Teen pop princess Taylor Swift's latest single "Today Was A Fairytale" has broken a record for first week download sales by a female artist selling 325,000 copies. That shatters the old record held by Britney Spears and the 286,000 copies sold of "Womanizer".The numbers are good enough propel Swift to the number 1 on the Billboard's Digital Songs chart. However Swift will have to settle for the second slot on the Hot 100 as "Tik Tok" by Keisha will keep the top spot for a 6th straight week.
This will by Swift's first chart topper for the Digital Songs category. "Today Was A Fairytale" will be featured in the film Valentine's Day which features Swift along with a healthy spoonful of mellow drama - just like all of Swift's music.
Things continue to look up for the squeaky clean performer this Sunday at the Grammy Awards where she is nominated in 8 categories including Best Record, Best Album and Best Song. The Hanging Tree will keep you up the minute on all things Grammys this Sunday.
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While The Who are sure to bring the goods for the Halftime Show, Carrie Underwood has been tapped to sing the national anthem at Super Bowl XLIV with Queen Latifah performing "America the Beautiful".
Other notable stars to perform "The Star Spangled Banner" are Beyonce, Aretha Franklin, Billy Joel and, perhaps most famously, Whitney Houston (see her performance below).
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As the Winter Olympics in Vancouver are just a stone's throw away, many artists such as Wilco, Feist, Devo and The Roots are set to perform during the games.
The band's will take the stage during the Victory Ceremonies where winners in various events are awarded their medals. You can see the list of performers here.
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