The Grammy Museum Taylor Swift Exhibit 2014/2015

The Grammy Museum in Los Angeles opened one of the largest Taylor Swift Exhibit last weekend. On Dec 13th (Swift's birthday) the museum opened the exhibit which will be on display through until May 2015.

This exhibit features many different items including Taylor's performance outfits from RED, Speak Now and Fearless Tours, Award show dresses including the 2014 Grammy Awards dress, Music Video costumes from everything from Teardrops on my Guitar to Love Story to Shake It Off and multiple instruments including the red piano she played on The RED Tour.

Some photos from the exhibit so far are below.

Additional photos can be found HERE.

Never before seen baby photos are also on display at the Grammy Museum including this one below.

Other items on display include handwritten lyrics of Teardrops on my Guitar, White Horse and 22, her Grammy for White Horse and outfits worn by Taylor around NYC over summer 2014. Photos of all this and more can be found at the link posted above.

The thing I love most about the display which I wont get to visit is the display of fan gifts she has put on show. A New Zealand fan by the name of Megan, gave Taylor a painting of her performing Holy Ground on tour when Taylor came to New Zealand in Dec 2013. It was discovered yesterday (Dec 21st) after a fan posted some photos that this painting had been put on display. This shows just how much Taylor cares for her fans and what they give her. Photos of both the painting and Megan who painted it are below with more photos HERE.

I highly recommend a visit to this place for any one who loves Taylor.

As much as I see myself potentially heading to the US at some point in 2015, sadly I doubt it will be before the exhibit closes in May 2015.
But a girl can dream right?

Taylor's 25th Birthday

We already know from events gone past that Taylor sure knows how to party and have a good time.
Take Taylor's 24th birthday which was spent in Melbourne Australia but that didn't stop her from having a party or 4th July 2013 where she threw a party to celebrate at her house in Rhode Island with all her band and dancers, which made her 25th Birthday no exception to this.

Taylor started out the night in what is the most memorable way possible and doing what she loved most, performing on stage in front of thousands of people at the iHeart Radio Z100 Jingle Ball at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Taylor started out her performance as a 24yr old and ended it as a 25yr old which to me makes it the best way to ever ring in a birthday.

The festivities did not stop at the end of her performance on stage either. Taylor invited a range of A-list celebrities and friends over to her apartment for a party which lasted well into the early hours of the morning. Just some of the people invited were:

Beyonce and Jay-Z, Sam Smith, Justin Timberlake, Haim, 5 Seconds of Summer, Selena Gomez, Jamie King, Charlie XCX, Karlie Kloss, Emma Roberts, Lena Dunham, Ansel Elgort, Kelly Osbourne, Jack Antonoff, Shawn Mendes and Nick Jonas just to name a few.
Taylor also had long time friends Brittany Mack and Abigail Anderson in attendance along with her brother Austin.

Adding to the festivities Taylor decided not to change after her Jingle Ball performance where she was in christmas plaid pants and matching crop top. She also posted photos online which captured the delighted and excited atmosphere in her apartment over night.

The above photos are from Taylor's twitter which she posted of the occasion.

Taylor also shared one of the presents she received from good friend Lena Dunham which she captioned with"my new most cherished possession."

Just some of the photos Taylor and her guests posted on twitter and instagram can be found below.

Photo to the Left:
Clockwise from top left:
Taylor with the cake made by iHeart Radio at the Z100 Jingle Ball.
Photo posted by Jack Antonoff.
Taylor with Shawn Mendes.
Taylor with Kelly Osbourne, Charlie XCX and Jamie King.








Photo to the right:
Clockwise from top left:
Photo posted by Nick Jonas of him with girlfriend Olivia Culpo.
Taylor with 5 Seconds of Summer.
Taylor with 2 of her backup singers
Taylor with The Agency.



More photos can be found on this Tumblr page of Taylor's birthday party HERE.

Lorde, who sadly couldn't be in NYC with Taylor posted a heartfelt message on her Tumblr page HERE


Finally, Taylor instagramed this photo of her blowing out the 25 candles on her cake held by her brother Austin with the caption "When you're making wish, but you already have all you really need standing around you."

Taylor standing in her living room surrounded by love, family and friends, Selena Gomez by her side, I know she is truly happy in that moment and thats all I ask for her.

My Dearest Taylor,

Happy 25th Birthday.
I hope you had an amazing 25th Birthday party and a spectacular day once the party was over. Love you dearly and will always be by your side. Can't wait to see you back in Australia in 2015,

Love Sam.

Z100 Jingle Ball NYC 2014

Taylor's performance at this years iHeart Radio Z100 Jingle Ball held at Madison Square Garden, was special for one reason and one reason only.

Taylor started her performance as a 24yr old and finished her performance as a 25yr old.

To say Taylor was happy about this is an understatement. She was beaming from ear to ear the entire performance. She announced to the crowd that in about 10 minutes when the clock struck midnight she was officially 25 and then during her last song 'Shake It Off' she proceeded to add in "Its my birthday" before launching into the last chorus of the song.

Taylor's setlist was:
Welcome To New York
We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
Blank Space
I Knew You Were Trouble
Shake It Off

A Rolling Stones article covering the full Jingle Ball performance and other performers can be found HERE

A full video of the performance can be found below:

Billboard Women in Music 2014

The annual Billboard Women in Music awards was held in New York City today (Dec 12th) as a luncheon. Now you would expect an awards event to be held as an evening event but that would have caused it to clash with the Z100 Jingle Ball.

Taylor today was honoured with the Billboard Woman of the Year. 2014 marks the 2nd time she has received the award as previously mentioned in my blog in October ( Link Here ).

