Country Music’s Taylor Swift Tops the Charts with a New Record Number of Top Ten Debuts
October 15th, 2010
Taylor Swift has entered the rarified air of top world acts like the Beatles, Mariah Carey and Janet Jackson with a record number of debuts on the top ten of Billboard’s Top 100 Chart. Her new single, “Speak Now” hitting the chart at number 8, earns her the record of the all-time greatest number of hits debuting in the top 10 during the chart’s entire 52-year history.
The top 8, and the number of times they’ve debuted in the top 10 are as follows: Read the rest of this entry »
Nashville flood takes a heavy toll on the home of Country Music – Times Online
May 15th, 2010
What they’re saying in the UK about the Nashville floods:
As the floodwaters rose Buddy Messer ran around his wax museum removing the heads of America’s country music greats.
By the time the water was knee-deep Mr Messer had decapitated 70 stars including Willie Nelson, Taylor Swift, Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, Roy Acuff and Dolly Parton. He put their heads on a shelf to survive the deluge, leaving their bodies to soak in their rhinestone-studded costumes.
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