Taylor Swift And Gracie AbramsFriendship was on full display during the third Era tour Concert in Toronto
“Give Era tour It’s been almost a year and a half now, and so, there can be a lot of life in this stage of the tour and there can be a lot of artwork during the tour,” Swift, 34, said during the acoustic. social media footage. segment of the show at the Rogers Center on Saturday, Nov. 16. “I think you’ll remember the talented young lady you saw earlier tonight, Gracie Abrams. So, at the time of the story, Gracie was opening for me a year ago. Era tour“
He continued, “We had so many fun memories during that tour, one of which was celebrating her nomination for Best New Artist at the Grammys. Gone and just started writing a song The best thing that ever happened, this week, was because of you — you guys cared enough about this song when it came out on his album. Our secret And you got that song nominated for a Grammy this week.
Swift, 25, and Abrams earned a 2024 Grammy nod in the category of Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for “We.” The duo, which dropped this summer.
“You can’t imagine, like, the phone call between the two of us when the nomination came out and we saw that song was nominated,” Swift recalled. “It was just screaming. It wasn’t even words, it was just wild screaming for the whole call.
To celebrate the success, Swift and Abrams “wanted to find a way to say thank you” to fans.
“We’ve put together a little thing, so would you please welcome to the stage, Gracie Abrams,” Swift said Saturday, pointing to the “It’s True” singer as she took the microphone stand. were moving towards
The two musicians delighted fans with a guitar mashup of “Hum.” And Swift’s 1989 The song “Out of the Woods” ended the number with a sweet hug before Swift combined “You’re On Your Own, Kid” and “Long Story Short” for her piano selection.
Swift and Abrams have been friends since 2022 The poets department was subjected to torture The artist invited the latter to be one of the opening acts for him. Era tour When it launched the following year.
“It’s a real master class to watch her do what she does,” Abrams said The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. In May, “I felt like I was in college for this job. I saw every single one of his shows that I was lucky enough to open for. I watched from every possible spot in every stadium, just to know. Trying to figure out how she can do what she does.”
Swift and Abrams have performed together twice before. away Stage In July 2023, they sang Abrams’ “I Miss You, I’m Sorry” together, a year before “Hum” debuted. In London
Abrams will open for the rest of Swift. Era tour Dates in Canada, which end on December 8.