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'The Voice' makes a Swift move By Jay Bobbin © Zap2it Taylor Swift certainly has a voice and knows how to use it ... and ap- propriately, she's now us- ing it on "The Voice." In the week of the debut of her fifth album, "1989," the hugely popular and successful singer- songwriter joins the NBC talent competition. She'll appear in the Knockout Round episodes airing Monday, Oct. 27 and Tuesday, Oct. 28 (and also on Monday, Nov. 3), as the sole adviser to the aspir- ing artists chosen by this season's mentor/judges: Adam Levine, Blake Shel- ton, Gwen Stefani and Pharrell Williams. "Things are insanely cool right now," the friendly Swift says with what passes for a giggle. "I can't complain." That encompasses her "Voice" stint, of which she reports, "I didn't know anything about what I would have to be doing before I showed up. I felt a little scared about telling peo- ple what to do, because I've never felt comfortable critiquing other people." However, Swift notes she found the Carson Daly-hosted program "so much different than what I had expected. These people have already got- ten to a level in the com- petition where pretty much everyone you're seeing is incredibly talented. In my case, I was just giv- ing them very detailed build a really creative and exciting performance visu- ally ... then some people clearly are going to do it their way, whether right or wrong." Named for Swift's birth year, "1989" has yielded the hit "Shake It Off." This week, the performer of nu- merous country-crossover tunes also is on ABC's "Good Morning America" Monday and Thursday, and "The View" Wednes- day. She says her "leap to pop music really scared a lot of people in my camp, but if you're not challeng- ing yourself fully, I don't see the point." Still, Swift admits she's been somewhat aston- ished by the impact of "Shake It Off," not only for the reign it's had on the pop charts — where it debuted at No. 1 on Billboard Magazine's Hot 100 — but for the diverse effects of its move-past- negativity message and sheer danceability. "I get people coming up to me and saying things from, 'I had a death in the family and "Shake It Off" was the only thing that could make me smile' to the simplicity of, 'My 7- year-old wants to hear it over and over again in the car.' To have a song that exists in so many different places was a dream of mine." Taylor Swift serves as a mentor to contestants on "The Voice" starting Monday on NBC. pointers. I wasn't there to tell them, 'Just have more confidence,' I'd tell them exactly how to look like they have more confi- dence." The results, Swift be- lieves, indicate "how built for this business they are. Some people are willing to make a compromise and work with you and 2 The Goshen News • TV Spotlight • October 20 - 26, 2014 KARAOKE!!! FRIDAY 9:30 PM – MIDNIGHT! AY FRIDAY GHT! 9:30 PM – MIDNIGHT 9:30 PM – MIDNIGHT 9:30 PM – MIDNIGHT! KA KARA RAOK OKE!!! KARAOK OKE! E!!! !! KA KARA RAOK OK OK OKE! E! E! E!!! !! !! FRIDAY FRIDAY Maple City Bowl 1300 W. PIKE ST. • GOSHEN, IN 46526 574-533-8564 www.MapleCityBowl.com at... COSMIC BOWLING HOURS... FRI. 9:30 PM – 12:00 AM SAT. 1:00 – 3:00 PM & 8 PM – MIDNIGHT BUY ONE GAME GET ONE FREE EXP 12-31-14 Say It On Page 2 Of The • Announcements • Birthdays • Memorials • Special Events • Congratulations Advertisements must be paid in advance. Contact us for deadlines and prices. 574-533-2151 or 800-487-2151 ext. 398

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