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  "id": 15448055,
  "title": "Watch Taylor Swift Debut “The Fate of Ophelia” Live at the Academy Museum Gala",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/watch-taylor-swift-debut-the-fate-of-ophelia-live-at-the-academy",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-18T16:39:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Pitchfork",
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    "url": "https://pitchfork.com/story/watch-taylor-swift-debut-the-fate-of-ophelia-live-at-the-academy-museum-gala/"
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  "account": "On the sixth annual Academy Museum Gala in Los Angeles, Taylor Swift made her live debut with her song \"The Fate of Ophelia\" during the fundraiser for the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. Among the tracks she performed were \"Blank Space,\" \"Love Story,\" and the original song she wrote for Toy Story 5, titled \"I Knew It, I Knew You.\" Conan O'Brien introduced Swift's performance, noting that he and Swift had collaborated on Toy Story 5, with O'Brien voicing the film's potty training gadget, Smarty Pants. O'Brien remarked, \"It's an insane, unprecedented honor to introduce a cherished member of our little Toy Story 5 family,\" describing Swift as \"John, Paul, George, and Ringo all in one.\" Swift's performance came after the release of \"The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore,\" an expanded version of her 2025 album featuring four new tracks. She had introduced a music video for \"Patient Zero,\" starring Dakota Johnson and Colin Farrell, at the MTV Music Video Awards earlier in the month, where she won the inaugural Artist Director Honors and Video of the Year for \"The Fate of Ophelia.\" The songs represent the first new music Taylor Swift has released since marrying Travis Kelce at Madison Square Garden in July.",
  "summary": "She also performed “Love Story,” “Blank Space,” and her Toy Story 5 original song “I Knew It, I Knew You”",
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        "title": "Taylor Swift Performs “The Fate Of Ophelia” Live For The First Time At Academy Museum Gala",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/taylor-swift-performs-the-fate-of-ophelia-live-for-the-first-time-at",
        "published": "2026-10-18T14:19:03.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Taylor Swift, Charlize Theron, Colman Domingo and Many More Stars Help Academy Museum Gala Raise Over $14M",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/taylor-swift-charlize-theron-colman-domingo-and-many-more-stars-help",
        "published": "2026-10-18T15:31:15.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Billboard",
        "title": "Taylor Swift Performs ‘The Fate of Ophelia’ Live for First Time at 2026 Academy Museum Gala",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/taylor-swift-performs-the-fate-of-ophelia-live-for-first-time-at-2026",
        "published": "2026-10-18T15:52:21.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Rolling Stone",
        "title": "Taylor Swift Performs ‘The Fate of Ophelia’ Live for First Time at Academy Museum Gala",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/taylor-swift-performs-the-fate-of-ophelia-live-for-first-time-at",
        "published": "2026-10-18T17:05:37.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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