Taylor Swift’s new music video is here — and Twitter cannot, despite her wishes, calm down.
As we reported, the singer enlisted a slew of celebs to make her smash single You Need to Calm Down come to life.
We’re talkin’ cameos from Ellen DeGeneres, Ryan Reynolds, Bobby Berk, Billy Porter, Ciara, RuPaul, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Justin Mikita, Adam Lambert, Todrick Hall, Hayley Kiyoko, Adam Rippon, Chester Lockhart, Dexter Mayfield, Hannah Hart, Antoni Porowski, Jonathan Van Ness, Karamo Brown, Laverne Cox, Tan France.
Oh… and Katy Perry. Nbd.
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Viewers were shattered by the video — not only because of the stars it featured, but because it contained the most unapologetically gay visuals in the history of music videodom.
Yes, the YNTCD vid is undoubtedly a celebration of love and inclusivity and wigs of all colors. Per usual, every frame was worth dissecting — and that’s just what social media users did in the hours following its release.
But first, let’s take a look at some of the more general positive reactions…
Many applauded the 29-year-old songstress for releasing a video that served as a love letter to the LGBTQ community:
Taylor’s many sassy, ROYGBIV-inspired looks also had people talking — and Yas Queen-ing:
Special shout out to the bi wig, y’all:
Of course, the swarm of celeb cameos needed to be discussed:
In some cases, by the celebs themselves:
Meanwhile, one Miley Cyrus fan made a noteworthy point:
Oh ohhh!
But that’s for another day…
Overall, social media users were v impressed:
AH-Mazing!
While this song may be a Reputation-style “don’t come for me and my crew” anthem, Tay previously teased that the rest of her upcoming album is “very romantic.” She explained last week:
“This album, in tone, it’s very romantic… Not just simply thematically, like it’s all love songs or something. The idea of something being romantic, it doesn’t have to be a happy song. You can find romance in loneliness or sadness or going through things in your life… it just looks at those things through a romantic gaze.”
One thing’s for sure: the internet is in love with this music video!
If you haven’t had the pleasure of watching it yet, take a gander (below) — and keep an eye out for Taylor’s seventh studio album, expected to drop on August 23.
[Image via YouTube]
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