Taylor Swift will release her third studio album, "Speak Now" -- the follow-up to 2008's "Fearless" -- on Oct. 25, the country star announced Tuesday (July 20). Swift shared the news with her fans on Ustream and said the album's first single, "Mine," will be released around mid-August.
"Ever since we put out 'Fearless' I've been writing this one," said Swift, who added that "Speak Now" will consist of about 14 songs. "Through the past two years, I've been through a lot of things that I have been dying to write about and talk about. There were a lot of things that I wanted to say in the moment but couldn't, and this album is my opportunity to do that.Wearing a turquoise sundress and yellow headband with a glittery bow, Swift went into detail with her fans about the making of "Speak Now," which she wrote entirely on her own. "I didn't have any co-writers, and it didn't really happen on purpose," she explained. "I'd get my best ideas at 3 am in Arkansas when I didn't have any co-writers around, so I would just finish it." Swift said the same thing happened in New York, Boston and Nashville. "It just so happened that the songs that made the cut on the album were the ones I wrote myself, so, wish me luck!" she laughed.
The 21-year-old singer/songwriter co-produced "Speak Now" with longtime collaborator Nathan Chapman, who worked with her on "Fearless" and her 2006 self-titled debut.
As for "Mine," Swift said the song is about "my tendency to run from love...Every really direct example of love that I've had in front of me has ended in goodbye and has ended in breakups and things like that. So I think I've developed this pattern of sort of running away when it comes time to fall in love. This song is sort of about finding the exception to that."
Swfit also shared some other big news with her fans -- she recently moved into her first home. "I've been constantly talking about antique shopping," she said. "I'm having such a blast with it!"
Swift's "Fearless" album has sold 5.9 million copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan, and was the best-selling album of 2009. Combined with her "Taylor Swift" debut as well as holiday albums and other releases, Swift has sold 11.7 million albums overall.
It was just discovered that during the final season titled Hannah Montana Forever, Miley and Lilly, like most teenagers, causes Bobby Ray (Billy Ray Cyrus) to sprout gray hairs by coming in at 2 in the morning. They make some lame excuse about being at the "recording studio." Well, here's how Hannah ends up six months after that night of coming in at 2 a.m. You believe that's how Hannah Montana ends, don't you? How about the true ending - she decides to keep doing Hannah and being Miley? Then she goes on to make the second Hannah Montana movie 18 - Legal and Dangerous.
Selena Gomez Wizards of Wavely Place season three wraps at the end of August. She begins filming season 4 right about the same time. In September she releases A Year Without Rain, The Scene's second CD. She will tour in support of that. Then there's the Wizards of Waverly Place 2 movie that needs to be filmed. She's a busy teen.
Once more, why buy the CD? Hannah Montana Forever, or Hannah Montana 4 soundtrack, Miley Cyrus' second 2010 CD (will we see Hannah Montana 2: 18, Legal and Dangerous movie CD by the end of the year?) is available online.
Yes, the show Hannah Montana had to have a blond to follow Lizzie McGuire, one of Disney's most popular television shows of all time. In 2003 the McGuire star, Hilary Duff, went platinum three times (nearly 4-million sold) with Metamorphosis. By 2007, Duff was down to gold, 500,000 units, with Dignity.
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| 2. Fire Matthew "Mdot" Finley |
| 3. Can't Back Down Demi Lovato, Alyson Stoner, Anna Maria Perez de Taglé and Char Ligera |
| 4. It's On Demi Lovato, Matthew "Mdot" Finley, Meaghan Martin, Jordan Francis, Roshon Fegan and Alyson Stoner |
| 5. Wouldn't Change a Thing Demi Lovato and Joe Jonas |
| 6. Heart and Soul Joe Jonas, Kevin Jonas and Nick Jonas |
| 7. You're My Favorite Song Demi Lovato and Joe Jonas |
| 8. Introducing Me Nick Jonas |
| 9. Tear It Down Matthew "Mdot" Finley and Meaghan Martin |
| 10. What We Came Here For Demi Lovato, Joe Jonas, Nick Jonas, Alyson Stoner and Anna Maria Perez de Taglé |
| 11. This Is Our Song Demi Lovato, Joe Jonas, Nick Jonas and Alyson Stoner |
| 12. Different Summers (BONUS) Demi Lovato |
| 13. Walking In My Shoes (BONUS) Matthew "Mdot" Finley and Meaghan Martin |
| 14. It's Not Too Late (BONUS) Demi Lovato |
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