Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2013

Angels. Lingerie. Costumes. Taylor Swift. What an unlikely combination – or so we thought. Taylor was the headlining performer, along with Fall Out Boy, A Great Big World, and Neon Jungle. Taylor and VS Angel Lily Alderidge caused the entire swiftie fandom to freak out by posting pictures together backstage at the show while it was filming. The new BFFS seemed to have a lot of fun together and with model Cara 

Delevingne. The models also did lip sync video to "I Knew You Were Trouble" which was super cute (watch it here). 

So exactly how did Taylor become a part of the show? Well according to Ed Razek, the Chief Marketing Officer of Limited Brands, it all occurred while having dinner with Angel Lily Alderidge. He mentioned how great it would be to have Taylor perform at the show and Lily revealed that both she and Tay live in Nashville and are friends. She sent Tay a note and Taylor agreed to do it. 

Before the show Taylor stunned in a sparkly floral mini. 

Taylor opened the show along with Fall Out Boy joining them in singing their hit song “My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark.” It was glorious and you can check it out here. She rocked the British flag in a sexy high lo dress and adorable top hat. Needless to say she was perfect and FOB was wonderful.

She returned to the stage for the final “scene” and performed “I Knew You Were Trouble.” She changed the song up slightly with an incredible high note that made a fantastic song an incredible song (watch here). She wore a bedazzled mini dress that was gorgeous. It was hard to tell if she was one of the models or not. Speaking of models, she and the Angels had some fun on stage, walking together or slapping butts in typical girl fashion. It was really fun to watch and clearly the models (all except 1) loved having her there. 

After the show the Angels/Models were having their “class” picture taken. During the photo session the models called out Taylor and asked her to join them. Taylor’s reaction? “What? Me?” The photographer’s answer: “Who can say no to Taylor swift?” and with that we have this picture:

 

Taylor's 24th Birthday

It's official: the queen is 24 years old.

Taylor spent her birthday in Australia this year and from the looks of it, she had a lot of fun. She hung out with her band, dancers, and other friends at a party in a rose garden. One of the most notable friends in attendance was Lorde. Taylor shared quite a few pictures of her special day with swifties every where, and a lot of these shots include roses. This has lead to a lot of speculation in the fandom about whether or not roses have something to do with the upcoming 5th album. I guess we'll know for sure soon enough.

               Here they are playing with sparklers:

One of the beautiful centerpieces (notice there are no red roses...):

Gorgeous.

What a beautiful group of ladies:

The whole gang:

// All pictures belong to Taylor Swift and were taken from her Instagram

13 Fun Facts - December

HAPPY SWIFT DAY! This is the LAST 13 Fun Facts post until the new year and I for one am so excited. So let's learn a few new things about our idol:


1. It took four write throughs to come to the version of “Our Song” we know

2. Taylor has said that she doesn’t understand why famous people say they have no boss because for her, the fans are her bosses, because they decide how much an album sells or if a show sells out

3. Taylor once ate an entire bowl of Tootsie Rolls in a salon while getting a pedicure

4. Every song on the standard Speak Now album made it on the Billboard hot 100

5. Taylor wrote and recorded “The Best Day” while on tour with Brad Paisley in the summer of 2007

6. Safe & Sound went to number 1 on iTunes in 13 hours

7. “The Story of Us” was the last song recorded for Speak Now

8. Taylor wrote “Long Live” on the last show of the Fearless tour in a hallway

9. Taylor’s favorite fan gifts are the ones for Meredith

10. She has 14 entries for the 2014 Guinness Book of World Records

11. The only place Taylor will read celebrity news about herself or others is in Rolling Stone Magazine

12. Taylor says straight hair and bangs are her comfort zone

13. Her favorite red lipstick right now is Aqua Rouge No. 8 by Makeup Forever


The quote of the month is just this: Happy Birthday Taylor, we love you.

CMA Awards 2013

The CMA Awards were a great night all around. Taylor walked away with 4 awards total; 1 of those awards being the most prestigious award the Country Music Association has to offer – The Pinnacle Award. We will talk more about that later.

Lets start with her look of the night.

• Her dress. Her dress was so beautiful. I loved that she wore red, and all of the detail on it made me think of Christmas (which is her favorite holiday). 
  
