Hi fellow Swifties,

No Rep (TV) this week, but god bless the “I Can Do It With A Broken Heart” music video. With all that tour footage, do we think we’ll get an Eras tour doc soon? (I think yes!)

In today’s issue:

• The latest Taypedia articles 📝

• All things Eras London and the end of the European leg 🎤

• Our favorite Swiftie tweets from this week ✨

• Happenings in the Swiftiverse 🪐

• Refer your friends to win merch! 😍

Alright, back to streaming Short n’ Sweet!

🫶,

Krista

📖 This Week’s Artifacts

Third Places (Taylor’s Version): Fandom and the rise of a new type of community | By MJ Bailey
The concept of the ‘third place’ has been making waves recently with an increasing need for an additional gathering space that’s not your home or work. MJ Bailey explains how Swifties have made our fandom (and the Eras Tour) into our own third place.

‘I Can Do It with a Broken Heart’ and the complexities of human emotions | By Bella Wandermurem
Being the owner of a whole human body is hard. Bella Wandermurem dissects the lyrics to ICDIWABH by showcasing how even superstar Taylor Alison Swift experiences the rollercoaster of emotions that comes with life.

5 Taylor Swift-focused podcasts to listen to if you just can’t get enough of her | By Jilleen Barrett
Need some content to get you through the Eras tour break? We’ve gathered a list of five podcasts every Swiftie should listen to, including the Holy Swift Podcast from our fearless founder Krista Doyle.

📰 TayNews

The ‘I Can Do It With a Broken Heart’ music video debuted live on the Eras Tour stage after London N8 and online on Tuesday. The music video features documentary footage of the Eras Tour.

Taylor made a statement on her Instagram regarding the end of the Eras Tour European leg. In the statement, Taylor stressed how no statement was made about Vienna due to continued safety concerns for the London shows. The statement was reposted by many of the Eras Tour dancers and band.

Florence Welch (Florence + the Machine) joined Taylor on stage at London N8 to perform Florida!!! live for the first time. The performance included full choreography, leading some to wonder if it will be performed again on the Eras Tour. The addition also comes ahead of the next Eras Tour shows in Miami, Florida.

Jack Antonoff joined Taylor as a surprise guest during London N8 surprise songs to perform a mashup of ‘Death By A Thousand Cuts’ and ‘Getaway Car.’ During the performance, Taylor and Jack reenacted their iconic scene from Miss Americana writing the bridge to ‘Getaway Car.’

Guests spotted in the crowds for the London Eras Tour shows included: Sharon Osbourne (N6), Cast of Vampire Diaries (N6) Tay and Taylor Lautner (N7), Emily Blunt and John Krasinski (N8), George Russell (N8), Danielle and Este Haim (N8), Jack Antonoff and Margaret Qualley (N8).

Taylor debuted a new Midnights bodysuit at London N5. The new costume consists of many silver stars surrounding a crescent moon.

The Eras Tour broke the record for most sold-out shows at Wembley Stadium on a single tour. The record was previously held by Michael Jackson with seven nights at Wembley for his Bad Tour in 1988.

New Eras Tour merchandise was released on Taylor’s official online store on Monday. The new merch included tour imagery from TTPD, Lover, and more, alongside heart hands and friendship bracelet iconography.

‘Cassandra’ is now the only song from ‘THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT: THE ANTHOLOGY’ that has not been played live yet on the Eras tour, after Taylor’s London N8 surprise song performance of ‘So Long, London.’

The Eras Tour marked its final Europe show with the dancers and backup singers celebrating in an onstage hug with Taylor. The team also celebrated with a cake backstage designed to look like the Eras Tour stage.

Coldplay and Maggie Rogers sang ‘Love Story’ at their Vienna concert on Wednesday night. The performance paid tribute to Taylor and Swifties at the Ernst Happel Stadium where the Eras Tour was supposed to play three concerts in early August.

MTV’s 2024 Video Music Awards fan voting is still open. 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.

Surprise Songs of the Week:

• London N5 Guitar: London Boy

• London N5 Piano: Dear John x Sad Beautiful Tragic

• London N6 Guitar: I Did Something Bad

• London N6 Piano: My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys x coney island

• London N7 Guitar: Long Live x Change

• London N7 Piano: The Archer x You’re On Your Own, Kid

• London N8 Guitar: Death By A Thousand Cuts x Getaway Car (ft. Jack Antonoff)

• London N8 Piano: So Long, London

💖 Our Saves This Week

We love Swiftie parents 🥹

All aboard!!! 🤡

A moment of appreciation for the Swift Alert team 🫶

But like… can someone make this happen?? 😭

Brb off to dissect every detail of the ICDIWABH music video…

Fan merch we’ve been obsessing over lately: this Florida!!! t-shirt ($38) to celebrate the latest TTPD setlist addition, a super cozy Taylor’s Version embroidered sweatshirt ($75), more cozy vibes with this Eras House blanket ($100), prepping for the NFL season with this Chiefs/’tis the damn season shirt ($34), and keeping the London N8 surprise song magic going with this Getaway Car keychain ($24).

📅 Next Week For Swifties

🏆 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 23: Sabrina Carpenter’s new album ‘Short n’ Sweet’ drops.

🎶 August 23: Maisie Peters, who opened for London N7 of the Eras Tour, is opening for Noah Kahan in Europe until August 27, then opening for Conan Gray in the U.S. starting September 18.

🎶 August 23: Raye, who opened for London N8 of the Eras Tour, is performing at Zurich Open Air Festival in Switzerland as well as other festivals across Europe in August.

🎶 August 24: Holly Humberstone, who opened for London N5 of the Eras Tour, is performing at Victorious Festival in Portsmouth, U.K.

🎶 August 24 & 25: Lana Del Rey and Jack Antonoff (Bleachers) are 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! 🫶