Taylor Swift Praises Bad Blood Collaborator Kendrick Lamar After Re-Releasing 1989’s ‘Surreal’

Taylor Swift has praised her Bad Blood costar Kendrick Lamar following the reissue of her highly anticipated 2014 hit album 1989 (Taylor’s Version).

The 33-year-old hitmaker said Lamar helped her “reclaim and own” her work after a dispute over ownership of her back catalogue.

Bad Blood was originally released in 2014 and Lamar, 36, appears on a subsequent 2015 hip-hop remix.

Now Lamar has lent his voice to the brand new re-recording of the song, which appears on the deluxe edition of their new 1989 album.

In a tribute posted to her Instagram on Friday, Swift said it was “surreal” to know that Lamar had agreed to return to the studio to remake the song.

“Watching @kendricklamar create and record his verses on the Bad Blood remix was one of the most inspiring experiences of my life,” she wrote.

“I still look back on this collaboration with so much pride and gratitude for the way Kendrick enriched the song and the way he treated everyone around him.

“Every time the audience on the Eras tour sang his line: ‘You forgive, you forget, but you never let go…’ I smiled. The reality that Kendrick would go back and re-record “Bad Blood” so that I can reclaim and own this body of work that I am so proud of is surreal and overwhelming to me.

“I am pleased to announce that the Bad Blood Remix (featuring Kendrick Lamar) is widely available on the 1989 Deluxe Edition.”

The post included a photo of Taylor with Kendrick, as well as a video of her performing the song for her fans as they read his part of the song to her.

Taylor finally released her hit 2014 album 1989 (Taylor’s Version) on Thursday after a dispute over ownership of her back catalogue.

Fans took over X, formerly known as Twitter, in excitement over the big release.

The hitmaker, who dismissed speculation that she was bisexual in the album’s prologue, re-recorded and unveiled the new version of the album in a bid to regain control of her music.

In 2019, it was revealed that Scooter Braun had bought Taylor’s original label, Big Machine Label Group, from then-owner Scott Borchetta, 60, for $330 million – giving her ownership of her music and meaning she barely profited from their music. own numbers..

There was some disappointment as many fans had hoped that Taylor’s ex-boyfriend Harry Styles would star in the hit “Style”, which she wrote about their passionate romance.

Out now! Swift eventually released her own version of 1989 after a dispute over ownership of her back catalog

Sing it! The post included a photo of Taylor with Kendrick as well as a video of her performing the song for her fans as they read her part of the song

Cooperation! Swift and Lamar pictured at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards

After the album’s release, users of Apple’s popular streaming service experienced problems downloading and streaming the new songs.

Some wrote to X: “I’m shaking so.”

“I can’t calm down.”

“It was the end of a decade … but the beginning of an era.”

“I have now streamed four hours of television from 1989. I played it at work, for the kids when they wanted to hear “The Wheels On The Bus” I said no. It’s Taylor Swift Day.

“Such an annoying day for people surrounded by annoying girls who like Taylor Swift (me!).”

“I want to thank Harry Styles for breaking up with Taylor Swift and giving me the 1989 Vault tracks lol.”

“Is that why Taylor Swift called Harry Styles and said, ‘Listen… um’?”

To commemorate the big re-release, Taylor posted a series of promotional photos of herself on the beach as well as a handwritten note addressed to loyal Swifties.

Bringing it all back: In 2019, it was revealed that Scooter Braun (pictured in 2019) had bought Taylor’s original label, Big Machine Label Group, from then-owner Scott Borchetta, 60, for $330 million – who took ownership of it. Their music took over

So Excited: And fans took over X, formerly known as Twitter, in excitement over the big release

She wrote: “I was born in 1989, rediscovered for the first time in 2014 and in 2023 a part of me was reclaimed with the reissue of this album that I love so much.” Never in my wildest dreams could I imagine the magic you can do. will be a part of my life for a long time.”

The star, who is dating athlete Travis Kelce, further reflected on what the work has meant to her and her fans since its initial release nearly a decade ago.

Taylor explained, “This moment is a reflection of the forest we wandered through, and all that love between us still shines in the darkest darkness.” It is with gratitude and great wonder that I present to you my 1989 version. He’s onto you waited. Taylor.’