2010 (UTC)

Edit Request

Says that Taylor Swift portrayed Pei Pei the Purple Panda in Larry Schwarz's Thumb Wrestling Federation under 'Acting Career'. However, there is no citation and on the page List_of_characters_in_Thumb_Wrestling_Federation it says Erica Schroeder portrayed the character. Can this be fixed please? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.71.113.69 (talk) 15:05, 18 October 2010 (UTC)

Done. Active Banana (^bananaphone 15:23, 18 October 2010 (UTC)

wrong section

Jakks Pacific released a celebrity doll of Swift in late 2008.[124] Taylor Swift is the face of L.E.I. Jeans (Life Energy Intelligence) since 2008.[125] Swift and the L.e.i. Clothing Line made a deal to create a line based on Swift's style of dressing. It will appear in Wal-Mart in the coming months.[126] However, Swift said she does not want to be called a designer. Instead, she says she will inspire the clothing company's dress line based on her own style. "I don't look at it like I'm branching out as a designer... It's not the Taylor Swift designer line."[127] In 2009, Swift became the National Hockey League's newest celebrity spokesperson. She appears in commercials for the Nashville Predators.[128]

This whole paragraph is in the wrong section, it should be in under Other Work. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.13.94.229 (talk) 21:38, 19 October 2010 (UTC) do you have kisd yes or no —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.117.142.183 (talk) 12:14, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from 90.198.35.37, 22 October 2010

{{edit semi-protected}} Taylor Swift - Speak Now Tour 2010.

90.198.35.37 (talk) 20:10, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

Not done: please be more specific about what needs to be changed. Thanks, Stickee (talk) 00:04, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

Dear John

Taylor Swift's song Dear John is believed to be about John Mayer and their relationship, that he might have gone too far? What happened? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jayyne (talk • contribs) 02:07, 5 November 2010

This is not a forum, and we cannot mention that without a proper source. Besides, this question should be posted on the talk page for Speak Now, not here. --Willthacheerleader18 (talk) 02:38, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from 75.85.184.53, 9 November 2010

{{edit semi-protected}} Request for Change due to incorrect interpretation of cited reference. Second paragraph starting with "In 2008" Reference 11 (http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/61449/week-ending-aug-8-2008-taylor-swift-returns/;_ylt=AkrXVtJEKxDMarv_DBxf5AsPwiUv) states that Taylor Swift is the best selling "country (or country/pop crossover) artist" in terms of digital tracks, not the "top-selling digital artist in music history" as stated in this article that cites that reference. 75.85.184.53 (talk) 10:30, 9 November 2010 (UTC)

Done Thanks, Stickee (talk) 12:40, 9 November 2010 (UTC)

Edit Request 71.77.17.184, 12 September 2010

I can't edit the page but you guys forgot she starred in the Jonas Brothers Msic Video of Burnin' Up —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ecm0205 (talk • contribs) 00:19, 13 September 2010 (UTC)

GUYS HER ALBUM SPEAK NOW IS ALREADY OUT! hain? chutiya!!! go die someplace —Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.248.130.148 (talk) 18:45, 28 November 2010 (UTC)

Yes, please update the 'Speak Now' section and provide a link for the page. Taylor Swift is one of music's biggest stars, this page NEEDS to be updated and urgently. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rrsk (talk • contribs) 13:59, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from BikeLight, 23 November 2010

{{edit semi-protected}}

Add the words "most commerically successful" in the sentence as indicated by the **: "In January 2010 Nielsen SoundScan listed Swift as the ** country (or country/pop crossover) artist in music history with over 28 million digital tracks sold.[11]"

Otherwise the sentence is missing something. The source is the footnote [11] at the end of the sentence on the current page. BikeLight (talk) 14:58, 23 November 2010 (UTC)

 Done Mhiji (talk) 22:31, 23 November 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from Owarimasu, 17 December 2010

 Declined

Please add "In early 2010, Swift and Cory Monteith were following each other on Twitter. Afterwards, there were rumours saying that they were dating. Monteith soon denied this on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. " in front of "As of November 2010, Swift has reportedly been dating actor Jake Gyllenhaal." This can enrich the content and provide more information about Taylor Swift's personal life. Please kindly accept my edition. Thanks.

