Nobody Doesn't Like Taylor Swift
By now, we've all heard plenty about what Kanye West did Sunday night (Sept. 13). But what hasn't really been talked about enough is the audience response to Taylor Swift. It was beyond awesome. After West's little stunt, when Swift was trying gracefully to handle the situation, the crowd at the MTV Video Music Awards gave her a 20-second standing ovation (which looked like it may have started with Swift's fiddle player). It might have gone on even longer had the show not cut to a promotional video. With every clap, that audience seemed to be saying, "You go, girl. We have your back." And when that sweetheart Beyoncé brought Swift back out to the stage at the end of the night to try giving her acceptance speech again, the crowd gave her even more love. And it's important to note that Swift was not in Nashville, not at a country music awards show and not among her Music City peers. From what I could tell, she was one of the only country stars there. So she was out of her element at New York's Radio City Music Hall, and she was still embraced by the entire audience. I think that's very telling.
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Redmaz says:
Out of her element? Swift is a Pop Culture celebrity. This is right where she fits in. “out of her element” would be the AMA Honors and Awards or the IBMA awards.
Kate says:
Taylor handled it great…but Alison Taylor was definitely in her ‘music’ element…this is where she and her music belong.
Fearless will be #1 in 2009 says:
I agree with you Alison. It was beyond awesome to see the overwhelming support for Taylor last night.
The standing ovation which the entire audience gave Taylor was very moving. With the support given to her by Beyonce and others, I have no doubt that Taylor will leave this situation with happy memories.
Taylor is a lot tougher than she looks, and Kanye’s impulsive actions were not well thought out before he jumped on stage - so let us not over react!
KarenB says:
I don’t like Taylor Swift. Never have, Never will.
fiddlinJinTx. says:
These award shows are not about music.
Otherwise, all the awards would go to jazz,classical,bluegrass, and fusion players. These are the real musicians of the world.
This is a celebrity suck off…and Kanye is a rude little boy.
DixieGrl says:
I thought it was a most awesome gesture on Beyonce’s part to recall how SHE felt when she was younger and receiving her first award. She’s a lady in my book and all I have to say about the other guy - is “Kanye who?”
Ringo says:
both taylor and beyonce are class acts. kanye was the jerk, and everybody knows that.
also, i don’t think taylor was ‘out of her element’. she’s one of the biggest female musicians on the circuit right now.
JON says:
Beyonce gets my vote. She’s the true talent.
diane says:
Beyonce is a true lady..Taylor is a true teenager..Kanye is a true jerk..From what I understand he was escorted out of the building after the situation. I have read where people are wondering how he got onstage past security..because he is Kanye West……duh
Linda says:
Taylor Swift is a classy young woman and Kanye is a totally classless idiot who should crawl back into a hole! Taylor is #1 and Kanye is a big ZERO!
Grant says:
TBh i love taylor swift and i have yet to watch the show (UK) and i used to like Kanye west, but it just shows how deluded he is, last night wasnt a kanye west opinion show it was an awards show for poeple who vote for their favourite, the sooner he wakes up and realizes hes not the centre of the earth the better. Well Done Taylor you really deserved that award the video is brilliant.
Smack em’ says:
Kanye West is a Punk! He has always been a Punk! He will never make a worthwhile contribution to music or Society!
Cher says:
I don’t really like Taylor Swift’s music but i can’t condone Kanye West’s rant because of that fact. Kanye was totally out of line and showed that he’s just a miserable little boy who wants everything to go his way. Taylor didn’t deserve the way she was treated by Kanye and it was doubly sad because she’s still a teenager and sweet person overall - everyone can see that. Very humiliating for Taylor but she handled it like an adult.
Lori C. says:
Knowing Taylor, she’ll write a song out of this! I hope she slams that dude.
Debra says:
Regardless if you like Taylor or not, what Kanye did was completely wrong.
Barbara says:
Oh, how quickly we forget what intolerance and ignorance breeds hate and distrust. How very sad these comments are about denigrating someone’s talent because it is not your favorite genre`. Isn’t there room for all types of creative expression without this type of disrespect?
Rebbie says:
Taylor was right where she ought to have been: a pop awards show with other pop artists. And no, I don’t like her. Kanye may have been a pig but not everyone has to like this “country” artist.
Rebbie says:
And even if I dislike Taylor, her preformance was SPECTACULAR and worthy of Madonna’s presence.
Smack em’ says:
Taylor Swift is a Class Act! Her Career will have a Huge Impact on Country Music as we know it!
Nick says:
I don’t understand half of you people.
First off Justin, not all musicians have to have illegal drug addictions to be popular. In fact, thats why I like her in the first place. Taylor writes music simply for the joy of singing/performing and wants to share her music with the world. I, for one, am glad she chose to do that.
We already hate Kanye West, which leads to people to love to hate him.
Major props to Beyonce for letting Taylor get her moment. I amy not like her music, but what she did was classy.
Hip Hop Lover says:
@ Rich…Kanye West sooooooo loves fishsticks!
