Taylor Swift went on a romantic lunch date with Foster The People frontman Mark Foster!

On May 17th,  Swift was spotted in a big hat and leaving alone from what looked like an intimate little lunch with Foster.  Though they tried to maintain this confidential affair, they were spotted!

Foster, who has been attached to actress Michelle Trachtenberg,  better do right by 22-year-old Swift.  If not, she might write a song about it.  Am I right?  Just ask Mr. Jon Mayer!

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Did you know that Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift are BFFS? Well, they are! And sometimes best friends need a little downtime together, especially when they’re mega-famous.

Gomez, 19, decided to invite Swift and some other friends over on Thursday, just to hang out and take a break from their busy lives.  Gomez says that this chill time is important,  “because you need a best friend that’s sings beautifully, another best friend to dance with you and another to listen. Oh and cupcakes… Cupcakes,” she wrote.

Selena and Taylor posted photos and tweeted about their silliness, Huffington Post reports.  We love to hear about these busy stars eatin’ some carbs and relaxing for a change!

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Rumor has it Taylor Swift is eyeing the role of Joni Mitchell in a new Sony Pictures adaptation of Sheila Weller’s book “Girls Like Us”.

If Taylor lands the role, it would be the singer’s first lead role.

Pic examines the careers of singers Mitchell, Carly Simon and Carole King. Swift does not have an official offer, but has been linked to the Mitchell role for several months as other actresses have auditioned to play Simon and King, including Alison Pill (“Midnight in Paris”) for the latter singer.

“House” exec producer Katie Jacobs, who optioned the book several years ago, is directing from a script by John Sayles. Lorenzo di Bonaventura (“Transformers”) is set to produce the Sony pic, which has not yet been greenlit, though it is tentatively skedded to start production later this year when the three leads’ schedules allow for filming.

Swift, who’s currently featured on “The Hunger Games” soundtrack, made her feature acting debut in ensemble rom-com “Valentine’s Day,” and recently voiced a role in Universal’s “The Lorax.” Before that, she appeared as herself in the 2009 Miley Cyrus vehicle “Hannah Montana: The Movie.”

Please tell me I’m not alone in thinking this is terrible news. If Taylor gets this role, then all I’m going to see is Kristen Wiig playing Taylor on ‘SNL’ (video below). From what I’ve seen of Taylor’s acting chops (‘Valentine’s Day’) the girl can’t act worth beans. Unless she’s acting surprised…. she’s pretty good at that.

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Pictured: Marc Anthony and his girlfriend Shannon De Lima, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban, Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton, LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian and Taylor Swift.

What in the world is LeAnn wearing!? That is one UGLY dress!

Did you miss the awards? Here’s the full list of winners!

Entertainer of the year: Taylor Swift

_ Top male vocalist: Blake Shelton

_ Top female vocalist: Miranda Lambert

_ Top vocal group: Lady Antebellum

_ Top vocal duo: Thompson Square

_ Top new artist: Scotty McCreery

_ Album of the year: “Four the Record,” Miranda Lambert

_ Single record of the year: “Don’t You Wanna Stay,” Jason Aldean & Kelly Clarkson

_ Song of the year: “Crazy Girl,” Eli Young Band

_ Video of the year: “Red Solo Cup,” Toby Keith

_ Vocal event of the year: “Don’t You Wanna Stay,” Jason Aldean & Kelly Clarkson

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During Taylor Swift’s sold-out show in New Zealand on Sunday, Taylor perform her song “Eyes Open”, which will appear on ‘The Hunger Games’ soundtrack.

“You don’t think I’d get in trouble if I played it now?” Taylor asked her fans. “Probably not, right?”

While the recorded version of “Eyes Open” has a seriously badass rock edge, Taylor’s live version is stripped down and sits comfortably in the country-pop category she’s known for. Seated on a beautiful couch, Tay strums her guitar as she sings about Katniss’ harrowing ordeal and/or a lost childhood: “Yesterday we were just/ Children playing soldiers/ Just pretending/ Dreaming dreams with happy endings.” I guess the only thing left to do is issue a warning to my friends and family to stay the eff away from me until I see this movie. I’m seriously losing my mind with anticipation.

Listen to the song below!

Here are some new pictures of Taylor arriving back in Los Angeles after performing in New Zealand. (Fame/Flynet)

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Taylor Swift ranked at the top of Billboard’s Top 40 Money Makers in a list released today. Taylor came in at #1 with $35,719,000!

After wrapping the final leg of her Fearless tour, Taylor Swift’s blockbuster success two years ago left music industry observers wondering what she could possibly do for an encore. The pop-country superstar answered them with her smash Speak Now album and accompanying tour, which jetted through Asia and Europe in addition to making its way across North America. Grossing $88.5 million in the U.S. alone, the tour netted Swift a remarkable $29.8 million. Honored as Billboard’s Woman of the Year in December, she racked up U.S. album sales of 1.8 million units last year-led by booming business for late 2010′s Speak Now, which sold 967,000 units and digital single track sales of 7.8 million. Songwriting royalties were another highly beneficial source of income, given that Swift wrote all 14 Speak Now tunes herself.

See the rest of the list after the jump! 

2 U2 – $32,116,000

3 Kenny Chesney 29,837,00
4 Lady Gaga 25,353,000
5 Lil Wayne 23,178,000
6 Sade 16,382,809 (i think they made a mistake with the number order for Bon Jovi & Sade)
7 Bon Jovi 19,813
8 Celine Dion 14
9 Jason Aldean 13
10 Adele 13
11 Glee Cast 12.5
12 Journey 12.3
13 Elton John 11.9
14 Katy Perry 11.96
15 Toby Keith 10.4
16 Britney Spears 10.09
17 Bob Seger & the silver bullet band 10.01
18 Rascal Flatts 9.6
19 Tim McGraw 9.3
20 Michael Buble 9.02
21 Brad Paisley 8.6
22 Rihanna 7.6
23 Enrique Iglesias 7.44
24 The Beatles 6.7
25 Paul McCartney 6.72
26 Lady Antebellum 6.67
27 Keith Urban 6.57
28 Zac Brown Band 6.48
29 Rod Stewart 6.38
30 Usher 6.29
31 Foo Fighters 6.01
32 Rush 5.8
33 Backstreet Boys 5.7
34 Sugarland 5.6
35 Justin Bieber 5.52
36 New Kids on the Block 5.51
37 Steely Dan 5.3
38 Motley Crue 5.37
39 Kanye West 5.36
40 Linkin Park 5.19

Wow, there are some really shocking ones on the list!  Journey? Motley Crue made more than Kanye? For real?  You can go to Billboard’s site for a break down of how each band/artist scored their millions last year.