Owarimasu (talk) 14:48, 17 December 2010 (UTC)

Request declined. The first is not a reliable source and we are not he to reprint denials of unsubstantiated rumors. Active Banana (^bananaphone

Correction to article tense

"Swift's latest studio album, Fearless, was released in the United States on November 11, 2008." Should read "Swift's second studio album, Fearless, was released in the United States on November 11, 2008." Her most recent album is "Speak Now." — Preceding unsigned comment added by Novachecks (talk • contribs) 07:51, 20 December 2010 (UTC)

Picture Change

What happened to the old image? It was pretty, and more recent than this one. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 222.154.149.191 (talk) 06:20, 4 January 2011 (UTC)

No, that photo was taken in 2009, the Time's gala photo was taken last year. Recent photos are preferred for the head photo. Rusted AutoParts (talk) 9:11 6 January 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from Bdaoust413, 5 January 2011

 Declined

MTV.com reports that Swift and Jake Gyllenhaal broke up prior to the 2010 holiday season. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1655294/taylor-swift-jake-gyllenhaal-break-up.jhtml

Bdaoust413 (talk) 05:03, 5 January 2011 (UTC)

Not done. That report is third hand gossip from unnamed sources. Content about living people requires better sourcing. Active Banana (^bananaphone 14:57, 6 January 2011 (UTC)

I have however, removed all reference as there is no indication that the dating relationship has any real encyclopedic merit. Active Banana (^bananaphone 15:02, 6 January 2011 (UTC)

Updated sales figues

Taylor's career sales now exceed 22 million albums and 35 million song downloads:

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/billboard--nielsen-soundscan-list-taylor-swift-as-the-top-selling-and-most-played-artist-of-2010-113080714.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aloud212 (talk • contribs) 23:34, 7 January 2011 (UTC)

PRnewswire is not a valid source for self promotional content. It merely re-gurgitates the press releases sent to it. You need to find a source that does not stand to gain from exagerating sales figures. Active Banana (^bananaphone 23:37, 7 January 2011 (UTC)

Is Taylor's own Facebook a good enough source?: http://www.facebook.com/notes/taylor-swift/billboard-nielsen-soundscan-list-taylor-swift-as-the-top-selling-and-most-played/477974787022 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aloud212 (talk • contribs) 06:11, 10 January 2011 (UTC)

No. Promotional claims CANNOT be sourced in any manner by/to/from the person they promote. Its an inherrent conflict of interest. Active Banana (^bananaphone 03:53, 11 January 2011 (UTC)

We still can edit to 34 million song downloads

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110106006565/en/Nielsen-Company-Billboard%E2%80%99s-2010-Music-Industry-Report. And facebook is not a vaild source! 222.252.100.240 (talk) 13:00, 10 January 2011 (UTC)

Her Religion

I do believe that she is a Christian but I ask to someone to please add a reliable source about it.213.13.247.105 (talk) 21:13, 16 January 2011 (UTC)

Her and Jake

Someone please update her personal life section so that it includes her and Jake. The Daily Mail states that they've been dating since October. Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1339565/Jake-Gyllenhaal-gives-girlfriend-Taylor-Swift-ultimate-birthday-gift--11-000-guitar.html Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.188.22.82 (talk) 17:19, 18 December 2010 (UTC)

Technically, Taylor denied a relationship with Jake.. Therefore, does it really have to be on the page?? I read it in one of the magazines.. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Knowledgechicka (talk • contribs) 23:19, 12 January 2011 (UTC)

The article currently does not have any reference to that relationship and probably wont. Wikipedia is not a celebrity gossip sheet and content and claims about living people need to be very reliably sourced and germaine to an encyclopedia article about the subject. Active Banana (^bananaphone 23:30, 12 January 2011 (UTC)

Her and Jake.

Taylor's relationship with the actor was never confirmed or denied by either party therefore it should be deleted. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.229.42.49 (talk) 01:33, 9 February 2011 (UTC)

Heritage

ethnicelebs.com/taylor-swift

They have listed her heritage for quite some time now, and have links provided to back it up. I don't see why her heritage shouldn't be listed on this too, as I'm sure fans would be interested in it. Every other celebrity wiki page has had their ethnicity listed.. I don't see why Taylor should be an exception.

She's Irish, English, German, Scottish, Welsh, French, Italian and Dutch.

