Taylor Swift hasn't been shy about her love for stationary, cards and writing letters. So, knowing her connection with written prose, it doesn't come as a huge surprise that the singing superstar has hooked up with American Greetings.
The singer will create a line of greeting cards, gift wrap, stationery, online custom photo products and online greetings for the company. The line is expected to hit stores in Spring 2010, according to a press release.
“My idea of a great song is a song that says how I feel better than I could. I feel the same way about greeting cards,” Taylor said in the release. “I’ve always been fascinated by feelings and how we express them to each other. Getting to write and design these cards is a wonderful experience.”
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While all the "New Moon" stars strutted their glory at the L.A. premiere last night, one surprise red carpet appearance was Joan Jett of Joan Jett and the Blackhearts fame. Kristen Stewart will be portraying Joan in the upcoming film "The Runaways" (which also stars Dakota Fanning), and after working with Kristen on the film, Joan couldn't resist coming to the premiere.
"I'd obviously heard about ['Twilight'], but before she was cast as me, I hadn't seen it," Joan told MTV News' Larry Carroll on the red carpet at the "New Moon" L.A. premiere. "Of course, when she was cast as me, I wanted to see the movie, and I've seen everything she's done. I really enjoyed it. I thought it was really entertaining, and I'm excited that she was cast as me in 'The Runaways.'"
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By Elizabeth Lancaster
The 19-year-old singer-songwriter has yet again put her own personal twang on an established industry. First the pop charts (and the CMAs!), and now this coming month, the cover of InStyle magazine. For the first time ever on a fashion magazine, a cover story will appear in 3-D, visible only through your own personal webcam. So before you start reading Taylor Swift’s article — and after your done skyping — check out her 3-d image (which we'll give you a hint, involves snow!).
Besides her classic country curls, Taylor has many of her own thoughts to share with the readers of InStyle. She even touches on what most readers probably want to know about: her work with fellow young hottie Taylor Lautner! The two Taylors worked on Swift’s first feature film called "Valentine’s Day," and as you can expect she explains it can get kind of confusing having the same name on set — its always "no, not you, the other one!" So the solution the cover girl came up with? "‘How about you guys call me Swifty and call him Taylor?'" Swifty? We think it’ll stick.
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By Matt Thompson
To say Taylor Swift is having a good week would be an understatement. The awards have been ample, the laughs plentiful and the success has been overwhelming.
"I'm going to go hang out with my crew and my band and the people at my record label, and we're going to hug and dance and jump up and down," she told People after The Country Music Awards last night.
Fresh off her hilarious debut on "Saturday Night Live," Taylor cleaned house at the CMAs and made history. She won Female Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year and Music Video of the Year, but it was her Entertainer of the Year trophy that has allotted her a place in the record books as she is the youngest person ever to earn that prize. The question is: Where will she put all these awards?
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By Nuzhat Naoreen
Every day a multitude of stars wander through the halls of MTV News to talk about their latest projects and goof around with staff members. But sometimes we catch stars elsewhere, and that's why we put together Spotted!, a daily compendium of stars in the wild.
It's been a busy couple of weeks for Rihanna. The singer has been jetting between interviews — including an emotional sit down with "20/20" anchor Diane Sawyer, in which she opened up about her abusive relationship with Chris Brown — while also promoting her new album Rated R, which comes out in a little over one week.
But amidst all the chaos, the Rock Nation princess, got some much deserved recognition Monday night at Glamour magazine's "Woman of the Year" ceremony in New York. Rihanna, who recently told Glamour that she hopes to be a voice for domestic violence, attended the event where she was honored, along with other women (i.e. Michelle Obama and Serena Williams) wearing a cascading couture evening gown by Stephane Rolland. Needless to say, she looked stunning!
To get a closer look at Rihanna, who was all smiles, click on the photo above and check below the jump to see what Shakira's celebrating.
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By Nuzhat Naoreen
Love it or hate it, there's no denying that Lady Gaga's got a unique sense of style. From the lace mask she rocked at the VMAs to the head-to-toe Kermit attire she wore on the red carpet, the "Love Game" singer is definitely no stranger when it comes to taking a risk for fashion.
But she can't take all the credit herself. In a recent MTV News interview, the pop star opened up about her design team, the Haus of Gaga, who design nearly everything she dons.
The Haus of Gaga though, is more than just a group of designers, the starlet said, they're also her best friends.
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As if Russell Brand mentioning Katy Perry's name while talking about monogamy in a recent interview wasn't enough proof that these two are comfortable with going public with their relationship, it seems that Katy donned some choice Russell gear at the MTV Europe Music Awards on Thursday putting her affections for him of full display.
At the show, Katy wore a very sexy little outfit showing pride for West Ham United soccer team, which just happens to be Russell's favorite soccer team. And, she took it to the next level by rocking "Rusty" on the seat of her pants. Rusty happens to be Russell Brand's nickname.
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By Nuzhat Naoreen
She's an eccentric pop-star with crazy hair and out of this world style, and while she might not exactly fit into the S and B clique on "Gossip Girl", or even with Brooklynite Vanessa for that matter, we couldn't be more excited about Lady Gaga's appearance on the CW show. That's right, mark your calendars because Gaga is performing on "Gossip Girl" on November 16th! While the cast was initially careful not to reveal too much about the storyline, the singer herself let some details slip during an interview with MTV News. So what can fans expect?
Well to start, they shouldn't expect Gaga's performance on "Gossip Girl," to be anything like other celebrity cameos (I mean it is Gaga after all!). The singer took steps to ensure that her screen time would be unique. "I really sat down with the writers," she said. "I was like, 'Look, I want to do this, and the reason I want to do this is because I am trying to say something that is not mainstream in a mainstream capacity. So, if I can say it on your show, that would be, like, a real coup d'état for me as a performance artist,'" she said, adding that her 17-year-old sister is a huge fan of the show and encouraged her to do it.
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FROM MOVIES BLOG: Remember the “Mamma Mia!” movie that came out last year? The one that starred Meryl Streep and was based on the stage musical, which itself was based on a whole bunch of ABBA songs from the '70s? Yeah, well that movie is now the highest-grossing film of all time in the UK box-office, having beaten James Cameron’s “Titanic.” Lemme state that again: “Mamma Mia!” is the highest-grossing film of all time in the UK box-office.
So, there’s gotta be a sequel, right?
“I have heard things about it,” admitted Colin Firth, who played one of the three possible dads who were serenaded by Amanda Seyfried and seduced by Streep in the original hit film.
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If country-pop cutie Taylor Swift has her way, you may do a double take when the 19-year-old takes the Studio 8H stage to host and perform as musical guest on "Saturday Night Live" this weekend.
"I want to look nothing like myself," she told MTV News from the set of the sketch comedy show. "I told all the writers, 'Don't count anything out.' I want to go completely, 100 percent in. I don't want to be halfway involved. Just because I have a lot of things to do as far as being musical guest and host doesn't mean I don't want to live up to my full hosting demands."
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