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Taylor Swift accidentally fell during a performance of “Forever and Always” in one of her recent concerts. Now for all of you who have been saying you get a bit annoyed with Taylor and her constant hair movements….this one is for you! Taylor got right up after the fall and looks to be fine. I guess this is going to happen sooner or later with the amount of shows and when you try to bounce up and down, throw furniture, move your hair, and go down stairs all within 10 seconds! Pretty intense performance….hope she’s OK!

Wow, what an amazing night in honor of the career of Brooks and Dunn. CBS and the Academy of Country Music did a great job of bringing all the stars out to salute the greatest duo in country music. The show was rocking from the get go and didn’t stop until Brooks and Dunn along with all their friends closed out the night with, “Play Something Country”.

If you chose to watch the series finale of “Lost” over the Brooks and Dunn Tribute Concert, you may have made a mistake, but you can get a look at the amazing performances below. Videos are from Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift, Sugarland and Lady Antebellum. Sugarland’s rendition of “Red Dirt Road” is probably my favorite performance of the night. Just amazing. We will update them as we find them. Just found George Strait, Miranda Lambert, Brad Paisley and Faith Hill….don’t miss these great performances. What was your favorite performance of the night???

Mission accomplished for two college guys looking to get a hug from Taylor Swift. Taylor showed up at Auburn University to give hugs to Michael Wekall and Ryan Leander as well as play a concert for 350 students. It all started in January when the boys set out to get a hug from Taylor Swift which quickly gathered momentum by using social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. Taylor responded by sending messages to the boys and giving them good works to do before having a chance to get a hug from the country princess. Monday, the boys sent out messages telling fans to meet at a local hotel where a karaoke session broke out before Taylor popped out to give hugs and play a few songs. Check out the video below. Taylor comes on to the screen at about 3:30 and the comes out for the hug. Pretty cool to see college kids go nuts for Taylor. I guess it’s not just 14 year old girls.

Yesterday we were talking about Taylor Swift promoting the new Sony Camera, TX7 Cyber-shot. Here is the commercial for it, featuring Taylor Swift:

Taylor Swift performs “Change”.

Carrie Underwood performs emotional hit, “Temporary Home”.

Here are some rehearsals and interviews from Las Vegas and the ACM Awards. Everyone is excited for tomorrow night and we will be here to post videos, pictures, and winners all night long. There is still time to go and vote for Top New Artist and Entertainer of the Year at VoteACM.com.

Watch this youtube clip as Taylor’s dress gets caught in the stage but Taylor doesn’t skip a beat. Not exactly her perfect “Love Story”. The malfunction is at 3:38 but she’s got a smile on the whole time. We are looking forward to her performance on Sunday’s ACM Awards with her back up choir….not singers….choir!!!

We reported earlier that Taylor Swift will be gracing the cover of April’s issue of Elle Magazine. Elle is featuring young Taylor both on the news stands and on their website. You can catch a behind the scenes video of Taylor’s photo shoot.

Elle also wants fans to vote for their favorite Taylor Swift Hairstyles. The poll has six categories for you to rate Taylor’s hair. The categories range from best curly look to best accessories for Taylor’s best updo.

Another poll lets fans vote for Taylor’s best fashion look. In this poll there are four categories that include best sparkle look, best denim, best little white and red dress. It certainly is a lot of scrutiny for Taylor, but she looks great in all the pictures.

Taylor Swift has been nominated for 4 ACM Awards. She is up for Song of the Year, Video Of the Year, Top Female Vocalist, and Entertainer of the Year. Here is a great video from Taylor to try and get fans out to vote for her for Entertainer of the Year. Wow, it looks like Taylor had way too much fun this last year. Enjoy the video!

Taylor Swift will be the Elle Magazine’s cover girl for the month of April. Check out more pictures of Taylor photo shoot at Access Hollywood.

Elle Magazine also gives a sneak preview of their interview with Taylor.

On who she thinks is hot: “Um, well…Taylor Lautner.”

On whether she’s really “fearless”: “I overthink everything. I overanalyze everything.”

On one of her biggest fears: “Me making a bunch of bad decisions and embarking on a painful, slow, devastating tailspin.”

On media scrutiny: “I’ve had countless opportunities to do some really bad things. And then people start combing through everything I do trying to find the next mistake and misperception, which leads to more scrutiny. Like, if I go to a bar, even if I’m not drinking, who’s to say that a source isn’t going to say that I was doing something I shouldn’t have been doing? So it’s not only about your own moral compass, but the moral compasses of other people that you don’t know.”

On yearning to visit Nashville as a child: “I just got it into my head that there was this magical place that I needed to go to because that was where dreams come true.”

On sourcing material from her romantic relationships: “I like to categorize the various levels of heartbreak. I’ve only had that happen once. A letdown is worth a few songs. A heartbreak is worth a few albums.”

Watch video of Taylor’s photo shoot by following this Access Hollywood link.