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Country's biggest stars have taken the challenge -- the Ice Bucket Challenge! It turns out, dumping a bucket (or many buckets) of freezing cold water on your noggin brings in lots of money for ALS, as millions of dollars have been raised since Blake Shelton and company started taking the plunge.

When Taylor Swift accepts a challenge, she makes a splash. Swift took the icy ALS Ice Bucket Challenge plunge on Saturday (Aug. 16), supporting the cause on Instagram with not one, but three different videos -- and with maybe the largest crowd to all take the challenge at one time!

Of course you know Taylor Swift's hit songs. And you probably know her movie roles and songs inspired by famous boyfriends ... But do you know what her first job was? Or which family member gave her the gift of song? And did you know she once recorded a song about a country singer not named Tim McGraw?

Taylor Swift was still a teenager when she began scoring hit after hit in the country charts, leading some of her detractors to say that her more experienced Music Row co-writer was doing the heavy lifting. But in a new interview, songwriter Liz Rose says that simply wasn't the case.

Jimmy Fallon has never been a teenage girl. Taylor Swift, however, has. Still, the veracity that Fallon brings to his performance as a teen in his fake-talk-show-within-a-talk-show, 'Ew!,' is pretty striking -- he somehow seems like more of a teenage girl than his guest, who was a teenage girl mere years ago. It's madness!

Taylor Swift mussed her hair, wore glasses the size of beach balls and talked through so much metal, she surely wouldn’t be allowed through airport security. Then she took a light jab at Miley Cyrus, herself and Shake n’ Bake chicken during her appearance on ‘The Tonight Show’ with Jimmy Fallon Wednesday night (August 13).

Taylor Swift has the heart of a giver, as evidenced by her charitable acts as of late. When a big fan spotted the star in New York City's Central Park, she didn't just get a photo with the 'Red' singer -- she also got some birthday money from Swift.

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The three individuals arrested outside Taylor Swift's Rhode Island home in June are breathing easy after the Westerly police charges were dismissed Thursday (Aug. 7) in 4th Division District Court.

Taylor Swift isn't letting up on the mystery. The 'Begin' singer has just revealed a third clue about ... something. New music? We're not so sure anymore.

All eyes are on Taylor Swift's social media accounts as she drops hints at what everyone assumes to be new music, and on Wednesday (Aug. 6), she revealed another clue.

She hasn't revealed new music just yet, but Taylor Swift is heading to 'The Tonight Show' next week. The superstar will appear on the late night show with host Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday (Aug. 13).