Taylor Swift Reveals New Track ”Lover” After Receiving the Icon Award at 2019 Teen Alternative Awards

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Taylor Swift is feeling nothing however love from youngsters tonight.

Throughout Sunday evening’s 2019 Teen Alternative Awards, the music famous person was in attendance to simply accept the first-ever Icon Award, which was offered to her by her gal pal and soccer participant, Alex Morgan.

“Wow, okay,” the “Me” singer started her speech, as she accepted the well-known surfboard, which was embellished with cats that made her really feel actually “proud.”

However earlier than specializing in her win, the 29-year-old singer took a second to focus on Morgan and her staff’s unimaginable struggle for equality.

“Whereas they have been successful the world cup, they have been additionally taking a historic stand when it comes to gender equality [and] gender pay. Please, please, please assist her and her teammates as a result of this isn’t over but. It isn’t resolved,” she mentioned. “It is taking place in every single place, and they’re heroes and icons for standing up.”

Throughout her speech, she defined she’s “having a proud second” over the award.

“I simply wish to discuss to the followers for a second. You make me so glad, you make me snigger day by day on-line. I really like assembly you,” she shared. “I really like loving you. You’re simply probably the most superb, beneficiant folks. Thanks for giving me the life that I’ve. Each single minute of day by day, I do know that you’re the rationale I’ve the life I’ve, and that I get to do what I really like doing.”

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She continued, “If anybody is a teen on the market, I believe one factor I want I might have identified after I was a teen is that errors are inevitable. I simply need you to know that in case you are on the market and you’re being actually exhausting on your self proper now for one thing that has occurred, it is regular. That’s what will occur to you in life. Nobody will get by way of unscathed. We’re all going to have a number of scratches on us.”

Earlier than leaving the stage, Swift dropped a significant bomb. Her new tune “Lover” comes out Aug. 16. To not be confused along with her seven studio album’s upcoming title, which is of the identical title.

“I additionally simply wished to let you know, there’s a lot that I am enthusiastic about arising within the subsequent 12 days till my album comes out,” she mentioned. “The album comes out on Aug. 23rd, however I wished to let you know guys tonight that on the 16th, on Friday, I’ve a brand new tune known as “Lover” that’s popping out, and I am so excited. I really like you.”

And in case you love seeing Taylor at award reveals, you’re in luck.

The 29-year-old will take the stage and carry out on the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards later this month in New York Metropolis.

Till then, it is all in regards to the Teen Alternative Awards and a particular award for an additional particular artist.

“As one of many best-selling music artists of all time, with greater than 50 million albums offered, Taylor Swift is a popular culture icon whose accolades and achievements transcend topping music charts and promoting out stadiums worldwide,” Fox mentioned in a press release. “Taylor can also be considered one of in the present day’s largest social influencers, utilizing her voice and platform to encourage and create optimistic change.”

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