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Watch Taylor Swift's Video For 'ME!' Featuring Brendon Urie

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Watch Taylor Swift's Video For 'ME!' Featuring Brendon Urie

April 26, 2019 • The song and video come after months of Instagram posts and feverish speculation that new music from Swift was imminent this year.

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