Country star Taylor Swift graces the cover of the upcoming February 2012 issue of Vogue Magazine. The “Fearless” singer looks absolutely stunning and stylish – the straight hair, the bangs, huge hat and extra points for bringing the freckles back.

Taylor Swift Debuts “Safe & Sound” From The Hunger Games Soundtrack (AUDIO)

The 22 year-old, who recently released “Safe & Sound” from “The Hunger Games” soundtrack, confessed she is finally ready to work on a new album, which is once again inspired by her latest heartache.

In the picture above (by Mario Testino), Taylor is wearing a Rodarte dress that was recently worn by Elle Fanning at the Critics’ Choice Awards (photos HERE). Let’s just say I was not a big fan of the dress on the red carpet.

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Country star Taylor Swift released her new single “Safe & Sound” from the highly anticipated movie “The Hunger Games” soundtrack as a Christmas gift to more than 10 million fans and followers on Twitter (listen to audio below).

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Taylor teased, “Something I’ve been VERY excited about for a VERY long time is going to be happening VERY soon. (and I’m not referring to Christmas). And this is it, the big surprise… Go get it! #TheHungerGames”

Jennifer Lawrence As Katniss In “Hunger Games” Teaser (VIDEO)

In no time “Safe and Sound” started trending worldwide on Twitter and quickly became the number one song on iTunes. Instant hit. The song was written by The Civil Wars, who also recorded the song with Taylor.

“The Hunger Games”, starring Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth and Josh Hutcherson, hits theaters on March 23, 2012.

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Country star Taylor Swift surprised her fans by inviting her best friend, actress/singer Selena Gomez, to join her on stage for a duet of the Justin Bieber’s girlfriend’s hit “Who Says” during her last “Speak Now World Tour” show at New York’s Madison Square Garden (watch video below).

Taylor Swift & Selena Gomez Attend Notre Dame Vs. Purdue

The crowd went wild when Selena entered the stage. Both Taylor and Selena did an incredible job. That was one of those very special moments shared by two people that will never be forgotten.

Selena tweeted, “Performing at Madison Square Garden with my best friend was a highlight…”

Later, Taylor tweeted, “I have so much to be thankful for this year. I’m leaving New York, replaying this tour in my mind. I love you all so much.”

Taylor Swift & Selena Gomez “Who Says” Duet Video go on reading »

Country star Taylor Swift sparkled on the red carpet in a strapless gold sequined gown by Reem Acra at the 2011 American Music Awards (AMAs) held at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles, California on Sunday (November 20)- more pictures below.

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Taylor is such a beautiful girl. She could wear anything yet she continues to make the safest and most boring fashion choices. The 21 year-old was the big winner of the night with three trophies, including Favorite Female Artist, Favorite Album and Artist of The Year.

Taylor Swift @ 2011 AMAs Red Carpet Pictures go on reading »

Country star Taylor Swift is threatening to sue a gossip website after they published a topless picture of a girl who bears a resemblance to the “Fearless” singer with the headline “Taylor Swift Topless Private Pic Leaked?”

Are Taylor Swift & Glee’s Chord Overstreet The New “It” Couple?

The 21 year-old is apparently a lot smarter than most girls her age and has never ever taken such compromising pictures of herself. Of course, Taylor is absolutely furious and ready to sue to website containing “false pornographic images and false ‘news” about her for trademark infringement.

VIDEO: Taylor Swift & Shania Twain “Thelma & Louise” Skit At CMT Awards

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Joshua Jones and Meghan Linsey, otherwise known as the artfully dynamic country duo Steel Magnolia, recently released their latest single Bulletproof and – It. Is. AWESOME.

The pair, who originally caught the eye of producer Scott Borchetta and Big Machine Records when they took the stage on CMT’s “Can you Duet?“, teamed up with Nashvillian filmmaker Aaron David Thomas to shoot the refreshingly coy music video for their future #1 hit.

Thomas, who recently directed Stephen Barker Liles’s video tribute to Taylor Swift, was the visual mastermind behind Steel Magnolia’s pinup girl-inspired video.

In an exclusive interview with Bumpshack.com, Thomas opened up about his experience with one of the freshest acts on the Country music scene.

When Josh and I were talking about making an video, we originally were thinking of a simple one shot type video similar to the “Ok Go” video with the treadmills.  Anyway, he said something about standing beside Meghan and pulling objects out of a bag that had to do with what she was talking about and I was like, ‘No man you’re a magician and she will be your assistant!’ and the rest just came from what is most likely A.D.D.

As a Director the hardest, and my favorite, part is understanding what sets people apart and what strengths they have to bring to the table… It is those things that bring real value to the art because you can not pay for it with any size budget… it’s priceless.

The music video for Bulletproof is currently #3 on CMT and climbing.

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Country stars, Taylor Swift and Shania Twain, kicked off the show with “Taylor & Shania”, a parody of the 1991 movie, “Thelma & Louise”, starring Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis at the 2011 CMT Music Awards in Nashville, Tennessee on Wednesday (June 8)- watch video below.

2011 CMT Music Awards Winners (FULL List)

Taylor and Shania embark in the road trip of their lives after the “Mine” singer breaks up with a boy. These ladies are super cool, fully loaded and ready for action! They end up driving off a cliff with host Kid Rock in the backseat.

