I may not be fluent in the language of Taylor Swift, but I know the artist absolutely froths a subtle clue. I know that, Mum knows that, my dog knows that – it’s general knowledge. What I don’t know is when the artist is dropping the clues. But if you ask the Swifties, she was covered in them at the 2021 Brit Awards.
On May 11, Taylor was honoured with the Global Icon Award, becoming the first woman in the Brit’s history to win the gong.
During her acceptance speech, Taylor thanked her friends and family whose opinion of her never changed.
“If there’s one thing that I’ve learned, it’s that you have to look around every day and take note of the people who have always believed in you and never stop appreciating them for it,” she said.
Taylor also had this bloody solid message for rising artists and fans.
“I need you to hear me when I say that there is no career path that comes free of negativity,” she said.
“If you’re being met with resistance, that probably means you’re doing something new. If you’re experiencing turbulence or pressure, that probably means that you’re rising and there might be times where you put your whole heart and soul into something and it is met with cynicism or skepticism
“You cannot let that crush you.”
Taylor wore a sparkly two-piece outfit from Miu Miu to the Brits, with straight hair and bangs. At the time, I just thought she looked hot, hot, hot. But if you’re one for theories, Swifties reckon the artist was telling them what album(s) she’s about to re-record next.
And that’s either Red (2012), 1989 (2014), or both.
Stans theorise that Taylor’s hair from the event was bang-on her Red era. Her sparkly crop top and nail colour, however, appear to be nods to her 1989 World Tour outfits.
It’s just a hairstyle and an outfit, you say to the stans. THINK AGAIN.
Taylor Swift attending the #BRITs with ‘Red’ hair and a ‘1989’ outfit…
She chose violence (again) today. pic.twitter.com/69Lv5CIXIb
— Alex Goldschmidt (@alexandergold) May 11, 2021
hair=RED
outfit=1989
my head=EMPTY pic.twitter.com/86bEhOjDcz— Taylor Throwbacks (@ThrowbackTaylor) May 11, 2021
taylor really said today ”have fun figuring this out!” pic.twitter.com/DNz2O1DrXo
— ces🌙 (@swifolkfolk) May 11, 2021
From the way she posed to the type of filter she used, the stans made the dots and straight-up connected them.
.@taylorswift13 UR INSANE FOR THIS pic.twitter.com/eeJkT9Y8hJ
— swiftie struggle tweets (@swifferstruggle) May 11, 2021
https://twitter.com/glimmerofcomet/status/1392199754075934720
Taylor unleashed her first of six re-recorded albums, Fearless (Taylor’s Version) last month, debuting at the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200.
Which one will Taylor Swift re-release next? Stay tuned.
In conclusion: this is me.
it’s sending me that everyone is like “omg RED” “omg 1989” and my brain can only go taylor swift pretty taylor swift gorgeous taylor swift loml taylor swift surreal taylor swift beautiful taylor swift stunning taylor swift breathtaking
— juli (@justagetawaycar) May 11, 2021
Honestly.