{"id":8561,"date":"2026-02-05T02:30:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T02:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/taylor-swift-opalite-music-video-announced-release-date-1236173572\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T02:30:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T02:30:20","slug":"taylor-swift-opalite-music-video-announced-release-date-1236173572","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/taylor-swift-opalite-music-video-announced-release-date-1236173572\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t You Sweat It, Baby: Taylor Swift \u2018Opalite\u2019 Music Video Is On the\u00a0Way"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tFour months after the release of <em>The Life of a Showgirl<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/taylor-swift\/\">Taylor Swift<\/a> has announced a second music video from the project: The \u201cOpalite\u201d music video will arrive on Spotify and Apple Music first thing Friday morning (Feb. 6).<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe pop star made the announcement on her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.taylorswift.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a>, unveiling a countdown clock to midnight ET on Thursday night. Following the Apple and Spotify premiere, the music video will be available Sunday (Feb. 8) on YouTube.<\/p>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story \/\/ lrv-u-display-inline-block lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-margin-t-2 u-margin-t-26@mobile-max u-margin-b-0.875@mobile-max u-margin-b-150@tablet u-border-t-12 lrv-u-padding-t-025 u-padding-b-1.313 lrv-u-padding-b-125@mobile-max lrv-u-border-color-black\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-a-unstyle-link lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap u-font-weight-700 lrv-u-display-inline-block u-line-height-18px a-font-accent u-letter-spacing-0225 u-font-size-16 lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-article-badge-underline a-article-esp u-display-inline-flex lrv-u-margin-b-1@mobile-max u-margin-b-9@tablet\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRelated\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story-wrapper lrv-u-flex lrv-u-justify-content-space-between lrv-u-padding-tb-050@desktop a-children-border-vertical a-children-border--grey a-children-border-width-050\">\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/record-label-market-share-2025-republic-taylor-swift\/\" class=\"lrv-u-color-black:hover lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/pop\/taylor-swift-opalite-music-video-announced-release-date-1236173572\/\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/03-taylor-swift-life-of-a-showgirl-pr-billboard-1800.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Taylor Swift\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRecord Label Market Share Year-End 2025: Taylor Swift Powers REPUBLIC to New High; Interscope &amp; Atlantic Finish\u00a0Strong\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/pop\/taylor-swift-wildest-dreams-video-one-billion-views-youtube-1236165717\/\" class=\"lrv-u-color-black:hover lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/pop\/taylor-swift-opalite-music-video-announced-release-date-1236173572\/\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/scott-eastwood-taylor-swift-wildest-dreams-2016-billboard-1800.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Scott Eastwood and Taylor Swift in the Wildest Dreams music video\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tTaylor Swift\u2019s \u2018Wildest Dreams\u2019 Video Joins YouTube\u2019s Billion Views\u00a0Club\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/chart-beat\/taylor-swift-the-fate-of-ophelia-global-charts-jan-31-1236163088\/\" class=\"lrv-u-color-black:hover lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/pop\/taylor-swift-opalite-music-video-announced-release-date-1236173572\/\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/taylor-swift-2025-cr-Mert-Alas-Marcus-Piggot-billboard-1800.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Taylor Swift\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tTaylor Swift\u2019s \u2018The Fate of Ophelia\u2019 Towers Over Global Chart Competition for Sixth\u00a0Week\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cOpalite\u201d will be the second visual unveiled from the project, following a video for lead single \u201cThe Fate of Ophelia,\u201d which first arrived as part of <em>Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl<\/em> in movie theaters before hitting YouTube two days later. Fans will have to wait and see whether the \u201cOpalite\u201d video is the same as the version that was shown during the album\u2019s theatrical release party or different.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<em>The Life of a Showgirl<\/em> debuted at No. 1 on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/billboard-200\/\">Billboard 200<\/a> following its Oct. 3 release and spent a total 12 weeks atop the chart. It moved a single-week record 4.002 million equivalent album units in the United States in its first week, according to Luminate, with \u201cThe Fate of Ophelia\u201d debuting at No. 1 on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/hot-100\/\">Billboard Hot 100<\/a> that week, followed by \u201cOpalite\u201d at No. 2 \u2014 which is so far its peak on the chart.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tSwift\u2019s decision to premiere the video first on Spotify and Apple Music follows <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/youtube-announces-intention-withdraw-data-billboard-charts\/\">YouTube\u2019s December announcement<\/a> that it was withdrawing its streaming data from all of <em>Billboard<\/em>\u2018s charts. YouTube\u2019s withdrawal followed <em>Billboard<\/em>\u2018s Dec. 16 announcement of a change to chart methodology that will continue to weigh subscription streams more favorably than ad-supported streams, in a bid to better reflect changing consumer behaviors and the increased revenue derived from streaming in the industry. The change means that paid\/subscription streams will be weighted against ad-supported streams at a 1:2.5 ratio, narrowed from the previous 1:3 ratio.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIn addition to the music video, Swift also announced an \u201cOpalite\u201d 7-inch vinyl single available to purchase for only 48 hours on her <a href=\"https:\/\/store.taylorswift.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">web store<\/a>, set to ship on or around Feb. 9.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four months after the release of The Life of a Showgirl, Taylor Swift has announced a second music video from the project: The \u201cOpalite\u201d music video will arrive on Spotify&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[274,96,94,582],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8561","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-genre-pop","category-music","category-music-news","category-pop"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8561","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8561"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8561\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8561"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8561"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8561"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}