I’m no Swift fan, but she earned her moment. Swift’s video is better than Beyonce’s…there’s a concept, costume changes, co-star, etc.–the song is better, too! Bey’s just dancing in a black leotard in front of a white screen.
Plently of props to Beyonce for giving Swift her due shine. I’m not a Swift fan, but now I’m definitely a supporter because she reamined so composed and classy.
sparky says:
Apparently all the Love that was thrown out to Kanye when his Mom passed has been washed away in his heart. From last week’s outburst in the Congress to this award show outburst…people, let’s get back to a society of Morals & RESPECT. Whatever your opinion is and we all have a RIGHT to our opiion…let’s remember R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Cudos to Beyonce…her Mama raised her well. I hope Kanye can redeem himself and make this a teaching moment…But for now he needs to go get get a big, fat Time out!
Voice of Reason says:
Like Taylor? Like Beyonce? Like Kanye? It doesn’t matter in the grand scheme of things. Kanye was out of his element with all those classy people there. Beyonce showed just how classy she can be. And the audience out classed everyone by making Taylor welcome when she returned to the stage.
I am not a big fan of Taylor’s music, however everyone is entitled to basic human respect. I even believe that Kanye West is entitled to basic respect for the body of work he has produced, even though I do not listen to that particular genre. We are slowly losing respect for others and with that we also lose self respect and credibility. Bravo to Beyonce for acknowledging Taylor’s “Moment”.
I pray Kanye is able to find out why he he is such an angry person and get on the road to recovery before he ends up another hip hop statistic. Not too many people are feeling the love for him today!
Lacie says:
TeamTaylorSwift all the way!!!!Its ok that kanye expressed his opinion, but not when she was starting her speech, winning her first speech, snatching the microscope! Look for your own spotlight kanye! I would’ve burst out into tears right away!
cindy says:
DOSENT MATTER IF YOU LIKE HER OR NOT, I DONT CARE FOR HER MUSIC , BUT SHE DIDNT NEED TO BE TREATED THAT WAY, BY A NO CLASS PERSON. SHE DIDNT CHOOSE TO WIN, SHE WAS PICKED TO WIN!
BEYONCE HANDLED IT WITH CLASS, AS DID TAYLOR. THEY NEED TO BAN WEST FORM THESE EVENTS AS HE IS JUST A TROUBLE MAKER, WITH NO MANNERS
G.K.T. says:
Beyonce… you are one very classy lady.
You are right up there with the best of the best of ‘em!
You and Taylor handled yourselves with the manner and grace and esteem of REAL LADIES!
Our girls have something to look up too with the both of you. You showed us that you can put a real jackass in his place without stooping to their level. You are a real Class Act, Beyonce. I salute you!
meg says:
I say ban Taylor Swift from singing.
Alison says:
Everybody deserves their chance to shine, and to have that one moment where nothing could make them more happy and proud of themselves, and when Kanye West blurted his big mouth he completely destroyed that moment for Taylor. He doesn’t deserve an award at all! And sure, Beyonce is a great singer, and a great video artist, but Taylor won the award, and she earned it, and obviously Kanye will NEVER understand that.
John says:
Just for the record, I love Taylor and hate Kanye and think Beyonce is a class act for what she did. Keep up the record sales Taylor!
Alison says:
Meg you can keep your rude comments to yourself dearest. :)
Courtney says:
Although it it mentioned in the article, I don’t think enough praise is being given to the real star, Beyonce. What an absolute class act Beyonce was to take her moment and give it to Taylor Swift. Beyonce should be a model for all celebrities young and old!
P.S. Taylor you’re not a country singer you’re a pop singer. Leave the country to ladies like Faith and Kellie.
Hunter says:
i think Kanye West was a complete jerk, i think he is the skum of the earth and he needs to know that he is NOT god. His 15 minutes of fame are coming to an end. Taylor Swift and Beyonce are classy ladies and i love them both. Congradulations to the both of you on your well DESERVED awards
Rebbie says:
Kenny Chesney should’ve won for his videos! If you open doors to TayTay then let everyone else get nominated. What about Darius Rucker, his video for Alright is epic! I love the Boardwalk theme. I think Kanye and his music belongs in the nearest dumpster. As Beyonce–a classy, beautiful artist–sings in her cover of Sugarland’s Irreplaceable, “to the left, to the left, to the left.”
Hey! says:
SHE CANT SING!! DONT LIKE HER AND NEVER WILL!!!
Rebbie says:
Long live the King of Pop.
Courtney says:
Taylor could have thank you to Beyonce for letting her back up on the stage.
Rebbie says:
Oops, meant Julianne Hough’s “song in my head” for the Boardwalk theme! Mi malo.
Squirmey says:
I’m sorry. Not everybody likes Taylor Swift. That’s life. Everybody doesn’t like everybody. We all have our favorites. Beyonce showed she had class. Taylor should stay at pop. She isn’t country and it is not fair to others who are.
