Taylor Swift Reveals Ed Sheeran's Favorite Song on New Album 1989

Singer also shares pal Lorde's reaction to her new music

By Alyssa Toomey Oct 30, 2014 6:33 PMTags
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If Tinseltown were a popularity contest, then it's safe to say Taylor Swift has officially been crowned prom queen. 

Not only did her new album 1989 skyrocket to the top of the music charts immediately after its release, but she also has the unwavering support of a slew of famous friends—many of whom were lucky enough to hear a preview of her hit record. 

So when the 24-year-old pop star stopped by On Air With Ryan Seacrest this morning for a four-hour takeover of the radio show, fans were dying to know what her noteworthy pals, including Karlie Kloss, Ed Sheeran and Lena Dunham, thought of her most recent musical effort. 

"I remember individual circumstances when I would write a song and be so excited about it, so I'd play it for Ed [Sheeran]," she shared before revealing her famous pal's favorite tune. "Ed's favorite song on the album is 'Bad Blood.'"

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In fact, he loved the track so much he wanted Swift to make the song her first single. 

"I played it for Ed as soon as I wrote it, which I think was about a year ago," she revealed, noting that her BFF has a "really good ear." "And at that point, it was just a really basic demo track … and he was going, ‘This has to be the first single! This has to be the first single!' And I was like, 'Eh, we'll see.' But since he's now heard the album and heard the final track, he loves it even more." 

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Sheeran isn't Swift's only close friend in the biz whom she has turned to for advice and support. The singer also counts LordeKarlie Kloss and Lena Dunham among her BFFs. 

"My friend Ella, Lorde, I played her 'Style' as we were driving down the PCH and we were going to lunch in Malibu," she shared. "I said, 'Hey, I just finished this thing, can I play it for you?' And I remember when that beat drops in the intro of the song, she was just like, 'Yeahhhhh!'" 

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Likewise, Kloss and Dunham, whose boyfriend Jack Antonoff collaborated with Swift on the album, had the privilege of hearing a special preview of 1989

"And then Karlie [Kloss] … we took a road trip to Big Sur and I played her pretty much the entire album," she said. "Lena Dunham has heard it beginning to end. She heard the stuff I was writing for two years." 

Swift, who has repeatedly gushed over her famous friends as she continues her promotional tour, added that "it's so cool to have friends who are so supportive…I feel so lucky." 

Do you have a favorite song on 1989? Tell us in the comments! 

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