Taylor Swift wowed in a bikini as she spent the Independence Day long weekend hanging out with celebrity friends in fun throwback snaps posted on Friday.
The superstar, 33, who teams up with Paramore’s Hayley Williams and Fall Out Boy on Speak Now (Taylor’s version), shared some snaps on Instagram on Friday after taking it easy on the beach with her celebrity friends.
“Happy belated Independence Day from your local neighborhood independent girls,” the Miss Independent performer wrote.
Referring to her return to the road, the Grammy winner completed the post by writing, “See you tonight Kansas Cityyy.”
Taylor looked fit in a red and white bikini top and jean shorts as she stuck out her tongue and flashed the peace sign.
Party: Taylor Swift took some time off from her Eras tour to spend the July 4th long weekend with her celebrity friends, including Selena Gomez, Alana Haim, Danielle Haim, Este Haim, Ashley Avignone, and Sydney Ness
She appeared to be makeup free as she wore dark sunglasses and let her blonde hair hang in natural curls.
Joining her fun were besties Selena Gomez, Alana Haim, Danielle Haim, Este Haim, Ashley Avignone, and Sydney Ness.
Selena, 30, looked relaxed as she leaned on her side in an ecru jumper and jeans with her head pressed lovingly against 37-year-old Este Haim.
The Rare Beauty founder appeared makeup-free and wore her dark hair in a ponytail.
Este, who sings with her sisters Alana and Danielle in the group Haim, showed off her athletic physique in a black one-piece swimsuit with white trim and a tank top and low back.
Haim will join Taylor on the road as an opening act starting July 22 in Seattle and then travel with the Eras tour to Santa Clara, CA and for the five concerts at Sofi Stadium in Los Angeles, according to Billboard.
The trio has performed with Taylor since her 1989 World Tour.
Taylor’s stylist Ashley Avignone, 38, showed off her patriotism wrapped in a towel inspired by the American flag and showing off her toned abs in a black triangle bikini top.
Her blonde locks were styled in a straight bob and she wore dark glasses as she snuggled into Selena and flashed a peace sign for the camera.
Giddy: Taylor hugged girlfriend Selena as she walked around all day
Ice Pop baby: Taylor and Selena have been friends for 14 years and enjoyed sharing a red, white and blue bomb pop
Sydney Ness smiled broadly while wearing a two-tone blue bikini top and high-waisted jeans.
The model wore dark sunglasses on her face with no makeup and styled her blonde hair in a straight bob.
Danielle, 34, also went with a black triangle bikini top, showing off her toned abs in low-cut shorts.
The Summer Girl singer wore a peaked cap over her long dark locks, which hung down her back in loose layers as she held her arm high to share a sign of peace.
Alana, 31, smiled for the camera and wore dark sunglasses as she sat back to back with Taylor on the grass with the beautiful blue ocean behind the group.
Hijinks: Taylor shared several polaroid-like photos of the close friends cuddling and frolicking in her house
Kitchen Concert: The singers grabbed some kitchen tools to perform an impromptu concert
Taylor shared a page of Polaroid-style photos of the close friends cuddling and frolicking in her house.
One shows the Karma singer and Selena hugging.
Another shows the friends of 14 years sharing a frozen red, white and blue bomb doll.
The talented group also grabbed some kitchen tools to perform an impromptu concert.
For her new reshoot of Better Than Revenge, Swift reportedly softened a mean old text about her ex’s latest girlfriend.
Amid her legal battle with Scooter Braun over her original masters, Taylor decided years ago to re-record all of her old albums and release new “Taylor’s Versions” to which she would own the rights.
Tomorrow, fans will be treated to “Taylor’s Version” from her 2010 album Speak Now, which featured the original edition of Better Than Revenge.
The old text – now discarded in favor of a more politically correct line – read: “She’s not a saint and she’s not what you think.” She’s an actress, ho. she’s better known for the things she does on the mattress, ho.’
Aglow: For her new re-recording of Better Than Revenge, Swift reportedly softened a mean old lyric; she’s pictured in cover art for her new edition of Speak Now
However Page six reports that the ‘mattress’ jab has been replaced with, ‘He was a moth to the flame. She was holding the matches, ho.’
Apparently a few fans managed to sneak a listen to Taylor’s version of Speak Now ahead of its official debut on Friday.
At the time of its initial release in 2010, Better Than Revenge was widely believed to be about Taylor’s ex Joe Jonas and his later flame Camilla Belle.
However, over the intervening decade, Taylor developed a friendly relationship with Joe, who is currently married to Game Of Thrones star Sophie Turner.
In recent years, Taylor has also expressed her frustration at being on the business side of “slut-shaming” during her twenties.
“I was 23 and people were making slideshows of my dating life and putting in people I once sat next to at a party and decided my songwriting was a trick rather than a skill and a craft,” she shared Zane Lowe of Apple Music.
“It’s a way of taking a woman who does her job and manages to do her job… [and] completely minimize that skill by slutting her.”
She noted that she absorbed the comments “at a very young age,” so that was a bit difficult. That was one of the first times I thought, “Wow, this isn’t fair.”