• Her hair. Her hair reminded me of her hairstyle at the Oscars. That look is fantastic on her, although I do miss the fairy tale princess up dos. 
  
• Her makeup. Flawless. 
  

Now let’s discuss the highs and lows of the night:

• Taylor’s Awkward Award Show Dancing. It was as awkward as ever! I love watching her dance, it makes me dance along at home.
• Brad & Carrie. They were epic all night long. From fake feuds, ObamaCare, and remixing “Blurred Lines,” and saying Luke Bryan twerks they didn’t miss a beat
• Brad saying this to Taylor, ““Taylor, you’ve grown up right before our very eyes,” Brad said. “And I want to thank you from a grateful industry, for never once humping a teddy bear or gyrating with Beetle Juice. I really appreciate it. I know that’s not easy.”
• Taylor’s face when Brad thanked her
• Taylors face when Florida Georgia Line thanked her in their acceptance speech
• Carrie Underwood’s performance and clothes
• Brad’s “beetle juice” outfit
• Luke Bryan & Florida Georgia Line’s performance
• Taylor's special performance of "Red" with her special guests 
• 
• The single greatest highlight of the night however was Taylor accepting the Pinnacle Award. The video they put together for her was out of the water incredible, and her face showed it. The looks on her family’s face as she accepted this award was enough to make anyone cry. Not to mention the proud looks on Rascal Flatt’s, Brad Paisley, Keith Urban, George Strait, Tim McGraw, and Faith Hill’s faces. Everyone was so proud of her. Even on the video: Ethel Kennedy, Keith Urban, Vince Gill, Mick Jagger, Julia Roberts, Reese Witherspoon, Justin Timberlake, and Ellen Degeneres all looked incredibly proud of our girl. She really has accomplished something incredible. Only 1 other person has EVER won this award and she is the 1st woman and the youngest recipient. I love how in her acceptance speech, she turned it on the people standing on stage with her. Everyone up there was someone she had opened for, and she thanked each of them and shared something that each person/group taught her about performing. We owe them an awful lot. She is living proof of what can happen when we admit we don’t know everything about something and when we study those who are great at what they do. Now she is up in the “legend” status of country music. I also love that she thanked us. I mean she always thanks us, but this time it was different. She knew we did this for her simply by buying a cd or going to a concert. She knows that she wouldn’t be where she is without us, and we know that we wouldn’t be where we are without her. That is a powerful relationship. 
  

Now for the lows:

• The “fued” between Darius Rucker and Julianne Hough who had just been in the news for her infamous blackface incident. That was a poor choice indeed.
• Kacey Musgraves looked pissed when Miranda Lambert won female vocalist. Way to be a sore loser. I liked her until that. Taylor, Carrie, and Miranda always support each other no matter who wins and if Kacey wants to be one of the legendary women of country music then she needs to drop the attitude and learn to play nice and genuinely support her fellow artists

Overall, this was a great award show.



Taylor won: Event of the Year for “Highway Don’t Care”, Video of the Year for “Highway Don’t Care,” International Artist Achievement Award, and The Pinnacle Award.

Watch Tay win the Pinnacle Award again right here.

13 Fun Facts - November

Happy Swift Day everyone (belated – sorry)!! Here are the 13 Fun Facts for November:



1. Our Song and Tim McGraw are about the same person

2. Only 1 other person has ever won the CMA Pinnacle award and that was Garth Brooks. Tay is the first female to win it

3. Scott Swift used to be a financial advisor for Merrill Lynch

4. Taylor loves chandeliers

5. Her favorite Disney movie is The Lion King

6. She thinks the lyrics to “Cold As You” are among the best she’s ever written

7. One of her bodyguards is named Bobby

8. The music video for “Teardrops On My Guitar” was filmed in 1 day

9. Taylor says the dresses are her “comfort zone” when it comes to clothes

10. The only time Tay feels insecure about her clothes is if she thinks she is underdressed

11. Sometimes Taylor attends Crosspoint Church in Nashville for Sunday services

12. Garth Brooks daughters have seen Taylor in concert

13. Taylor likes to think a good book and a good concert are the same, because they both let you escape for a little while

The Quote of the Month for November is a line from "Story of Us." "The battle's in your hands now, but I would lay my armor down if you said you'd rather love than fight." 

