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Originally Posted by MTVN

Taylor Swift unknown outside the US?

Yep you read that right. Not a household name before red.

Taylor has always been a massive staR in US, bigger than Rihanna, but until red/ harry in Europe she really wasn't that big, she was more known as being that pop country star who seemed to date john mayer or loads of male celebs many rumoured to be gay gylleenhaal, taylor lautner etc. Her sales outside us weren't that impressive back then. Beyonce, Rihanna, Perry, Gaga et al were all way way way bigger and more well known outside Us. I remember her appearing on BBC Breakfast in a poor slot and small tv shows to promote that song about "romeo and Juliet" that would never happen now.

She has blatantly watered down the country to sell more outside us.