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- Content creator Lydia Getachew’s mashup of Taylor Swift’s “Elizabeth Taylor” and the Backstreet Boys’ “Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)” has gone viral
- The mix picked up extra attention after AJ McLean shared it on his Instagram
- The boy band member has now invited Swift to perform the track with his band
Is a new showgirl heading to Las Vegas?
Weeks after Lydia Getachew’s mashup of Taylor Swift’s “Elizabeth Taylor” and the Backstreet Boys’ “Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)” went even more viral after AJ McLean shared the remix on his Instagram, Swift has now received an invitation to perform with the band in Vegas.
After their “Into the Millennium” residency made waves at the venue in July, the Backstreet Boys announced seven new shows for December and January 2026. McLean extended the invite to Swift on Tuesday, Nov. 11, while speaking with TMZ about who he would like to see perform at Sphere Las Vegas.
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The boy band member named Coldplay, Lenny Kravitz, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, before he shared, “I don’t know if she’d ever do it, but I think Taylor [Swift] would absolutely destroy it.”
“She is a fan, and we’re a massive fan of hers,” said McLean. “I mean, she’s the sweetest. She’s been so kind to my daughters anytime that we’ve had a chance to hang out and meet her at her shows. She’s just the best.”
Noting that the mashup of “Elizabeth Taylor” and “Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)” is still going strong online with over 1 million views on TikTok, McLean said it would “break the planet” to have The Life of a Showgirl hitmaker join them onstage.
“Taylor, if you want, come see the show first, so you know what’s going on. And then you can figure out if you want to come up with up with us,” McLean said while looking straight at the camera. “We’re not going to say no.”
McLean piqued fans’ interest in the possibility of a Backstreet Boys collaboration with Swift when he shared an Instagram video of himself dancing and singing along to the viral mashup in October.
“Come on now you know one of us had to! @taylorswift !” he captioned the post, to which Swift responded in the comment section, “OH HI AJ OH MY GOD.”
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As of this writing, her comment has over 185,000 likes. Getachew also commented, “OMG you using my mix JUST MADE MY WEEKEND 🥹😭🔥 thank you for the love!”
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