Tickets for four of Taylor Swift’s tour dates for 2010 sold out just two minutes after they went on sale Friday, according to Swift’s publicists.

All of the tickets that were released Friday for the 15 U.S. shows for Swift’s 2010 Fearless tour all sold out within minutes. According to her representatives, the fastest tickets to go were the four shows that are taking place in New York.

Swift, who in 2008 was the top selling artist in the U.S., will have 37 shows in 2010 in Canada and the United States as well as seven shows in Australia beginning in February.

The teenage singing star, whose hit songs include “Love Story” and “You Belong with Me,” has seen a rise in her popularity since Kayne West interrupted her acceptance speech in September at the MTV Video Music Awards where she won for best music video. West proclaimed that Beyonce should have won instead.

Earlier this month Swift received six American Music Award nominations. On November 7 she will host as well as perform on “Saturday Night Live.”

By contrast, West has canceled a concert tour that was planned for Canada and the U.S. earlier this month. He was also the victim of a death hoax over the Internet earlier in the week when there were false claims that West had died in an automobile accident in Los Angeles.

It is never too late to earn some more recognition, at least if you are Michael Jackson. The late pop star could end up being honored as the posthumous Artist of the Year from the American Music Awards.

Fans get to vote online with the winner set to be announced on November 22 in Los Angeles at the awards show.

It might seem like the King of Pop would have it locked up, but he is going up against some pretty tough competition. Taylor Swift, Kings of Leon, Eminem and Lady Gaga have also been nominated for the award.

Jackson has five nominations in total, and Eminem has four. However Taylor Swift, country music’s sweetheart, leads everyone with six nominations including favorite female pop artist, favorite female country artist and artist of the year.

Hopefully Kanye West will sit it out this time.

Next month when she is the host of “Saturday Night Live” the stage will be all Taylor Swift’s- without any interruptions.

There is only one question: who is going to play Kayne West’s role?

Last month West disrupted the acceptance speech of Swift, who became only the first country star ever to win the MTV Video Music Award for best female video. West grabbed Swift’s microphone and then declared “Single Ladies”, Beyonce’s video, as one of the very best videos ever.

Swift said she had been thinking over ideas for skits for a very long time. Over the last few months some pretty hilarious things definitely have been happening to me that will make some really substantial skits.

As far as getting the opportunity to host Saturday Night Live on November 7, Swift referred to it as mind blowing. She said that it had been hard keeping it a secret ever since she had been asked by producers over the summer and added that she had really loved the experience when she had been a musical guest in January. When she hosts the show she will perform again.

Swift said that she loved being around the kind of people who feel she has a different type of creative genius. Funny geniuses are very fascinating to be around.

Taylor Swift will join Janet Jackson, Sting and Justin Timberlake among others who in the past on the show have pulled double duty.

Just like Justin Timberlake did, Swift hopes to be able to collaborate with Andy Samberg, cast member of Saturday Night Live, on a music video.

Swift said she had been a fan forever, but did go back and rewatch it all over again over the last couple of months. It would be a lot of fun to do digital shorts. They have done them so well and Andy Samberg is absolutely hilarious.

Swift, in addition to preparing for her stint on SNL, is also completing the first part of the tour for “Fearless” this weekend. On October 27 Swift will be performing on the show “Dancing With the Stars.”

Her album “Fearless” has sold over 4 million copies. Swift has now sold over 10 million albums in her career and over 20 million in paid song downloads.

In addition Taylor has four CMA Award nominations, which include Entertainer of the Year. She is the youngest artist ever to have had that honor. Swift has had two No. 1 songs in a row hit the pop charts and five singles make it to No.1 on the country charts.