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Taylor Swift must have been really sick from bronchitis to cancel several shows on her Speak Now tour. No worries, though, because just three weeks later, the 21-year-old was back on stage singing the last of four sold-out performances in Newark, New Jersey.

But just as Speak Now is a very different album than Fearless,her current tour is a departure, too," the newspaper wrote. "With it, she is taking two steps toward in her future as an artist. She made both strides with confidence."

She had been on the road since February, and she's not scheduled to get a break anytime soon. Her tour continues in the United States through November. Look for Swift to hit Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Thursday, and Indianapolis on Friday.

Singer Taylor Swift is set to give the closing performance at the 2011 CMA Music Festival at LP Field on Sunday, June 12.CMA Music Festival takes place Thursday through Sunday, June 9-12, in downtown Nashville.

“As we celebrate 40 years of CMA Music Festival, it is exciting to see Taylor and all our performers continue the legacy of Fan Fair which spotlights the unique relationship between Country Music artists and their fans,” Moore continued.

Also confirmed to perform at this year’s festival are Lady Antebellum, Jason Aldean, Sheryl Crow, Brad Paisley, Reba, Zac Brown Band, Sara Evans, Sugarland, Trace Adkins, Keith Urban, Rascal Flatts, Miranda Lambert, Darius Rucker, Martina McBride, Blake Shelton, and more.

"She has been a strong supporter of CMA Music Festival since, she burst on the national scene a few years ago, and we are thrilled to welcome her back," said Steve Moore, CMA Chief Executive Officer. "As we celebrate 40 years of CMA Music Festival, it is exciting to see Taylor and all our performers continue the legacy of Fan Fair.

She has participated in CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL every year since her event debut performance on the Daily Concerts at RIVERFRONT PARK in 2006. She performed on the Nightly Concerts at LP FIELD in 2007-2009, and held a massive autograph signing session for her fans at the BRIDGESTONE ARENA in 2010 that lasted more than 15 consecutive hours.

Singer Taylor Swift's new song, Mine, arrived on iTunes yesterday, almost two weeks ahead of schedule because the song was leaking on the Web.


"Do you remember we were sitting there by the water?/ You put your arm around me for the first time/ You made a rebel of a careless man's careful daughter/ You are the best thing that's ever been mine," Swift sings.

She's "developed this pattern of running away" when relationships turn to love and get serious. But she added that the song is also about "finding someone who would make you believe in love and realize that it could work out."Country's Night to Rock, hosted by Tim McGraw, airing Sept.1..............

American country pop singer and actress Taylor Swift hosts "Saturday Night Live" on Nov. 7 and she seems to have Kanye West in her crosshairs.

"I've been thinking about skit ideas for a long time," the 19-year-old Swift said. "There are definitely some hilarious things that have happened to me over the past couple of months that I think will be pretty substantial skits."

One of those things happened at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sept. 13, when West interrupted Swift while she was accepting a trophy for best female video.

West thought Beyonce was robbed. As a result, he stole Swift's moment to shine.He later apologized.
Before Swift hits the stage at the 35-year-old late-night skitfest, she's performing on "Dancing With the Stars" on Oct. 27, no doubt hoping that no one will upstage her on this occasion.

All that will likely be material for the creative minds at "SNL."

Her career record sales now top 10 million albums and 20 million paid song downloads.

She has been nominated for four CMA Awards, including Entertainer of the Year, the youngest artist in history to be honored. She has had five No. 1 singles on country charts and two consecutive No. 1 songs on the pop charts.