{"id":34149,"date":"2025-08-14T20:14:55","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T20:14:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=34149"},"modified":"2025-08-14T20:14:55","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T20:14:55","slug":"elizabeth-taylors-son-hopes-new-taylor-swift-song-introduces-fans-to-legendary-mom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=34149","title":{"rendered":"Elizabeth Taylor&#8217;s Son Hopes New Taylor Swift Song Introduces Fans to Legendary Mom"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article article--permalink \"><!--\/.article__header--><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-3f24484a1c68c4461b84e3032de61ebf\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"magnify-icon icon icon-lg\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/50\/4by3\/2025\/08\/14\/501b040edd654734b4cc1b75d11afacd_md.jpg\" alt=\"taylor-swift-elizabeth-taylor-getty-store.taylorswift.com-1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty\/store.taylorswift.com Composite<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-3f24484a1c68c4461b84e3032de61ebf--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-18763a2b580fcf3342721710373892d4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/taylor-swift\/\"><strong>Taylor Swift<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s highly anticipated 12th album will feature a track titled &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/elizabeth-taylor\/\"><strong>Elizabeth Taylor<\/strong><\/a>&#8221; &#8230; and the legendary Hollywood actress&#8217; son hopes it might serve as an inspiration to young women everywhere.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-18763a2b580fcf3342721710373892d4--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-2cac720843797be24bfcbce2485784de\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">In case you&#8217;ve been under a rock for the past 24 hours &#8230; <em>everyone <\/em>knows TS announced the details of her newest album &#8220;The Life of a Showgirl&#8221; Wednesday on her bae <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/travis-kelce\/\"><strong>Travis Kelce<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s podcast.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2cac720843797be24bfcbce2485784de--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-c320ac2a0c0f98329149390f65f281f3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-319e337c-76da-4d79-bc36-ffa8156ff05f-912894184-progress-spinner\" class=\"ratio-item video-block__backdrop below\">\n<div class=\"spinner video-block__spinner\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"video-player-319e337c-76da-4d79-bc36-ffa8156ff05f-912894184-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/d0\/16by9\/2025\/08\/14\/d02840c807b940e281bdce330e34791b_md.jpg\" alt=\"081425_taylor_album_reveal_kal\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"ratio-item ratio-item--jwplayer invisible\">\n<div id=\"jwplayer-video-player-319e337c-76da-4d79-bc36-ffa8156ff05f-912894184\" class=\"video-portal\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-muted=\"false\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:video:319e337c-76da-4d79-bc36-ffa8156ff05f\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">New Heights<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-c320ac2a0c0f98329149390f65f281f3--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-73a93bff87f1ff5c9c28349fbd3db35a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">She released the track list &#8230; and, the second song on the album is named after Taylor &#8212; the two-time Academy Award winner, activist and all-around badass Hollywood icon!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-73a93bff87f1ff5c9c28349fbd3db35a--> <a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"><\/a><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-bcc621a7d39b11be05eb0a219abba0cd\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"magnify-icon icon icon-lg\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/75\/4by3\/2025\/08\/14\/75d8b8c38a7445cfbe05acc985eb25f9_md.jpg\" alt=\"elizabeth-taylor-getty-1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-bcc621a7d39b11be05eb0a219abba0cd--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-edb9bcd41092516338fa14fe6196b8ac\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\"><strong>Christopher Wilding<\/strong>, Elizabeth Taylor&#8217;s son, certainly caught wind of the news &#8212; and he tells TMZ he sees Swift as a &#8220;rare, positive role model for young girls&#8221; \u2026 adding he&#8217;s always &#8220;admired her philanthropy and courage to stand up for what she believes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-edb9bcd41092516338fa14fe6196b8ac--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f1b4ed8a444bd3d4bdc61097cdf441f5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"media-link image-block__link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hulu.com\/series\/23adb4bd-b0fb-4697-900d-09ef393dc48e\"> <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/6e\/4by3\/2025\/08\/08\/6ec2f3bcae4444e287dca0db81485bfa_md.jpg\" alt=\"Huk Hogan-INLINE-HULU\" \/> <\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f1b4ed8a444bd3d4bdc61097cdf441f5--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-63b2b8bc0da8d72d1fb6c84304777ab4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">Wilding says his mom shared similar qualities with Swift &#8230; and, he&#8217;s sure the two would&#8217;ve gotten along well if they&#8217;d ever had the opportunity to meet.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-63b2b8bc0da8d72d1fb6c84304777ab4--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-644f0658f080e243409ac3907fdf611e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"magnify-icon icon icon-lg\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/90\/4by3\/2025\/08\/14\/907b9e2422a441448497a504dd901b77_md.jpg\" alt=\"elizabeth-taylor-getty-2\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-644f0658f080e243409ac3907fdf611e--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-3e64e9e3e52481b31f9de22142be8ea7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">Christopher &#8212; who is in the entertainment industry too, having worked as a sound editor on several classic films, including &#8220;Tombstone&#8221; &#8212; doesn&#8217;t know any specifics about namesake track &#8230; but, he&#8217;s excited and intrigued to listen to it when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/08\/13\/taylor-swift-reveals-album-cover-the-life-of-a-showgirl\/\"><strong>the album comes out on October 3<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-3e64e9e3e52481b31f9de22142be8ea7--> <!--\/#cb-0eb5faedd8add6c8a50f5fa058fcc73c--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-ac523ec62962b5e585d6392fe5665e1b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">And, if the song brings more people to his mom&#8217;s work and legacy, while perhaps inspiring the next generation of women &#8212; that&#8217;s great by Christopher, too!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ac523ec62962b5e585d6392fe5665e1b--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-0ff3e39657a743e097c28c15229c63cc\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">Elizabeth Taylor played the Queen of Egypt in &#8220;Cleopatra,&#8221; and Taylor&#8217;s the queen of the music industry these days &#8212; certainly a 2-Taylor mashup of Hollywood&#8217;s finest!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-0ff3e39657a743e097c28c15229c63cc--><\/div>\n<p><!--\/.article__blocks--><\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"tag-cloud\"><a class=\"tag-cloud__list-group-item js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/taylor-swift\/\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;tag-cloud&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:1}\"> Taylor Swift <\/a><a class=\"tag-cloud__list-group-item js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/elizabeth-taylor\/\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;tag-cloud&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:2}\"> Elizabeth Taylor <\/a><a class=\"tag-cloud__list-group-item js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/categories\/movies\/\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;tag-cloud&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:3}\"> Movies <\/a><a class=\"tag-cloud__list-group-item js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/categories\/music\/\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;tag-cloud&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:4}\"> Music <\/a><\/section>\n<p><!--\/.tag-cloud--><\/article>\n<p><!-- start: promotion-slot desktop-news-permalink -->&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- start: tmz:code-widget:35e71e3b-b339-4b66-9400-30bbf35ffd27 -->&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: tmz:code-widget:35e71e3b-b339-4b66-9400-30bbf35ffd27 -->&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- start: tmz:ad-widget:48e0d17a-fa27-42fb-8563-d37b01c3c0aa -->&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: tmz:ad-widget:48e0d17a-fa27-42fb-8563-d37b01c3c0aa -->&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- start: tmz:code-widget:42ffb615-fbe5-4d34-97a7-df9e2fe77753 -->&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: tmz:code-widget:42ffb615-fbe5-4d34-97a7-df9e2fe77753 -->&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: promotion-slot desktop-news-permalink --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty\/store.taylorswift.com Composite Taylor Swift&#8216;s highly anticipated 12th album will feature a track titled &#8220;Elizabeth Taylor&#8221; 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