Singer's 'Bad Blood' video beats Nicki Minaj 'Anaconda' for most-viewed VEVO clip in 24 hours

jonathan

May 22, 2015 8:42 AM

The music video for ‘Bad Blood’ also debuted a new version of the ‘1989’ single, heavily featuring Kendrick Lamar, who also appears in the music video.

VEVO has announced that Taylor Swift’s video for ‘Bad Blood’, has broken the record for the most-viewed clip in 24 hours.

"Bad Blood" was viewed 20.1 million times in 24 hours on VEVO, Billboard reports, easily grabbing the most-viewed title from the former No. 1, Nicki Minaj's ‘Anaconda’, which debuted with a massive 19.6 million views upon its release in August 2014.

Other former VEVO most-viewed videos include One Direction's ‘Best Night Ever,’ Miley Cyrus' ‘Wrecking Ball’ and ‘We Can't Stop’ and Justin Bieber's ‘Beauty and a Beat.’

The huge debut of "Bad Blood" was anticipated, when one considers the hype surrounding the music video. For two weeks, Swift teased the release of her music video on Instagram, revealing one by one which of her many female BFFs would appear in the clip.

By its debut, everyone from Selena Gomez, Lena Dunham, Karlie Kloss, Zendaya, Lily Aldridge, Cara Delevingne, Cindy Crawford, Jessica Alba, Hailee Steinfeld and more appeared in the music video in speedy.

The music video for ‘Bad Blood’ also debuted a new version of the ‘ single, heavily featuring Kendrick Lamar, who also appears in the music video.

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