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Taylor Swift Seemingly Pokes Fun At Kanye West VMAs Interruption During Eras Tour
Taylor Swift seemingly pokes fun at Kanye West VMAs interruption during Eras Tour
Karma really is her boyfriend.
Taylor Swift got the last laugh at her Eras Tour concert in Mexico City Sunday night when she appeared to take a jab at Kanye West's infamous onstage interruption at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.
While sitting down to play "Champagne Problems" during the Evermore "era" of the Eras Tour, fans in attendance interrupted Swift by chanting her name over and over. In videos from the moment shared to social media, Swift can be heard telling the crowd afterward, "It's the best way to be interrupted, by the way, just people chanting your name. It's really the only way to be interrupted… and I would know."
Kanye West and Taylor Swift at the 2009 MTV VMAs
Christopher Polk/Getty Images Kanye West and Taylor Swift at the 2009 MTV VMAs
As a refresher (for those living under a rock), West rushed the stage at the 2009 MTV VMAs as Swift was accepting Best Video by a Female Artist for her hit "You Belong with Me." Taking the mic — and the moment — from her, West famously told a shell-shocked Swift, "I'mma let you finish, but Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time! One of the best videos of all time!" The interruption inspired memes galore and a years-long feud between the two music stars.
Fans believe this isn't the first time on the Eras Tour that Swift has seemingly had a laugh about the situation. At an earlier tour stop in July, the pop star chose to sing the Reputation track "This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things," which is rumored in part to be about West, during the surprise acoustic set in the show. In the original version of the song, Swift at one point sings "And here's to you / 'Cause forgiveness is a nice thing to do,'" before laughing sardonically and admitting, "I can't even say it with a straight face."
When she got to that part of the song at the concert in July, she cackled so hard she couldn't contain her laughter and had to take a beat before continuing the song.
The Midnights singer just finished up four back-to-back shows in Mexico City, the first international stop on her massive Eras Tour. Next up, Swift is getting ready for the release of her re-recorded album, 1989 (Taylor's Version), in October before once again hitting the road with the tour, which will as of now end in Toronto next November.
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Taylor Swift Praises Her Famous BFF's New Song: 'Will Be Dancing To This Forever Methinks'
Taylor Swift, 33, may be traveling the world for her Eras Tour, but when she's not on stage, the singer-songwriter is jamming out to songs by her friends, including her longtime bestie, Selena Gomez, 31.
Gomez, who dropped her new track "Single Soon" this past Friday, must be feeling the love from Swift, who posted an Instagram Story to praise the song.
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"When ur bestie is the bestest," Swift wrote under a clip of Gomez's new "Single Soon" music video. "Will be dancing to this forever methinks."
Gomez released the dance track as a teaser of her fourth solo studio album. While the Wizards of Waverly Place star said that the LP isn't quite finished, she wrote on Instagram: "I wanted to put out a fun little song I wrote a while back that's perfect for the end of summer."
The last time Gomez dropped a collection of songs was in March 2021, when she released the Spanish-language EP Revelación. Prior to that, her last full-length release was Rare in 2020.
While Swift gave her BFF a shoutout on Instagram, many fans of the two artists thought Gomez initially gave a wink to Swift with her album art.
On the cover for "Single Soon," Gomez is pictured wearing a fuzzy purple coat, much like the one Swift wore in her "Lavender Haze" music video and on the Eras Tour.
One user commented, "The jacket she wears looks like the eras tour lavender haze jacket????? I'm literally so excited." Coincidence? We think not.
Swift and Gomez have been friends since 2008, but it appears they remain as close as ever.
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