Taylor was presented her award today by a fan named Gena who most would know from her Bridal Shower surprise back in April of this year. Taylor was also sung Happy Birthday by Aretha Franklin which can be found below. Ingrid Michaelson, one of Taylor's good friends also performed a cover of her song 'Clean' on the piano before she was presented with the award, a video of which can also be found below.

Below is a video of Taylor receiving her award today and also includes the speech from Gena.

Taylor, I am so proud of what you have achieved so far in your career and can't wait to see what you achieve next. All I know is that I will be there along for the ride.

How about you?

Grammy Nominations 2015

Oh look at me, I'm doing well with 2 posts in one day. Anyway onto the actual post.


Today the 2015 Grammy Nominations were announced preceding the awards ceremony on Feb 8th 2015. Taylor has been nominated in 3 categories this year which are Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo performance. All 3 nominations are for Shake It Off.

For the only song off 1989 which was eligible for a Grammy, Shake It Off has done very well. For Taylor to be nominated for Best Pop Solo Performance is not at all a surprise but for Taylor to have her first pop song gain 3 nominations she is more than happy with the announcement today.

At the 2014 Grammys, us the fans managed to get Taylor to perform All Too Well and now people are looking at how to get Taylor to repeat her performance by seeing what we want to hear.
To me this is all very well and good but for 2015, it seams highly unlikely. Shake It Off is nominated 3 times so my money goes on her performing the song.

In 2013 following the success of her 4th album RED, Taylor was given the coveted spot of the opening performance for the awards show. Could this be repeated in 2015? Its very possible, but do Grammy organisers do that sort of thing and give the same person the opening performance slot twice? I wouldn't know since I'm not involved in any way, I guess its just a waiting game to find out.

Taylor, All the best for the Grammys, I know you will walk away with at least one award but me and all other swifties hope and pray you take home all 3 to become a 10-time Grammy winner ok?

Maybe you want to invite me to the Grammys?

LA KIIS FM Jingle Ball 2014

December 5th was the annual 2014 102.7 KIIS FM Jingle Ball held at The Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Taylor was once again given the honour of opening the show after previously opening the AMA's and iHeart Radio Music Festival earlier in the year.

What makes tonight's performance special is that Taylor tweeted just before the show to say that she had a case laryngitis and in the pre show interviews you could really tell she was sick as shown HERE.

Taylor is said to still have sounded amazing during her 20 minute performance where she performed We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together, Blank Space, I Knew You Were Trouble, Love Story and Shake it off. Taylor again performed her pop remix of Love Story tonight.

Above: Taylor arriving on the red carpet at the 2014 102.7 KIIS FM Jingle Ball in Los Angeles. For once Taylor was one of the earliest to arrive as she is traditionally late to these types of events regardless of if she is opening the show or not.


We all feel bad for Taylor being sick right now as she has a busy performance schedule in London and NYC in the next week.
Lets hope she rests up and her laryngitis clears up soon.

1989 Tour Australia Nov/Dec 2015

On Tuesday 2nd December 2014, It was announced that Taylor was returning to Australia in November and December 2015 with The 1989 World Tour.

The dates are:
Saturday November 28th - ANZ Stadium, Sydney
Saturday December 5th - Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Monday December 7th - Entertainment Center, Adelaide
Friday December 11th - AAMI Stadium, Melbourne

UPDATE: A 2ND MELBOURNE SHOW WAS ANNOUNCED FOR DEC 12TH 2015
A 2nd Melbourne concert was announced for Dec 12th after the first show sold out in under an hour this morning (Dec 12th) when tickets to general public went on sale.

UPDATE: A 2ND ADELAIDE SHOW WAS ANNOUNCED FOR DEC 8TH 2015
Due to demand, Adelaide also has had a 2nd show added to the tour

This tour brings yet another milestone and record for Taylor. When she returns she will be the first person ever to headline back to back stadium tours of Australia after her headlining tour of stadiums across Australia in 2103 for her sold out RED Tour, in which she became the first artist in 20 years to do a stadium tour after Madonna in 1993.

Notably, Taylor has chosen the biggest stadium while also the smallest stadium. In 2013, Taylor performed at Sydney's Allianz Stadium but for 1989 is opting to go bigger with ANZ Stadium which was build for the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. While in Melbourne, Taylor played at Eithad Stadium in 2013 but has settled for the smaller venue of AAMI Stadium instead. I feel that Eithad has probably been booked for another event not announced yet or is allowing Taylor to possibly move venues if AAMI sells out.

No doubt, all shows will sell out just like they did in 2013.
American Express and TS.Com Presale started today (Dec 4th) and run until Dec 7th.
Frontier Touring Presale starts on Dec 9th at staggered times depending on your city so check carefully what time your presale starts.

General sales start Dec 12th, check Ticketek Aus for more details.

I'm going to the Sydney concert in Section 111
Will I see you there?

Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2014

Taylor returns for a second year to the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show after performing on the 2013 show.

Taylor makes a welcome return to the VS Fashion Show after she made quite an impression on the VS Fashion Show in 2013. The 2013 show was held in NYC on Nov 13th, but aired a month later on Dec 10th. On the runway she looked just like one of the models. Taylor performed 2 songs, 'My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark' with Fall Out Boy for the British Invasion segment of the show and then again in the Snow Angels segment with her song 'I Knew You Were Trouble'.
A full video including both performances and additional footage from the 2013 show is below.

During the last year Taylor has become close friends with model Karlie Kloss and the friendship may be the reason Taylor is returning this year, but I think its just the amazing impression Taylor made last year which made the organisers do everything to get her back again in 2014.

The 2014 VS Fashion Show is being held in London on Dec 2nd and airs on Dec 9th. Taylor is performing this year along side Ed Sheeran, Ariana Grande and Hozier.

I shall update this once the show has been filmed and videos appear