Shania Twain & Taylor Swift In “Thelma & Louise” Spoof (PHOTOS)

The sketch features special appearances by Donald Trump, who wants to harvest their power and control the world, and GLEE star Chord Overstreet, who gets wet and begs for a ride with the cougars. LOL. “Who do you think you are, Brad Pitt or something?” Shania says.

Shania Twain, Star Of CMT Music Awards Red Carpet 2011

Hilarious!

Taylor Swift & Shania Twain in “Taylor & Shania” Spoof Video go on reading »

Teen country star, Taylor Swift, and country diva, Shania Twain, rode a vintage blue Thunderbird convertible as they filmed a “Thelma & Louise” spoof to be presented as the opening segment of the 2011 CMT Music Awards held at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee on Wednesday (June 8).

EXCLUSIVE: Stephen Barker Liles, Taylor Swift’s Crush Responds with a Song

In case you didn’t know, the 1991 movie starred actresses Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis as a waitress and a desperate housewife, who embarked on the road trip of their lives. The girls became outlaws and meet a charismatic and handsome robber, J.D., played by actor Brad Pitt.

Shania Twain Inducted To Canadian Music Hall Of Fame At JUNO Awards 2011

In the CMT Music Awards spoof, Thelma’s (Taylor) J.D. is set to be played by Glee‘s hottie Chord Overstreet, the son of singer/songwriter Paul Overstreet. Cannot wait to see Shania and Taylor together – two different generations and styles, but two awesome singers/songwriters.

Taylor Swift & Shania Twain’s “Thelma & Louise” Pictures go on reading »

After Taylor Swift released her now six-times platinum album Fearless last year, her hoards of tween fans had just one question.

“Who’s Stephen?”

Swift revealed that the object of her affection in the aptly titled song, “Hey Stephen” was none other than Stephen Barker Liles, of the country music duo Love and Theft, who toured with Swift in 2008.

And the feeling was definitely mutual.

Liles recently released “Try to Make it Anyway”, his follow up to the Taylor tune.

In an exclusive interview with Bumpshack, Liles recalls, “We both wrote the songs back in 2008.  Taylor called me up to tell me that ‘Hey Stephen’ was going to be on her album and I was like, ‘That’s so weird; I just wrote a song about you two weeks ago!’”

Swift’s camp is yet to comment on the song, but the music video, directed by Nashville filmmaker Aaron Thomas and featuring barefooted, handsomely scruffy Liles, is sure to have Taylor swooning in no time.

Liles says that with Swift’s recent string of bad luck in romance, she deserves a guy who will write a song for her.  ”She’s a really sweet girl; I just hope she likes the song.”

Stephen Barker Liles’ Try to Make it Anyway go on reading »

Country star Taylor Swift walked the red carpet in a Elie Saab mellow yellow dress with a long tail at the 2011 Academy of Country Music Awards held at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday (April 3)- more pictures below.

BEST Dressed & WORST Dressed At 2011 ACM Awards Red Carpet (PHOTOS)

Taylor is beautiful and young, so we expected her to be more flirty, playful and take more risks when it comes to fashion. That color was absolutely not a good idea. It’s horrible and she lost her natural glow.

46th Academy Of Country Music (ACM) Awards: Winners 2011

The 21 year-old was also nominated for Top Female Singer and Album Of The Year (“Speak Now”), but she managed to snag the biggest award of the night for Entertainer Of The Year, presented by Ryan Seacrest.

Taylor Swift At 2011 ACM Awards Pictures go on reading »

Watch out, Jake Gyllenhaal. Taylor Swift‘s got herself a new man, and a cute one at that. The country princess was spotted out at a hockey game in Los Angeles last night with Glee‘s new resident hunk, Chord Overstreet.

Taylor Swift & Jake Gyllenhaal Split

Let’s not forget that this isn’t the first Glee star Swift has been linked to. Last year, it was rumored that she was dating Cory Monteith.

Taylor Swift In Talks To Appear On ‘Glee’?

At the time, Cory said:

“We’re just friends. I don’t know where the time is to date these days. She’s lovely. I think talent is attractive.”

Well, well, well, it looks as if your co-star, Chord, feels the same way.

And I just need to get this off my chest: Taylor and Chord look like brother and sister. This weirds me out.

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Country star Taylor Swift and actor Jake Gyllenhaal decided they were not right for each other and broke up before New Year’s Eve. The couple dated for a couple of months before the 30 year-old actor realized he could not handle the constant media frenzy.

Taylor Swift & Jake Gyllenhaal Spotted In Nashville (PHOTO)

“Jake reached out to her and started all of this, but now he’s not acting as interested,” a source reveals. “He said he wasn’t feeling it anymore and was uncomfortable with all the attention they got. He also said he could feel the age difference. Taylor is really upset. We told her not to move so fast with this but she didn’t listen.”

Uh-oh! Taylor is upset? OH NO!! We see a sour love song coming up. All men should know that breaking Taylor Swift’s heart in any way will earn them an embarrassing musical tribute.

Taylor, it’s not Jake’s fault. Sorry! Too famous for Jakey!

Explains a Gyllenhaal insider, “Jake cares about her, but [the publicity] was a lot for him. He wants to keep his private life private, and that’s hard to do dating Taylor.”

And Taylor will continue her journey to find the perfect guy. A girl can dream…