The Versace dress was angelic, its pinkish tint was the definition of feminine, and her nearly perfect hair and makeup was a departure from the small risks she’s taking to promote Reputation. If only for one night, it’s as though Swift was telling her fans not to worry, telling them she’ll always be the same.
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Before the show began, host Kelly Clarkson opened with an emotional—and very off-script—rallying call for action against gun violence. She told live audiences that while Billboard organizers asked her to introduce a moment of silence for the victims of the deadly school shooting in Santa Fe last week, she couldn’t stay silent. She was compelled to look straight into the camera and beg our politicians for change. Even Bebe Rexha, a lesser known but rising pop starlet, made a politically-minded statement while introducing a performance by Shawn Mendes, Khalid (himself in an anti-gun violence tee), and singers and survivors of the Parkland shooting.
Swift, on the other hand, stayed mum on the subject. (She rarely stands up for social causes, and in fact shocked the world when she expressed support for the March for Our Lives protest in March). Instead, the pop star arrived in her pretty-in-pink Versace dress, ready to win, ready to secure her bubble gum reputation. For Swift, everything is always coming up roses.
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