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London’s got Taylor Swift on the brain! Buckingham Palace’s military band performed a rendition of the pop superstar’s 2014 Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit “Shake It Off” recently, ahead of Swift’s first Eras Tour show at Wembley Stadium.

“Can’t stop, won’t stop groovin’,” the royal family commented on the performance video — a play on the song’s lyrics — on Instagram Friday (June 21), hours ahead of Swift’s concert.

In the clip, the band members — dressed in their official uniforms — stood on the grounds of Buckingham Palace as they performed the song on saxophones, tubas, trombones and other wind instruments as the conductor guided them. The performance was appropriately named “Changing of the Guard (Taylor’s Version),” according to the Instagram post’s label.

“Coincidentally the motto of The Rifles is ‘Swift and Bold,’” the British Army also noted in the comments section.

Swift’s Eras Tour is set for three shows at Wembley Stadium June 21-23. Paramore is the special guest for all three shows, with METTE opening the kickoff concert, Griff the second show and Benson Boone the third.

The pop superstar just wrapped a show June 18 at Principality Stadium in Cardiff, her first time performing in Wales. “That was truly out of control in the best way – looking out into that massive, bouncing, dancing sea of people… I’ll never forget it,” she captioned a carousel of photos on Instagram after the concert. “I’m absolutely living for these UK crowds.”

Swift, who kicked off the global Eras Tour in March 2023, recently shared with her fans that the long-running trek would be ending. During her June 13 performance in Liverpool, England, she told the crowd at Anfield Stadium, “The celebration of the 100th show means this is the very first time I’ve ever acknowledged to myself and admitted that this tour is going to end in December,” she said. “Like, that’s it.”

Watch Buckingham Palace’s military band celebrate the arrival of Swift’s Eras Tour in London below:

Post Malone touched a typewriter for a “Fortnight” there, and now, he’s all about forever with the old-school writing machine. Taylor Swift revealed the amusing moment when she dropped a behind-the-scenes video of the making of her visual for The Tortured Poets Department‘s lead single featuring the song’s collaborator on Friday (June 21).

The clip kicks off with the 14-time Grammy winner filming the scene toward the end in which she throws a white metal cart at the two-way mirror in a stark white room. But unlike in the video, where the cart shatters the glass and Swift stands determined, in this behind-the-scenes look, the cart bounces right back at her causing her to flinch and giggle at the camera.

While in the same room, the camera cuts to the singer-songwriter explaining the first scene. “This is basically, in my mind, taking place in the Tortured Poets Department, which is a government municipal building where they study behaviors and minds of poets,” she explains. “And one of the stereotypical things about poets over the years is that people said they were crazy.”

She then goes on to explain that the “Circles” artist is on set and would be filming the scene where the two are sitting across from each other, working on their typewriters. While showing Posty how to use the contraption — not one of the more modern electric ones, but a classic typewriter — she moves the paper shelf back to the other side to start a new line. To that, the rapper exclaims delightedly, “All you do is move it! This is amazing! I feel very steampunk!”

Swift, 34, then points out to her 28-year-old collaborator, “We don’t work in typewriters! Millennials don’t see that s–t!”

Not yet done exploring the contraption, Post asks her, “How do you get a shift” — his jaw suddenly drops with surprise — “What the hell! I’m buying this right now! This is too much fun. Ya’ll shouldn’t have let me play!”

That wasn’t the only sweet moment between the two while filming the visual for “Fortnight,” which debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100 on the May 4-dated chart and remained at the summit for two weeks. While Swift, who directed the music video, gives Post directions during a scene, the 10-time Grammy nominee not only listens closely to his instructions, but also gives the pop superstar her due respect. “Yes, ma’am,” he said several times after she gave him guidance.

As the behind-the-scenes video wrapped, Swift reviews a shot with Posty. “Look at this! You don’t see happiness from either of us, and then we come around and find you!” she exclaims. “You went nuts! Look at this! Ooooh! No tats and so happy!”

“It’s f–king amazing! It’s amazing. I think it’s stunning,” Post responds as the pop star screams in delight at how the video is coming together, before congratulating her on her work and high-fiving her. “One Take Tay!”

Watch the “Fortnight” behind-the-scenes video below.