Current:Home > FinanceWatch: Gracie Abrams joins Taylor Swift at Eras Tour to play their new song -Capital Dream Guides
Watch: Gracie Abrams joins Taylor Swift at Eras Tour to play their new song
Chainkeen View
Date:2025-04-09 18:43:12
Taylor Swift played a two-day old song during her surprise set on the guitar before shocking Wembley Stadium with an appearance from Gracie Abrams.
"If you know the words to this one, you get extra credit points, because it's only been out for like two days," Swift said at the start of her acoustic set in London on Sunday.
"This song is not technically mine at all. It's my friend Gracie's," Swift added in her pink dress.
She sang the first verse and chorus of "Us" before speaking again to the crowd of 89,000 fans.
"It's missing sort of the magic like a big, huge magical piece is missing," Swift said. "I just wish the actual artist who sings that song was here. If only Gracie Abrams were here. Hey, Gracie, you've got to come out and see this."
Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.
A gap in the diamond part of the stage appeared and Abrams walked down the catwalk in a gold dress before sitting at the piano.
"I love you so much," she said before explaining their songwriting process of drinking cosmos and wine. While the two wrote the song in Swift's Tribeca apartment, a small fire from a candle that had toppled over broke out and the Eras Tour star had to put it out with a fire extinguisher.
Swift said working with Abrams was magic.
"When you write with someone you see the whole thing," she said. "You see all the artistry. You see who this person is really, and writing with her, she's just so bad a**. That's a writer. I was telling her that I would gauge the excitement for her here in London."
Fans inside the stadium should have known something was afoot when Abrams left the star-studded VIP tent an hour into the show and never returned. Abrams' album "The Secret of Us" came out on Friday.
Abrams left the stage and Swift sat down on the piano to sing a mashup of "Out of the Woods," "Is It Over Now?" and "Clean" from "1989 (Taylor's Version)."
Don't miss any Taylor Swift news; sign up for the free, weekly newsletter This Swift Beat.
Follow Taylor Swift reporter Bryan West on Instagram, TikTok and X as @BryanWestTV.
veryGood! (9)
Related
- Are Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp down? Meta says most issues resolved after outages
- Pennsylvania Expects $400 Million in Infrastructure Funds to Begin Plugging Thousands of Abandoned Oil Wells
- How Wildfire Smoke from Australia Affected Climate Events Around the World
- As Wildfire Smoke Recedes, Parents of Young Children Worry About the Next Time
- Which apps offer encrypted messaging? How to switch and what to know after feds’ warning
- Princess Charlotte Makes Adorable Wimbledon Debut as She Joins Prince George and Parents in Royal Box
- Country’s Largest Grid Operator Must Process and Connect Backlogged Clean Energy Projects, a New Report Says
- In the Crossroads State of Illinois, Nearly 2 Million People Live Near Warehouses Shrouded by Truck Pollution
- Could Bill Belichick, Robert Kraft reunite? Maybe in Pro Football Hall of Fame's 2026 class
- Australian Sailor Tim Shaddock and Dog Bella Rescued After 2 Months Stranded at Sea
Ranking
- Federal hiring is about to get the Trump treatment
- Noting a Mountain of Delays, California Lawmakers Advance Bills Designed to Speed Grid Connections
- Mining Critical to Renewable Energy Tied to Hundreds of Alleged Human Rights Abuses
- As Water Levels Drop, the Risk of Arsenic Rises
- Tree trimmer dead after getting caught in wood chipper at Florida town hall
- Virtual Power Plants Are Coming to Save the Grid, Sooner Than You Might Think
- Carbon Capture Faces a Major Test in North Dakota
- RHONJ's Dolores Catania Reveals Weight Loss Goal After Dropping 20 Pounds on Ozempic
Recommendation
Trump suggestion that Egypt, Jordan absorb Palestinians from Gaza draws rejections, confusion
This Texas Community Has Waited Decades for Running Water. Could Hydro-Panels Help?
The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale 2023 is Open to All: Shop the Best Deals on Beauty, Fashion, Home & More
Jamie Lee Curtis Has the Ultimate Response to Lindsay Lohan Giving Birth to Her First Baby
The White House is cracking down on overdraft fees
Gigi Hadid Released After Being Arrested for Marijuana in Cayman Islands
North Texas Suburb Approves New Fracking Zone Near Homes and Schools
Extreme Heat Is Already Straining the Mexican Power Grid