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Watch: Taylor Swift unveils new video with Brendon Urie

“ME!” is a duet with the Panic! At the Disco singer
In advance of her new album release, Taylor Swift surprises fans at the new Kelsey Montague "What Lifts You Up" Mural on April 25, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. Swift commissioned the mural and put clues about her upcoming new music in the piece. (Photo by Leah Puttkammer/Getty Images)

Credit: Leah Puttkammer

Credit: Leah Puttkammer

In advance of her new album release, Taylor Swift surprises fans at the new Kelsey Montague "What Lifts You Up" Mural on April 25, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. Swift commissioned the mural and put clues about her upcoming new music in the piece. (Photo by Leah Puttkammer/Getty Images)
By Melissa Ruggieri
April 26, 2019

Just like a fairy godmother waving her wand, at the stroke of midnight, a new Taylor Swift video arrived.

The new single from the pop superstar, “ME!,” is a giddy duet with Brendon Urie of Panic! At the Disco, a worthy partner vocally and stylistically.

As usual with Swift, the immediate theme is metamorphosis, showcased at the beginning of the major-production video with a creepy snake (her “Reptutation” motif) self-combusting into a batch of butterflies.

Does this mean the old Taylor is back?

Nah, and she shouldn’t be, because even though “ME!” doesn’t stray from her sweetest spot - it’s a classic earworm with an unshakable chorus - Swift continues to explore and expand.

The video is a beauty, kicking off with a goofy fight (in French!) between Swift and Urie (and in front of the children - her adorable cats - no less!) before Swift snaps into Taylor Performance mode. She twirls with a cadre of dancers clad in Skittles colors, Urie floats down - Mary Poppins-like - with an umbrella, and more cute cats make cameos.

Get ready to hear the breezy song a few billion times this summer.

About the Author

Melissa Ruggieri has covered music and entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 2010 and created the Atlanta Music Scene blog. She's kept vampire hours for more than two decades and remembers when MTV was awesome.

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