Taylor Swift Performed “This Is What You Came For” Because She Has No Chill

Christina Lee | October 23, 2016 11:07 am
Demi V. Taylor
Demi Lovato is again taking on Taylor Swift, this time over her blockbuster "Bad Blood" video.

Taylor Swift used her first (and only) live performance scheduled for this year to reclaim one of 2016’s biggest hits. At the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix in Austin, she performed a piano-only version of “This Is What You Came For,” the Calvin Harris and Rihanna song that she was later revealed to have actually written. But of course, Taylor made no mention of the song’s performers.

“As a songwriter, I…,” Taylor began, while playing the song’s melody, to screams. “The most rewarding feeling in the world is writing something and having the crowd sing it back to you because they know the words. It’s the coolest feeling in the world. I’ve never performed this song live before. But if you know it, maybe you can sing along and I can get to know what that feels like — to have it sung back to me.”

When Calvin first released “This Is What You Came For,” he was still dating Taylor, while Taylor was credited as Nils Sjöberg. For reasons that are still unclear, neither of them mentioned her apparent involvement, even as Taylor wore a jacket bearing the single artwork to show support. When one of her reps let out the secret, though, Calvin accused the 1989 superstar of “trying to tear your ex bf down for something to do.”

Watch Taylor Swift perform “This Is What You Came For” live below.


[via Vulture]

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