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And we’re back! 👋

Last week was challenging, but we’re so proud of how the community connected with one another to get through it and create some amazing moments of joy. 🫶

But now, the Eras Tour is on its last days in Europe, we’re prepping for a new NFL season (never thought I’d actually care about this), and we’re still out here clowning over whenever Rep TV is going to make an appearance.

Okay, enough from me – time to jump on London N5 livestreams!!! ✌️

Krista

📖 This Week’s Artifacts

A Planned Terrorist Attack Canceled Their Eras Tour Shows. Swifties Gathered Together Anyway. | By Hannah Yasharoff
Last week was a challenging time for our Swiftie community. Hannah Yasharoff spoke with a Swiftie on the ground in Vienna on how people were reacting and joining together to find joy amidst the chaos.

Alanis Morissette Walked So Taylor Swift Could Run: Why Feminine Rage Fuels So Many of Their Hits | By Teresa Traverse
Alanis Morissette’s 1995 album Jagged Little Pill made waves for showcasing female angst in a way that hadn’t been explored much before. This piece knits together feminine rage in music and the commonalities between Alanis’ and Taylor’s work.

Surprising no one, Taylor Swift was very busy in July | By Jilleen Barrett
Need a recap on what happened in Swiftiedom in July? Jilleen Barrett has the ultimate recap including Swiftie stalkers, TTPD’s Billboard reign, and the viral Eras Tour dupe in New Hampshire.

📰 TayNews

Taylor was seen in London on Monday night leaving an Eras Tour team wrap party at Annabel’s. She wore a preppy plaid set from Vivienne Westwood’s Fall/Winter 2024 collection.

London fans won’t be allowed to tailgate outside the stadium. According to the Wembley Stadium website, they will no longer allow individuals without a ticket to be outside the stadium for the upcoming Eras Tour shows as part of their increased safety and security protocol.

A new Taylor wax figure has debuted at the Panoptikum Museum in Hamburg, Germany. Many have voiced disappointment in the wax figure with fan remarks from “It’s Ashley (IYKYK)” to “I ordered Taylor Swift from Wish.”

Ed Sheeran joined Taylor on stage during London N4. Ed and Taylor performed a medley of ‘Everything Has Changed,’ ‘End Game,’ and ‘Thinking Out Loud’ during the surprise songs section.

Eras Tour London N4 was attended by many guests including Idris Elba, Ambika Mod, Amelia Dimoldenberg, Jameela Jamil, and Florence Welch. Andrea Swift, Scott Swift, and Tree Paine were also spotted in the crowd pre-show.

Yesterday, digital versions of TTPD went on sale on the official U.S. store for 6 hours only. The digital albums featured live recordings of thank You aimEe/Mean (Live From London) and The Prophecy/Long Story Short (Live From Lyon). Fans were quick to note that the uppercase letters in this version of thanK you aIMee were changed to spell out “YE” instead of “KIM.”

Last week, digital versions of TTPD (Live Acoustic Collection) were available for sale on the official U.S. store. This included live recordings of the following surprise songs: thanK you aIMee/Mean (Live From London), The Albatross/Dancing With Our Hands Tied (Live From Dublin), The Bolter/Getaway Car (Live From Edinburgh), and I Hate It Here/The Lakes (Live From Cardiff).

Taylor’s best friend Abigail welcomed her baby boy Bennett. Abigail posted about the early arrival on her Instagram.

MTV’s 2024 Video Music Awards opened up fan voting. Fans can vote up to 20 times each day for Taylor in the following categories: Artist of the Year, Best Pop Artist, Video of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Collaboration (all for Fortnight ft. Post Malone). Voting closes on August 30, and the award ceremony is on September 11 in Elmont, New York, at the UBS Arena.

Swifties have made it to the finals of Billboard’s Fan Army Face-Off. The final round of voting kicks off on August 16 at noon.

A certain rap artist ended their streak of 11 consecutive #1 albums on the Billboard 200 after debuting behind TTPD. Not naming names, but Tayvoodoo strikes again.

Surprise Songs of the Week:

• London N4 Guitar: Everything Has Changed x End Game x Thinking Out Loud (ft. Ed Sheeran)

• London N4 Piano: King of My Heart x The Alchemy

💖 Our Saves This Week

Swiftie-coded animals will always be our weakness:

A few of you have pointed out the prospect of Taylor watching Chappell perform, and tbh I can’t get over this:

Feeling personally offended by this one...

And get the tissues ready for this last one 🥹

Fan merch we’ve been obsessing over lately: these Eras Tour inspired hand-painted jewelry dishes ($26.50), these shirts featuring acronyms of song bridges ($35-39), a little Swifties for Harris sticker ($3) for your waterbottle or kindle, and this ‘meet me at midnights’ clock ring ($27).

📅 Next Week For Swifties

🎤 August 16: Eras Tour London, UK (BST) w/ Paramore & Holly Humberstone @ Wembley Stadium

🎤 August 17: Eras Tour London, UK (BST) w/ Paramore & Suki Waterhouse @ Wembley Stadium

🎤 August 19: Eras Tour London, UK (BST) w/ Paramore & Maisie Peters @ Wembley Stadium

🎤 August 20: Eras Tour London, UK (BST) w/ Paramore & RAYE @ Wembley Stadium

🏆 August 30: MTV VMA Fan Voting Closes - vote here up to 20 times per category per day!

🖼️ Ongoing until September 8: Songbook Trail archive on display at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, UK

🪐 In the Swiftie Universe

🎶 August 16: Mette, who opened for Eras Tour London N1 in June, is touring in Europe with performances starting in Belgium

🏈 August 17: Chiefs Preseason Game against the Detroit Lions at Geha Field at Arrowhead Stadium (Kansas City)

🎶 August 17 & 18: Bleachers (Jack Antonoff) performing at Sonic Sound in Tokyo & Osaka, Japan

🏈 August 22: Chiefs Preseason Game against the Chicago Bears at Geha Field at Arrowhead Stadium (Kansas City)

🎶 August 24 & 25: Lana Del Rey performing at Reading Festival & Leeds Festival in the U.K.

🔪 August 27: Season 4 of Only Murders in the Building, starring Selena Gomez, premieres on Hulu

🎶 August 27: Girl in Red, who opened for select U.S. dates of the Eras Tour, is touring in Europe with performances starting in Dublin, Ireland

See you again next week, Swifties! 🫶

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