Rebbie says:
Courtney, I was thinking the EXACT same thing. Taylor def should have thanked Beyonce. Queen B didn’t have to give up her moment just because some teeny girl lost hers, so Taylor could’ve shown some gratitude.
D. Parrow says:
Taylor: We know who the mature one is now! It is not Mr. West!! You are Great!!!
Rebbie says:
Benny and the Jets.
Evan says:
Are You kiding me!!!!???? I HATE Kanye for that!!!! He should lose EVERY record deal he has and be fined over 1,000,000!!!!
kayko says:
Taylor did thank Beyonce,maybe you should watch all the coverage instead of coming to your own conclusions on what Taylor did. Beyonce is one classy lady and what she did, whether it was for Taylor or anybody else, my respect for her just grew immensley.
Jim In Powell, OH says:
Kanye was dead wrong, we all know that. Beyonce was a class act lady to bring her back. Taylor Swift really is a Teeny-Bopper who happens to have loads of talent and appeal. I look forward to seeing her mature as a performer and person just as Beyonce has done since her days with Destiny’s Child. She’s off to one heckuva start!
Victor says:
KarenB, Justin, Meg,Hey! - do you all belong to TeamKanye? you are bitter people just like him. I wonder why your parents raised you that way… and who cares if it’s country or pop, or if she belongs in any genre? it’s music… freaking imbeciles!!!!
Lala says:
Rachael you aren’t a little jealous are you?
Shawna says:
Taylor handled the situation with class and grace and Beyonce is a very gracious and thoughtful person. Both ladies are a great example of class and elegance.
Zack says:
First of all, let me get out of the way by saying that Taylor does not have ONE country bone in her body, not one. Pop music (if you wanna call it that) is where she belongs in!!! And I just wish she’d wake up and realize that!!!
And I second everything Squirmey said when (s)he said that Taylor isn’t country and that it’s not fair to others who are.
So having said that, even though I’m no fan of Taylor’s, at the same time, I believe what Kanye did to her at the VMAs last night was way out of line and totally uncalled for!!! I’ve never particularly cared for Kanye anyways, so you won’t see me buying his music anytime soon, either!!!
I also applaud Beyonce for giving Taylor her moment of glory and making it up to her!!!
goldie says:
taylor did thank beyonce when she hugged her!!! way to go taylor you are awsome!! maby you can write a great song out of this!!!
Racheal sucks says:
why is this on CMT anyway Taylor isn’t country?
B from the U says:
I cannot believe Kanye would even try something like that. If the only thing he is capable of is trying to steal the spotlight from a 19 year old girl, that says something about him. Beyonce was cool about the whole thing and letting Taylor go out and have her chance was HUGE! Taylor is the classiest and she handled it wonderfully. She deserves to be there at the VMAs for sure. She is one of the rare few that her music can reaches all area and genres of music. She is so talented and beautiful. This girl was meant for stardom. Kanye was so rude and ignorant with his actions and everyone has made it clear that nobody agreed with what he did. Keep it to yourself next time, poser.
tammy says:
Have any of you listened to “country music” lately? It doesn’t have to be the twangy old steel guitar stuff you’re thinking of. It’s not just about the sound of the music but also the soul of it. Any true country music fan knows that the roots and the soul are what matters and the majority of country doesn’t sound like it used to. The most rockin’ shows I’ve seen are “country”.
Taylor Swift is a great performer. She writes her songs from her heart and she exhibited an enormous amount of class in the way she handled Kanye’s retarded outburst. Beyonce was also wonderful by allowing Taylor that moment and Taylor DID thank her both then and also talked about what a wonderful person she was in an interview afterward.
It doesn’t matter WHAT they sing, it’s THAT they sing and without it, it would be a sad world.
KSemones says:
This kind of behavior is why I stopped watching MTV YEARS Ago… but I will say this “Beyonce… you are One Classy Lady for stepping aside and letting Taylor have her Moment!” As far as Kanye… “What Goes Around… Comes Around Kanye… I have not doubt that you will get what you Deserve!”
B.W. LaRoy says:
Thanks Big Al. Let’s roll Taylor.
D says:
I tell ya what they consider COUNTRY is pathetic nowdays, She is NOT country
bkb says:
beyonce was the great one, west was stupid and wrong, swift can’t sing but did handle it with grace and i give that to her.
buttercup says:
Taylor shouldn’t have been treated that way at all. I am not a fan of her or kanye. kayne was disrespectful and taylor needs to get used to it in the business she is in. she belongs in pop not country and needs to quit claiming she is country. she fits in the same teeni bopper category as miiley cyrus and ashley tisdale. if u can’t hang with the big dogs go home taylor!!!
DonAllens25 says:
Whoever said “I don’t like taylor swift, never have never will” You need a serious eye opener, I have a 13 year old sister and I would never be more proud for taylor swift to be the role model for my little sister! You need to think before you post stupid little comments like that!
Debra says:
How was Taylor Swift nominated with Beyonce and Pink???? I dont agree with the way Kayne did it but everyone is entitled to their opinion!!! Pink should have won anyway she wouldnt have taken that off him ! Taylor is not country either!!!
fluferfly says:
that was nice of beyonce.
