Gracie Abrams accompanies Taylor Swift on her Eras Tour and plays a new song

“It’s kind of missing the magic, like there’s a big, huge piece of magic missing,” Swift said. “I just wish the actual artist who sings this song was here. If only Gracie Abrams was here. Hey, Gracie, you have to come out and see this.”

A gap opened in the diamond part of the stage and Abrams walked down the catwalk in a gold dress before sitting down at the piano.

“I love you so much,” she said, before explaining their songwriting process, which involved drinking Cosmos and wine. While the two were writing the song in Swift’s Tribeca apartment, a small fire broke out, caused by a tipped-over candle, and the Eras Tour star had to put it out with a fire extinguisher.

Swift said working with Abrams was magical.

“When you write with someone, you see the whole thing,” she said. “You see all the artistry. You see who that person really is, and when you write with her, she’s just so awesome. That’s a writer. I told her I’m going to gauge the enthusiasm for her here in London.”