Look what fans made Taylor Swift do. On Saturday, April 27, Taylor Swift broke a major YouTube record with
Look what fans made Taylor Swift do. On Saturday, April 27, Taylor Swift broke a major YouTube record with «ME!», and it shows the song might be her biggest hit yet. According to YouTube, her new music video broke the record for the most views in a 24-hour period by a solo artist when it hit 65.2 million views in just one day. The «ME!» music video was also the biggest 24-hour debut for any Swift video on the platform. The song, which also features Brendon Urie of Panic! At the Disco, was simultaneously shared on YouTube and streaming platforms on Friday. Swift had teased the new track on Instagram for weeks, switching up the aesthetic of her feed with posts of pastels and butterflies, and captioning the photos «4.26.»
The highly-anticipated single delivered, and it’s clear that Taylor Nation couldn’t stop streaming the colorful music video. On Twitter, YouTube Music shared Swift’s accomplishment with the singer and her fans, writing, «With 65.2 million views, congratulations @taylorswift13 + @taylornation13 on breaking the record for highest female and solo 24-hour debut for any music video on @YouTube» accompanied by a party hat emoji.
