Taylor Swifthonored pride month with a special performance.
Swift, 29, made a surprise appearance on Friday night at AEG and Stonewall Inn’s pride celebration commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising, taking the stage at the legendary gay bar to perform one of her biggest hits — “Shake it Off.”
Just moments before Swift came out, Ferguson asked himself, “What would 2019 Jessie say to 1989 Jessie?” — a clear reference to her album1989.
He then launched into a brief karaoke version of “Shake It Off” before coming to an abrupt stop.
“I feel like this was a bad idea,” he joked. “There’s probably six drag queens in this building who could sing this better than me — or a really fantasticTaylor Swiftimpersonator, or even Taylor Swift. She’s not here don’t worry why would she be here — because she’s amazing!”
That’s when Swift emerged and the crowd went wild.
“So I heard that you wanted somebody to accompany you on guitar,” Swift said before going into the song.
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“As an owner and operator of venues, festivals, clubs and theaters around the world, AEG is committed to providing welcoming and safe spaces for all of our fans,” Dan Beckerman, President and CEO of AEG said in a statement. “We intend to continue using our voice and resources to support equity for all.”
Less than 24 hours earlier, Swift released the second single from herupcoming albumLover,which takes shots at anti-Pride protestors, calling anti-LGTBQ groups stuck in the “dark ages.”
“You are somebody that we don’t know / But you’re coming at my friends like a missile / Why are you mad? / When you could be GLAAD?” Swift sings on the track, referencing theLGBTQ media organization.
Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Taylor Swift.Craig Barritt/Getty Images
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Without giving too much away about her upcoming album, in a recent interview with German outletDPA, Swift also shared that her new music willfeature a political message.
Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Taylor Swift.Bryan Bedder/Getty Images
In October 2018, Swiftpublicly endorsed two Democratic candidatesrunning in the Tennessee midterm elections.
“While we have so much to celebrate, we also have a great distance to go before everyone in this country is truly treated equally,” Swifttold fans, encouraging them to contact their own state senators.
source: people.com
