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Taylor Swift Reacts to Keith Urban Covering 'Lover': 'I am Screaming'
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Taylor Swift and Keith Urban perform during The 1989 World Tour live in Toronto at Rogers Center on Oct. 2, 2015 in Toronto, Canada.
Keith Urban has some excellent timing.
The day before Taylor Swift's latest album, Lover, hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200, the country star covered the album's title track during his performance at the Washington State Fair on Saturday (Aug. 31).
And, of course, Swift loved it. "Keith Urban covering Lover flawlessly," the pop star captioned a video of Urban performing the song on her Instagram Story. "I am screaming. This is so beautiful."
Keith Urban and Taylor Swift perform onstage during Tim McGraw's Superstar Summer Night presented by the Academy of Country Music at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 8, 2013 in Las Vegas.
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Keith Urban Praises Taylor Swift's 'Gorgeously Crafted' Song 'Lover'
Watch Urban's performance of "Lover" in the video below.
Lover marks Swift's sixth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart and the biggest sales week for any album since her 2017 release, reputation. Lover earned 867,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending Aug. 29, according to Nielsen Music.
Urban has previously shared his adoration for "Lover" on social media. "Huge shoutout today to @taylorswift13 on the SUPERB new single LOVER," Urban tweeted. "When a song so exquisitely written becomes a record so gorgeously crafted I feel such a deep sense of gratitude for the 'art' of making music."
Again, Swift's reaction was not chill: "ARE YOU KIDDING ME THIS IS THE NICEST THING ANYONE HAS EVER SAID - you’re just the best and so kind to say this," she wrote back.
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Official: Taylor Swift's 'Lover' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart With 867,000 Units Earned in First Week in U.S.
Swift and Urban's mutual respect runs deep. Back in 2009, Swift was opening for Urban on his Escape Together World Tour. On her 1989 World Tour in 2015, Swift invited the country star to the stage as a guest performer.
The pair also collaborated together, along with Tim McGraw, on 2013's "Highway Don't Care."
