Taylor Swift: A look at the guest stars who have popped up on her '1989' tour
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Another tour stop, another slew of celebrity guests for singer Taylor Swift.聽
Superstar Swift has been traveling on her 鈥1989鈥 tour this summer, and just about every stop has included appearances by celebrity guests. During her Aug. 25 show, singers John Legend, Beck, and St. Vincent all showed up on stage.
Other recent guests have included Ellen DeGeneres, Natalie Maines of the Dixie Chicks, and Alanis Morrisette.聽
Swift is traveling on her tour following the 2014 release of her 鈥1989鈥 album. She鈥檚 nominated in several categories at the MTV Video Music Awards, which will air on Aug. 30, and she picked up various top awards at the Billboard Music Awards this past spring. 鈥1989鈥 is still at number seven on the , which ranks albums across all genres.
Swift鈥檚 special guests on the 鈥1989鈥 tour 鈥 and there have been many 鈥 have included non-singers such as Ms. DeGeneres and Julia Roberts, as well as singers who are as much a household name as Ms. Roberts or DeGeneres. But Swift has also invited people who are comparatively new kids on the block, including Fifth Harmony, which released its debut album earlier this year. Their song 鈥淲orth It鈥 became a hit this summer.聽
In addition, the band Walk the Moon popped up on Swift鈥檚 tour. While the band released its first studio album in 2010, their song 鈥淪hut Up and Dance,鈥 which debuted as part of their 2014 album, became a massive this spring.聽
Rapper Fetty Wap also appeared with Swift on tour. He has not yet released an album but he currently has two hit songs in the top 10 of the , 鈥淭rap Queen鈥 and 鈥679.鈥 Another, 鈥淢y Way,鈥 is right below it at number 11.
Swift has proven in the past she has an eye for talent 鈥 singer Ed Sheeran opened for her many times on her 2013 鈥淩ed鈥 tour. Mr. Sheeran, who was already well-known in the UK,聽 at the time, 鈥淚 think Taylor鈥檚 just opening up a lot of doors and it鈥檚 up to me to make sure that I get through to them. It鈥檚 a massive opportunity for me and I want to make sure to grab it with both hands.鈥 Sheeran has released such hit singles as 鈥淭hinking Out Loud鈥 and 鈥淪ing.鈥
Swift鈥檚 鈥1989鈥 tour was the most 鈥渋n-demand鈥 tour of the summer, according to ticket seller聽, and 鈥1989鈥 is now a five-time platinum album.聽