If the revolving door of celebrities showing up to singalong and jump around at Taylor Swift's epic Eras Tour is anything to go by, she sure is pally with a lot of A-listers. (Hello TS, can we be pally too, please?)
We've seen video upon video of serious starlets-from actress Emma Stone to the likes of Aussie faves Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban-over the moon to be attending the show in the VIP tent.
Friendship is a topic that has always been close to Swift's heart. When she wrote Fearless she included the song 'Fifteen', dedicated to her closest childhood friend Abigail Anderson Berard, about a time in her life where she was broken-hearted but they had each other.
Swift is still very close friends with Abigail, who came to her final Nashville Eras Tour show. The star played 'Fifteen' for her live, and the crowd immediately welled up.
Alongside Abigail and her friends from school, here we explore some of Swift's most well-known celebrity friendships, throughout her time in the spotlight.
Blake Lively and Taylor Swift became friends in 2015, according to Entertainment Tonight. Lively attended Swift's infamous 4th of July party in 2016, alongside her husband Ryan Reynolds (who is also close with Swift).
They're such good friends that Swift has actually peppered the names of Lively's children throughout her songs. The Folklore song 'Betty' included the names 'James' and 'Inez' the names of Lively's two eldest children, thus revealing the name of her youngest to be 'Betty' (the family had not yet formally announced it when the song came out).
Swift's Reputation song 'Gorgeous' also includes an audio of Lively's eldest daughter James saying the song title in her cute voice. Lively has also worked with Swift, having directed the video clip for her Red album Vault track, 'I Bet You Think About Me'. Both Lively and Reynolds were spotted vibing to Swift's track list at the Eras Tour in 2023.
Gomez and Taylor Swift grew up together in the industry, with Swift supporting Gomez through her breakup with pop-singer Justin Bieber. Gomez once called Swift her "only friend in the industry," in an interview with Rolling Stone. The comment got her in hot water with her other close friend and kidney donor, Franca Raisa.
Swift and Gomez met when they were both dating Jonas brothers (Swift was dating Joe, while Gomez was dating Nick). While those relationships didn't workout, their friendship remained. They haven't really worked together in a professional sense, but Gomez was featured in the 'Bad Blood' video clip.
Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran have been friends for years, with the crooners collaborating on the song 'Everything Has Changed' on her album Red. They have since collaborated multiple times producing the likes of 'End Game', 'The Joker and the Queen' and Vault track 'Run'.
Swift was actually partly responsible for Sheeran reuniting with his now wife Cherry Seaborn. Seaborn had attended school with Sheeran back in Suffolk, England, but when she found herself in New York on the 4th of July, Sheeran asked Swift if she could come to her party. The rest, of course, is history.
Having had their careers rise to such a high level of fame around the same time, the two are bonded by their shared love of music. Sheeran told Apple Music, "I have long, long, long conversations with Taylor about stuff just because I feel like she's one of the only people that actually truly understands where I'm at."
Actress Emma Stone was famously at one of the early Eras Tour shows in Phoenix, Arizona.
"I was lucky 'cause we've been friends for a really long time. I've known her since we were 17 and 18, so she hooked me up, which was very nice 'cause I know those tickets are impossible to get. She's a wonderful friend," Stone told Vanity Fair at the time.
According to an interview with MTV, Stone had written an email to Swift to say she liked her music years ago, and then they started hanging out. The two have often sat together at formal events and attended each other's performances.
The first proof of Gigi Hadid and Taylor Swift being friends was back in 2014 when Gigi posted a photo with Swift in it on her Instagram. Hadid was famously part of Taylor's squad, attending parties at her beach house in Rhode Island and also starring in the 'Bad Blood' music video.
When Hadid gave birth to her first child Khai, with ex-partner Zayn Malik (who Swift collaborated with on song 'I Don't Wanna Live Forever'), Swift handmade a blanket for her.
