shamless plug: my taylor swift article.

http://www.andmagazine.com/content/phoenix/13076.html

an editorial i did about taylor swift for AND magazine, which i forgot to share with you here. better late than never, right? happy reading.

people taylor swift earned more money than in 2011

taylor swift was the world's highest earning music star in 2011. let's talk about this for a second. WORLD'S highest earning music star. not just in the united states. not just country music. ALL of the world! ALL of the music! to this i just kind of stare off into space for a few minutes and say "dzzzang girl!" here are some of the lazy bums taylor out-earned in 2011.

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1.  u2 
these irish rockstars raked in a mere $32 million. and there are more of them than there are of taylor! inexcusable.

2. lady gaga
lady gaga, whom i happen to dislike, earned a pittance at $25.3 million. ha! maybe people are finally listening to me and getting over her weirdness for the sake of weirdness and her lack of a good party song since that adorable east coast elementary school choir sang just dance.  remember those guys? adorable.

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3. lil wayne

lil wayne came up rather short with only $23 million last year, but in his defense, didn't he spend some of that time in prison? and also in his defense, isn't his greatest stuff those mix tapes that are always being leaked online?

4. adele

adele just got by last year with a modest $13 million. the poor girl had health issues with her throat surgery and had to cancel a bunch of shows, but such laziness will not be tolerated next year i'll have you know!

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5. paul mccartney

 paul mccartney, one of the many loves of my life, is getting old. i mean, he didn't even break $10 million last year, coming up quite short at only $6.2. we can all take a valuable lesson from this: just sit on your laurels as if you're one of the biggest rockstars of all time and don't do anything all year and you'll be punished with an embarrassing $6-7 million.

6. kanye west
dear sweet kanye west, coming in last on our list with a mere $5 million. all i have to say is, DO NOT INTERRUPT QUEEN TAYLOR WHEN SHE IS SPEAKING! for a quick trip down memory lane, let's just watch that debacle one more time, pretty please?

  

COUNTRY PLAYLIST: breakup mix 2011.

this one goes out to a few of my girl friends who, for some reason or another, are currently single. i'm a big fan of breakup mixes. in fact, i've even been known to drive around the block an extra couple times because i'm singing my heart out to a good breakup song on repeat in the car and not quite ready to stop when i arrive at my destination. i couldn't recommend it highly enough.

my rating system:
***** highly effective
*** feels good
* dangerously ineffective but SO good.

1. martina mcbride. wrong baby wrong***

2. clay walker. she won't be lonely long***
3. reba mcentire. turn on the radio*****
4. taylor swift. picture to burn*****

5. sara evans. a little bit stronger***
6. jarrod nieman. what do you want from me*

7. carrie underwood. undo it*****
8. jo dee messina. bye bye*****

9. kellie pickler. best days of your life*****
10. shania twain. man! i feel like a woman*****