As with Swift’s recent video for Opalite – which starred Graham Norton and Lewis Capaldi – the promotional clip for Elizabeth Taylor is initially exclusive to Spotify, external and Apple Music, external.
Industry analysts have speculated that the decision not to upload it to YouTube is due to a change in the US chart rules, which means songs streamed on the site no longer count towards the Top 100.
The BBC has asked Swift’s team for clarification but has yet to receive a response.
But in the case of Opalite, the video was uploaded to YouTube after 48 hours, so the same may hold true with Elizabeth Taylor.
At the end of the video, some eagle-eyed fans spotted that, although the song was first released in October 2025, the credits read “©2024 Taylor Swift” – confirming that she wrote the track while on the road with her blockbuster Eras tour.
The release comes 24 hours after Swift was sued by a writer, who says the singer infringed her trademark.
In a lawsuit filed on Monday in California federal court, Maren Wade, who writes a column in the Las Vegas Weekly called Confessions of a Showgirl, alleged that Swift had “eroded” the value of her trademark by releasing an album with a similar title.
“A solo performer who spent 12 years building a brand shouldn’t have to watch it disappear because someone bigger came along,” Wade said.
Swift has declined to comment on the case.