I think everyone has been in a relationship where it seemed like only one person was truly invested. The other person was always upset about something or looking for a fight. This line is where she lays it all out there and tells this person (JM) that its on him and if he wants to fix it to let her know. Obviously we know this person didn't, but the right one will. 

We love you guys, have a great month! 

<3 C & C 

13 Fun Facts - October

Happy Swift Day everyone!! Here are the 13 Fun Facts for October:



1. Taylor is trying to say “like” less because she thinks it makes her sound like she’s 17

2. At the end of the Fearless tour, Taylor gave yearbooks to all her dancers, backup singers, and band mates

3. Taylor loves cheerios because they make her feel like she’s 5 again

4. RED Tour tickets have sold 50% faster for the O2 in London than 1 Direction’s tickets

5. You can see most of Nashville from Taylor’s apartment

6. Taylor bought Austin his first cell phone so he could keep in touch with her on the tour

7. She thinks the ultimate theme song for prom would be “Time After Time”

8. Taylor edited the “I’m Only Me When I’m With You” music video herself on a Macbook

9. The first time Andrea let Taylor experiment with makeup, she put black eye shadow all the way up to her eyebrow

10. Taylor likes to look up odd medical facts

11. Once Taylor was in a car accident and the other driver asked her for her autograph

12. Taylor tried out for the basketball team in middle school

13. There was free WiFi for the RED Tour audiences to use during the shows

Quote of the month: 

"Just because there's a hurricane going on around you, doesn't mean you have to open the window and look at it."

This is so true. For every storm in your life, keep on living. Don't just dwell on it, that doesn't fix anything. 

13 Fun Facts - September

Happy Swift Day everyone! I can’t believe it is September already! Yesterday was the 5 year anniversary of the “Love Story” music video; I still can’t believe it’s been 5 years since the video came out. Anyways, without further ado here are our 13 Fun Facts of the month:

1) Liz Rose is the first co-writer Taylor worked with

2) Carlos Pena of Big Time Rush tweeted that he was going to buy RED after watching Taylor’s 2012 AMA performance

3) Tim McGraw asked Taylor to be a part of “Highway Don’t Care” via text message

4) When Taylor’s first CMA award arrived in the mail, she invited Abigail over and they opened it together

5) A radio DJ once called Taylor “fearless” in 2007

6) The kids in the “Everything Has Changed” music video are named Alison and Christopher which are also Taylor and Ed’s middle names

7) Taylor’s favorite thing about Meredith is her ears

8) Taylor sold her unreleased song “Being With My Baby” to Australian country singer Shea Fisher

9) Her singing voice is classified as an Alto

10) She drinks so much water that the Agency makes fun of her for it

11) Country singer Miranda Lambert loves the album RED

12) Taylor saves most of the money she earns

13) Her favorite brand of boots is Liberty Boots

The quote of the month is: “Just because as human beings, what we can't have is what we replay in our head over and over again before we go to sleep.”

In this quote Taylor was talking about heartbreak and why she writes a lot about breakups. I see her point. When you thought you had something but you no longer have it, it almost becomes more desirable. How many relationships have you played over and over in your head after they had ended? I certainly have.

VMAs 2013

Last night was the VMAs and boy was it eventful and slightly disappointing. Tay didn’t win Video of the Year but she did win Best Female Video. She wanted a moonman and we got her one, so pat yourselves on the back swifties.

Let’s start with the first shot of Taylor all night. She was being interviewed on the red carpet and I think every swiftie had a complete freak out when they saw her hair. THE CURLS WERE BACK! She looked insanely stunning. Words cannot describe how flawless she looked last night. She truly was a 60s queen.

The show started with Lady Gaga doing a very creepy and odd performance and then 1D presented Best Pop Video. The world has thrown Taylor under the bus for supposedly saying “Shut the f up” to Selena (of course about Harry Styles being on stage), HOWEVER if anyone were to actually watch the raw footage and not a GIF of her lips moving it is clear she is talking about her arm (which she then moves because it was on Selena). If I am wrong and she wasn’t talking about her arm and she did in fact curse, who the hell cares. She is 23 years old people; I think she is old enough to say curse words. BUT once again I think it is highly unlikely because she has spent like 7 years trying to build and protect her good image.