GO TAYLOR! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TRACY says:
sick boy
He should be ban and may we alll
never ever buy,or listen to his music.
Radio stations should ban him.
Why make that A** money.
He should be ban
and I think the public would agree.
We do not want to see him anymore!
Taylorwho? says:
Kanye was definitely wrong, but how was Taylor classy? She stood there and allowed him to make a jerk of himself, took the mic, started whimpering and went backstage and cried. That sounds like a kid to me. The real class act was Beyonce.
drdjwu says:
Very nice observations, Alison, although maybe you should have called your piece, “Nobody Doesn’t Like Taylor Swift, Except Kanye West and the Usual Suspects on CMT Blogs”.
Taylor wasn’t hurt by this show at all. Already the biggest crossover artist since Shania and Garth, her popularity is bound to climb even higher. Beyonce’s as well. Wouldn’t want to be Kanye’s PR guy today though.
Let’s review. In her pre-show comments, Taylor says she has “no chance” of winning, because she’s a “country singer” and the competition is very strong. Typically, for Taylor … she wins! MTV Female Video of the Year. Ought to worth a sale or two.
Then Kanye gives her the sympathy vote. Alison’s right about what happened last night, and that outpouring of support for TS continued into today, with millions of tweets and posts, almost universally supporting Taylor and vilifying Kanje. Taylor’s image? She is the 19 year-old country princess who handled unexpected mortification with real grace and maturity. Bet Faith Hill is proud of her!
Next she shakes off a humiliation (that reportedly had her in tears) to give an,exciting, high-energy performance, while running through NYC subways and standing on the roof of Taxis — as opposed to booty-shaking, disemboweling, or dangling on a high wire while wearing pasties (the trapeze act WAS cool though!). Mothers vote now: Who was the preferred role model for your daughter last night?
She also receives fashion raves for a red carpet ensemble — some bloggers called it the night’s best — that emphasized class and style over bareness.
Then comes the warmest moment of the night, even eclipsing Madonna’s MJ tribute, as Taylor and Beyonce, two outstanding but very different artists, bond like sisters.
Yep, I think”Fearless” might have had a chance to go back up to #1 on the Billboard 200 except for the concurrent announcement that a deluxe version is coming out in Taylor n October.
Oh, and in her interrupted acceptance speech, Taylor once again proudly refers to herself as a “Country” singer. (Take that Redmaz!)
ShaunS. says:
Kanye, expressed the M.O. of most rap entertainers. A foolish jerk who needs his butt kicked and is not representing the music industry at all. I am not a huge fan of Ms. Swift but i do admire he not acting out in a rude manner like Kanye. Kanye, will never amount to much in records sells compared to Beyonce, Pink or Taylor Swift. He caters to that weird thug like attitude. Ice-T has more class than Kanye and so does other artist in that genre. He has that mad at the world vision because very few people take him and the likes of Jamie Foxx seriously! Kanye, couldn’t even be as great as Nelly even, let alone sale as many records at pace with coutry stars like Tim McGraw. He could never sell out a huge arena in 1 hour like Garth Brooks, George Strait and Kenny Chesney!! Enough with this didi about a loser named Kanye and that is probably not even his real name.
Tjanee says:
I have two points: You can’t call Kanye an N in one sentence and praise Beyonce in the next. If you’re going to make racist comments, you might as well be completely racist and in case you hadn’t realize it yet BEYONCE IS BLACK. Please don’t use one bad incident as a reason to generalize about all black people. Second, please don’t make generalizations about people in the hip-hop/r&b genre. There are some kind, intelligent, and talented artists in all generes. If you don’t want people to say that country singers and people who listen to country music are ignorant, backwoods, klan members who sleep with their sisters then don’t make nasty comments about others. Thanks! :-)
Jeff says:
you guys are all correct - Kanya has a right to his opinion and should have voted like the rest of us if he wanted to air it - Not to barge up on stage and be a complete jerk! I am not a Taylor Swift fan, but I became a huge Beyonce fan last night with her class. I will never listen or buy anything that K. West is associated with.
Terrye says:
Some of you people crack me up. Were you there? Did you see every single moment. I doubt it! How do you know Taylor didn’t thank Beyonce for sharing the stage. Maybe you didn’t see it on camera but you don’t know what happened later. I don’t care who you are or what your take is on who won. Being disrepectful to anyone at any time is not right. Everyone deserves respect you would only want the same if you were up there. So stop being haters and admit he was wrong and even if you don’t like her, her music or what ever show some respect. You don’t have to like the outcome you just have to show some respect.
