Taylor Swift performs Calvin Harris' hit song at Formula 1 concert
Despite nursing a common cold, Taylor Swift showed up and performed at the Formula 1 U.S. Grand Prix concert in Austin, where she performed a song she co-wrote with ex-boyfriend Calvin Harris.
The international pop star made her lone gig this year a concert to remember for her fans in Texas as she sang live Harris and Rihanna’s hit single “This is What You Came For.”
Harris verified on Twitter Swift’s participation in composing the song’s lyrics under the the pseudonym Nils Sjoberg. The musician-disk jockey even praised Swift for being an “amazing lyric writer and she smashed it as usual.” (Read: Calvin Harris rants on Twitter vs Taylor Swift)
The 26-year-old recording artist and the 32-year-old disk jockey broke up on June 1 after 15 months of dating. By June 15, Swift was spotted in Rhode Island kissing actor Tom Hiddleston, whom she dated for three months. Various media reported that the famous celebrity couple dubbed as “Hiddleswift” broke up on Sep. 6.
The “1989” singer also confirmed that the Oct. 22 concert in Texas is her only show in 2016.
“Of course, you play one show in one year and get a cold one time. That’s just how life works,” said the singer-songwriter, who was hailed as the highest-paid celebrity of the year. (Read: Taylor Swift, One Direction, James Patterson top Forbes list of highest paid celebs)
Aside from “This is What You Came For,” Swift performed “22, “I Knew You Were Trouble,” “Holy Ground,” “Fifteen,” “Enchanted” and “Wildest Dreams,” among other songs, during her 70-minute set.