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Taylor Swift releases a new song, 'ME!', with Brendon Urie

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Taylor Swift surprises fans in front of mysterious Nashville mural

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ByJoel Lyons, Eliana Larramendia, and Hayley FitzPatrick

April 26, 2019, 4:11 am

Ten-time Grammy award-winning pop singer Taylor Swift revealed her new, secret project to ABC News' Robin Roberts during the NFL Draft on Thursday.

Swift shared that she was releasing a new song and music video, "ME!", featuring artist Brendon Urie. The song dropped at midnight on Friday.

"'ME!' is a song about embracing your individuality and really celebrating it and owning it," Swift told Roberts. "With a pop song, we have the ability to get a melody really stuck in people's heads and I just want it to be one that makes them feel better about themselves."

She also revealed some people who have helped her to build her self esteem over time.

"The fans are amazing. I cannot believe how dedicated they are, how thoughtful, I can't believe how much they care," she said. "It makes it more fun for me to create music knowing that they'll care about little Easter eggs or clues or hints."

During the show, she also showed off some of her favorite spots around Nashville, including her high school. The singer also worked fans into a frenzy earlier Thursday by surprising them at a parking lot near a mysterious artwork in Nashville.

She was seen taking pictures with fans as she walked the streets of Music City.

She also took time to pose in front of a mysterious butterfly mural in The Gulch neighborhood, which was made by Denver artist Kelsey Montague.

Taylor Swift poses in front of a butterfly mural in Nashville, Tenn., April 25, 2019. The mural offers clues to her forthcoming music.
Jade Anderson/ABC News.

“OK, so we’ve commissioned this butterfly mural to be painted on a wall in Nashville, and put clues about the song and new music in the mural, so, I’m gonna go show up,” Swift says in an Instagram story posted by the Taylor Swift Updates Twitter account.

Swift reportedly took selfies with fans for at least 45 minutes.

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— Kyle (@TTWAKyle) April 25, 2019

Taylor Swift surprised fans in Nashville, heading to a parking lot where a mysterious mural was created to take pictures with them, April 25, 2019.
Jade Anderson/ABC News.

PHOTO: Taylor Swift poses with artist Kelsey Montague in front of her new mural, "What Lifts You Up," in Nashville, April 25, 2019. — Taylor Swift poses with artist Kelsey Montague in front of her new mural, "What Lifts You Up," in Nashville, April 25, 2019. Swift has been teasing fans about a big reveal on Friday, April 26. Fans suspect it will be new music and possibly a new album.
Jade Anderson/ABC News.

The butterfly mural is the latest in a string of hints Swift has seemingly been dropping in recent months.

Fans have speculated that a new song and or even her seventh studio album was on the way. Her "reputation” album from 2017 was massively successful.

Swift tweeted another message Thursday afternoon, thanking Montague for her art. Since March, she has been seen wearing pastel outfits, including at at the iHeartRadio Music Awards and just this week at the Time 100 gala.

Fans have also spotted pastel-colored billboards around the world featuring a countdown to April 26.

I'M SO EXCITED! yesterday I spend like 20 minutes looking at the countdown and I can't explain how happy I was @taylornation13 @taylorswift13 #TaylorSwift1Week #TaylorSwiftApril26 💖✨🦋 pic.twitter.com/UGNjiVcjtL
— Danie 🦋 (@daniexdelicate_) April 19, 2019

Swift’s website had featured a countdown to midnight Eastern Time on April 26 while showcasing a pastel palette and falling sparkles, undoubtedly getting fans ready for the big song and music video reveal.

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The butterfly mural is the latest in a string of hints Swift has seemingly been dropping in recent months.

Fans have speculated that a new song and or even her seventh studio album was on the way. Her \"reputation” album from 2017 was massively successful.

Swift tweeted another message Thursday afternoon, thanking Montague for her art. Since March, she has been seen wearing pastel outfits, including at at the iHeartRadio Music Awards and just this week at the Time 100 gala.

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Bout to walk out on the @iheartradio carpet, thought I’d show you first 🥰

A post shared by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift) on Mar 14, 2019 at 4:30pm PDT

Fans have also spotted pastel-colored billboards around the world featuring a countdown to April 26.

I'M SO EXCITED! yesterday I spend like 20 minutes looking at the countdown and I can't explain how happy I was @taylornation13 @taylorswift13 #TaylorSwift1Week #TaylorSwiftApril26 💖✨🦋 pic.twitter.com/UGNjiVcjtL
— Danie 🦋 (@daniexdelicate_) April 19, 2019

Swift’s website had featured a countdown to midnight Eastern Time on April 26 while showcasing a pastel palette and falling sparkles, undoubtedly getting fans ready for the big song and music video reveal.

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