Redmaz says:
..”Take that Redmaz”? What’s that supposed to mean? I’ve always accepted her as a “country” singer. She happens to be a Pop Country singer. She represents what Pop Country has become. However, she’s never been recognized in Americana/Roots Country. I’ve heard she’s considering an Alt.Country project. I for one believe in basic music fundamentals and genre description. My opinion is much different than the facts though…
To Jeff, to say you will never listen or buy anything that K. West is associated with. That now includes Swift and Beyonce. The new generation of Country Music is called Americana/Red Dirt, and to the person who thinks Pop Country started with Shania Twain helping out this generation…you might want to take some music history lessons….,
drdjwu says:
Taylor certainly did express her appreciation to Beyonce… with hugs, and with post show comments (some of which is being shown by CMT right now on their video coverage of last night.) She was quoted, in the press room after the show, as saying: “I didn’t think I could love Beyonce any more than I already did. Then tonight happened.”
Given the time constraints … and the fact that she hadn’t had time to say her thank you’s earlier … and the fact that everyone had enough psychodrama for one night …I think that was an appropriate time, place and way to thank her.
One last thing. Here’s a shout out to “Tjanee” and “ImTheBiggestFanEver4MissCarrieUnderwood”. It’s always nice to find people –on these often-polarized TS blogs —
who are voices of reason, rationality and fairness, whether they are TS fans or not.
drdjwu says:
Redmaz, I was just having a little fun, I respect your musical knowledge and tastes. I do admit I read your opening comment too quickly and misread “AMA” as “AMC” and got the sense you were consigning her to the VMA’s.
Personally,I don’t believe the VMA is really her element; and if that were true, then about 50-to-70% of Nashville should have to go with her.
ACG says:
I think some of ya’ll are ridiculous, everyone has their opinions. This isn’t a matter of whether she’s country or not, or even what country is or isn’t anymore. The fact is time changes and the music changes with it. Either you like a genre or you don’t, you like a singer or you don’t. Who cares? Why is it so important that people must argue about it?
As to Taylor Swift, she handled this situation very maturely in my opinion, not on stage but in the interview afterward. Obviously on stage she was stunned, I think most people would be. But in the interviews afterward when asked about her opinion of Kanye West she made it clear she wasn’t going to speak ill of him or the situation. She focused on the positive. Maybe some of ya’ll on here should take note.
As to Beyonce what she did was a very Generous and Classy thing to do, and I for one have to say “Well Done!”.
Obviously Kanye West did a very rude thing and as one celeb put it “it’s like stepping on a kitten” very immature and not thought out. But how many others have done this and then gotten extra attention because they did something that people noticed. This is not the type of person we want as a role model for our kids, and I personally hope that people take a look at this and think twice before letting their kids listen/watch just anything.
susan says:
I agree with “drdjwu” on just about everything that he said. My 15 year old daughter used to drive me nuts listening to someone called “Taylor Swift” on a cd in my car on the way to school. Then I happened to see Taylor Swift on a couple of award shows, etc. and realized what a descent, beautiful person she was, inside and out. I don’t complain anymore at all about Taylor being a role model for my teen. Beyonce’ showed real class and is also a nice person but even my teen said that the clothing and dancing was that of a role model. Other than that, she seems like a good person and it brought tears and chills to see her compassion for Taylor. As for Kanye, never heard of him before and will be glad if I never hear of him again!
MySide says:
I am not sure why anyone would say that it was humiliating for Taylor. She did what she should have done; she let Kanye humiliate himself as he usually does. She is class act and other performers recognize that.
Joey says:
What Kanye did was wrong but this was not the first time he has interrupted an awards ceremony. He is very disrespectful to people. If you watch footage from last night’s red carpet, he was drinking. Not a good thing to let them carry a bottle of liquor down the red carpet. I do not like Taylor Swift’s music but she or anyone did not deserve what he did but as the saying goes..there is no bad publicity. This should be put to rest. I don’t think Taylor will have any lasting scars from it.
Vina says:
I feel bad for her, but I still think her music is atrocious.
Tierney says:
I feel very bad for Taylor swift she did not and does not deserve that crap. Caine needs to settle down and get a life.
kayko says:
itwasstaged, I guess you didn’t hear the news from Kayne himself on the Jay Leno show. Your attempts to continue to put Taylor in a bad light speaks volume’s on how mean-spirited some people can be. It’s good to see Kanye take responsibility for his actions.
jeremy09 says:
I don’t like her pop music, but she shouldn’t of had that happen.
With that said how many possible blogs and news stories could you have on TS in two days, this is ridiculous.
There are other things going on in country music.
Put it all in one blog or news story and get over it. Her label is going to ride this all the way to yet again another TS rerelease of an album. Her label is drowning her.
Joshua says:
I Like It.
Suzanne says:
What Kanye did was wrong and I feel Bad for her.
But I do not think she could sing she is on the View
now and her vocals are so bad she would not even make
the cut for American Idol.I love
Cuntry music but she is no Carrie Underwood. I got to
change the channel she’s singing another song.
Kristy says:
Taylor is country and other country artist call her their own.
Here’s an excerpt from the o/c (we’ve heard the rest of the story so this is just the tag on the end):
Taylor’s fellow country stars rallied in support. Blake Shelton tweeted, “Sorry y’all but we’re just a little bit protective of Taylor Swift around here!! Hey Kanye .. By around here, I mean the world!! Moron ?”
