Swiftcast: The #1 Taylor Swift Podcast

First and foremost, Taylor has sold 1.688 MILLION copies of 1989 in just two weeks! Her second-week sales of 402,000 became the second highest week of the year, right behind 1989's first-week sales! Taylor dropped another bombshell on us last Monday by releasing the new music video for Blank Space, Taylor's latest single! We discuss the video and Taylor's brilliant role as the girl the media likes to portray her as in articles! We also review the Blank Space Experience App, which is now available on iTunes and Google Play! To hear more on our thoughts of Blank Space, tune in to Episode 80! In other news, Taylor will perform Blank Space LIVE at the American Music Awards on Sunday, November 23rd! Be sure to tune in and listen to our next episode, where we'll discuss her performance! #SwiftieProblems: Welcome to NY is the first song on 1989. In it, she says "it's a new soundtrack." Did she do that on purpose? - via @swiftieprobzz on Twitter Fashion: We cover a LOT of amazing fall outfits that Taylor has been wearing in New York City. Spoiler alert, one outfit includes a cape! How You Get the Girl Discussion: Because 1989 as a whole is so amazing, the only way we could possibly attempt to review it is by tackling one song per episode. We discuss How You Get the Girl in this episode because it's such a fun and catchy song! We review our favorite lyrics and even speculate on how Taylor could perform it on the 1989 World Tour! We want to hear from YOU about which 1989 songs we should discuss each week. Visit us at twitter.com/swiftcast13 and click the survey link at the top of the page to vote for your top song choice for our next episode! Thanks for listening! If you haven't already, please subscribe to us on iTunes and leave us a review and a 5-star rating.

First and foremost, we want to give a HUGE congratulations to Taylor for shattering all predictions with 1.28 million copies of 1989 sold in the first week!!! She is now the first artist EVER to have had three separate weeks of selling over a million copies! If you haven't bought the album yet, stop reading this and go buy it right now so we can help Taylor break even more records! In other mind-blowing news, Taylor made the official announcement for the 1989 WORLD TOUR last week! It will kick off in May and some tickets are already on sale. Visit TaylorSwift.com for all the latest info and we'll continue to update you on tour news each week. We can't wait!!!!!! The CMA Awards aired last week, and though Taylor was nominated for Female Vocalist of the Year, she unfortunately did not win. We discuss the CMA's interesting choice to bring in Megan Trainor and Ariana Grande to perform, in what appeared to be an attempt to fill Taylor's absence. If you watched the award show, tweet us your thoughts!Blank Space Discussion: Because 1989 as a whole is so amazing, the only way we could possibly attempt to review it is by tackling one song per episode. We decided to start with Blank Space this week since it's Taylor's latest single. Funny story, we recorded this on Sunday 11/9 and predicted on the episode that Taylor would be dropping the music video this week. The next morning, she did! So tune in next week for our discussion of the sassy, hilarious, epic video for Blank Space.

THE 1989 ERA HAS FINALLY BEGUN! Taylor blew all of our minds on Monday when we were finally able to hear the masterpiece album she has been working on for the past two years! To celebrate the release and the new era, the Swiftcasters went to New York to support Taylor while she was promoting 1989. In this episode, we talk about all of the events and Swiftacular fun! On 1989's release day, Taylor held an Ultimate Secret Session on a rooftop and performed songs during a Yahoo and iHeart Radio broadcast! Even more exciting? The Swiftcasters attended! We detail the event from start to finish, including watching Taylor's performance, getting to talk to Taylor, and so much more! We also discuss seeing Taylor after her interview with David Letterman, being inside the studio for her interview with The View, and watching her explosive performance in the center of Times Square on Good Morning America! Although 1989 has only been out for one week, it is already SHATTERING records. If you haven't yet, buy the album on iTunes and give it as gifts to your family and friends! smarturl.it/TS1989 What do you guys think of 1989? We'll be discussing the album in depth over the next few episodes, and we want to hear your thoughts! Tweet us and follow us at twitter.com/swiftcast13 and make sure to subscribe to us on iTunes so you're the first to hear all the exciting news coming up!

The Swiftcasters are taking a break from our regular recording schedule to celebrate 1989 Release Week in NYC! We'll be back next week with an awesome episode all about the songs on 1989 and our story of hanging out with Taylor at her iHeart Ultimate Secret Session!!! In the meantime, please enjoy this hilarious (or at least we think so) compilation of bloopers from our past episodes! 

