The song: Taylor Swift is back in the news, and this time it's not for romancing a Kennedy. The pop-country crooner dropped the first single from her forthcoming album, Red, on Tuesday during a web chat with fans and, within 50 minutes, "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together," a breakup anthem, shot straight to the top of the iTunes Top Songs chart, breaking an iTunes record previously held by Lady Gaga's "Born This Way." Still, Swift has never actually clinched the top spot on Billboard's Hot 100. Will "Together" be her ticket to the top?
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