Love and Theft tweeted, “Kanye when’re you gonna figure out you’re NOT the “voice of our generation?” No one thinks you’re as awesome as you’re convinced you are.”
Gloriana tweeted, “congratulations sweetheart! Keep ur head up. We love u!”
Two Foot Fred posted one of the funniest tweets: “When I run into Kanye West at the next awards show we are both at, I am gonna run over his [A word] with my scooter ?
SERIOUSLY!”
This is just a few…
Suzanne says:
Do you know any country star thet will come out and say she sings la crap. Even if some think she does.
Joshua says:
How was your day?
Keisha says:
Taylor should have had her moment the first time. Kanye is a jerk! it was wrong. Goodluck Taylor!
georgia says:
Beyounce you are a wonderful person that was good of you to do that for taylor may God always be with you i would like to thank you myself your great you are a true artist
dave says:
Taylor you keep up the GREAT work my daughters love your music your keepin country music alive with the younger generation
countryiscool says:
Alison, hate to burst your bubble, but there ARE people who DON’T necessarily care for Taylor. That’s ok, because I know you like Taylor enough to make up for the loss of those who don’t.
That said, Taylor didn’t deserve the obnoxious, shabby treatment from kanye & Beyonce showed real class.
Patty says:
You would think this guy would learn the lesson of “There is a time & and a place”. If I recall correctly, he made a public spectacle of his opinion after hurricane Katrina when a live show was being aired to raise money for victims. Instead of following the script that was given to him he shot his mouth off publicly and on a live show that couldn’t allow for his personal speech to be cut by the shows exec’s. The really sad part of it all is that this man is allowed to continue to be part of productions where actual artists are asked to contribute and be honored by fans.
I respect Taylor for staying so collected and Beyonce just gained another fan for her graciousness in getting Taylor back on stage so she could make her acceptance speech like she should have been able to in the first place.
Clint says:
If you dont like her, quit reading posts with her name all over it.
The young generation runs the music scene now, face it, 13-19 year olds ultimately decide the next American Idol…they’re the biggest viewing age.
The young generation downloads music from the internet and buys most of the albums. The music industry is no longer about ART, its about MONEY.
Fine, let the pop music get all the glory and recognition, hate to say it, without the “pop/country” artists, country music has no remaining top 20 talent and will once again, head to the rear of the charts. Taylor, Carrie, Rascal Flatts, Kenny, Keith, and Brad reinvented country in the past 4 years and country is now in the top 3 most downloaded genres on the internet.
Country isnt what it was in 1985, its 2009, WELCOME TO THE FUTURE YA’LL!
ITWASSTAGED says:
Steven, sorry but this is the BEST thing that ever happened to her. Look at the publicity and sympathy she got.
CountryRocksTaylorswiftisterriblethough says:
Apparently, Nobody who works for CMT knows grammar very well.
Jason Arnold says:
Hey Taylor Swift I whould love to walk in your shoe but I am afraid I might break my heel figure of speach!I whould just love to walk in your foot steps!!You are so good lookin in red!!So does Beyonce u go gril!!
Babygirl says:
it was no suprise to me when everyone took taylors side and showed her love because everyone loves her. when kanye did that to her everyone in my dorm went crazy they were pist at him and wht makes it even worse is beyonce won best video of the YEAR so she didnt even have to go through that. but i knew b wouldnt let the night end without saying something about it im glad she did because now shes not the only country singer to get a vma but shes the only country singer to give an acceptance speech when beyonce is suppost to give hers.
nea says:
what kanye did was disrespectful.
glad that most of the audience on that award show supported taylor swift and didn’t condone kanye’s actions.
there should be a backlash on kanye’s career so that he will learn and learn to shut up.
you may like or not like taylor swift as an artist/country singer, but what kanye did to her was wrong. no one should be disrespected like that.
Taylorwho? says:
Yep nea, it was wrong, but it won’t hurt Taylor in the long run. In fact she will benefit greatly from it. It’s called sympathy.
drdjwu says:
No, Taylorwho?, it’s called admiration for the talents of a classy 19-year-old phenomenon who became the FIRST Country singer EVER, male or female, to win a VMA! Her poise and character as a role model sure don’t hurt, but Kanye’s rudeness came AFTER she won the award, not before.
drdjwu says:
Excuse me, Taywho?, is there some fact you dispute? Could it be you are really in that much denial? Tell me what part you think is wrong.
Taylorwho? says:
Do you honestly think that she and daddy won’t milk this sympathy for all it’s worth? How many blogs already about it? How bout just this site. It’s ridiculous to think that she won’t benefit from this.
kayko says:
Taylorwho, Taylor said Monday that Kayne West sounded very sincere, and she accepted his apology, after his telephone call to her. Sounds to me like she has put the incident to rest, why can’t you.
drdjwu says:
The cynical mind will look at anything and find secret motives and dark plots, but it’s a mystery to me how you can try to spin this as something contrived by Taylor and Dad. IT was NEWS the moment Kanye pulled his ridiculous stunt — check the 10,00 stories on the internet — but to imply that Taylor’s Dad is behind all those stories is so absurd! I repeat –she won fans because of how she handled it AND because she is the first Country in HISTORY to win a VMA!