She and Selena also danced to Miley Cyrus’ hot mess of a performance where she was pretty much impregnated by Robin Thicke on stage for all of America to see. All I could think during her performance is “what would MaMaw say?” I used to be a Smiler, but I just can’t justify her behavior anymore. Selena was a Disney star to and she has grown up but she did it in a classy way. No one thinks of her as Alex Russo because she doesn’t run around acting crazy and kind of slutty.

When 1D won for Song of the Summer, I personally found it very amusing that they were booed. Take that Directioners. HOWEVER did Taylor boo? Did Taylor roll her eyes and look away from the stage? Did Taylor storm the stage and say they didn’t deserve it? No. She applauded them and listened to their speech. When they were booed, she looked outraged. That’s right. Outraged. Don’t believe me? Look for yourself.

When Taylor won Best Female Video, Harry clapped for her (I think that was very gentlemanly)but Louis didn’t. To that I say, “Louis she didn’t date you-she dated Harry. If he can be a gentleman, maybe you should grow up and be one too.” I loved Taylor’s acceptance speech. She is always so generous with thanking her fans and we appreciate it. I mean I know a lot of people who spent A LOT of time voting for her. I also think its sweet she mentioned the video’s director and her costar Reeve whom she brought as her date (that was sweet too). Then Taylor got all sassy on us and thanked the person who inspired IKYWT for her new award. You go girl! (And for the record Taylor and Harry were together before she and Conor were together and with her comment at the BRIT awards it could suggest that Harry was the inspiration, HOWEVER John Mayer is an ass and that is inspiration enough for IKYWT).

Highlights of the night:

• Taylena dancing all night long (especially to Justin Timberlake!)
• Taylor going wild when Selena won her first moonman (so sweet)
• Taylor winning Best Female Video
• Taylor’s face when N’SYNC came on stage
• Taylor talking with Drake
• 
• Taylor, Ed, and Harry taking a picture together
• Taylor and Harry talking with each other
• The guy interviewing Tay before the show said how good she smelled (she was wearing Taylor duh!)
• Katy Perry’s performance (girl power!)
• All of the camera pans to Taylor and Selena (seriously like every other minute-thank you MTV cameraman!)
  
• Taylor’s acceptance speech
• Macklemore and Ryan Lewis performing “Same Love” and Jennifer Hudson joined them on stage
• Justin Timberlake and N’SYNC
• Ariana Grande’s preshow performance
• Taylor looked STUNNING
• Selena looked amazing 
  
•  Taylor and JT
  

Disappointments from the night:

• No Sweeran moment (Bruno won Best Male Video and not Ed-Tay presented it)
• Lady Gaga’s performance
• Austin Mahone not thanking or mentioning Taylor or the RED Tour (didn’t know who he was until the RED Tour…just saying)
• Miley Cyrus.
• Taylor didn’t win Video of the Year
• Robin Thicke’s suit
• Miley Cyrus dance moves
• The show was drug out for 2 and a half hours.
• MILEY CYRUS.

13 Fun Facts - August

Happy Swift Day!!! Who’s ready for this month’s 13 Fun Facts?! Here we go….*drum roll*


1) Taylor has a picture from the “Thug Story” video in her kitchen


2) The song “Mean” is speculated to be about music critic Bob Lefsetz who said, “…now everybody knows that Taylor Swift can’t sing.”


3) Taylor was supposedly offered a contract with Disney sometime between 2002 and 2004


4) When she was just starting out, she used to beg radio DJs to play her music and she would even bake them cookies


5) The music video for “Tim McGraw” was shot at Johnny Cash’s cabin, so they named the boy in the video Johnny


6) Hockey is one of Taylor’s favorite sports and she was even a spokesperson for the Nashville Predators at one point


7) Taylor went with Dianna Agron to see The Hunger Games at an LA movie theater


8) Her Twitter name has 13 characters (@taylorswift13)


9) Taylor has written over 250 songs


10) Her favorite movie is “Love Actually” but she says, “It’s so sad, I can only watch it once a year.”


