Nicole Kidman Is 100% ‘That Girl’ in Ultra Glam Video For Troye Sivan’s ‘She’s the Best’ Single
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Troye Sivan’s new video for “She’s the Best” features Nicole Kidman as its central glamorous muse, with the actor moving through a drag-show dressing room and seducing Sivan in a nightclub. The new coverage adds that Sivan has described the song as a collage and love letter to influential women in his life, while confirming Charli xcx provides a brief vocal cameo at its close.
The title track previews Sivan’s fourth studio album, She’s the Best, due on 9 October, and reunites the Australian pair after they met on the 2018 film Boy Erased. Directed by Gordon Von Steiner, the video also co-stars RuPaul’s Drag Race season 15 winner Sasha Colby; the song was written with Jack Antonoff, Leland, George Daniel and Kaelyn Behr, and produced by Sivan, Daniel, Antonoff and Styalz Fuego.
- Nicole Kidman stars as Troye Sivan’s glamorous muse.
- Charli xcx makes a brief vocal cameo.
- Sivan’s album She’s the Best arrives on 9 October.
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Troye Sivan is an Australian singer, songwriter and actor whose pop music often draws on club culture and personal relationships. Nicole Kidman is an Australian actor known for films including Moulin Rouge! and The Hours, and the two first worked together on the 2018 drama Boy Erased.
The song is the title track from Sivan’s forthcoming fourth album, due in October. He has said it was inspired by women who have influenced his life, and it was written with several regular collaborators from pop music.
The video also includes Sasha Colby, a drag performer who won the fifteenth series of RuPaul’s Drag Race, while singer Charli xcx makes a short vocal appearance on the track. Drag shows and nightclub settings are recurring influences in contemporary pop, particularly for artists connected to LGBTQ+ audiences and culture.
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Originally published by Billboard as “Nicole Kidman Is 100% ‘That Girl’ in Ultra Glam Video For Troye Sivan’s ‘She’s the Best’ Single”.