EXCLUSIVE: Taylor Swift reunites with pal Ed Sheeran for dinner in NYC after he revealed they’ve yet to re-record their hit track End Game
Taylor Swift reunited with her close friend and collaborator Ed Sheeran in New York City on Thursday after she recently wrapped up the North American leg of her Eras Tour.
The duo, who have worked on a number of songs together over the years, went to dinner at the Zero Bond members’ club.
They were flanked by security as they left the celeb hotspot separately.
Swift, 33, looked effortlessly stylish as she sauntered out of the building in a rust-colored dress with a flowy satin skirt.
Her dirty blonde hair was tied back in a braid and she wore black platform loafers to match her bag.
Reunited: Taylor Swift reunited with her close friend and collaborator Ed Sheeran in New York City on Thursday
The Anti-Hero singer was decked out in gold jewelry and had a Louis Vuitton handbag slung over her thin body.
Swift made her way to a chauffeured SUV parked just outside the establishment.
Meanwhile, Sheeran, 32, looked casual in a white T-shirt and black skinny jeans.
The British hitmaker hid most of his red-brown hair under a cap and wore a necklace under his shirt collar.
He walked down the sidewalk in a pair of Jordan 1 Retro High OG Washed Black sneakers.
Sheeran couldn’t get a ride with Swift because he went the other way with his security team.
Swift is enjoying a rare downtime after finishing the first two North American legs of her Eras Tour with six sold-out shows at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.
During the back-to-back shows, a number of A-list stars flocked to the venue to watch Swift perform alongside an estimated 500,000 fans.
The tour kicked off in March in Glendale, Arizona and was scheduled to end in LA on August 9, but more shows in the United States and Canada are scheduled for next year.
Swift will head to South America later this month to perform in Mexico, Argentina and Brazil through November.
Sheeran’s outing with Swift comes days after he revealed he hasn’t found his way into his superstar friend’s hugely popular series of re-recorded music yet.
During an interview on Andy Cohen’s SiriusXM podcast Deep & Shallow on Monday, he told the host that he and Swift have not discussed the possibility of re-recording their 2017 single End Game for a future release.
‘No, I do not have that. No no. But 1989 (Taylor’s Version) is next to come out. That’s next,” the Grammy-winning musician declared.
The song, which also features rapper Future, was originally featured on Taylor’s 2017 hit album Reputation.
The subject came up after 55-year-old Cohen asked Sheeran if he had plans to see Swift and Beyoncé’s concerts ahead of their respective tours, both of which happen to coincide with the English musician’s Subtract Tour.
Sheeran expressed his desire to attend one of the Eras tour concerts and shared how he enjoys the individuality of his fellow musicians’ concert shows.
“I think what’s nice about everyone’s show is that everyone’s show is so individual to them. And everyone has a different show,” he explained to Cohen.
Effortless: Swift, 33, looked effortlessly stylish on Thursday
Fall vibes: She sauntered out of the building in a rust-colored dress with a flowy satin skirt
Simple elegance: her dirty blonde hair was tied in a braid
Boosted: The already statuesque star wore black platform loafers to match her bag.
Signature: Swift rocked her signature red lipstick
‘We all play. I would love to go to Taylor’s show, but we all play the same dates every weekend. I think there’s a chance next year when she’s in the UK.’
Swift’s Eras Tour won’t reach its UK leg until June 2024, with planned stops in the following four cities: Edinburgh, Scotland; Liverpool, England; Cardiff, Wales; and London, England.
Multiple shows will take place in each of the four cities during the UK leg of the tour.
The single “End Game” was co-written by Swift, Sheeran and Future, all three of whom have won a combined 18 Grammys (Swift has 12, Sheeran has four, and Future, 39, has two).
“End Game” was the third single from Swift’s sixth studio album Reputation (2017), which has not yet been re-recorded.
The pop superstar will have to wait until “two years after contract expiration or five years after commercial release,” according to Rolling Stone’s general contractual language, which indicates Taylor is unlikely to be allowed to re-record Reputation. though she has yet to release the re-recorded version of her previous LP, 1989.
As Sheeran said during his interview with Cohen, 1989 (Taylor’s Version), the re-recorded version of her 2014 album, will be released on October 27, 2023.
Swift, who made the announcement herself at one of her six Los Angeles Eras Tour concerts, told the audience that the 1989 version will feature five new singles, all of which are unreleased songs written for the original album and taken from the final track. deleted. list.
Her album 1989 (Taylor’s Version) will be her fourth re-recorded LP, part of her counter-action to her 2019 master dispute.
Golden girl: The Anti-Hero singer was decked out in gold jewelry
Security: They were flanked by security as they left the celeb hotspot separately
Designer babe: She had a Louis Vuitton bag slung over her thin frame
Casual-cool: Meanwhile, Sheeran, 32, made a casual figure for his time with Taylor
Killer fit: He rocked a white tee and black skinny jeans, paired with a pair of Jordan 1 Retro High OG Washed Black sneakers
The British hitmaker hid most of his ginger hair under a cap and wore a necklace under the collar of his shirt
Sheeran and Swift have formed a close friendship since the two collaborated on the single Everything Has Changed, which was featured on his fourth studio album Red (2012).
The English singer re-recorded their duet for Swift’s re-recorded album Red (Taylor’s Version), due out in 2021.
The pair’s friendship goes beyond music, as Sheeran told People in May that he feels Swift is “one of the few people who really understands where I stand.”
“I had an hour – 20 conversation with (Taylor) yesterday and we were just – everything we thought about what we talked about. I mean, that’s kind of therapy in itself too, because you’re actually talking to someone who really gets it,” he said.