With just three days left to go on the mysterious countdown on Taylor Swift’s web site, the music superstar hit the TIME 100 red carpet looking as angelic as the latest posts on her social media feeds.
In addition to celebrating the news magazine’s 100 Most Influential People issue, the 29-year-old Grammy winner, who is one of the six notables to grace the special issue’s cover, is scheduled to perform at the bash.
Shortly before leaving for the event, Swift — wearing a J. Mendel dress, Lorraine Schwartz jewels and Chloé Gosselin shoes — posted an image captioned, “It’s TIME. #TIME100”
The high-profile appearance comes just days before April 26 — a date which is being eagerly anticipated by Swifties across the globe.
Swift sent her beloved fans into a tizzy earlier this month by teasing the mysterious date on her social media accounts as a countdown clock on her website also began ticking down to the day. Since then, she’s shared a number of other pastel-hued images to her accounts, stoking speculation that new music is on the way.
If it is indeed a single that is dropped on that date, Swift’s new music will be her first since leaving her longtime home Big Machine Label Group and moving over to Republic Records and Universal Music Group.
In the TIME 100 issue, Swift’s pal (and one-time tour mate) Shawn Mendes paid tribute to the star.
“I’ve been a Taylor Swift fan for as long as I can remember,” Mendes, 20, began his brief essay praising Swift. “But it wasn’t until I met and got to know her that I understood how wonderful a person she truly is.”
The pair first became close in 2015 when Swift tapped the up-and-coming YouTube phenomenon to perform as an opening act on North American dates for her 1989 tour.
“I quickly learned that the magic of Taylor Swift doesn’t come from the lights, dancers or fireworks (although all of that is incredible) but from the electrifying connection that she has with the people who are there to see her,” he continued in the piece.
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Well this is AWESOME. Thank you @time ? Thank you @paridukovic and thank you for your unbelievably kind words @shawnmendes (I had no idea you were writing this and just found out when I saw this!!)
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Mendes went on to credit Swift’s ability to make “creating music for millions of people look easy” to her “belief in magic and love, and her ability to be as honest and raw as possible.”
To conclude, the “Stitches” singer added, “Taylor makes anyone older feel young again and anyone young feel they can do anything. It’s so rare and so special. If there is one thing I want to achieve in my career and life, it’s that.”
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