In Tune with Taylor Swift
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Young Hollywood chats with young country music artist Taylor Swift, as she tells us what it feels like to be nominated for her first Grammy. At only seventeen years old, Taylor Swift is the first female solo artist in country music history to write or co-write every song on a platinum-selling debut CD. She is also the #1 country artist on Myspace with over 30 million song streams. Taylor also tells us how young aspiring musicians can get their music heard through sources like Myspace and the Internet. Hosted by Michelle Marie.
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Welcome to YoungHollywood. com. Hey, Young Hollywood, I'm Michelle Marie here with Taylor Swift. You are 17 years old, you're just about to celebrate your 18th birthday. Your album's going double platinum and you just got nominated for a Grammy. It's the best week ever.
I seriously am freaking out right now. I can't believe that I even got to be in the same room with Fergie and Akon and it's just so exciting to me. I can't even explain it.
What does it winning a Grammy mean to you?
I think if I won, I would just start like balling my eyes out and freak out.
Well, you started out basically like promoting your music on MySpace.
MySpace has always been such a huge deal for me because I just kind of created MySpace like it was my personal MySpace. Not like it was something my promotion team at my label like made up. So it's really exciting that people have wanted to be my friend on MySpace.
Have you had any interesting fan moments?
We've had some tattoos. I was at a signing in a Walmart. This woman walked up and was like, "Here, sign my stomach. I'm going to get a tattoo." I'm like, "You are know you're not." So I signed really big, obnoxiously big. And she came back later with it tattooed on.
How do you think the internet has been changing your uh musical career?
I think the internet is the future of the music industry. It's really um inevitable. I think if we put more effort into internet, it'll help us more. Hey, I'm Taylor Swift and you're watching the fabulous Young Hollywood.
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- Michelle Marie
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- Fergie
Mentioned by Taylor Swift as a fellow Grammy nominee
- Akon
Mentioned by Taylor Swift as a fellow Grammy nominee
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