Other observers note that while it's the flashy product roll-outs that get the attention -- pop stars Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga already have made appearances this week -- it's the deal-brokering among tech players behind the scenes that truly matters.
There was also an increase in sales of albums from other Brit award nominees Taylor Swift, Alt-J, Frank Ocean and Muse.
The former president also took a swipe at rapper Kanye West's behavior on Sunday, when he jumped onstage during the MTV Video Music Awards and took the microphone from country singer Taylor Swift during her would-be acceptance speech for the Best Female Video.
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Bryan pulled off a dizzying upset, all right, beating out the night's top winner Miranda Lambert, two-time entertainer of the year Taylor Swift and top male stars and good friends Blake Shelton and Jason Aldean for the academy's top award.
Taylor Swift led the way in a short long-sleeved nude number with a low back and dusted with gold beadwork by Zuhair Murad.
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New York (CNN) -- A cancer-stricken New Jersey student asked by superstar singer Taylor Swift to join her at Sunday's Academy of Country Music Awards is too ill to attend, supporters said.
Big Machine Label Group, who broke the career of country artist Taylor Swift, and is now home to other mega-stars such as Tim McGraw, Rascal Flatts, Martina McBride, Jewel, and Reba McEntire, struck a landmark deal earlier this month with Clear Channel Media and Entertainment, the largest radio company in the United States.
Taylor Swift was up for five awards but went home empty-handed.
Likely working in its favor: host network CBS strived to bridge generations (and capture a broader audience) with a series of duets, including Lady Gaga and Elton John and Taylor Swift and Stevie Nicks, as well as a 3-D tribute to the late Michael Jackson.
Much like the language, the arrangement is a model of sublime economy, built around Veirs' slender guitar part and gentle rhythmic accents. (With her sweet, breathy delivery, the Oregon-based Veirs sounds at times like an older, romantically thwarted Taylor Swift.) But as the song continues, the production gradually builds, as if matching her own escalating ache.
But Ross Taylor's return to Brendon McCullum was too swift and England were 80-5.
Taylor Swift wore a prim gold metallic floral cocktail dress by Jenny Packham to the pre-telecast awards before changing into something a bit more revealing for the red carpet.
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