What’s up?
It’s Sussan Mourad here with Clevver News and we all know that Taylor Swift is the queen
of hiding Easter eggs in her music and videos, but many other artists have got in on the
clue hiding game over the past few years and we’re so here for it.
While Taylor Swift certainly didn’t invent hiding Easter eggs in her work, she’s made
it more and more popular.
And she doesn’t only hide clues in her music anymore.
Being a Swiftie has become synonymous with being a full blown detective because Taylor
puts tons of Easter eggs in everything from her commercials…
To her clothing, her social media, speeches, and more.
I mean I can’t tell you how much time we all spent counting the number of palm trees
and stars in this photo for months.
But like I said, many other artists have started to embrace the world of Easter eggs and use
them in their music and music videos.
Were they directly inspired by Taylor Swift?
Well, we can’t say so for sure.
But I think it’s safe to say that Taylor has helped pave the way for more and more
artists to incorporate these kinds of clues into their work.
So let’s start with Demi Lovato, who earlier this year released a music video that was
filled with Easter eggs.
While Demi and Taylor have had rumored feuds over the years they seemingly buried the hatchet
last year.
Demi gushed over Taylor’s album Lover and wrote “Life’s too short for women to not
support other women.
Especially when women release great music.
Great job Taylor Swift.”
Taylor responded writing “This is so awesome and put the biggest smile on my face.
Thank you Demi Lovato.”
And who knows, maybe after that interaction Demi got some inspo from Taylor because Demi’s
music video for her song “I Love Me” was filled with Easter eggs.
Some of our favorites included the throwback to her Camp Rock days which helped launch
her entire career.
In the video, Demi also passed by three brothers in dapper outfits and there's no mistaking
their similarity to the Jonas Brothers.
And lastly, in some of the final moments of the music video Demi passes by as someone
is being taken into an ambulance seemingly referencing her near fatal drug overdose in
2018.
And we also see a quick glimpse of a bride and groom that resemble Demi's ex, Wilmer
Valderrama and his fiancé Amanda Pacheco.
Like we said, this video was stacked with Easter eggs and regardless of whether or not
Demi got inspo from Taylor, we were so here for it.
Another star who’s buried clues in music videos over the past few years is Ariana Grande.
I mean her Thank U Next music is full of Easter eggs.
Right at the beginning if you look closely at Ari’s Burn Book you can see things she’s
written about each of her exes like Big Sean is “so cute, so sweet & can still get it.”
She also wrote about her ex Ricky saying “Great dancer.
Good times man.
Friends forever.”
And for Pete Davidson, Ari wrote “Pete, I love you always” and HUUUUUGE, which seems
like an Easter egg inside an Easter egg about his ahh..
BDE… if you get what I’m saying.
While those Easter eggs aren’t necessarily as subtle as some of Taylor’s have been
over the years, you really have to stop the music videos and look for them or you’ll
miss them if you blink.
In an interview with Zach Sang, Ari also said that in her new album Positions, she’s hid
some of her older song titles and lyrics within the songs.
So if you haven’t caught those yet, it might be worth re-listening to the Positions album
(not like you actually need an excuse).
Again, Ari and Demi are just a couple of artists who have totally embraced the world of Easter
eggs.
So many others have done it too like Harry Styles who shot the Watermelon Sugar video
at the same beach where One Direction shot the “What Makes You Beautiful” video at.
And Selena Gomez and The Weeknd who have both seemingly put some suspicious clues about
each other in their music videos.
And while there is no hard proof that Taylor inspired them, for now, we’ll just call
her a trendsetter.
If you want more on Taylor Swift and her Easter eggs, click right over here for another Clevver
News video.
Also, let us know down in the comments below what other artists you’ve caught hiding
clues in their music.
I’m your host Sussan Mourad, you can find me on Instagram @Sussan_Mourad, bye guys!