MORNING TEA: Everything You Missed From Taylor Swift's Wild Weekend
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What new Taylor Swift Encore tracks dropped this weekend and why did they break Spotify records?
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Good morning, spillers. Happy Monday. My name is Manisha Is Warren, and I'm here to take you through all the entertainment news that you probably missed over the weekend. And my god, was it a big one for the Swifties? So today, let me catch you up on what you missed with Taylor Swift, plus a huge new project that's in the works and featuring all my favorite people. And while I'm listing my favorite things, the trailer for season three of one of the very best shows on TV is out. And my god, I'm excited. Excited. Okay, let's begin with filling you in on everything Taylor Swift related from over the weekend, because I feel like it was the only thing anyone has been talking about in the pop culture world.
So let's go. On Friday, Taylor dropped her four new tracks that we were all waiting for, and these four make up The Life of a Showgirl, The Encore, which is the deluxe add-on to her album from last year. Now, the four tracks are called Patient Zero, Cleveland with an exclamation mark, Pink Clouding, and Babylon. Cleveland is my absolute favourite. In the lyric video, you see her and Travis Kelsey driving around together, and my god, you can tell they are so in. love.
And show me the height, so hate all you like.
Which ex‑relationships are fans speculating the new songs “Patient Zero,” “Pink Cloud,” and “Babylon” reference?
This is the level
The release of these new songs broke Spotify's single-day streaming record with all four tracks immediately shooting to the top of the global charts. I mean, did we really expect anything less with Taylor? So Cleveland is obviously about her relationship with Travis. Patient Zero is being perceived as a pretty pointed, I told you so, about an ex's new partner. Now, there were some fan theories about whether Patient Zero is about Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner. Because it does seem to be about another woman dealing with a toxic ex of hers. And then there's Pink Clouding, which reads as a regretful apology to an ex. So the title likely comes from a recovery term, Pink Cloud, which refers to that early, euphoric, overconfident phase after getting sober.
But it seems like Taylor is using it as a metaphor for a short-lived, sort of high-on-love rebound. The core theme. Pretty much seems to be that Taylor is apologizing to someone that she maybe feels like she led on or left on a pink cloud before reality hit. A lot of people are hypothesizing that could be about Tom Hiddleston because, of course, they had a brief, very public affair after her and Calvin Harris broke up. And then, of course, there is Babylon, which uses the metaphor of ancient Babylon for something that felt grand and exciting but ultimately collapsed. Basically, a relationship. Or lifestyle where a person is chasing that next thing, maybe blinded a little bit by glamour, and then ends up hurting people.
Now moving on, Taylor Swift is set to make VMAs history today by receiving the inaugural Artist Director honors, which is a new award that recognizes musicians for their work behind the camera in music videos.
How is Taylor Swift set to make VMA history with the inaugural Artist Director award?
That will make her the artist with the most VMA awards in history. She was previously tied with Beyonce at 30 awards. Not to mention that Taylor is also nominated for nine VMAs this year, including Video of the Year. and artist of the year. So that record breaking comment is actually regardless of whether she wins any of those. Now, during the show, she will also premiere her full music video for the song Patient Zero, which she directed, and it stars Dakota Johnson and Colin Farrell. Now, Amber Lee, who is the wife of famous YouTuber and entrepreneur Casper Lee, was the first person to ask Dakota Johnson about being in the music video, and this is what she said. Dakota,
I have to ask because I literally saw ten minutes before walking into this interview, and I'm a huge Taylor Swift fan, you're in a Taylor Swift music video,
comes out on Sunday. You and
Colin Farrell
in the Patient Zero music video. Mm-hmm. Whoa. Whoa. How did this happen? Taylor and I have been friends for a really long time. Uh-huh. And we're very close. And we decided to work together.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What new Taylor Swift Encore tracks dropped this weekend and why did they break Spotify records?
0:01–1:30
2
Which ex‑relationships are fans speculating the new songs “Patient Zero,” “Pink Cloud,” and “Babylon” reference?
1:30–3:09
3
How is Taylor Swift set to make VMA history with the inaugural Artist Director award?
3:09–4:10
4
Who are the headline performers and presenters at this year’s VMAs, including Madonna’s return?
4:10–5:19
5
What is the new Fred Astaire biopic starring Tom Holland, Sabrina Carpenter and Margaret Qualley about?
5:19–6:55
6
What does the “Nobody Wants This” Season 3 trailer reveal and why is it generating buzz?
6:55–8:06
7
What are the final takeaways and where can listeners catch up on tomorrow’s Swift and VMA updates?
8:06–9:20
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