Might stop those "She's part Asian!" rumors about her too, if they saw it on here.

Please consider it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.79.49.151 (talk) 19:35, 28 November 2010 (UTC)

We need to find an actual source. I'm not sure if ethniccelebs.com is reliable. I've also heard that she has English, German, Irish, and a few other Western European ancestry roots but I can't find a reliable source for such. Estheroliver (talk) 21:38, 28 November 2010 (UTC)

Well, Wikipedia itself has her listed under "List of Irish American Musicians". That's been there for ages. Please try and do something! :) Her surname, Swift, is an Irish name.. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.152.236.94 (talk) 01:11, 29 November 2010 (UTC)

The name Swift is an anglo-saxon name as well. The earliest known being from around 12th C England: http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Swift (79.190.69.142 (talk) 22:52, 13 February 2011 (UTC))

Got a source? Active Banana (^bananaphone 18:30, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

The surname 'Swift' can be English, but it is also the English varaint of the Irish surname 'Foody'. Taylor's ancestors could have very well been Foodys before they became Swifts. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.79.61.244 (talk) 23:46. 3 March 2011 (UTC)

Song about John Mayer

I think someone should add either in "Songwriting Style" or "Personal Life" that the song "Dear John" is suspected to be about John Mayer. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Md7011 (talk • contribs) 18:23, 13 February 2011 (UTC)

Many of her songs are about specific people, but she has revealed in interview many times that she will never confirm her subjects. Speculation is not needed in an article. Besides, if we included whom every song was referring to, the section would have several extra paragraphs of trivial speculation. Yves (talk) 18:33, 13 February 2011 (UTC)

Country?

Is there a source for one of her genres being country? I think there is a clear divide between country and pop country with separate (though sometimes overlapping) fan bases. I've never heard any of her songs that I believe qualify as country, so even if the original author of that part has, I think it needs a citation. Really, everything needs a citation, right? 184.13.130.243 (talk) 13:57, 12 April 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from Russellethan15, 24 April 2011

Birth name: Taylor Alison Swift

Russellethan15 (talk) 05:54, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

Done, thanks. --NeilN ^{talk to me} 06:03, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from Jacquie15, 15 May 2011

Taylor Swift was born in Reading, Pennsylvania then at a young age moved to Wyomissing. Also, She had a Stay Beautiful tour in 2006 Jacquie15 (talk) 08:52, 15 May 2011 (UTC)

 Not done Source? CTJF83 21:27, 15 May 2011 (UTC)

Religion

I have seen many people ask what religion is Swift? I know it probably does not matter much for the article, but it could go in her early life or personal life section if anyone finds out. It is rumored that she is Catholic, but I do not want to put anything without a source. --Willthacheerleader18 (talk) 20:02, 18 May 2011 (UTC)

TAylor Alison Swift is catholic I'm pretty sure, but I can't tell if this is true. Please don't go around saying that she is because this might not be correct! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.217.13.80 (talk) 20:14, 4 June 2011 (UTC)

Irish roots

She does have Irish roots! ethnicelebs.com/taylor-swift And http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/independent-woman/celebrity-news-gossip/did-you-know-de-niro-was-irish-2526654.html

Independent.ie is a very well-known newspaper in Ireland. If she's listed as English, Italian, Scottish and German, I think it's only right that Irish is listed too, thank you. :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.79.88.100 (talk) 20:14, 4 June 2011 (UTC)

_{Added back in section--Jnorton7558 (talk) 04:36, 5 June 2011 (UTC)}

http://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/List_of_American_musicians_of_Irish_descent She's listed here as a musician of Irish descent, but would it be possible to list her on her main wiki page as a musician of Irish descent, along with the English, Scottish, German and Italian, please? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.152.195.122 (talk) 19:24, 5 June 2011 (UTC)

Could someone add 'American Musicians of Irish Descent' to her main page?