Taylorwho? says:
True, committed, dedicated country artist shouldn’t EVER win a VMA. If she wants to rub elbows with the likes of Kanye, she’ll get what she deserves. A country artist would never treat her like that.
drdjwu says:
“Taylorwho?”, if you scroll back up to my Sept.14th, 7:54pm comment, you will see I stated Taylor would benefit from this awkward moment, even before you did, and I gave reasons why.
What I object to in your statement is the description that Taylor and her dad are going to “milk this sympathy for all its worth”. That is simply cynical, and (typically for your comments on Taylor) attempts to smear a pejorative connotation on a situation for which Taylor deserves nothing but positives.
How are they going to “milk it?” Is Taylor going to cry a lot? (Didn’t look like it on “The View” where she refused to dis Kanye, nor in her statement a short time later when she accepted his apology.)
Yes, there have been been CMT blogs galore. Story took off like wildfire from sea to shining sea, every major newspaper carried multiple accounts and editorials. Are you implying the Swift’s had something to do with that?
And do you actually think “sympathy” leads to album sales? DO you? Really??? Me, I’m pretty sure it’s because people like your music, or think you’re cool. Admiration.
Despite her status as the top-selling artist of recent years, Taylor played to an audience that wasn’t familiar with her, one that doesn’t normally listen to Country Music. Those people saw a Country Star win at the VMA for the first time EVER, THEN become a wild blond blur of energy in a red dress dancing on a taxi cab. Just guessing, but I think a good number of new Taylor fans were born.
Taylor won the award BEFORE (not because of) Kanye’s tantrum, and the way she comported herself just made her even more likable as a person and role model. Do you think if Taylor had screamed racial epithets, drop-kicked Kanje, then rolled around the floor crying hysterically for 10 minutes, and cried right through her performance, she would have been viewed as positively?
You say she will benefit from “sympathy”. I say she will benefit from “admiration” for her “talent” (the award and her performance) and her “class, poise and character”.
drdjwu says:
I agree, Taylorwho?, Country artists wouldn’t treat Taylor like Kanye did. Most have a lot of respect for her. There are unfortunately a small handful of Country “fans” who might make her want to “rub elbows with Kanye”.
And Taylor is 19. Why shouldn’t she be attracted to the music of her generation as well as Country? That’s how music progresses, different influences being melded by influential artists like Taylor. Ever hear of Rockabilly and the Blues and a guy named Elvis and Rock n’ Roll? Frankly, I think MOST Country artists have little problem having crossover appeal for what they do. Hank and Johnny didn’t, neither do Reba and Loretta and Tim and George.
Taylorwho? says:
drd, she doesn’t appear to know what she wants to do. Act? Write? Sing? (oh please NO), Rock? Pop? Direct? Produce? You know, a jack of all trades is a master or none.
drdjwu says:
TaylorWho? Are you getting a little desperate to find something to criticize? Master of none??? What has she failed at?
Writing? That’s what she is first and foremost, a songwriting prodigy. All those great songs and chart-topping hits she wrote at the age of 13 trough 18 for her FIRST TWO albums!! Who has a better track record? The Beatles? Not after the first 2 albums they didn’t!
Singing? Sure sells A LOT of albums, gets A LOT of rave performance reviews, wins A LOT of female vocalist awards. Maybe you don’t like her voice, too bad. You can decide you don’t like her singing, but the numbers are waaay in her favor. She sure hasn’t FAILED at it in any way that would matter to a record company or her fans!
Producer? Yep, got an award for that, too, for co-producing FEARLESS.
Acting? Her comic talents were on display in the opening for the CMA show, and her video for “You Belong to Me” showed a real talent for romantic comedy.
She also designs and orchestrates a mean concert tour. She could give a lecture on building an internet following.
Rock, Pop, Country… who cares as long as its Taylor music? Maybe she’ll merge all 3, throw in a little emo, maybe turn the country and pop music scene upside down she has SO MANY DREAMS … and they keep coming true! And she’s only 19!
Try Taylor of all Trades and master of them all! (Did I mention she’s a great role model and person, too?) The more you criticize, the better Taylor gets.
Taylorwho? says:
She’s won NO vocalist awards. Sorry, nice try. And sales come from marketing. Britney Spears also sells a lot of albums
drdjwu says:
Please check your facts. Taylor won the ACM Top New Female VOCALIST Award in 2007, the same year she won the CMA Horizon Award. In 2008, she won the Teen Choice Award for favorite Female Recording Artist.
In between, she has been one of the select few nominated for CMA’s Female Vocalist in both 2008 and 2009. Even being one of the final few nominated would be pretty surprising for someone who “can’t sing”, doncha think?
