--- title: Emma Watson Takes Photo With Taylor Swift After London 1989 Concert description: They took a photo together after Swift's concert in London canonical: https://time.com/3939761/taylor-swift-emma-watson-london/ author: Samantha Grossman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-06-29T14:50:04.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-05T08:23:12.886Z og:title: Emma Watson Is the Newest Member of Taylor Swift's Crew og:description: They took a photo together after Swift's concert in London og:url: https://time.com/3939761/taylor-swift-emma-watson-london/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltda224c7b0d2e9784/6987eb542dce01c7999e154b/481758573.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2134 og:image:height: 1200 og:image:alt: Emma Watson og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Emma Watson Is the Newest Member of Taylor Swift's Crew twitter:description: They took a photo together after Swift's concert in London twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltda224c7b0d2e9784/6987eb542dce01c7999e154b/481758573.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Emma Watson Is the Newest Member of Taylor Swift's Crew > Sponsored content. 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One day after Taylor Swift publicly blasted Apple Music for not paying artists during the service’s free, three-month trial period, Apple reversed its position_ by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Jun 29, 2015 2:50 PM UTC One day after Taylor Swift publicly blasted Apple Music for not paying artists during the service’s free, three-month trial period, Apple reversed its position by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Jun 29, 2015 2:50 PM UTC Taylor Swift is known for [her posse](http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/taylor-swifts-bffs-2014144/37474) of high-profile, mostly female friends — and it looks like she just added another member to the crew. After performing in London’s Hyde Park Saturday night, Swift hung out with actress Emma Watson. Swift and Watson — who we are just going to assume are total besties now — posed for a photo with a few of Swift’s other pals. Here they are with models Martha Hunt and Karlie Kloss and singers Sydney Sierota and Lauren Aquilina: > [](https://twitter.com/laurenaquilina/status/614954343570255873) We already knew Swift was a big fan of Watson after [she praised](http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014/09/taylor-swift-emma-watson-feminism-speech) the actress’s speech about feminism. So really, it was only a matter of time until they became friends. Oh, Tay also hung out [with Gwyneth Paltrow](https://instagram.com/p/4gfQ3BCPbS/) in London, because why not? ### A Photographic History of Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift Being BFFs  Ed Sheeran poses with Taylor Swift backstage before his sold-out show at Madison Square Garden Arena on November 1, 2013 in New York City. Anna Webber—Getty Images  Taylor Swift was joined on stage by Ed Sheeran as she kicked off the European leg of her blockbuster The RED Tour with the first of five sold-out shows at London's O2 Arena, playing to a capacity crowd of more than 15,500 fans, on February 1, 2014 in London, England. Gareth Cattermole—TAS/Getty Images  Taylor Swift joins Ed Sheeran on stage at his sold-out show at Madison Square Garden Arena on November 1, 2013 in New York City. Anna Webber—Getty Images  Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift attend the 56th GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on January 26, 2014 in Los Angeles, Ca. Kevin Mazur—WireImage/Getty Images  Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran attend the 2014 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted on March 2, 2014 in West Hollywood, Ca. Kevin Mazur—WireImage/Getty Images  Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran perform onstage at the first of 13 North American stadium dates on The RED Tour at Ford Field in front of a sold-out crowd of more than 48,000 fans on May 4, 2013 in Detroit, Michigan. Christopher Polk—TAS/Getty Images  Singers Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran perform together at Z100's Jingle Ball 2012 at Madison Square Garden on Friday Dec. 7, 2012 in New York City. Evan Agostini—Invision/AP  Ed Sheeran made a special surprise appearance onstage during the finale of the North American portion of Taylor Swift's RED tour. The show played to a crowd of more than 14,000 fans on the final night of three sold-out hometown shows at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on September 21, 2013. Larry Busacca—TAS/Getty Images ## Transcript [00:00] [ MUSIC ] [00:04] Taylor [00:08] Swift has twice been on Time's list of the 100 public figures [00:11] that have made the most global impact. That's more times [00:14] than many of her contemporaries in pop music. But then [00:17] again, Taylor Swift is more than just Still singing. Most [00:20] abnormal thing about my life is having sort of crowds form [00:24] everywhere you go. When Taylor announced that she was [00:26] moving from country music to pop with the release of her [00:29] fifth album 1989, she risked alienating her [00:33] fans. But far from that, Taylor continued her record of chart [00:37] dominance. 1989 was her third consecutive album to sell [00:40] more than a million copies in it's first week. A feat no other [00:44] artist has ever achieved. [ MUSIC ] Nightmare dressed like [00:48] a daydream. Aah! And proves her fans [00:55] are fiercely loyal. She has them to thank for refusing to [00:57] download leaked versions of 1989. It helps that she has a [01:01] massive social media following. Over 50 million twitter [01:04] followers. Taylor's sway among her young female fans has [01:08] also helped her advocate awareness of feminism. In an era [01:11] when many celebrities have disavowed the term, Swift [01:14] openly embraces it. In order for us to have gender equality, [01:17] we have to stop making it a girl fight and we have to stop [01:21] being so interested in seeing girls try to tear each other [01:23] down. It has to be more about cheering each other on. She [01:27] has also championed fair pay for musicians Pulling her [01:30] music off of Spotify because the streaming service has an [01:32] option of free listening; And her open letter to Apple music [01:36] asking to reconsider paying artists zero royalties for the first [01:40] three months prompts even near immediate policy change. [01:43] This isn't just about boosting her own coffers. Taylor has [01:46] said she is able to support herself through touring, but she's [01:49] concerned about newer bands or artists. As an advocate [01:53] and a superstar who's deeply engaged with her fans, [01:56] Taylor is way more than a singer. 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