This is officially the LAST episode of Swiftcast before 1989 comes out!!! Ashley and Nate give their review of Taylor's latest promo song "Welcome to New York," along with Nate's inside scoop from Taylor's secret session in Rhode Island. We are headed to NYC for release week, so make sure you follow us at twitter.com/swiftcast13 for all of the updates! We'll be live tweeting from Taylor's events all week long!

First and foremost, an IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT about purchasing 1989 in stores. If you are buying multiple copies of 1989, you MUST purchase each one on a separate transaction at the register. Otherwise, they will only count the purchase as one album towards Taylor's total sales. Spread the word and let's help Taylor sell over a million albums next week!!! It's hard to believe, but this is our last full length episode before 1989 comes out! We will have a special episode all about Welcome to New York out later this week. On this episode, we catch you up on all the latest news including all of Taylor's current magazine covers and her schedule for 1989 Release Week! #SwiftieProblems: When Taylor follows you on Tumblr and you have to check every 2 minutes to make sure it wasn't a dream. -via @a_mcc13 on Twitter Fashion: We have a LOT of amazing outfits to update you guys on. Spoiler alert, last week Taylor carried a purse that is actually affordable and we tell you where to buy it! Finally, we go through each of the lyric previews that Taylor has tweeted for us so far and give all of our predictions for the full songs. This suspense is killing us! If you're not following us on Twitter at twitter.com/swiftcast13, go do that RIGHT NOW so you can get all of our live updates as we tweet from New York City for release week! Thanks for listening! If you haven't already, please subscribe to us on iTunes and leave us a review and a 5 star rating.

It's a bonus Monday episode! We chatted with JohnMark, one of the lucky fans who attended Taylor's 1989 Secret Session in Nashville. He givese us all the inside scoop on this episode! Follw him on twitter at @JMC289. Be on the look out for 2 MORE EPISODES this week! We're just so excited about 1989 that one episode wasn't nearly enough. Thanks for listening! Make sure to follow us on twitter @swiftcast13 for all the latest updates on 1989.

We're now LESS THAN 2 WEEKS away from the release of 1989! Taylor decided to kill us all by releasing a song early. Out of the Woods came out on Monday and we cannot do anything except listen to it over and over and over again. #RIPMe #RIPSwifties Our hosts discuss the sound, lyrics, and tour predictions for Out of the Woods, and Nate tells us what it was like hearing it for the first time at Taylor's house! We also announce the winner of our latest Twitter giveaway for the Subway cup, gift card, and Shake It Off single! The winner has until October 22nd to contact us, or we'll choose a new one. Taylor will be posting a new lyric from 1989 each day leading up to October 27th. We'll discuss all of these lyrics and give our final album predictions next week on episode 76, so make sure you tune in! Be on the lookout for episode 75 of Swiftcast, where we inter

Following the Los Angeles Secret Session on September 20th (listen to our special edition episode about that if you haven't), Taylor surprised us yet again by hosting sessions in Nashville, New York, and Rhode Island! Our hosts Jill and Nate were lucky enough to attend the Rhode Island session, and they tell us all about it in this week's episode! Stay tuned for an episode about the Nashville session coming next week. There has been tons of other exciting news this week including: New fragrance! Taylor's new perfume Incredible Things will be released soon and sold at Kohl's. The bottle is gorgeous and looks just like some of Taylor's original watercolor paintings. Magazine covers- Taylor is everywhere these days, including on the covers of Nashville Lifestyles, British Vogue, and Fashion Canada. Buy them now, and we'll discuss the articles on Episode 74! Taylor is now on cups at Subway and popcorn bags and cups at Regal Cinemas. Go pick these up and enter their contests for a chance to try and meet her! And a TON more news that you'll just have to listen to the episode to find out! :) It's officially 18 days until 1989, and if you haven't preordered the album make sure to go do that to help Taylor break records! Thanks for listening! Make sure to subscribe to us on iTunes and leave us a review and 5-star rating.