The HAIM sisters and Taylor Swift have been friends for years, with countless photos of the group hanging out together. They first collaborated on a HAIM song, titled 'Gasoline', which went on to be a major hit for the band. On Swift's Evermore album, HAIM collaborated with her on the country song 'No Body, No Crime'.
The song is about a girl called Este who gets murdered by her cheating husband, and then her best friend avenges her death by killing him and covering up the crime. Interestingly, one of the HAIM sisters is actually named Este.
They're also on the billet for Swift's iconic Eras Tour, performing in the Washington and California shows to support their friend. Swift also took to the stage for a special rendition of 'Gasoline' on HAIM's tour.
The girls also appeared in Swift's music video for 'Bejeweled' playing the ugly step-sisters in a Cinderella-schemed skit alongside American actress Laura Dern as the evil step-mother.
When New-Zealand singer Lorde burst onto the scene with her hit track 'Royals', Swift sent her flowers after a live performance.
The pair have been firm friends ever since, supporting each other throughout their rise to fame. While there were rumours that the pair were on thin ice, a recent post from Lorde cleared all that up.
Reflecting on six years since launching her second album Melodrama, Lorde shared an encouraging text from Swift. The text reads, "You will always be imagined in my mind in a rowboat with Annie Lennox floating down a river of cool cerebral ethereal dreams but don't-f----with-me vibes all around you."
"And I don't think first week record sales singularly define a legacy."
Lorde had replied, "I love you so much for this."
Swift was referring to the fact that Melodrama did not immediately reach the heights of Lorde's first album, which had the singer down, but it did go on to reach the top spot on the Billboard charts, so Swift was right.
The origin story of Swift and O'Brien doesn't go back as far as some of her other friendships, but they've developed a tight knit bond.
After Swift cast him as the male lead in the 'All Too Well (10 Minute Version)' music video they became fast friends. "He absolutely blew me away and I feel really lucky that I gained such a great friend from the experience too," Swift told Bustle.
The pair have hung out a lot, around town but also in the recording studio. In fact, O'Brien's hand clapping in rhythm can be heard on the backing track to her Midnights song 'Question.', as he was in the room alongside Swift's brother Austin and producer Jack Antonoff. He also played the drums in the backing track of 'Snow On The Beach'.
Swift and Kravitz have had a very low-key friendship since they met back in 2016. Per People, Kravitz went to dinner with Swift, with her then-boyfriend Karl Glusman, Dakota Johnson, and Cara Delevingne.
They've been fast friends ever since and now collaborators, with Kravitz receiving writing credits on Taylor's album Midnights, for the songs 'Lavender Haze' and 'Karma'.
The conduit between angelic singers Swift and Del Rey is their shared producer, Jack Antonoff. Antonoff worked with Del Rey on her album Did You Know That There's A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd, while he was also working with Swift on Midnights.
The pair had already met a handful of times at industry events and award shows, before they started to collaborate on their song Snow On The Beach, which was on Midnights.
"Lana Del Rey in my opinion is one of the best musical artists ever," Taylor said announcing the song to fans on TikTok. "The fact that I get to exist at the same as her is an honor and a privilege. The fact that she would be so generous as to collaborate with us on this song is something I'm gonna be grateful for for life. Absolutely love her."
The song received a huge amount of praise, but some also felt that there was not enough Lana vocals on the track, so Swift re-released a 'More Lana' version to fan's delight.
"You asked for it, we listened: Lana and I went back into the studio specifically to record more Lana on 'Snow on the Beach.' Love u @honeymoon," Swift wrote about the new edition.
Swift and Bridgers have been friends for a number of years, with both having a similar intense focus on lyricism in their work.
"I think that the specificity of Phoebe's lyrics and the vulnerability she expresses in her voice when she delivers them is what makes her music so deeply impactful and moving for me as a fan," Swift told the LA Times.
They collaborated on the song 'Nothing New', a Vault track from the Red album. Bridgers also dated actor Paul Mescal, who was close with Swift's ex-boyfriend Joe Alwyn, giving fans the ultimate couple-friends energy.
