Taylor Swift

To borrow a line from a certain supermarket tabloid: Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift, they're just like us!

Earlier this week, the singing superstars took a break from touring and recording to simply hang out like a couple of regular pals. They played guitar, they baked cupcakes and they shared their day with fans on Instagram:

"Because you need a best friend [that] sings beautifully, another best friend to dance with you and another to listen," Gomez wrote along with the photos. "Oh and cupcakes. . .Cupcakes!"

Last year, Selena shared a story with Ryan Seacrest about how Swift showed up at her house with junk food and made her feel better about a big break-up.

"I feel very lucky to have her in my life," Selena said of Taylor.

While she and her famous BFF were chilling, meanwhile, boyfriend Justin Bieber was overseas talking about his penis.

Taylor Swift is under consideration for another major movie role.

After losing out on the character of Eponine in a big screen version of Les Miserables, Variety now reports that Swift may portray music legend Joni Mitchell in an upcoming biopic.

The film is being developed by Sony Pictures and Di Bonaventura Pictures' and would be an adaptation of Sheila Weller's book "Girls Like Us." The role would also mark Swift's first dramatic turn, as she recently voiced a character in The Lorax and appeared in Valentine's Day.

The movie will follow around the careers of Mitchell, Carly Simon and Carole King, with Alison Pill rumored for the latter artist.

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Two of THG's all-tie favorites walked the red carpet at last night's Academy of Country Music Awards, with both Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood striking beautiful poses on the red carpet.

Each would then go on to have huge evenings, with Underwood opening the ceremony (via a rendition of "Good Girl") and Swift taking home Entertainer of the Year AND receiving an award from First Lady Michelle Obama. Not shabby.

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She's won Grammy Awards and Country Music Awards. Seen albums go platinum. And double platinum. And triple platinum.

But Taylor Swift will receive an honor this Saturday night that not even she has enjoyed to this point in her career: recognition from the First Lady.

Michelle Obama will present Swift with Big Help Award at the Kids' Choice Awards this weekend, during a ceremony that airs at 8 p.m. on March 31 on Nickelodeon.

Obama - who received the trophy herself in 2010 - will praise Swift for her incredible charity work, including time dedicated to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, the St. Jude Medical Center and Habitat for Humanity.

If it were up to us, Taylor would also receive an honor just for this Academy of Country Music Awards-themed video with her cat. It's adorable!

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We can go ahead and hand the Academy of Country Music Awards for Entertainer of the Year, Female Vocalist of the Year and Video of the Year to Taylor Swift right now.

Because she deserves them? Sure, probably. We are big fans of almost everything T Swizzle releases.

But also because Taylor is downright adorable in a new video she filmed with her adopted kitten Meredith, during which Swift explains to her pet just what categories they are nominated for, along with the fan voting process for this April 1 ceremony.

"Do you think that people should go and vote for us? Maybe?" Taylor asks her furry pal, and, let's face it, we all know the answer to that question, don't we?

Taylor Swift, Cat Ask for ACM Votes

Taylor Swift is back with her second song off The Hunger Games soundtrack.

The superstar, who has already released the official video for "Safe and Sound," surprised fans in New Zealand over the weekend with an acoustic version of "Open Eyes," a track that will accompany Katniss and company on screen this Friday when the biggest movie of the year opens.

"I'm really excited about it... but, I mean, you don't think I'd get in trouble if I played it now? Probably not, right?" Swift teased thousands of attendees in Auckland before launching into the track.

Listen to it now and pick up The Hunger Games soundtrack this week. It also includes tunes by Arcade Fire, Maroon 5 and Miranda Lambert.

Taylor Swift - "Eyes Open" (Live)

Taylor Swift enjoyed a REALLY good 2011.

Based on U.S. income from tours, album sale and publishing royalties, Billboard has determined that the talented young crooner earned more money than any other musician in 2011. Just how much did Taylor bring in?

A cool $35 million.

The singer is currently on tour in Australia, meanwhile, looking to get a big, early start in 2012.

Here's a look at the top 10 music money makers from the past year:

1. Taylor Swift
2. U2
3. Kenny Chesney
4. Lady Gaga
5. Lil Wayne
6. Sade
7. Bon Jovi
8. Celine Dion
9. Jason Aldean
10. Adele

Two THG favorites are featured on the season premiere of MTV's Punk'd.

The network will reboot this franchise on March 29, with original host Ashton Kutcher serving as executive producer but a different celebrity in charge of the big prank each week. Up first? Justin Bieber pulling one over on Taylor Swift.

Based on the preview below, it looks like Bieber sets Swift up to believe she ruined a couple's wedding... via some kind of big fire. Check it out now:

Punk'd Season Premiere Preview: Bieber Gets Swift!

Future editions of the show - which will air at 10 p.m. on Thursdays - will be hosted by Miley Cyrus, Kellan Lutz, Hayden Panettiere, Bam Margera, and Dax Shepard; while victims will include Khloe Kardashian, Tyler Posey and Demi Lovato.

This pairing almost makes too much sense, doesn't it?

Witnesses tell The New York Post that Tim Tebow and Taylor Swift struck up a conversation at a pre-Academy Awards party on Friday night, following it up with dinner two evenings later at at Toscanova Italian restaurant in Century City.

"After dinner, he walked her out," a source says. "Then he walked back in to join two other people. I think they may both have been with their agents."

Granted, the meal doesn't sound too romantic, but Taylor has been burned by so many men in her past. Tebow is a virgin, had the good sense to reject Kim Kardashian and might be the son of God.

This couple has to happen.

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In case you still weren't convinced that Taylor Swift is totally awesome...

The singer was invited last week to attend the prom of Kevin McGuire, an 18-year old from New Jersey who has suffered a relapse of leukemia.

The invitation was set up by Kevin's sister, Tori, who created a "Taylor Swift Take Kevin McGuire to Prom!" Facebook page that has nearly 100,000 followers and on whose profile it reads:

Kevin is the kindest, most noble 18 year old a person could even fathom meeting, and throughout his ups and downs Kevin never even questioned 'why me?' Nothing, and I mean NOTHING brightens Kevin's day more than Taylor Swift. Kevin DESERVES more than anyone a special event in his life.

Taylor agrees. On her Facebook page, the superstar responded to this request with:

"Kevin, I'm so sorry but I won't be able to make it to your prom. But I was wondering, the ACM Awards are coming up... Would you be my date?"

The Academy of Country Music Awards will take place on April 1 in Las Vegas and Swift is nominated for several big ones, including Entertainer of the Year, Female Vocalist of the Year and Video of the Year.

Said McGuire, who is being treated at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, to USA Today: "Obviously I said yes. [The CMAs are] a lot better than the senior prom."