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Taylor Swift
Beth Garrabrant*Taylor Swift is on a roll. On the heels of releasing her All Too Well short film, the 31-year-old pop superstar is teasing another music video from her newly re-recorded Red (Taylor's Version) album.
On Sunday (Nov. 14), Swift took to social media to announce the imminent release of her visual for "I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor's Version)," featuring Chris Stapleton. The video was written by Swift and actress Blake Lively, and directed by Lively.
"SURPRISE! NEW MUSIC VIDEO TOMORROW at 10am ET," Swift captioned a snippet from the video on Twitter. "I finally got to work with the brilliant, brave, & wickedly funny @blakelively on her directorial debut. Join us as we raise a toast, and a little hell."
The 10-second teaser for "I Bet You Think About Me" reveals a woman's hand angrily ripping through a red velvet-filled white wedding cake. The clip links to a countdown page on YouTube, where a video still shows Swift wearing an elaborate red gown while passionately with her band performing beneath a large chandelier.
On Sunday evening, Swift also shared a behind-the-scenes clip of Lively directing on set via TikTok.
The "From the Vault" track, a free-wheeling and lushly produced jam, is one of nine bonus songs on the just-released Red (Taylor's Version), the second in Swift's series of re-recorded albums. Red was originally released in 2012, debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
In addition to dropping Red (Taylor's Version) on Friday, Swift also released her All Too Well short film, starring Dylan O'Brien (Maze Runner) and Sadie Sink (Stranger Things). Written and directed by Swift, the short film portrays a couple whose idyllic romance unexpectedly sours, just like the tortured relationship at the center of the fan-favorite song.
Watch the teasers for Swift's upcoming “I Bet You Think About Me” video below, and visit the YouTube countdown page here.
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Charli xcx has added the Music, Fashion, Film B sides “I Keep On Thinking Bout You Every Single Day and Night,” “Playboy Bunny” and “If You Take the Music Then What Has She Got?” to iTunes through a new digital deluxe release titled Music, Fashion, Film (B-Sides Edition).
The three tracks had already been introduced to listeners through Charli’s @b.sides alternative Instagram account. They also appeared as physical B sides on limited edition 7 inch singles for “Rock Music,” “SS26” and “Camera,” as well as in an extensive Music, Fashion, Film box set. However, fans were unable to officially buy them as digital downloads until Sunday, July 26.
Charli previously told her audience that the songs were “never gonna go on streaming … I don’t think,” although she admitted at the time that her decision might eventually change.
“you can call me a hypocrite, i don’t mind,” Charli wrote alongside a winking emoji while announcing Music, Fashion, Film (B-Sides Edition) on Sunday.
Priced at $4.99 on iTunes, the digital collection features all 11 songs from the original Music, Fashion, Film album, along with the three additional B sides and their accompanying music videos.
Explaining her choice further on Instagram, Charli wrote: “i made b sides for each of the songs released ahead of Music, Fashion, Film because it felt natural to pair each songs with a fitting counterpart – something that’s adjacent to the album but not entirely part of it. traditionally, b sides often become fan favorites… and i guess in the case of some of the b sides for this album, that has proven to be true. i felt adamant i wouldn’t put them on streaming because it sort of felt counter intuitive to the whole ethos of those songs, but i know you all really wanted them so i’ve begrudgingly put them on itunes lol.”
Music, Fashion, Film was released on Friday, accompanied by the online premiere of the theatrical short film Charli developed to complement the project.
She will begin a short North American tour supporting Music, Fashion, Film in Philadelphia on Sept. 11. The run will then visit Brooklyn, Toronto, Boston, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, San Diego, Los Angeles, Glendale and Las Vegas.
