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Cosmopolitan
05-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Cosmopolitan
Taylor Swift's Unreleased Music Video for "King of My Heart"
Today in I'M SPIRALING, music video director Joseph Kahn just casually revealed that he collaborated with Taylor Swift on a video for "King of My Heart" which was shelved. "We started shooting it," he said the Ourselves podcast (via USA Today). "We never finished it because she switched gears in the middle of it to do 'Ready for It?' It was during the Reputation album." Apparently, the video was fully shot but "never finished," and it "very conceptual" and had a lot of visual effects. Check out the second slide below to watch Joseph chat about it. The director also talked about working on Tay for "Look What You Made Me Do," saying he told her "Let's embrace the snake. Snakes are cool. There's a lot worse things they could have called you. We decided to make the snake the concept in the video. I think she had so much fire in her, so much to prove. First song off the new album, she was ready to go all in on it." "She wrote an unlimited check and went for it," he said. "She paid for all of that stuff, and she didn't have any rights to it. I'm so glad that she has it all back now, because she's the one that was writing those checks. It was her personal cash, and she made the investment on every one of those videos and was the force that made it all happen. I was the lucky guy who executed them, but she laid it all on the line." Nothing to do but form a prayer circle for Tay to release "King of My Heart."
USA Today
04-08-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Joseph Kahn says Taylor Swift shot this 'Reputation' music video before scrapping it
"And all at once," the video for "King of My Heart" by Taylor Swift was gone. The singer filmed a music video for the "Reputation" track a decade ago before shelving the project, according to her longtime collaborator Joseph Kahn. "We started shooting it," Kahn said on a recent episode of the "Ourselves" podcast. "We never finished it because she switched gears in the middle of it to do 'Ready for It?'" He told host and fellow music video director Arrad Rahgoshay the video was fully shot but never made it past production. "It was highly visual effects," Kahn said. When a Swift fan account shared the news, one of the comments read, "King of my heart video is officially becoming the new 'ATW 10 minute song.'" The joke being Swift mentioned on a livestream she had a 10-minute version of her song "All Too Well." Swifties begged her for years to release it, and she did on "Red (Taylor's Version)" in November 2021. How did Swift meet Kahn? Kahn has directed eight of Swift's music videos and one commercial. Their collaboration began during her "1989" era. Kahn said on the podcast that he was watching "A Clockwork Orange" when his phone rang. Swift wanted him to direct the "Blank Space" music video. He later helmed visuals for "Out of the Woods," "Bad Blood" and "Wildest Dreams." Their creative partnership continued into her "Reputation" era. Kahn met with Swift and producer Jack Antonoff right after the Super Bowl in 2017. The director said Swift was still reeling from online backlash and her infamous feud with Kim Kardashian, who labeled her a snake on social media. "Let's embrace the snake," Kahn told her. "Snakes are cool. There's a lot worse things they could have called you. We decided to make the snake the concept in the video. I think she had so much fire in her, so much to prove. First song off the new album, she was ready to go all in on it." That video — "Look What You Made Me Do" — was Kahn's most ambitious production to date, he said. It took five days across 18 sets to create. "She wrote an unlimited check and went for it," Kahn said. "She paid for all of that stuff, and she didn't have any rights to it. I'm so glad that she has it all back now, because she's the one that was writing those checks. It was her personal cash, and she made the investment on every one of those videos and was the force that made it all happen. I was the lucky guy who executed them, but she laid it all on the line." Follow Bryan West, the USA TODAY Network's Taylor Swift reporter, on Instagram, TikTok and X as @BryanWestTV.
Yahoo
03-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Taylor Swift Gets More Good News After Major Announcement
Taylor Swift Gets More Good News After Major Announcement originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Taylor Swift ended the week with a happy heart, as the pop sensation received another wave of good news. This time, her fans played a huge role. Following her bombshell announcement about reclaiming ownership of her master recordings, the 'Cruel Summer' hitmaker's 2017 album saw a huge surge in popularity. On Friday, Swift's sixth studio album, "Reputation," climbed to the No. 1 spot on the US iTunes chart. The album, which references her romantic relationships and celebrity fallout, features hit tracks like '...Ready for It?,' 'Look What You Made Me Do,' 'Getaway Car' and more. Besides "Reputation," the reissue of her self-titled debut album Taylor Swift (Bonus Track Version) jumped to fourth place, next to Morgan Wallen's "I'm The Problem" and Miley Cyrus' "Something Beautiful." With this, Swifties around the world celebrated the award-winning singer's success, which shows the power from her loyal fanbase. 'Reputation rising again proves her impact is unmatched,' one wrote. 'Owning her masters and topping charts? Icon behavior,' a commenter added. Fans also mentioned how the 35-year-old pop star deserved it. 'Karma is the girl with her masters back,' a third user said. The same goes for another commenter who remarked, 'AND NOW SHE GETS THE MONEY HAHAAAAAAAA LOVE IT." As mentioned, the chart surge came after the singer-songwriter officially bought back the rights to her master recordings, which means that she now controls the six albums that made her a global icon. In an official announcement released on her website, the 'Bad Blood' singer admitted that she almost gave up on the long and painful journey. 'All the times I was this close, reaching out for it, only for it to fall through,' Swift wrote, adding 'I almost stopped thinking it could ever happen after 20 years of having the carrot dangled and then yanked away.' Yet through it all, she remained grateful, especially for those who stood by her. 'All of the music I've ever made… now belongs to me,' Swift stated with pride. 'All of my music videos. All the concert films. The album art and photography. The unreleased songs. The memories. The magic. The madness. Every single era. My entire life's work.' Swift's masters were sold in 2019 to Scooter Braun's Ithaca Holdings and were acquired by Shamrock Capital in 2020. Meanwhile, celebrities and sports figures showed their support for the 'Blank Space' singer including her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce, as well as fellow artists Sabrina Carpenter, Gracie Abrams, Tate McRae, Nicki Minaj and story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on May 31, 2025, where it first appeared.