We're LESS THAN ONE MONTH away from the release of 1989 and Taylor is literally everywhere!  From October 1st - 31st, visit any Subway restaurant within the US and purchase a special soda cup with Taylor on it. The cup will have a code on it, which you can enter at promo.subway.com for a chance to win a trip to MEET TAYLOR! We're also running a special giveaway at twitter.com/swiftcast13. Go to our page and retweet our giveaway tweets for a chance to win the special cups, gift cards with Taylor on them, the Shake It Off single cd, and more! Open worldwide! Shake It Off reclaimed its spot as the #1 digital song in terms of downloads for the past week, and it’s been #2 on the Hot 100 for the past three weeks. Keep requesting the song on radio and gifting Shake It Off to your friends on iTunes! Taylor was all over the place last week, first in NYC, then doing 1989 promo in Canada. She wore some amazing outfits which are all recapped in our weekly fashion segment, with help from TaySwiftStyle.com! #SwiftieProblems: An older lady in my office just said "Hey, hey, hey..." & immediately I wondered if she'd been listening to #ShakeItOff too! -via @aliciapwatson on Twitter If you haven't heard yet, we just released a special episode on Monday 9/29 which was an inside look at the Los Angeles 1989 Secret Session from one of the fans who attended! Go listen if you haven't, it's full of amazing info about Taylor's LA house and more! Thanks for listening! Make sure to follow us on Twitter @swiftcast13, subscribe to us on iTunes, and leave us a 5 star rating.

Listen to this short announcement to learn the details about how you can meet Taylor, thanks to Subway and Diet Coke! Also listen to hear the details of Swiftcast's giveaway, which includes exclusive Subway and Diet Coke Taylor merchandise, along with a physical copy of the Shake It Off single, which has been released in limited quantities. Tweet us and follow us at twitter.com/swiftcast13 so you don't miss any news about these exciting contests!

Taylor, who loves to surprise fans, decided to hold a secret 1989 listening session for 89 lucky Swifties in Los Angeles! We talk to Rebecca, who attended the first listening session. She tells us all the details about the event from start to finish, including eating cookies Taylor baked, meeting Olivia, taking photos with Taylor, and so much more!!! Without revealing any spoilers, she gives us her perspective on the album and gets us even more excited for the release! We are now only 27 days away from 1989's release! Tweet us and follow us at twitter.com/swiftcast13 and make sure to subscribe to us on iTunes so you're the first to hear all the exciting news coming up!

It's been an exciting week, and we have a lot of news! Shake It Off has been downloaded over 1.5 million times on iTunes, and the music video became Vevo Certified in less than three weeks! Rolling Stone magazine published a bonus article covering the five things we can expect from 1989, which we recap! You can also listen to our special edition Rolling Stone episode from last week, where we discussed the feature article and the bonus article entitled, “22 Things You Learn Hanging Out With Taylor Swift.” #SwiftieProblems: Now I never know if Taylor’s on Twitter, Instagram, or Tumblr -via @perrie78 on Twitter This past weekend, Taylor was in Las Vegas to kick off the iHeart Radio Music Festival. Our co-host, Ashley, was lucky enough to attend and provides us with all the up-close details of Taylor’s spectacular performance! We also discuss Taylor’s 1989 Secret Listening Session that she held for fans in her Los Angeles home! Without revealing any song titles or lyrics, we explore the fans’ perspectives after hearing most of the album! Thanks for listening! If you haven't already, please press the SUBSCRIBE button on iTunes and leave us a review and a 5-star rating.

Our friends Tim and Carson from the "I Heard That Was Good" movie podcast join us for a hilarious discussion of Taylor's domination of the radio airwaves! We also cover Taylor's interview with Rolling Stone magazine, her shift to the pop genre, and our expectations for 1989! To hear more from Tim and Carson, you can find them at @IHeardThatWasGd, IHeardThatWasGood.com, or on Jackson, Mississippi's Y101.7 radio station where they do the morning show! Thanks for listening! If you haven't already, please press the SUBSCRIBE button on iTunes and leave us a review and a 5-star rating.

Taylor's Rolling Stone cover story came out last week, and there was SO MUCH information in it that we just had to record a special episode about it. Highlights of the interview include: New song names (!!!!!)An inside look at Taylor's NYC apartmentTaylor's fear of hidden cameras and wiretapsA crazy trip to Central Park And much more! If you haven't read the article, check it out now at http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/taylor-swift-1989-cover-story-20140908?page=4 and look for it on newsstands everywhere. Stay tuned for our regularly scheduled episode on Wednesday, September 17th where we are joined by our friends Tim and Carson from Y101 radio and the I Heard It Was Good podcast!