How did Taylor Swift get a record contract??

[Blue Meanie]

Here's the performance that opened the show:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGLhR4yqizM

[toys2cool]

I've heard her live performances numerous times and she has a thing about consistancy. Many times she sounds great but she seems to have "off nights" too often. I really like her voice and think she has a lot of talentLike Miley Cyrus maybe?

lol! poor Miley, she's really cute though

[hobub]

I think this is what initially caught attention.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NzYzSCdqS8

[RussG]

Here's the performance that opened the show:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGLhR4yqizM

oh man ... ouch I'm not a fan of hers but she seems to have talent on some level, but that clip ... OUCH.

[Mod Style]

Singing talent is not always what makes you a star. Imagine if Mick Jagger or Ozzy were unknown, they wouldn't make it through the first round of American Idol.

[Cosmicman]

When you really think about it, I think even Madonna had a lot of stuff done to her voice at least back in the old days.

When you compare her voice today to her voice on older songs such as Like a Virgin, the difference is striking.

No offense. But comparring Madonna to Taylor Swift is not even close.


Except Taylor Swift......makes me want to


...and Madonna actually has talent. She was recording her own demos and handing out tapes before she was famous.
Madonna was marketing and peddling herself out on the streets, handing out, recording and promoting herself. Something Taylor Swift or Britney Spears probably never did in their life.

Bad comparisons.

[toys2cool]

No offense. But comparring Madonna to Taylor Swift is not even close.


Except Taylor Swift......makes me want to http://www.struff.com/vbulletin/imag...iley_vomit.gif


...and Madonna actually has talent. She was recording her own demos and handing out tapes before she was famous.
Madonna was marketing and peddling herself out on the streets, handing out, recording and promoting herself. Something Taylor Swift or Britney Spears probably never did in their life.

Bad comparisons.

Madonna doesn't have a voice either, now if you say Mariah or Celine then yeah. But I think Taylor's voice is just as good if not better then Madonna

[Adam West]

Kanye West can't sing either. Not sure why he thought it was appropriate to go on stage and ruin an award for someone else.

[toys2cool]

Kanye West can't sing either. Not sure why he thought it was appropriate to go on stage and ruin an award for someone else.

yeah I hate that guy but he is a rapper, no rapper needs a good voice...all they do is talk

[Blue Meanie]

I started this thread...and I stand by what I stated. How did she get a record contract??!!?? Probably the worst performance I've ever seen since I started watching the Grammys....Just Awful. She has to be a "Studio Baby". I've heard kids in grade school that could keep in tune better than her. I just don't get it...How did she get a record contract??!!??