Taylor Swift bracket went trending when Tom Ziller (@teammziller), an NBA contributor, tweeted about it last March 15. The author of the newsletter Good Morning, It's Basketball apparently, was caught up staying home due to the coronavirus crisis, tweeting that it was "my solution to pandemic boredom."
Zillar's tweet gained 7k likes and was caught immediately by Swift's followers. Swifties then shared their own Taylor Swift bracket on the following days. The challenge was to list down several of her hits from different albums on the left and right sides of the sheet. Then the songs are narrowed and drilled down based on which one is better until it reaches the final four and the ultimate champion. The sports section of The Spectrum, which is part of the USA Today Network, placed the bracket on the list of alternative "5 Quarantine-Killing brackets" on March 19. The Swifties bracket was placed at number three. Other sportswriters who are music lovers took on and accomplished the challenge then posted it on Twitter. Some published it on their websites, clearly influenced by Ziller's tweet. Ziller completed his Taylor Swift bracket the following day after posting it. He went on to share his learnings on his newsletter, where he admitted the hits were ranked based on peak chart positions. Earlier today, the multi-awarded singer-songwriter posted on her Instagram some funny behind-the-scenes of her new music video, "The Man." It was her way of sharing one of the things to do to lighten the mood while people are locked in their own homes. The short clip entitled "The Umpire" featured the debut appearance of her father, who plays the umpire of a match. She called it a very special performance. In one of the scenes, the singer, who has a male makeover, has a royal meltdown and throws tennis balls towards the umpire when he calls "his" shots out. Swift said that it was exhilarating for both of them, and that is "a real bonding experience". She went on to say that she has never been prouder of her father's acting skills. As of this writing, the post now has almost 1.5M views on Instagram, and on Twitter, 63k likes with 9k retweets and still counting. @taylorswift13 (Taylor Swift) has almost 86M followers on Twitter. The Man video premiered on YouTube last February 27, 2020 and has garnered 31M views. The music video was directed, written, and starred by Swift herself. Earlier this week, Swift appealed to her 128M Instagram followers through her IG story regarding the recent call to self-isolate. The singer asked everyone to practice social distancing. She expressed her love and concern about people not taking the coronavirus pandemic seriously as she has seen that lots of gatherings and parties are still ongoing. She asked everyone to be cautious towards the vulnerable and wrote, "we need to make social sacrifices right now." The singer joined other celebrities who have urged folks to stay at home.
Taylor Swift's Posts to Beat Self-Isolation
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