Taylor Swift is giving fans a lot to keep up with this week. The teaser for her“Patient Zero”music video aired Thursday on“CBS Mornings,”and it packs a lot into thirteen seconds: Swift and Dakota Johnson washing their hands in a dark bathroom, the pair standing at a grave, and a meetup with Colin Farrell for drinks. The full video premieres Sunday at the VMAs 2026.
If that’s not enough, the song itself arrived Tuesday, and Friday brings an“encore”version of“The Life of a Showgirl”with four new tracks:“Patient Zero,”“Cleveland!,”“Pink Clouding,”and“Babylon.”That’s a single, a deluxe drop, and a VMA premiere all inside one weekend.
It’s been a banner year for Swift beyond the music too. She married Travis Kelce in July at Madison Square Garden, and fans are still digging through her Easter eggs, including the“Law&Order: SVU”skit from the Emmys. With Dakota Johnson now in the mix, the theories are running wild.
Which of the four new songs are you claiming as your favorite before you’ve even heard them?
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