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Dakota Johnson on Being in Taylor Swift’s ‘Patient Zero’ Music Video: ‘We Respect Each Other’s Creative Minds’
Dakota Johnson has confirmed that she appears in Taylor Swift’s upcoming music video for “Patient Zero”. Swift teased the video with a 13-second preview and plans to premiere it at the MTV VMAs, while Johnson described working with her long-time friend as enjoyable and creatively rewarding.
Swift announced the single after revealing “The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore”, an expanded edition of last year’s album. The release includes four new tracks — “Patient Zero”, “Cleveland!”, “Pink Clouding” and “Babylon” — and was inspired by Swift’s decision to continue writing songs while celebrating the original album’s success with collaborators Max Martin and Shellback.
In short
- Dakota Johnson stars in Taylor Swift’s “Patient Zero” music video.
- The video will premiere at the MTV VMAs.
- Swift’s expanded album adds four new songs.
Explained simply
Taylor Swift is a US singer-songwriter whose albums and music videos often attract wide attention. The MTV Video Music Awards, or VMAs, are an annual awards show focused on music videos, where artists also make announcements and premiere new work.
Dakota Johnson is a US actor known for film roles, and she and Swift have been friends for years. Swift’s expanded album edition adds four songs to “The Life of a Showgirl”, including “Patient Zero”; the collaboration brings together two established figures from music and film.
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