1989 Sells Over A Million Copies Opening Week

SHE/WE DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!! 1989 officially sold 1.287 million copies in its opening week! Why is this important/awesome you ask? Well here are your answers:

• Taylor is the ONLY musical act ever to have 3 consecutive albums have million dollar opening weeks. Speak Now, RED, and 1989 have all gone platinum in their opening weeks for 2010, 2012, and 2014. 
• 1989 is the first album to sell this many copies in its opening week since 2002. That was 12 years ago ladies and gents!
• It is the first album of 2014 to go platinum (which is funny because it was released so late in the year [this is funny for us; but not for people in other fandoms who will still ignorantly insist that Taylor is a flop.Ignore them.])
• It has been on sale for 1 week and it is the 2nd best selling album of the year. (The Frozen soundtrack is ahead of it, but to be fair it has been out A LOT longer)
• According to Billboard: "1989 is just the 19th album to sell a million copies in a week since SoundScan started tracking sales in 1991. Of the last four million-selling weeks, which have all occurred since 2010, three of them are owned by Swift."

I don't know about you, but I would call that Slaying. 

I am so proud of Taylor and I am also incredibly proud to call myself a Swiftie. Personally, I own 6 copies of 1989 (don't tell my husband lol). Taylor is so good to us and honestly, we are so good to her- she knows this and the crazy thing is that she actually appreciates it. She is genuinely grateful for everything we do for her and as a fan, there is no better feeling. We chose a great idol who is ridiculously talented. So let the media and other [jealous] fandoms/stars throw their stones because a very wise woman once said, "people throw rocks at things that shine." ;)

Congrats Taylor. We're so proud and we love you!

Congrats Swifties. We're proud to be apart of such a BA/incredible/loving fanbase.

1989 Pre-Order Large Package Review

So my pre-order package arrived today and I could not be more excited!!! Let's go through the items.

1) I obviously got the CD which is PHENOMENAL! It seriously cannot be topped. I love it.

2) The hair ties are in such pretty colors, and they are adorable. I'm really excited to use them.

3) The guitar picks are typical guitar picks, but I love the pictures that were chosen for them.

4) Taylor's letter is adorable as always and I'm glad that she appreciates her fans pre ordering the album. She's so sweet!

5) The album backpack looks like it is really good quality and I can't wait to use it!

6) The album tote bag is equally adorable and looks like it is good quality as well. I personally prefer the backpack style, but I do love this bag as well.

7) My favorite item of all is the autographed lithograph. There is a mark on mine where I think Tay messed up (probably when Olivia was playing with the Sharpie) and it is so cool. I love love love the picture they chose for the framed lithograph and honestly getting Taylor's autograph was worth every penny.

Bonus: When I went to Target to get my DLX copy of 1989, I also picked up the 1989 tee shirt. I LOVE IT! It's so comfortable and cute and perfect. It was 17 dollars and I highly recommend it!

1989 Announcement Recap

What an INSANE day!!! I don't know about you but my mind is still reeling from that wonderful and incredible live stream! Not only did we hear the first single, but we know the name of the album AND we got a music video. Taylor is one crazy generous lady.

Shake It Off.

• I kind of love this song. I love the beat of the music, it's really catchy, and I love that Taylor is making fun of herself. She's just putting it out there and saying that haters are gonna hate and all you can do is shake it off and keep going. It's such a fun feel good song and that makes me really happy. I think this was a really good choice to lead the way for Album 5, which brings me too...

1989

• We can officially retire the title "Album 5" and replace it with 1989! Miss Swift chose her birth year as the title for this album which she says is influenced heavily by late 80's pop music. I am so curious to see where she goes with this.
• She also shared the cover art which is an actual Polaroid picture of her. Along with this, she informed us that the album artwork is all in Polaroids and each album will contain a set of 13 Polaroid pictures that she has decided to share with the world. There will be 5 sets of 13 so something tells me this is going to be a lot like trading cards and Pokemon cards. We will catch them all. 
• There will also be a deluxe version of the album with 3 bonus tracks and Tay is doing something that she has never done before. There will be 3 memo recordings from her phone on there that will be 3 of the songs in the early stages of the song writing process. I for one think it will be epic to hear how the song starts and what it becomes. 
• Taylor will be doing a 1989 Swiftstakes where concert tickets and meet and greets will be given out for the next tour, so that is pretty sweet of her 
• The album will drop October 27, 2014 but is available right now for pre-order right here.
• Shake It Off & the Shake It Off music video are available on iTunes now

Shake It Off music video

• This video is just everything. 
• Taylor is basically poking fun at herself and her dancing skills by putting them to the test with a bunch of insanely talented professional dancers. 
• This video is everything. It is hilarious and adorable and is guaranteed to make you smile. 
• Check it out here

I can not believe we are here in the 1989 era. We know so much more than what we knew just a few hours ago, but we still don't have a clue about what is to come. I can't wait to see what else the Queen has in store for us. I am so happy that she is so proud and so excited about this album. She poured her heart and soul in it, and I can't wait for her to share it with her nearest and dearest friends (aka Swifties!)