Watch it: Taylor Swift releases star-studded ‘Bad Blood’ video

Pop singer Taylor Swift enlisted an all-star cast for her new ‘Bad Blood’ video, which premiered Sunday at the Billboard Music awards.

The neo-noir theme - taking cues from Quentin Tarantino’s violent films - was directed by Joseph Kahn. Swift has been revealing cast members in tweets over several days: Selena Gomez, Kendrick Lamar, Jessica Alba, Lena Dunham, Ellie Goulding, Hayley Williams and others appear in the dark, action-packed video.

Swift plays the character ‘Catastrophe’ in the video, and said each star got to pick a character name.

Washington Post blogger Emily Yahr speculates that the video is referencing Swift’s rumored feud with follow pop star Katy Perry. More on that here.

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This story was originally published May 18, 2015 at 9:51 AM with the headline "Watch it: Taylor Swift releases star-studded ‘Bad Blood’ video."