Diet Coke will prove Taylor Swift fans are the lucky ones with a social media-fueled Silver Ticket scavenger hunt that gives Miami-area residents a chance to win coveted tickets to her sold-out RED Tour.

This Monday (April 8th) at 8 a.m., Diet Coke will release the first of a series of Swift-inspired clues on Diet Coke’s Twitter handle, @DietCoke, leading Taylor Swift’s biggest fans in Miami, Fla., to the hidden location of the Silver Ticket. The first four fans age 18 and older who arrive at the “Silver Ticket” location in Miami will receive two passes to see Swift’s concert at the AmericanAirlines Arena on April 10.

Miami is one of several markets across the country where Diet Coke will hide Silver Tickets to Taylor Swift’s highly anticipated RED Tour. In addition to the Silver Ticket program, Diet Coke will give fans extraordinary access to Swift through social, in-person and in-retail experiences during her sold-out RED Tour. From Swift’s first show in Omaha, Neb., to the final tour stop in Nashville, Tenn., Diet Coke will bring fans even closer to their favorite superstar.

Fans can follow @DietCoke and #DCSilverTicket for exclusive Silver Ticket access.

WHEN/WHERE: April 8 Miami, Fla.

First clue released at 8 a.m.

VISUALS: – Capture footage of local residents locating Silver Tickets

INTERVIEWS: – Speak with winners about finding the tickets and the upcoming concert

– Share clues with listeners/viewers

DIET COKE AND TAYLOR SWIFT PARTNERSHIP: Diet Coke recently announced a long-term partnership with Swift, making her a centerpiece of the brand’s iconic Stay Extraordinary campaign. Swift will serve as a program ambassador for several Diet Coke initiatives and will be integrated into all key marketing efforts for the brand – including advertising, retail activation, experiential and more. In an evolution of Diet Coke’s Stay Extraordinary campaign, Swift will be featured in television, print and digital advertising scheduled to launch this spring.

NEW YORK — A new girl is coming to Fox’s “New Girl” and her name is Taylor Swift.

A representative for the Grammy-winning singer said Thursday that Swift will appear on the May 14 season finale of the hit show. No other details were provided.

“New Girl” stars actress-singer Zooey Deschanel as the awkward, but bubbly Jessica Day, who lives with three male roommates.

Swift appeared in the 2010 romantic comedy “Valentine’s Day” and guest starred on “CSI” in 2009. The 23-year-old launched her “Red” world tour this month.

Source: CTV

The 48th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards Nominations were announced today. Taylor is nominated for 5 awards including a double nomination for Album of the Year for RED as the artist and producer; congratulations Taylor! You can view the nominations below. Voting will begin on March 25th at CBS.com and will end on April 7th. Please make sure you vote for Taylor, she definitely deserves it. The show will air on April 7th at 8pm ET/PT on CBS.

Entertainer of the Year

Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Miranda Lambert
Blake Shelton
Taylor Swift

Female Vocalist of the Year

Miranda Lambert
Martina McBride
Kacey Musgraves
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood

Album of the Year (Award to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company)

Blown Away – Carrie Underwood (19/Arista Nashville)
Produced by: Mark Bright
Chief – Eric Church (EMI-Nashville)
Produced by: Jay Joyce
Red – Taylor Swift (Big Machine Records)
Produced by: Jeff Bhasker, Nathan Chapman, Dann Huff, Jacknife Lee, Max Martin, Shellback, Taylor Swift, Butch Walker, Dan Wilson
Tailgates & Tanlines – Luke Bryan (Capitol Nashville)
Produced by: Mark Bright, Jeff Stevens
Tornado – Little Big Town (Capitol Nashville)
Produced by: Jay Joyce

Video of the Year (Award to Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s)) *(Off Camera Award) (TIE)

Creepin’ – Eric Church
Producer: Iris Baker
Director: Peter Zavadil
Merry Go ‘Round
Producer: Perry Bean, Kacey Musgraves
Director: Perry Bean
Tornado – Little Big Town
Producer: Iris Baker
Director: Shane Drake
Wanted – Hunter Hayes
Producer: Stephanie Reeves, Eric Williams
Director: Traci Goudie, Patrick Hubik
We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together – Taylor Swift
Producer: John Nguyen
Director: Declan Whitebloom
The Wind – Zac Brown Band
Producer: Ben Kalina
Director: Mike Judge

Taylor recently called into ‘On Air with Ryan Seacrest’ on 102.7 KIIS FM and talked about a wide variety of topics, including her upcoming appearance at the Grammy Awards, her collaboration with Tim McGraw, and so much more. You can listen to the full interview below.

Taylor Swift is switching gears and releasing her upbeat friendship anthem “22″ as her next single!

The 23-year-old will release the track on April 1st! It will be her fourth U.S. single off her 4-times platinum album Red, following the success of “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,” “Begin Again,” and “I Knew You Were Trouble.”

The song was written by Taylor with veteran songwriters Max Martin and Shellback.

You can view the cover art for ’22′ in our gallery.

Gallery Links:
Music > Red (2012) > ’22′ > Single Cover

Coca-Cola emailed us the official Press Release for their Diet Coke partnership with Taylor. You can read it below and also check out the official announcement from Taylor via YouTube below.

Atlanta, January 28, 2013 – Thanks to record-breaking album sales, Taylor Swift is often associated with the colors gold and platinum, but now she’s officially adding some silver to her collection. Diet Coke today announced a long-term partnership with the superstar, making her a centerpiece of the brand’s iconic Stay Extraordinary platform, which celebrates the self-assured and aspirational people who enjoy Diet Coke everyday.

