--- description: Let's just hope that doesn't mean any bad blood with Nicki Minaj. title: Taylor Swift's 'Bad Blood' Video Sets a Vevo World Record image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8821dadcd103747f/698851323c1639218545802c/taylor-swift4.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Taylor Swift's 'Bad Blood' Video Sets a Vevo World Record by [Megan Daley / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Megan Daley / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 21, 2015 7:21 PM CUT  Taylor Swift performs on stage for the 1989 World Tour at CenturyLink Center on May 20, 2015 in Bossier City, La. Taylor Swift performs on stage for the 1989 World Tour at CenturyLink Center on May 20, 2015 in Bossier City, La.Andrew Goodman—Getty Images by [Megan Daley / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Megan Daley / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 21, 2015 7:21 PM CUT Taylor Swift’s “Bad Blood” garnered 20.1 million views in just 24 hours, setting a new Vevo record. The action-packed music video, guest-starring A-list talent (Cindy Crawford, Ellen Pompeo, and Mariska Hargitay, among others), [dropped at the Billboard Music Awards](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/05/17/bad-blood-video-taylor-swift "undefined") Sunday following [much social media hype](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/05/08/taylor-swift-bad-blood-music-video-what-we-know "undefined"). Vevo noted [in a release](http://taylorswift.com/news/248743 "undefined") that Swift’s collection of videos, which include hits like “You Belong With Me,” “Shake It Off,” and “Mean,” currently stand at 5 billion total views. > [](https://twitter.com/taylorswift13/status/601428017014054913) Nicki Minaj formerly held the title for “Anaconda” back in August 2014 with 19.6 million views. Swift took to her official Twitter account to share the news, sending out a special thank you to those involved. The accomplishment comes just days after the singer [swept the Billboard Music Awards](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/05/17/billboard-music-awards-2015-winners-list "undefined"), walking away with eight trophies including Top Female Artist. > [](https://twitter.com/taylorswift13/status/601428479347929088) > [](https://twitter.com/taylorswift13/status/601428982861553665) > [](https://twitter.com/taylorswift13/status/601430281745244160) _This_ [_article_](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/05/21/taylor-swift-bad-blood-vevo-record-selena-gomez-kendrick-lamar "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_EW.com_](http://www.ew.com "undefined")_._ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3892980/bad-blood-music-video-record/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3892980/bad-blood-music-video-record/"},"headline":"Taylor Swift's 'Bad Blood' Video Sets a Vevo World Record","datePublished":"2015-05-21T19:21:57.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T07:32:51.223Z","description":"Let's just hope that doesn't mean any bad blood with Nicki Minaj","url":"https://time.com/3892980/bad-blood-music-video-record/","keywords":["Music","Taylor Swift"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8821dadcd103747f/698851323c1639218545802c/taylor-swift4.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan Daley / Entertainment Weekly"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8821dadcd103747f/698851323c1639218545802c/taylor-swift4.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Taylor Swift performs on stage for the 1989 World Tour at CenturyLink Center on May 20, 2015 in Bossier City, La.","caption":"Taylor Swift performs on stage for the 1989 World Tour at CenturyLink Center on May 20, 2015 in Bossier City, La.","creditText":"Andrew Goodman—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3892980/bad-blood-music-video-record/","name":"Taylor Swift's 'Bad Blood' Video Sets a Vevo World Record"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"25 Iconic Taylor Swift Instagrams in 25 Seconds","description":"25 Iconic Taylor Swift Instagrams in 25 Seconds","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/I8WlXTNY/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-12-11T16:58:18.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/I8WlXTNY.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3892980/bad-blood-music-video-record/","duration":"PT35S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3892980/bad-blood-music-video-record/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```