Done —Kinaro^{(say hello) (what's been done)} 05:36, 14 June 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from 220.238.184.107, 22 June 2011

Taylor spent her early years living on a Christmas Tree Farm in Cumru, Pennsylvania. At the age of six or seven she then moved to Reading saying, 'I didn't have friends, no one talked to me. I used to go to Wyndcroft School in Pottstown and when we moved to Wyomissing I didn't know anybody. Taylor's parents owned a summer house in Stone Harbor, New Jersey and spent her summers there from the time she was two. The summers proved inspirational for swift as she stated in a CMT interview 'There​ was​ a​ little​ demo​ I​ made​ when​ I​ was​ 11,​ and​ I​ think​ it's​ floating​ around​ the​ Internet.​ It's​ called​ "Smoky​ Black​ Nights,"​ and​ it's​ all​ about​ being​ at​ the​ Shore.' Taylor performed karaoke​ at​ Henny's​ [on​ Third​ Avenue.]​

220.238.184.107 (talk) 12:15, 22 June 2011 (UTC)

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. GaneshBhakt (talk) 18:41, 22 June 2011 (UTC)

Taylor Swift's Album Sales

Taylor Swift's album sales needs to be updated for the "Speak Now" album. The sales now exceed 5 million copies as of June 2011. Taylor Swift's total album sales now exceed over 20 million albums and over 35 million singles. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.111.165.210 (talk) 18:46, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

Relationship with Taylor Lautner

See Taylor Lautner#Personal life: Is there a reason that it is mentioned there, but not here? --KnightMove (talk) 13:49, 5 July 2011 (UTC)

It's unimportant except to 12 year old girls and people who read tabloids. Supposedly they were "dating" for like 2 months. Then they stopped and dated some other people. This type of minutae, lists of people who someone went on a few dates with, really doesn't have any place here. It ought to be removed from the Lautner article as well. - Burpelson AFB ✈ 18:50, 8 July 2011 (UTC)

As a short mention, I think the information is significant enough. Anyway it does not make sense to mention the short relationship with Jake Gyllenhaal but leave the one with Taylor Lautner out. So this revision leaves the article inconsistent. --KnightMove (talk) 22:55, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

• I think, if there's going to be a section about her relationships, that the one she had with Lautner is relevant. It doesn't matter if we think it shouldn't be relevant, it matters whether it can be properly sourced, and it can. LHM 23:20, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

Actually, it does matter whether we think it's notable. Wikipedia is not a tabloid; in this capacity, Wikipedia does not document everything that may be verifiable. I've pared down the information on Swift's relationships, to a more readable level, but I doubt the relationships with Lautner and Gyllenhaal have any encyclopedic value. The relationships with Jonas and Mayer may be somewhat encyclopedic, however, due to the songs resulting from them.  Chickenmonkey  01:17, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

Actually, she did have a relationship with Lautner, the hidden message in her lyrics in the Speak Now booklet spell out TAY in "Back to December". Not to mention when she was on Saturday Night Live she made reference to their relationship in her "Monologue Song" saying "And if you're wondering if I might be dating the werewolf from Twilight." She pauses right there and purposely and silently says "Hi, Taylor." and blows him a kiss and winks at him and purposely says "I'm not gonna comment on that." though technically she did. And when Lauter was on there a week or so later he too also references in their relationship but in the personality of his Twilight character as well as the reference to the VMA incident with Kanye. Plus any true Taylor Swift fan can tell you they were in a relationship. References: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCwb9DF_Rlc & http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFSLWe93zKI JamesAlan1986 (talk-Contributes) 07:30, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

No one is questioning weather the relationship happened but if it is necessary to be included in the article, is it encyclopedic or not. Jnorton7558 (talk) 07:41, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

I'm not actually trying to get into it. I'm just going by what I've heard and seen and what's been pointed out etc. Not really anything more then giving my personal opinion on the matter and nothing more and I'm moving on. lol! JamesAlan1986 (talk-Contributes) 07:52, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

Hannah Montana: The Movie Credits

There's no way to actually references this in other then to tell you to watch the end credits and if you look closely it says "taylor swift HERSELF" in end credits of the movie she is not credited as "Woman/Girl singing in barn." she is credited as herself and as such it should be posted on here that she is. JamesAlan1986 (talk-Contributes) 07:44, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

You're right; good edit.  Chickenmonkey  07:51, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

Thank you. I also posted in her new fragrance as well that was announced on her official site. It might not be in the right spot and it definitely needs a bit more information then I posted if someone could do that that'd be great! JamesAlan1986 (talk-Contributes) 07:54, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

I posted it in the Merchandise secion. JamesAlan1986 (talk-Contributes) 07:56, 17 July 2011 (UTC)