Then we have all those album and song of the year awards which, gee, have her SINGING on them. (OH,I know, I know, they sneak in other people to sing sing her songs for her, or auto-tune her, blah-bah-blah, and you KNOW because you were hiding in the room or something. PLEASE! MAKE UP SOMETHING NEW!)
drdjwu says:
And Taylor started off with LESS marketing than most new artists have.
Swift is no Disney product, had no American Idol buzz,had no major label pushing her. Since she’s become so popular, a snowball effect has come into play that makes marketing easy — everybody wants to hear and talk Taylor — EVEN YOU apparently, haha!
Hey, if marketing is all it takes and is so easy, why don’t you go be a superstar too?? Do it, do it!!
Taylorwho? says:
The ACM is for NEW vocalist. No competition. Horizon is new ARTIST, teen choice is fan voted FAVORITE, not BEST. Have you ever heard about politics? Apparently not.
drdjwu says:
Now you are just hiding behind semantics.Are you saying that a “New” Vocalist award is not a vocalist award?? I believe your last post said she won “no vocalist awards”.
And what does “no competition” mean? Are you saying there were no other new female country vocalists in 2007? Sorry, nice try, but you simply made an incorrect statement. Are you incapable of admitting that?
And HORIZON is best new RECORDING ARTIST — same thing as “singer” in my book! Teen choice FAVORITE recording artist is the same thing as the BEST one, and the one they are going to BUY!
So you’re going to blame politics now? Tell us more. What politicians are pulling strings for Taylor? These conspiracy theories are always so much fun.
Shirley Mason says:
The ACM is for NEW ARTIST. The Horizon is for NEW ARTIST and a teenager’s choice means nothing. You’re reaching. She has won ZERO vocal awards. Taylorwho is correct. Taylor has absolutely no awards by the industry for her voice, and chances are very slim that she ever will. She’s a horrible singer, and I think everyone who is not a fan knows that. That’s why her non-fans are so vocal. It’s not that they hate her, but they are not fans because she does not deserve her spot in the limelight. Personally I like a lot of different singers, and can tell you who is better than whom. Taylor is not even on the list of good singers
drdjwu says:
The specific title of the ACM award was then and still is:
“TOP NEW FEMALE VOCALIST
In 2007, it went to Taylor.
Go onto the ACM website, click on awards, click on nominees, scroll down. Then come back and admit you made a mistake.
Taylor HAS won vocalist awards, and she has also been among the select few nominated for best vocalist every year since 2007. Google Taylor’s name,go to Wikipedia, click on awards, you’ll see them.
Try as you may, you’re NOT going to convince people with semantics. There is virtually no difference between “Recording Artist” and “Singer” in the lingo of the music business. Go call up a recording studio, tell them you have someone who can’t sing but they’d like to be a recording artist; see what happens next.
As for your rude remarks about teenagers, teenagers popularized the Beatles, Elvis Presley, I think you disrespect their taste unfairly. As for your rude remark about Taylor’s fan, she has GREAT fans — and A LOT OF THEM!! They don’t really care what you think.
drdjw says:
Oh, yes, almost forgot, thanks for the condescending offer to tell me which singers are “better”, but it really isn’t needed. I actually have A LOT of professional experience in that area.
I’m particularly good at spotting unknown up-and-comers who will be huge — proud to say I called that for Taylor within weeks of her debut album being released. To have that knack, you usually have to be able to recognize the special genius of people who break the mold a little bit. That’s your real problem with Taylor — she doesn’t fit into your little predetermined ideas of what a”good singer” should be, so you dis and dismiss her.
You know, that’s the same thing that giant record label tried to do. Trouble is, Taylor isn’t going anywhere.
But don’t worry, Simon Cowell has the same problem — the two of you would have passed on John Lennon and Bob Dylan.
Enjoy your list of singers though!
countrygal says:
Ok, Lady Gaga wears the weirdest get-ups I have ever seen! LOL! But props to Beyonce, and props to Taylor to!
countrygal says:
I would also like to say, that the next upcoming CMA award should DEFENITLEY nominate Taylor Swift for Entertainer of the year, and she should MOST DEFENITLEY WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
goldie says:
taylor has a great voice and suit’s her unique style!!!! she is soooooooooooooooo great at getting the lyrics in your heart and making you feel the same way she did when wring the song or going through it!!! taylor is a awsome entertainer on stage and off ,cd’s areselling like no tommorrow, video’s and songs breaking records left and right and setting new records!!!! I say for anyone in the music biz that is AWSOME BY A YOUNG WOMAN WHO IS ONLY 19 AND WILL ONLY GET BETTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
barb b says:
will see
goldie says:
YES WE WILL WON’T WE!! LET’S SEE WHO WILL EAT THEIR WORDS RIGHT BARB!
star says:
I love taylor swift and she has had a awsome year!!!!!!!!!!! you are up for so many awards this year and you deserve all of them!!!cma voters where right on to give you a eoty nomination Iam pretty sure you will TAKE that one and cd and video, I love to see you take fv but if you don’t I would like reab or martina to win. have a great rest of your AWSOME tour!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!