11) She started the Speak Now World Tour in Singapore because her maternal grandmother is from that country


12) Taylor wrote “Ours” just before turning 20


13) Her measurements are 32-23-35

The quote of the month is: “I've wanted one thing for me whole life and I'm not going to be that girl who wants one thing her whole life then gets it and complains.”


That is something that I truly love and admire about Taylor. All of the other celebrities complain about the paparazzi following them and all of the media attention they get, but Taylor just takes it. She waves to the paparazzi and smiles at them or she’ll just look down and try not to give her emotions away. She knows that they come with her job and because she is living her dream, and she realizes that she is fortunate enough to do so, she accepts them. I think a lot of other celebrities, young and old, could learn a lesson from Miss Swift about that.

Favorite Songs from RED

So, Christina and I have been talking a lot about our favorite songs from the RED album and why we love them so much. We thought we would share them with you guys and we’d love to hear your thoughts and your favorite songs.

My top 3 (in no particular order) are:

• State of Grace
• The Lucky One
• 22

And here are my reasons why:

State of Grace- This song is unlike any song I have ever heard before. The music is killer but the lyrics really get to me. “Love is a ruthless game unless you play it good and right. These are the hands of fate, you’re my Achilles heel. This is the golden age of something good and right and real.” I can’t even explain how much I relate to those words and how well I understand them. They resonate with me and I am sure with anyone else who has been in love.

The Lucky One- Once again, this song is so unique. I love it so much. The music is of course spectacular and really gives it a retro vibe. I just love the story that goes along with it and how she is pointing out the not so glamorous side of fame. “…and the young things line up to take your place. Another name goes up in lights, you wonder if you’ll make it out alive…but can you tell me now you’re the lucky one? …they still tell the legend of how you disappeared, how you took the money and your dignity and got the hell out.”

22- From the second I heard the first line, “It feels like a perfect night to dress up like hipsters and make fun of our exes,” I fell in love with this song. My friends and I love singing along and dancing to the song and it really is like an anthem for having fun with your friends. She captures the age of 22 perfectly with, “We’re happy, free, confused, and lonely at the same time. It’s miserable and magical…” I also love the fact that she pokes fun at herself in it, “this place is too crowded, too many cool kids *in the background: who’s Taylor Swift anyway? Ew.*” I laughed so hard when I heard that. This song is perfect and I was so happy when she released it as a single and made a music video for it.

Here are my (Christina)’s top 3:

• Everything Has Changed
• All Too Well
• I Knew You Were Trouble

And here are my reasons why:

Everything Has Changed- I was very happy to hear that Taylor and Ed would be doing a song together and as soon as I heard it I knew it was perfect. She has many lyrics in all of her songs that captivate you, but in this song there are many lyrics that I hold on to for example, "I just wanna know you better, know you better, know you better now." Sometimes I feel like these lyrics just hold me together, also, "everything has changed". The music video for this song is honestly amazing, it brought me to tears every time I watched it. I really love how the little girls is exactly like Taylor, she is so proper. One of the things in this video that makes me so happy is seeing them doing different things, when everyone else is doing something in a group they are off doing their own thing. I love how it makes you feel like a kid again and you feel like everything is all going to happen again.

All Too Well- When this song first came out on the RED album I automatically fell in love with it. I remember being at Taylor's concert for two night and hearing her sing this song. I was crying as I listened to her singing it, while she was crying as well. There are strong lyrics in this song for example, "Cause there we are again in the middle of the night. We dance around the kitchen in the refrigerator light. Down the stairs, I was there, I remember it all too well" These lyrics really speak out to me in ways I am unable to describe. I felt her pain as she sang them on stage with her piano and I always listen to this song on replay now even though it makes me cry I feel closer to Taylor.
(I, Courtney, completely agree with Christina and I am glad she chose this song, otherwise my top 3 would've become a top 5)

I Knew You Were Trouble- I am honestly and completely in love with this song. I love how the versus work up to the chorus, "Cause I knew you were trouble when you walked in so shame on me now." As soon as I hear the beginning of the chorus I always get ready and excited. I really feel like laying on the cold hard ground. This song is the type of song you can dance to and have fun with. I love the music video that goes with this song!

(Courtney again, and like I said before, I am glad Christina chose this song or I would have had a very hard time picking my top 3)

Share with us your top picks from the RED album!