Taylor Swift

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Taylor Swift: Biography

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Birth Name: Taylor Alison Swift
Birth Place: Reading, PA
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 12/13/1989, Sagittarius
Profession: Country-music singer; songwriter

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Taylor Swift: TV Guide News

Julianne Hough Steps in to Cohost CMA Festival | All Things Dancing with the Stars | 6/6/2008
Julianne Hough's taking a brief break from the dance floor to cohost this year's CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock. The newly minted singer is sharing duties with country stars Taylor Swift and Kellie Pickler.Along with the three lovely cohosts, the four-day festival in Nashville is a nonstop parade of music and parties, featuring concerts by Billy Ray Cyrus, Faith Hill, Trace Adkins and Dwight Yoakam, among others. Night to Rock is taping during the festival, June 5-8, and is set to air Monday, September 8 at 9 pm/ET on ABC. Julianne's already got us glued to her moves during Dancing — will she get right into step with the girls of country music? — Anna DimondUse our Online Video Guide to spend some time with Julianne. read more
At Country Music Awards, Former Idols Shine | Party Central: The Latest Buzz from Your Favorite Stars | 5/21/2008
The Academy of Country Music Awards opened with a fitting song, Carrie Underwood's Vegas-inspired hit about a drunken night's nuptials, "Last Name."Underwood would go on to win Top Female Artist at the 43rd installment of the ACMAs at the MGM Grand Garden Arena May 18 in Las Vegas. Before the show, stars walked the orange carpet, many making a trip to a crowd of fans who waited hours in the record 104-degree heat to get an autograph. Kellie Pickler signed a copy of an American Idol CD given to her by a fan, laughing and holding it up for photographers. "I love what American Idol did for me," Pickler said. "But it goes fast."The very pregnant Nicole Kidman made a surprise appearance with her husband Keith Urban. The pair spent the most time with the fans, shaking hands and offering thanks to all those that were shouting their congratulations on her pregnancy. "Thank you, I feel good," Kidman told one well-wisher as she made her way from one side of the 20-foot, roped-off fan area to... read more
CMT Music Awards Honor Trace Adkins, Kellie Pickler | Today's News: Our Take | 4/15/2008
Trace Adkins and American Idol alum Kellie Pickler were among the big winners at Monday's CMT Music Awards. Pickler snagged the first three awards of her professional career for the video "I Wonder."Adkins won Best Video by a Male Artist for "I Got My Game On", while Taylor Swift took home Best Video by a Female Artist honors for "Our Song." — J.R. Whalen read more
Our Picks to Win This Year's CMA Awards! | TV Guide Interviews & Features | 11/1/2007
The annual CMA Awards is country music's big night, and this year's bash (airing Wednesday at 8 pm/ET, on ABC) includes performances by Rascal Flatts, Brooks & Dunn, the Eagles, Martina McBride and Carrie Underwood, among others. And, of course, there will be the trophies themselves, handed out in a dozen categories. Here's a guide to the major awards, along with our picks for the winners. Male Vocalist of the YearNominees: Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley, George Strait, Josh Turner, Keith ... read more
Carrie Underwood "Cheats" and Wins at CMT Awards | Today's News: Our Take | 4/17/2007
American Idol Carrie Underwood's "Before He Cheats" reaped video-of-the-year, female-video and best-director wins at Monday night's fan-voted 2007 CMT Music Awards. Other noteworthy winners included recent TVGuide.com interviewee Taylor Swift (her "Tim McGraw" grabbed breakthrough-video honors) and Sugarland (whose "Want To" topped the duo-video slot). read more

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Taylor Swift: TV Listings

Taylor Swift: Credits

Title	Year	Type
41st Annual CMA Awards (Performer)	2007	TV Show Series
Academy of Country Music Awards (Performer)	2007	TV Show Series
Academy of Country Music Awards (Performer)	2007	TV Show Series
Christmas in Rockefeller Center (Performer)	2007	TV Show Series
CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock (Performer)	2007	TV Show Series