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Topics: Taylor Swift, Celebrity, Music
Rhiannon Ingle
Topics: Taylor Swift, Celebrity, Music
Any UK-based Swifties out there have been going absolutely wild over the past few days after Taylor Swift finally brought her Eras Tour across the pond.
Her latest stop saw the 34-year-old 'Cruel Summer' star take to the stage at Principality Stadium in Cardiff and fans have been left convinced that she made savage dig to Scooter Braun.
For some context, the record executive bought Taylor's former label, Big Machine, and consequentially received majority ownership of her master recordings.
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The purchase eventually led to Taylor re-recoding of all her earlier works, now known as 'Taylor's Version'.
Now, during her latest show, which coincidentally took place on Scooter's 43rd birthday, the award-winning hit-maker could be seen performed the song mashup 'I Forgot That You Existed' and 'This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things'.
However, eagle-eyed fans reckon it's a not-so subtle jab at Scooter.
Crowd footage from the night shows Taylor strumming along to 'This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things' before cracking up while she sang the lyric: "And here's to you 'cause forgiveness is a nice thing to do... Hahaha, I can't even say it with a straight face."
Fans were quick to make a connection between the significance of 'I Forgot That You Existed' given that it's first song she owned herself without Scooter as well as the convenient timing of his birthday.
Many took to social media to share their reactions to the clip, with one X user writing: "Oh Taylor Swift the woman that you are."
Sharing a video from the concert, a second quipped: "HAHAHAHA I CANT EVEN SAY IT WITH A STRAIGHT FACE!!"
A third piped up: "I forgot that you existed x this is why we can't have nice things on Scooter Braun's birthday? #CardiffTSTheErasTour."
The footage has also made its way to Reddit too, with a one fan writing: "Taylor Swift sings 'This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things' on Scooter Braun's birthday."
Another chimed in: "Ok this is a little bit funny."
Someone else theorised: "It's interesting every group has their own person they think this is aimed at."
A final fan, however, resolved: "I still think the mashups mean nothing and she just does them because she thinks the songs go together or she wants to get people talking, which is obviously working. I wouldn’t look into it too much…"
Tyla has contacted representatives for Taylor Swift and Scooter Braun for comment.