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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TAYLOR SWIFT is thrilled she's raking in the cash from her hit album FEARLESS - because it enables her to share her fortune with fans and strangers.The Love Story hitmaker's bank balance has inflated from album sales and she insists the biggest benefit is being able to surprise people by paying for extra treats. She says, "Now I'm in a better position to be a bigger tipper when I'm out in a restaurant. People don't expect it and you can make their day. "I like going through a Starbucks drive-thru and paying for the person behind, just 'cause it's nice." But the 19 year old insists she doesn't like to splurge: "I think it's crazy that as a star you get free stuff when you can afford it. I don't spend a lot of money. My dad is a financial adviser and has given me a lot of advice."

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TAYLOR SWIFT wants to move on from the KANYE WEST controversy at last weekend's (13Sep09) MTV Video Music Awards - because it's spiralled out of control.The You Belong With Me singer was left crushed when the rapper stormed the stage as she was accepting the prize for Best Female Video - proclaiming Beyonce was the true winner. She has since accepted Kanye West's apology and admits reporters' constant questions are starting to annoy her - because she just wants to "move on" from the shocking incident. During a radio interview in Tampa Bay, Florida on Thursday (17Sep09),Taylor Swift refused to answer presenter MJ's repeated queries about West's stage interruption, and asked to switch to another topic. She told the DJ, "You know, honestly, I'm trying not to make it into a bigger deal than it already is. It's kind of become more of a bigger deal than I thought it would be. I would just like to move on a little bit. ...I didn't know what to think but I think we should talk about somethi...

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TAYLOR SWIFT has forgiven stage invader KANYE WEST after the rapper reached out with a "sincere" phone call to her on Tuesday (15Sep09).Kanye West picked up the phone following the singer's appearance on The View, where she revealed he had yet to apologies personally for storming the stage and stealing her mic while she made her Best Female Video acceptance speech at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday (13Sep09). Taylor Swift reveals, "Kanye did call me, and he was very sincere in his apology, and I accepted that apology." Kanye West has said sorry numerous times since the incident - during an unscheduled appearance on comedian Jay Leno's new variety show on Monday (14Sep09), the rapper revealed he would "take some time off" to improve his attitude following the incident. Kanye West stormed the stage at the VMAs to insist his pal Beyonce deserved the night's Best Female Video prize, not Taylor Swift.

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KATY PERRY, KELLY CLARKSON and JOEL MADDEN have voiced their support for TAYLOR SWIFT after KANYE WEST interrupted her acceptance speech at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday (13Sep09).Taylor Swift was collecting her first ever VMA - the Best Female Video prize - when the outspoken rapper stormed the stage in protest, snatching the microphone from the 19 year old and ranting that the honor belonged to Beyonce for her video Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It). Kanye West was reportedly escorted out of New York's Radio City Music Hall, before taking to his blog to apologies for his behavior. But his statement failed to extinguish the fury of several celebrities, who blasted West and flooded the internet with messages of support for the country singer. Singer Kelly Clarkson wrote on her blog, "Dear Kanye, What happened to you as a child?? Did you not get hugged enough?? Something must have happened to make you this way and I think we're all just curious as to what would make a grown man...

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