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=== 2008–2010: ''Fearless'' dan akting ===
[[Berkas:FearlessPrudentialCentMay2010.jpg|jmpl|ka|Swift tampil di [[Los Angeles]] selama [[Fearless Tour]] pada tahun 2010.]]
Album studio kedua Swift, ''[[Fearless (Album Taylor Swift)|Fearless]]'', dirilis pada 11 November 2008.<ref name="ibtimes" /> Single utama, "[[Love Story (lagu Taylor Swift)|Love Story]]", dirilis pada September 2008. Lagu ini berada dinomordi nomor empat di ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite web |url={{BillboardURLbyName |artist=taylor swift |chart=all}}|title=Love Story – Taylor Swift|work=Billboard|accessdate=March 5, 2011}}</ref> dan nomor satu di Australia.<ref name=AUSchart>{{cite web | url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Taylor+Swift | title=Discography Taylor Swift | publisher=[[ARIA Charts]] | accessdate=January 2, 2010}}</ref> Empat single lain yang rilis antara 2008 dan 2009: "White Horse", "[[You Belong with Me]]", "Fifteen" dan "Fearless". "You Belong with Me" adalah single tertinggi yang berada di tangga lagu ''Billboard'' Hot 100, berada dinomordi nomor dua.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/267724/black-eyed-peas-jason-mraz-tie-records-on-billboard-hot-100 |title=Black Eyed Peas, Jason Mraz Tie Records on Billboard Hot 100 |last=Ben-Yehuda |first=Ayala |date=August 13, 2009 |work=Billboard |accessdate=March 13, 2010}}</ref> Album ini debut dinomor satu di ''Billboard'' 200 dan merupakan album paling laris tahun 2009 di Amerika Serikat.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.yahoo.com/music/bp/chart-watch-extra-top-albums-last-10-years-181452729.html |title=Chart Watch Extra: Top Albums Of Last 10 Years |first=Paul |last=Grein |date=March 16, 2012 |publisher=Yahoo! Music |type=Blog|accessdate=June 10, 2011}}</ref> Album ini dipromosikan diturdi tur konser pertama Swift, [[Fearless Tour]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Herrera |first=Monica |title=Taylor Swift's "Fearless" Tour Returns March 2010 |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/taylor-swifts-fearless-tour-returns-march-2010-20091008 |work=Rolling Stone|accessdate=August 3, 2016 |date=October 8, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Mapes |first=Jillian |title=Taylor Swift Announces 'Speak Now' World Tour |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/photos/live/950374/taylor-swift-announces-speak-now-world-tour |work=Billboard |accessdate=May 15, 2012 |date=November 23, 2010}}</ref> ''Taylor Swift: Journey to Fearless'', sebuah film konser, tayang ditelevisi dan kemudian dirilis dalam DVD dan Blu-ray.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Weiss|first1=Dan|title=Taylor Swift: Journey To Fearless DVD|url=http://americansongwriter.com/2011/12/taylor-swift-journey-to-fearless-dvd/|accessdate=August 2, 2016|work=American Songwriter|date=December 12, 2011}}</ref> Swift juga tampil sebagai artis pendukung Escape Together World Tour [[Keith Urban]].<ref>{{cite web|last = Ryan|first = Sarah|url = http://blog.gactv.com/blog/2009/08/10/taylor-swift-pranks-keith-urban/|title = Taylor Swift Pranks Keith Urban |publisher = Great American Country|type=Blog|date = August 10, 2009|accessdate = November 11, 2015|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20150906062906/http://blog.gactv.com/blog/2009/08/10/taylor-swift-pranks-keith-urban/|archivedate = September 6, 2015}}</ref>
DiPada 2009, video musik "You Belong with Me" memenangkan [[MTV Video Music Awards|MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video]].<ref name="msnbc.msn.com">{{cite news |title=Kanye calls Taylor Swift after 'View' appearance |publisher=MSNBC |date=September 15, 2009 |accessdate=September 16, 2009 |url=http://www.today.com/id/32861800}}</ref> Pidato kemenangannya diganggu oleh rapper [[Kanye West]].<ref name="Beyonce1">{{cite web |title=Taylor Swift Thanks "Gracious" Beyonce for Inviting Her Onstage After Kanye Stunt at VMAs |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/taylor-swift-thanks-gracious-beyonce-for-inviting-her-onstage-after-kanye-stunt-at-vmas-20090914 |work=Rolling Stone |accessdate=May 15, 2012 |date=September 14, 2009}}</ref> Insiden ini menyebabkan kontroversi dan menarik perhatian media, menimbulkan banyak [[Meme Internet]].<ref>{{cite web |accessdate=October 3, 2009 |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2576681/kanye-wests-vma-interruption-photos/ |title=Kanye West's VMA Interruption Gives Birth To Internet Photo Meme |publisher=MTV |date=September 16, 2009 |last=Anderson|first=Kyle}}</ref> ''Billboard'' menobatkan Swift sebagai Artist of the Year 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/266432/2009-artists-of-the-year|title=2009 Artists of the Year|work=Billboard|date=December 10, 2009|accessdate=May 21, 2012}}</ref>
Swift juga memenangkan penghargaan untuk ''Fearless'' pada 2010. Di [[52nd Grammy Awards]], ''Fearless'' memenangkan [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]] dan Best Country Album, dan "White Horse" memenangkan Best Country Song dan Best Female Country Vocal Performance. Swift merupakan artis termuda yang pernah memenangkan Album of the Year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/beyonce-taylor-swift-dominate-2010-grammy-awards-20100201|title=Beyonce, Taylor Swift Dominate 2010 Grammy Awards|last=Kreps|first=Daniel|date=February 1, 2010|work=Rolling Stone|accessdate=February 13, 2012}}</ref> Ketika acara, Swift menyanyikan "You Belong with Me" dan "Rhiannon" dengan Stevie Nicks. Penampilan vokalnya mendapat penilaian negatif dan ulasan media.<ref name="montgomery1" /><ref>{{cite web |last=Kreps |first=Daniel |title=Taylor Swift's Label Lashes Out at Critics of Grammy Performance |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/taylor-swifts-label-lashes-out-at-critics-of-grammy-performance-20100204 |work=[[Rolling Stone]] |accessdate=May 15, 2012 |date=February 4, 2010}}</ref> Swift menjadi artis termuda yang pernah memenangkan Entertainer of the Year oleh Country Music Association.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kaufman|first1=Gil|title=Taylor Swift Dominates CMA Awards|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1626132/taylor-swift-dominates-cma-awards/|publisher=MTV News|accessdate=September 13, 2016|date=November 12, 2009}}</ref>
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