Taylor Swift teases all-star celebrity lineup for new 'You Need to Calm Down' music video - USA TODAY

Hannah Yasharoff USA TODAY

Published 1:35 PM EDT Jun 16, 2019

It's hard to calm down after reading the list of all-star celebrities set to appear in Taylor Swift's new music video.

The pop star posted a teaser for her "You Need to Calm Down" video, which is scheduled for release Monday morning at 8:15 a.m. ET. The song, which debuted Thursday, is a cheeky bop dedicated to celebrating Pride and an anti-hate anthem.

For her upcoming new album, "Lover," Swift has ditched the dark, sinister color tones of her "Reputation" album in favor of candy-coated rainbow ones. The new music video teaser follows suit with pink lemonade, flowers, bowls of candy and a shot of Swift lounging on a pool float that would make Elle Woods proud.

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"Asked a few friends to be in the 'You Need to Calm Down' video," Swift captioned the Instagram post. The list, largely comprised of some of Hollywood's biggest LGBTQ icons, includes:

• Comedian Ellen DeGeneres
• "Orange Is the New Black" actress Laverne Cox
• The cast of "Queer Eye": Karamo Brown, Antoni Porowski, Jonathan van Ness, Bobby Berk and Tan France
• R&B singer Ciara
• TV personality RuPaul 
• "Modern Family" actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson and husband Justin Mikita
• Broadway actor Billy Porter
• Singer Adam Lambert
• Figure skater Adam Rippon
• Actor Ryan Reynolds
• Singer Hayley Kiyoko 
• Singer and dancer Todrick Hall (previously featured in Swift's "Look What You Made Me Do" music video)
• Dancer Chester Lockhart
• Model Dexter Mayfield
• YouTuber Hannah Hart

Set for release Aug. 23, Swift's seventh album, "Lover" will feature 18 tracks, including the Brendon Urie-featuring "Me!" It's her first full-length album since 2017's "Reputation."

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