Is Taylor Swift a real country artist?

Here's our take on the eternal question about Taylor Swift -- is she a true country artist or is she a pop star? read more

Taylor started as a country artist and was good, but then the label took her and turned her into a CD selling machine, at the cost of the music. I channel surf a lot on the radio. And I hear her songs more on the pop channels then the country channels. read more

In a fairly blatant attempt to drive ratings to its broadcast on Sunday night, the Academy of Country Music Awards announced it would present Taylor Swift with a Milestone Award. The honor, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the ACMs, was given to seven artists who made a major impact in the genre. read more

Taylor Swift peaked at number five on the Billboard 200 albums chart in the United States and spent 157 weeks on the ranking, marking the longest stay on the chart by any release in the country in the 2000s decade. As of August 2016 the album has sold over 7.75 million copies worldwide. read more