Her sold-out Target Center show last week was among the fastest-selling concerts of the year, and sympathy is still swelling for her over her awards-show run-in with Kanye West. So it's no surprise that country/pop star Taylor Swift wants to strike while the iron's hot; she's already announcing another Twin Cities performance, May 7 at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.

Tickets ($61.50-$27) go on sale Oct. 30 through Ticketmaster. Swift's good friend, fellow blond cutie and "American Idol" finalist Kellie Pickler, will open the show along with newcomer Gloriana.

CHRIS RIEMENSCHNEIDER