Read what bloggers are saying about Taylor Swift. We scan music blogs around the world for mentions of this artist.
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Project X Plays with Some Of "Our Favorite Things" [Project X]
by Idolator
"As part of Idolator's continuing effort to geekily analyze every music chart known to man, we present a new edition of Project X, in which Michaelangelo Matos breaks down rankings from every genre imaginable. In this installment, he talks about the way experimental-music quarterly Signal To Noise broke free from..."
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Also, You Win a Truck!
by Heart on a Stick
"What an awkward, phony-looking production this Nashville Star thing is. I guess it's been on for years - hello, Miranda Lambert (and...um... um...) - but either they retooled it for its network debut and stuff hasn't settled, yet, or it's just perpetually creaky and ham-handed. I was hoping for something sort..."
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Radio, RIAA Fight While Their Industry Burns [The Biz]
by Idolator
"The battle over royalties continues between everyone's favorite lobbying groups, the National Association of Broadcasters and the Recording Industry Association of America. The RIAA, not surprisingly, would like radio stations to cough up more cash to major labels in exchange for the joy of broadcasting the new Puddle of Mudd..."
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Wal-Mart Talks Money With AC/DC, Prepares To Slash Shelf Space Even More [The New Model]
by Idolator
"Ubiquitous American retailer Wal-Mart got a fair amount of press for its status as "one of the few remaining chain stores selling music" today, with stories in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal about its upcoming music strategy. But the WSJ gets the scoop: Wal-Mart's next store-exclusive..."
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Usher Stands Tall, But Mariah Teeters Over Him [Who Charted]
by Idolator
"Usher's Here I Stand was widely expected to take the top spot on this week's albums chart, and it did. But its seemingly endless promotional blitz, which stretched from Dancing With The Stars to the morning shows and back to crazytown, resulted in 443,000 sales—a respectable total when you think..."