Six-time GRAMMY winner Swift will serve as a program ambassador for several Diet Coke initiatives and will be integrated into all key marketing efforts for the brand – including advertising, retail activation, experiential and more. In an evolution of Diet Coke’s Stay Extraordinary campaign, Swift will be featured in television, print and digital advertising scheduled to launch this spring.

“Taylor’s unmatched business savvy, talent and drive to succeed are an inspiration to everyone. She’s an extraordinary individual and a wonderful symbol of achievement,” said Katie Bayne, President, North America Brands, The Coca-Cola Company. “Taylor tells us that every day Diet Coke plays a small part in helping her stay extraordinary. It’s one of the many reasons she’s the ideal partner to represent our brand.”

“I’ve said for years that Diet Coke just ‘gets me’ and my lifestyle. I’m so excited about our new partnership,” said Swift.

The partnership will put fans at the forefront of everything Swift and Diet Coke do together. Diet Coke’s social media channels will serve as a Backstage Pass for fans. Ongoing videos, photos and updates from Swift will give fans a rare glimpse into her extraordinary life and career.

Diet Coke also will give fans extraordinary access to Swift — both online and in person – throughout her highly anticipated Red Tour, which kicks off March 13 in Omaha, Neb. This week, Swift celebrates her second consecutive week at #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Top 40 chart with “I Knew You Were Trouble.”, the second worldwide chart-topper from her 5+ million-selling current album RED. Taylor was just awarded Best International Act honors at last week’s Premios Principales Awards in Spain.

Fans can “like” Diet Coke on Facebook and follow @DietCoke on Twitter and Instagram to stay up-to-date on the very latest news, details and opportunities that will be announced in coming weeks.

The 2013 Brit Awards Nominations were announced earlier today and Taylor is up for ‘International Female’. Congratulations Taylor on your nomination! The awards will be held at the O2 on February 21st.

International Female

Rihanna
Alicia Keys
Cat Power
Lana del Ray
Taylor Swift

Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Mumford & Sons, The Black Keys and fun. are the first artists to be announced as performers at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 10.

Last year’s emcee, two-time Grammy winner LL Cool J, is returning as host of “Music’s Biggest Night.”

The Black Keys and fun. will be making their Grammy performance debuts, while Swift, Rihanna and Mumford & Sons are making return appearances to the stage.

The performers have one thing in common: they all earned multiple nominations when they were announced on Dec. 5. Mumford & Sons and fun. lead the pack with six, including Album of the Year. The Black Keys have five nominations, including Album and Record of the Year.

Five-time Grammy winner Rihanna and six-time winner Swift each have three nominations on the night.

Music’s premiere night will take place live on Sunday, Feb. 10 at Staples Center in Los Angeles and will be broadcast on CBS.

Source: Billboard

Despite leaving a trail of human suffering behind her, country star Taylor Swift is never ever ever going to hear anything bad about her charity spirit.

Swift is still mopping up 2012 honors for her charitable giving, having been named no. 1 on the “20 Celebs Gone Good” list put together by the non-profit group DoSomething.org. The 23-year-old received praise from the group for being the youngest person to ever to get the Ripple of Hope Award from the Robert F. Kennedy Center, donating $4 million to the Country Hall of Fame Museum, and for her work with children who have cancer.

Right behind Swift on the list are actress and singer Miley Cyrus, herself praised for work with Saving SPOT! Dog Rescue, observing TOMS’ One Day Without Shoes challenge, and other charity work.

Channing Tatum, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Robin Roberts also made the cut.

The Huffington Post reports that Swift was also honored earlier this year by First Lady Michelle Obama, who presented Swift with The Big Help Award during Nickelodeon’s 25th annual awards show Saturday night in Los Angeles.

Swift has donated to Swift has donated to a number of large charities, including the Elton John AIDS Foundation, the UNICEF Tap Project, Oxfam International,Habitat For Humanity, MusiCares and Feeding America. The singer has also performed a number of benefit concerts, including for the Food Bank For New York City, the Reading, Writing & Rhythm Foundation, Christmas for Kids and Shriners Hospitals for Children.

Our thanks to Taylor Swift for being such a stand-out lady and celebrity when it comes to charitable giving.

Source: The Inquisitr

Country singer TAYLOR SWIFT is set to usher in the New Year with millions of fans after agreeing to perform in New York City’s Times Square just before the stroke of midnight.

American Idol host Ryan Seacrest made the big reveal after explaining that he will be taking over the reigns of the annual star-studded bash from beloved presenter Dick Clarke, who passed away in April (12), and will present the traditional show celebrating the famous ball drop on his own for the first time.

During an appearance on U.S. show Late Night With Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday (31Oct12), he said, “This one is gonna be emotional. This is the first time in 40 plus years that we’ll be in Times Square without Dick Clark as he passed away. And he’s such a hero of mine and was a dear friend. So it will be special, celebratory, reflective, but certainly emotional.”

But Seacrest won’t have to face the hoards of crowds alone – during the interview, he dropped less-than-cryptic clues all but confirming to viewers that the evening’s performer would be We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together hitmaker Swift, who made U.S. chart history this week (begs29Oct12) after her new album Red moved more than 1.2 million copies in its first week of release.

Responding to Fallon’s pleas for clues about the headline artist, he said, “We haven’t announced it yet, but wouldn’t it be great if we could get, there’s a female artist out there that’s setting records in terms of what she’s selling, recently. She loves the color red. And if you’re with her, you may never, ever, ever, be back together with her. And she loves a good break-up anthem.”

Swift will join a long list of celebrities who have previously performed on the Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest TV special – last year (11) Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Nicki Minaj, Pitbull and LMFAO all staged shows to ring in 2012.

Source: WPTV