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Taylor Swift Brought New Heat to the Academy Museum Gala

Swift tested out unreleased material at a Hollywood charity event.

Taylor Swift hit the Academy Museum Gala stage and pulled out a track nobody had heard before: "The Fate of Ophelia." New music always gets the people talking, and this one's got heads wondering what's next from her camp.

She mixed the debut with some of her biggest moments—ran through "Love Story" and "Blank Space" to remind everyone why she's still the one. She also performed "I Knew It, I Knew You," which she wrote for Toy Story 5, because apparently she's everywhere now.

It's the kind of move that keeps the conversation alive. Drop a new song at a high-profile event, let the internet do its thing, and control the narrative. Whether "The Fate of Ophelia" lands as a single, album track, or something else entirely, the gala performance already did its job—made people pay attention.


Read the full story at Pitchfork → https://pitchfork.com/story/watch-taylor-swift-debut-the-fate-of-ophelia-live-at-the-academy-museum-gala/

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