Phoebe recently opened for Swift during the Eras Tour in Nashville, with the pair coming out on stage every night to sing 'Nothing New' alongside Swift's two other surprise songs. On the final show, Bridgers let fans in on their close friendship.
"You are my hero," Bridgers said. "You are my hero. I love you so much." Her comments led to the two embracing on the stage.
Swift added, "Thank you for being the friend that you've been to me. This is really something we could've written in a note to each other," she laughed.
"Just be like, 'Thank you for being a friend that I will never ever stop confiding in and trusting. I love you with everything,' but yeah, this is the last time we're gonna get to sing together on this tour."
Swift also posted on Instagram, "@phoebebridgers, I'll miss you out here my dude, thanks for the duets and the dressing room heart to hearts."
According to People, Swift met Antonoff at the MTV European Music Awards. They hit it off right away, collaborating on song 'Sweeter Than Fiction'.
Then, Antonoff helped Swift produce hit album 1989, and has worked with her on every project since. Antonoff, known as a kind of kingmaker of pop music, worked heavily with Swift on Midnights as well as the more upbeat songs on Folklore.
"His excitement and exuberance about writing songs is contagious. He's an absolute joy. That's why everyone loves him. I personally wouldn't trust someone who didn't," Swift told the New York Times.
For the Eras Tour, Antonoff joined Swift on stage for a performance of 'Getaway Car' as a surprise song, recreating the scene from her documentary Miss Americana where they were coming up with the lyrics.
Best known as Taylor Swift's producer on some of the more introspective songs on her tracklists, Dessner (from band The National) actually met Swift back in 2014.
Swift had been a huge fan of his band for a while, so it only made sense that the two quickly struck up a friendship.
Dessner was a key driving force behind both Folklore and Evermore, and also collaborated on the Midnights (3am Edition) tracks with Swift. They also recently released a The National song featuring Swift called 'The Alcott'.
According to Vulture, Dessner sent the basic piano tune and lead singer Matt Berninger's lyrics, and was surprised when he hadn't had a reply from Swift within a few minutes. But, it was because she was too busy writing her side of the story, creating the lyrics into a dialogue between lovers, which they later recorded.
Cara Delevingne and Taylor Swift are said to have met at a Victoria Secret show back in 2013. Delevingne was a part of Swift's squad, attending parties at her Rhode Island beach house and also starring in the music video for 'Bad Blood'.
The two have remained close friends, although a lot of that has appeared to be outside the public eye. People reports that Swift gifted Delevingne a cardigan exactly like the one worn in the 'Cardigan' music video in 2020.
Camila Cabello and Taylor Swift first met at the MTV Video Music Awards, according to Teen Vogue. Cabello was a fan of Swift so went up to her to chat and the pair hit it off. They became so close that Swift threw Cabello an 18th birthday party in 2015, which was also attended by the likes of Lorde, Selena Gomez and HAIM.
In 2018, Cabello opened for Taylor Swift's Reputation tour and Swift has kept close tabs on the singers career, posting her wins to her social media account. They appear to still be very close.
Paramore's Hayley Williams says that Swift was one of her "first industry friends", with the pair not only attending the obligatory red carpets and award shows but hanging out of their own accord.
The pair recently collaborated on the Speak Now (Taylor's Version) album, on a new Vault track called 'Castles Crumbling'.
After it was announced, Williams took to her Instagram to share the origin story of her relationship with Swift's work. "When Speak Now dropped, I bought my friend's record (as you do!) and listened to the whole thing in my first car, sitting still in the driveway," she said. "It's my favourite Taylor Swift album for so many reasons."
"I wish I could go back to this moment at my 21st birthday and tell her one day she'll legitimately own Speak Now and we'll get to sing together on one of the songs."
Swift added in her own announcement of the collaboration, "Since Speak Now was all about my songwriting, I decided to go to the artists who I feel influenced me most powerfully as a lyricist at that time and ask them to sing on the album. They're so cool and generous for agreeing to support my version of Speak Now."