Tampa Bay Radio Station 93.3 FLZ & The MJ Morning Show...are dead to me

My Dead to Me list has quickly tripled in size to include the Tampa Bay Radio Station 93.3 FLZ & its program the MJ Moring Show. Both were extremely disrespectful to Taylor who when asked about Kanye said that she was very thankful for the support she received (including flowers from Janet Jackson) and was looking forward to putting the event behind her (clip). After 'MJ' repeatedly asked her questions about the incident Taylor responded by saying ""You know, honestly, I'm trying not to make it into a bigger deal than it already is. It's kind of become more of a bigger deal than I thought it would be. I would just like to move on a little bit. ... I didn't know what to think but I think we should talk about something else. It's nothing I feel like we should talk about." Then when told that "This is what everyone is gonna talk about why shouldn't I" Taylor said it is but after I've asked them not to three times I think they would have stopped. 'MJ' then began to ask another Kanye related question and Taylor handed the phone to her publicist who announced that Taylor was moving on to another interview and hung up.

This is not thee first time an artist has walked out on 'MJ'. Miley Cyrus walked out after just 90 seconds of a previous interview.

Maybe 'MJ' should take a look at how a real Taylor Swift interview should be conducted

Kanye West Apoligizes (Leno Version)

After viewing the Leno interview with Kanye I won't budge from my 'Dead to Me' stance. He is officially still dead to me but, if he backs up what he said he would do, I could budge from my stance.

Kanye seemed to understand that he was in the wrong, but at some points I doubted if he could really change. He was asked by Leno "When did you realize you had done wrong" and Kanye replies "When I handed her the mic back". This contradicts the fake apology he posted on his website though.

In the end he said he would like to take a break, apologize to Taylor and help her in any way possible. If I see a true change in his overall righteous attitude I could forgive him(haha like he cares...but I think overall it would go a long way to regain/gain new fans)

The guy who benefits the most from this is Jay Leno who's opening night ratings will be better than expected but I have a feeling it won't do as well as expected

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UPDATE

Today Taylor Swift did a fairly brief interview with The View. Taylor talked about her reaction during the moment as " “Don’t trip and fall” to “Oh, Kanye West is here” to “Cool haircut. What are you doing here? And then 'ouch'. And then, I guess I’m not going to get to thank the fans.” "

She also sad that Kanye has not yet reached out to apoligize to her personally which is disappointing given the potential his Leno interview had.

Before she went to perform to of her songs (fifteen, and you belong with me) she announced that she had bought her first condo. This news has gone under the radar which is surprising given the fact that her career has been built, at least somewhat, on her 'good girl, still lives with her mother' attitude.

All in all I'm glad to see she has already moved on and is continuing to gain popularity.

The VMAs...I'll try to keep this under control

If you somehow missed it or would like to see THE event again here is a link to a story and video.

Taylor Swift was nominated for Female Video of the Year along with

Katy Perry: Hot & Cold

Kelly Clarkson: My Life Would Suck Without You

Lady Gaga: Poker Face

P!nk: So What

Beyonce: Single Ladies

After reviewing all of the videos I still believe that Taylor's video was far better than Single Ladies. While I am clearly a but biased, I believe that Taylor's video was extremely creative and well designed. On the other hand Single Ladies was very well choreographed but lacked any sign of creativity. Seriously, it was her running in circles for 3 and half minutes. But I digress, that is not the point of this post.

My feeling on this is that Kanye West has showed time and time again that he cannot control himself at awards shows or on live TV. If he would have had even an ounce of self restrain he would have been able to witness that fact the Beyonce's video did indeed win the high honor of Video of the Year (even more prestigious than the award Taylor received).

By going on that stage he knowingly took away the symbolic moment of Taylor crossing over from the niche of country music to mainstream pop music. In the end though, because Taylor showed that she (unlike Kanye) does have self restrain, managed to leave the stage without any other incidents. This just shows how classy she really is and it will ultimately improve her career. Already "You Belong with Me" has jumped from number 13 on the iTunes chart to number 7.

After the show Kanye made a non-apology apology on his blog. That is less than an apology. He says that she should give up her award b/c he gave up one award once. How about all the times he's bitched b/c he hasn't won. He's just another hypocrite. Taylor worked hard and has sold more albums than any other artist this year. So she certainly deserves to be a contender for the award. No matter what your opinion is though, the way Kanye acted and continues to act is unacceptable which is why Kanye West will be the first member of my "DEAD TO ME" list.

After the incident many celebs tweeted/blogged about it and their responses can be seen in my next post.

All in all I would like to again congratulate Taylor Swift! and I can't wait to see her win more awards and for the release of Fearless the Deluxe Edition on Oct. 27! <3ts<3