Taylor Swift made an sudden soccer reference on Friday with the discharge of her new album, “The Lifetime of a Showgirl.”
The 12-track document options the music “Wi$h Li$t,” by which the American pop star compares the dream of signing a contract with Actual Madrid to different lofty ambitions similar to successful an Oscar or the Palme d’Or on the Cannes Movie Pageant.
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“They need that freedom, dwelling off the grid. They need these three canines that they name their children. And that good surf, no hypocrites. They need all of it. They need a contract with Actual Madrid,” says the artist.
It is not the primary time Swift has crossed paths with the Spanish giants. In Might 2024, she carried out two sold-out exhibits on the Santiago Bernabéu throughout her Eras Tour, drawing 130,000 followers throughout back-to-back nights.
Actual Madrid even joined in on the enjoyable, posting the observe to their social channels shortly after the album’s launch.
This additionally is not the primary time {that a} main musician has made point out of the staff of their songs.
In 2018, Canadian rapper Drake referenced Actual Madrid on his 2018 music “Blue Tint” from the album “Scorpion” when he stated “I reside like Ronaldo however I by no means been in Madrid.”
Reggaeton artists, together with Anuel AA and Unhealthy Bunny, have additionally talked about the membership of their songs, additional cementing their standing into popular culture.