Fans of TAYLOR SWIFT can be greeted by the pop princess on their birthdays - she is designing a line of personalized cards.The Love Story hitmaker is teaming up with American Greetings to create a range including gift packaging, stationery and photo-personalized products. She says, “My idea of a great song is a song that says how I feel better than I could. I feel the same way about greeting cards. "I’ve always been fascinated by feelings and how we express them to each other. Getting to write and design these cards is a wonderful experience.” The Taylor Swift greeting cards will be available from next year (10).

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TAYLOR SWIFT broke down in tears after receiving the Entertainer of the Year at the Country Music Association Awards - becoming the youngest person ever to win the top prize.It was Swift's night as the 19 year old dominated the 43rd annual event in Nashville, Tennessee on Wednesday (11Nov09), taking home gold in every category she was nominated in, including Female Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year for Fearless and Music Video of the Year for Love Story. Accepting the Entertainer of the Year trophy, the Association's top prize, Swift teared up as she told the crowd, "Every single person in that category let me open up for them this year. Thank you all so much." Brad Paisley, who hosted the show with Carrie Underwood for the second year running, picked up two trophies to add to his mantelpiece, including his third consecutive Male Vocalist of the Year. He announced, "This was the best time I've ever had at an awards show." Country duo Brooks & Dunn, who are set to split in 201...

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TAYLOR SWIFT was among the big winners at this year's (09) BMI Country Awards - she picked up Song of the Year for her hit track LOVE STORY.It's the second consecutive year the star has picked up the coveted prize, she won the same award in 2008 for Teardrops On My Guitar. Other big winners at the event in Nashville, Tennessee on Tuesday (10Nov09) included Bobby Pinson, who was awarded the Songwriter of the Year title, for his work on tracks including Sugarland’s All I Want To Do and Already Gone. Meanwhile, Kris Kristofferson was named BMI Icon, and stars including Willie Nelson, Patty Griffin and Vince Gill all paid tribute by taking to the stage to perform his songs. During the show, Nelson said, "There's not a better songwriter alive than Kris Kristofferson. Everything he writes is a standard, and we just have to live with it." Swift is also nominated for a clutch of prizes at the Country Music Association Awards, which take place on Wednesday (11Nov09).

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TAYLOR SWIFT took aim at ex-boyfriend JOE JONAS and poked fun at rumors she's now dating TAYLOR LAUTNER during her guest hosting stint on comedy show SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE.The Love Story hitmaker took over presenting duties at the weekend (07Nov09) and used her opening musical number to laugh about her break-up with the middle Jonas Brother, who famously dumped her in a brief phone call last year (08). In a skit titled Monologue Song (La La La), she sang, "You might think I bring up Joe, the guy who broke up with me on the phone, but I'm not gonna mention that in my monologue..." Swift then sent a personal message to the Love Bug singer, quipping, "Hey Joe, I'm doing real well!" The 19-year-old star went on to address rumors linking her to Twilight hunk Lautner, fueling romance reports by winking and blowing a kiss into the camera for him. She said, "And if you're wondering if I might be dating the werewolf from Twilight - 'Hi Taylor' - but I'm not gonna mention that in my monologue....

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TAYLOR SWIFT has scored another week to remember on the pop charts after becoming the first artist in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 to land five new entries in the top 30.All five of the new tracks on the Love Story singer's Fearless (Platinum Edition) album have crashed into the top 30, with one, Jump Then Fall, becoming the week's highest debut at 10. Untouchable follows at 19, The Other Side of the Door debuts at 22, Superstar is new at 27 and Come In With the Rain enters the new countdown at 30. Other Swift tracks Forever & Always, You Belong With Me and Fifteen also make the Hot 100, giving her another record - the most charted titles in a single week by a female artist. Meanwhile, the year of hot newcomers continues on the pop charts as Jason DeRulo scores his first number one with his debut single. DeRulo becomes the fourth star to hit the Billboard Hot 100 top spot with his first release. His Whatcha Say unseats another newcomer, Owl City, who took his debut, Firefli...

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TAYLOR SWIFT, TRAVIS BARKER, FALL OUT BOY star PETE WENTZ and WEEZER's RIVERS CUOMO have formed the oddest supergroup for a new Band Hero videogame commercial.The eclectic four-piece recreate Tom Cruise's iconic floor-sliding karaoke scene in Risky Business, with Travis Barker, Pete Wentz and Rivers Cuomo wearing matching shirts, ties, socks and underwear. The three musicians pretend to be backing Taylor Swift on her Love Story hit, while playing miniature Band Hero instruments.

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TAYLOR SWIFT won't forget the night of BARACK OBAMA's presidential election victory - because she was dining in style and listening to STEVIE WONDER make a passionate speech.The country music sweetheart and her best friend Abigail were dining at celebrity hang-out Mr. Chow in Hollywood when they realized the soul superstar was sitting right behind them. And, as if that wasn't special enough, the Sir Duke singer stood up and addressed everyone in the restaurant after hearing that Obama had been elected America's first African-American president. Swift recalls, "They dimmed the lights in the restaurant... (and) Stevie Wonder stands up and one of the waiters said, 'Mr. Wonder would like to make a speech,' so everyone in the restaurant is staring and my heart was racing. "I just remember thinking, 'Remember everything that you hear in this moment.' And he stood up and he said, 'This is for all the people who fought for this country and died so we could vote and this is for all the peopl...

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TAYLOR SWIFT has fueled further speculation she's dating TAYLOR LAUTNER - she introduced her mum to the TWILIGHT star during a dinner date.The two Taylors have fueled speculation they are an item after they were spotted embracing during a night out at a hockey game between the Los Angeles Kings and the Columbus Blue Jackets at the city's Staples Center on Sunday (25Oct09). Taylor Swift and Taylor Lautner, who both star in upcoming movie Valentine's Day, have insisted they are "just friends", but Taylor Swift has sent gossips into a spin after setting up a meeting between the actor and her mother, Andrea. The trio was spotted dining at swanky restaurant Bistro Garden in Studio City, California earlier this week (begs26Oct09) - and the singer's mum seems to be taken with her daughter's alleged boyfriend. A waiter tells RadarOnline.com, "The three of them sat together in the main dining room. He seemed a little nervous at first but the young lady kept smiling at him and soon he appeare...

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TAYLOR SWIFT has landed another major accolade - her own signature guitar.The country sensation has joined Leo Kottke, Doyle Dykes and Dan Crary among the artists who have a signature model built by Taylor Guitars. The Taylor Swift Baby Taylor guitar is a sapele wood instrument with a solid spruce top. The guitar also features the title of her hit album, Fearless, and her signature near the bridge. She says, "For a beginner, finding the right guitar can be intimidating, but this guitar, it's the perfect size. Even if you've been playing for years, it's a great size to travel with." The guitar will become available later this month (Oct09).

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TAYLOR SWIFT has added another three awards to her prize shelf after picking up Artist, Songwriter and Country Album of the Year accolades at the Nashville Music Awards on Wednesday (07Oct09).Lady Antebellum claimed Best New Artist and Jack White was named Best Instrumentalist at the low-key ceremony held at the Cannery Ballroom in Nashville, Tennessee. American Idol winner David Cook's The Time of My Life was named Song of The Year. Other winners included The SteelDrivers (Best Bluegrass Album), Sarah Siskind (Best Americana Album), Kings of Leon (Best Pop/Rock Album) and Jars of Clay (Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Album). Elvis Costello's album Secret, Profane and Sugarcane earned the Brit the Made in Music City Award for a recording made in Nashville by a non-resident.

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