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Oh thank goodness…

Not that we don’t love us some Taylor Swift, but casting her as Eponine in the upcoming film adaptation of Les Miserables just didn’t seem natural.  Or like a good idea.  At all.

While the 22-year-old was understandably bummed by the announcement that she won’t be gracing the silver screen anytime soon (besides lending her voice to a character in The Lorax) we’re sure her three ACM nominations (and grabbing a quick grande something-or-other) more than made up for it.

Don’t worry TSweezy, they have to make a Valentine’s Day: Part II sometime don’t they?  Oh wait, they already did, but they called it something weird like New Year’s Eve…

Um, is anyone surprised?  Our girl Taylor Swift isn’t exactly known for taking breakups well.  Right Joe Jonas and John Mayer (Seriously John?  She was like half your age.  Poor form.)

According to insiders, Swift is still heartbroken over her failed relationship of three months to actor Jake Gyllenhaal.

She’s haunted by that relationship…  [the relationship] totally screwed with her mind.

Sources also confirm that the ACM nominated songstress vented her frustrations over the 31-year-old by penning some feisty tunes about him for her forthcoming album.

It may just be me, but if I was a single gal having dinner with Zac Efron every other week, I would’ve forgotten about ol’ Jake What’s-his-face a looooong time ago.

Check out an exclusive clip about T-Sweezy’s angry breakup below…

Country music sweetheart Taylor Swift is everywhere lately –  getting cozy with Hollywood hottie Zac Efron, hanging out with gal pal Selena Gomez and her beau Justin Bieber and now strutting her stuff on the 2012 Sundance Film Festival red carpets.

The blonde beauty showed up at the premiere of the film “Ethel” last night sporting a knee-length, ecru-colored mohair “Chrysalis” cocoon coat (got that?) by Kymerah, an emerald green, cable knit Ralph Lauren Black Label cashmere pullover and herringbone boots by Schuler & Sons for Anthropologie  - which were absolutely to. die. for.

Despite the overwhelming level of success she’s been afforded over the last several years, the 22-year-old says she is always thinking about what her next step should be,

I fret about the future. What my next move should be. What the move after that should be. How I am going to sustain this. How do I evolve. I get so ahead of myself. I’m like, ‘What am I going to be doing at 30?’ But there’s no way to know that! So it’s this endless mind-boggling equation that you’ll never figure out. I overanalyze myself into being a big bag of worries.

Oh T-Sweezy, just sit back and enjoy the moment – and those boots, enjoy those boots…

Man, Zac Efron sure gets around!  One minutes he’s rumored to be dating Emma Roberts, then the next thing you know, he’s hooking up with Rumer Willis and now we hear he’s arm-in-arm with T-Sweezy (that’s Taylor Swift for those of you just joining us) – who’s next?  Meryl Streep?

Obviously not. She’s old.  That’s gross.

Moving on – the 24-year-old was spotted with country music sweetheart, Taylor Swift, at the L.A. eatery Place on January 6th.

Can we pause here for a moment?  If I could have one wish for Hollywood, it would be that someone could open up a restaurant with a normal, non-pretentious name.  Place?  Really?  We’re going to eat at Place?  What’s next, Over There?  Or how about, Here?  You’re a restaurant.  You serve food on tiny plates with weird sauces.  Get over yourselves.

Phew!

According to sources, the pair, who arrived together were,

…Deep in conversation and very giggly… They seemed very friendly.

However, other insiders speculate that the dinner wasn’t romantic at all and was, in fact, strictly business,

They were in L.A. doing press stuff together [for Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax… And after they were done, they decided to grab dinner.

Snoozeville!  Let’s all just pretend that they are dating – that’s way more fun!

Reunited and it feels so good!

BFFs Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez finally got to log some serious hang time hours when the two hooked up to hang with pals earlier this week. According to sources, the gals gabbed, gossiped and wrote in their dream journals until the wee hours of the morning.

Okay, that part I made up, but it does sort of seem like something they’d do.

The gal pals’ bond seems to be stronger than ever, despite the fact that Selena recently took to her Twitter to announce that she has a new BBF – her puppy Baylor!

Hooray for Hollywood Besties

Well, maybe “stuns” is a strong word – but at least, for once, country phenom Taylor Swift doesn’t look like she just walked into a giant surprise party.

The 22-year-old looks trendy and polished on the February cover of VOGUE - her straightened, blonde locks certainly dull her down to look much more mainstream, which kind of bums me out.  I’m not a huge T.Swift fan (don’t get me wrong, I’m sure she’s a super nice girl, but I just can stomach anymore of the “Who me!?!?” act), but I have always liked that she has a different look about her – this picture has her looking like some kind of a Gweneth Paltrow wannabe.

Personally, I’m more looking forward to the rumored March cover girl – Adele!

Well, sort of.

Saturday Night Live’s Kristin Wiig and SNL alumnus Jimmy Fallon dressed up as teen heartthrobs Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift for a spot-on spoof during SNL last night.

The dynamic duo teamed up with Michael Buble, for a hilarious infomercial promoting Buble’s latest album of celebrity Christmas duets and were joined in-studio by “Sting“, “Lady Gaga“, and “Kayne West” to name a few.

Check out the hilarious sketch below…

Country superstar Taylor Swift may have turned 22 back on December 13th, but a heavy touring schedule kept the blonde beauty from celebrating her big day surrounded by family and friends – What’s a girl to do?

