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Taylor Swift References Dropped During Ticketmaster Senate Hearing
No, we can't calm down—even successful the midst of a lavender haze.
Taylor Swift conscionable dropped the highly-anticipated music video for the 2nd azygous from her album, Midnights—and arsenic expected, it already has fans connected unreality nine.
The surrealist video stars Taylor and her person (played by Laith Ashley) in what she calls a "sultry sleepless 70's fever dream" implicit with purple smoke, flowers increasing from the carpet and her tv opening into a galaxy. It people ends with her falling dormant connected a unreality successful a starry oversea of swimming koi fish.
On Instagram, Taylor shouted retired her "incredible costar" Laith, a transgender exemplary and actor, "who I perfectly adored moving with."
"This was the archetypal video I wrote retired of the 3 that person been released," she said, "and this 1 truly helped maine conceptualize the satellite and temper of Midnights."
Ahead of the merchandise of her 10th workplace medium successful October, Taylor shared the inspiration down immoderate of the songs, including "Lavender Haze," the archetypal way connected the record. Co-written by person Zoë Kravitz, the vocalist revealed she was intrigued by the operation aft proceeding it portion watching Mad Men.
"It turns retired that it's a communal operation utilized successful the '50s wherever they would conscionable picture being successful love, like, you were successful the lavender haze," she said in an Oct. 7 Instagram video. "And that meant that you were successful that all-encompassing emotion glow, and I thought that was truly beautiful."
Taylor, who's been dating Joe Alwyn since 2016, besides referenced her backstage romance and the attraction that surrounds them.
"My relationship—for six years, we've had to dodge weird rumors, tabloid stuff, and we conscionable disregard it," she continued. "This opus is benignant of astir the enactment of ignoring that worldly to support the existent stuff."
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But her caller azygous from Midnights isn't the only track from the medium to delve into her interior thoughts. As the Grammy victor antecedently explained, her full medium is comprised of stories from restless nights successful her life.
"This is simply a postulation of euphony written successful the mediate of the night, a travel done terrors and saccharine dreams," she wrote in an Oct. 21 Instagram post celebrating the album's debut. "The floors we gait and the demons we face. For each of america who person tossed and turned and decided to support the lanterns lit and spell searching-hoping that conscionable maybe, erstwhile the timepiece strikes twelve…we'll conscionable ourselves."
Watch the stunning video above, and support speechmaking to find retired however much celebrities were progressive in Midnights.
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Joe Alwyn
Her fellow of six years, Joe Alwyn contributed to the medium nether his pen sanction William Bowery, credited arsenic a songwriter connected "Sweet Nothing." The way is astir uncovering solace successful his love, arsenic she sings, "I recovered myself a-running location to your saccharine nothings / Outside they're propulsion and shoving / You're successful the room hummin' / All that you ever wanted from maine was saccharine nothing."
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Jack Antonoff
Swift's collaborator for much than a decade, Antonoff was her right manus connected Midnights, producing and co-writing astir of the songs.
"I couldn't beryllium happier that my co aviator connected this escapade was @jackantonoff. He's my person for beingness (presumptuous I cognize but I basal by it)," Swift wrote connected Instagram, earlier noting what makes this grounds peculiar to them: "this is our archetypal medium we've done with conscionable the 2 of america arsenic main collaborators."
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Aaron Dessner
"Always person to retrieve things aren't needfully however they seem," Aaron Dessner cryptically tweeted connected Oct. 18 aft fans noticed the Folklore and Evermore collaborator didn't person a penning recognition connected immoderate of the original Midnights tracks. However, Swift aboriginal revealed helium worked connected respective of the 3 a.m. bonus songs, including "The Great War," "High Infidelity" and "Would've, Could've, Should've."
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Zoe Kravitz
The High Fidelity actress—who was in the aforesaid quarantine bubble arsenic Swift back successful 2020—has songwriting credits on the opener "Lavender Haze," on with Swift, Antonoff, Mark Anthony Spears, Jahaan Akil Sweet and Sam Dew.
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Lana Del Rey
Lana Del Rey contributed arsenic some a co-writer and vocalist connected the dreamy "Snow connected the Beach."
As Swift enactment it successful 1 clip, "The information that I get to beryllium astatine the aforesaid clip arsenic her is an grant and a privilege and the information that she would beryllium truthful generous arsenic to collaborate with america connected this opus is thing I'm gonna beryllium grateful for for life."
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Austin Swift
The existent question present is how precisely did Swift's member Austin Swift lend to her way "Question... ?" The opus credits database him arsenic a contributor for "Unknown, Other" connected the song, which, according to Rolling Stone, sampled her ain 1989 opus "Out of the Woods."
Eagle-eyed fans noticed that the carnal transcript of the medium credits Austin Swift for providing "crowd applause" on the jam.
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Dylan O'Brien
The Teen Wolf histrion besides mysteriously received an "Unknown, Other" recognition connected "Question... ?" which the physical copy reveals arsenic "crowd applause." Meanwhile, his engagement successful "Snow connected the Beach" is much instrumental: He's listed arsenic a drummer connected the Lana Del Rey track.
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Mary Elizabeth Ellis
Mary Elizabeth Ellis plays Swift's murderous daughter-in-law successful the "Anti-Hero" euphony video, wearing 1 of the artist's Fearless dresses to her funeral. It brings her lyrics to life: "I person this imagination my daughter-in-law kills maine for the wealth / She thinks I near them successful the volition / The household gathers 'round and reads it / And past idiosyncratic screams retired / 'She's laughing up astatine america from hell!'"
Ellis previously acted successful It's Always Sunny successful Philadelphia, Licorice Pizza with HAIM (more connected that later) and, fittingly, Masterminds.
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Mike Birbiglia
The stand-up comedian, who has appeared successful Billions and Don't Think Twice, portrays 1 of Swift's greedy sons successful "Anti-Hero."
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John Early
The Search Party histrion besides hilariously plays 1 of Swift's grown sons successful "Anti-Hero," rocking immoderate headphones and a colorful bomber jacket at Swift's hectic ceremonial onscreen.
"Watch my nightmare scenarios and intrusive thoughts play retired successful existent time," Swift teased, "with immoderate assistance from the fantabulous @birbigs, @bejohnce, and @maryelizabethellis who fabulously portray… get acceptable for it… my grown sons and girl successful law?"
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Laura Dern
Kravitz is not the lone Big Little Lies histrion progressive successful Midnights. Laura Dern appeared arsenic the measurement parent quality successful the "Bejeweled" euphony video.
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HAIM
Sisters Alana, Danielle and Este Haim (of the set HAIM) were featured arsenic measurement sisters successful the "Bejeweled" euphony video, after recently collaborating connected Evermore's "no body, nary crime" and opening for Swift's 1989 tour.
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Pat McGrath
Celebrity constitution artist Pat McGrath had a cameo successful the "Bejeweled" track as well. Fans deliberation the collab was teased astatine the MTV VMAs successful August: McGrath did Swift's constitution for the event, where the vocalist revealed her upcoming medium connected the way. The quality adept captioned the dazzling looks, "SWIFT SEDUCTRESS" and "TAYLOR-MADE BEAUTY."
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Dita Von Teese
The burlesque dancer besides appeared successful the "Bejeweled" Midnights video with her martini routine.
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Laith Ashley
Laith Ashley stars successful the "Lavender Haze" euphony video, which was released in January 2023.
"You are magic," Ashley wrote to Swift connected Instagram. "Thank you for letting maine play a tiny portion successful your story."
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