Throw herself a belated birthday bash – that’s what!

Surrounded by pals from the bands Paramore, Hot Celle Rae and Parachute, Swift rang in her 22nd year in style at her home in Nashville, TN.

According to a source who attended the par-tay,

Taylor had a great time and was very happy… She was bouncing around from person to person and laughing about all the cat lady jokes!

Oh right, I forgot to mention those…  Apparently, Taylor’s friends have been giving her a hard time about how obsessed she is with her new feline companion “Meredith” and have taken to jokingly calling her a “cat lady”.  Hilarious.

Happy (belated) birthday Tay-Tay!

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year… Awards Season!!!

That’s right ladies and gentlemen, the 2012 Grammy nominations are in and we’ve got them for you, along with our predictions of who will be taking home the gilded gramophones!

Album Of The Year:

Adele, “21”

Foo Fighters, “Wasting Light”

Lady Gaga, “Born This Way”

Bruno Mars, “Doo-Wops and Hooligans”

Rihanna, “Loud”

GossipTeen Pick:  Adele should get the nod on this one, but I have a sneaking suspicion that Gaga will be walking away the winner of AOY.

Record Of The Year:

Adele, “Rolling in the Deep”

Bon Iver, “Holocene”

Bruno Mars, “Grenade”

Mumford & Sons, “The Cave”

Katy Perry, “Firework”

GossipTeen Pick:  SUCH a tough call.  For me, it’s a toss up between Bon Iver’s “Holocene” and Mumford & Sons’ ”The Cave”, but with “Rolling in the Deep’s” huge radio success, Adele  will most likely be the victor for ROY.

Song Of The Year:

“All Of The Lights” — Jeff Bhasker, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter & Kanye West, songwriters. (Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie)

“The Cave” — Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters (Mumford & Sons)

“Grenade” — Brody Brown, Claude Kelly, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Bruno Mars)

“Holocene” — Justin Vernon, songwriter (Bon Iver)

“Rolling In The Deep” — Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth, songwriters (Adele)

GossipTeen Pick: Again, a tough call here, but I think “All of the Lights” will emerge victorious.

Best New Artist:

The Band Perry

Bon Iver

J. Cole

Nicki Minaj

Skrillex

GossipTeen Pick: If we’re going on outright success, this award should go to Nicki Minaj.  The girl is everywhere and has created an incredible brand for herself.

Pop Vocal Album:

“21,” Adele

“The Lady Killer,” Cee Lo Green

“Born This Way,” Lady Gaga

“Doo-Wops & Hooligans,” Bruno Mars

“Loud,” Rihanna.

GossipTeen Pick:  Personally, I love ALL of these albums and if it were up to me, I’d give the award to Bruno Mars, just because I love, love, love his sound, BUT my prediction is that the gramophone will go to “Born This Way”.

Rock Album:

“Rock ‘n’ Roll Party Honoring Les Paul,” Jeff Beck

“Wasting Light,” Foo Fighters

“Come Around Sundown,” Kings of Leon

“I’m With You,” Red Hot Chili Peppers

“The Whole Love,” Wilco.

GossipTeen Pick:  I’m not overwhelmed by the rock category this year.  If I had to choose, which I do for the sake of this post, I’d go with Jeff Beck’s ”Rock ‘n’ Roll Party Honoring Les Paul”, just because he’s reDICULOUSLY talented – but truthfully, none of the nominees blew me away this go-around.

R&B Album:

“F.A.M.E.,” Chris Brown

“Second Chance,” El DeBarge

“Love Letter,” R. Kelly

“Pieces of Me,” Ledisi

“Kelly,” Kelly Price.

GossipTeen Pick:  All I can say, is that if Chris Brown wins, I quit life.  But seriously, the nod should go to Kelly Price for “Kelly”.

Rap Album:

“Watch the Throne,” Jay-Z and Kanye West

“Tha Carter IV,” Lil Wayne

“Lasers,” Lupe Fiasco

“Pink Friday,” Nicki Minaj

“My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy,” Kanye West.

GossipTeen Pick: It’s either going to be “Watch the Throne” or “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy”.  Either way Kanye West comes out a winner, so his ego should be about the size of mainland China by the end of the night.

Country Album:

“My Kinda Party,” Jason Aldean

“Chief,” Eric Church

“Own the Night,” Lady Antebellum

“Red River Blue,” Blake Shelton

“Here for a Good Time,” George Strait

“Speak Now,” Taylor Swift.

GossipTeen Pick:  Again, totally underwhelmed by the nominees this year for Country Album of the Year.  The safe pick would be to go with Taylor Swift, but hopefully Lady Antebellum’s “Own the Night” will walk away a winner.

The 2012 Grammy Awards air on CBS on February 12, 2012.

She may have won the American Music Award for favorite female country artist, but that doesn’t mean Taylor Swift can’t get down with some rock ‘n’ roll!

Swift teamed up with pop/rock legend, Johnny Rzeznik of The Goo Goo Dolls Monday night, during her first of two shows at Madison Square Garden to perform Rzeznik’s hit Iris, which Swift calls, “one of the greatest songs of all time.”

The duo sounded pretty good together, and it probably didn’t hurt things that they had every parent in the place singing along with them.

Check out the video of Taylor and Johnny’s performance below…

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