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Taylor Swift performs at star-studded Academy Museum Gala 2026

Swift debuted a live acoustic version of The Fate of Ophelia at the sixth annual gala, which raised more than fourteen million dollars, Haute Living reports; the parking was extra.

On air: Gloria Vance on Meet the Pressure
Published 10:57 AM ET, Sunday, October 18, 2026

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First reported by E! News: “Taylor Swift Performs at Star-Studded Academy Museum Gala 2026”.
Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at 10:57 AM ET on Meet the Pressure, by Gloria Vance.
Topics: Taylor Swift.
BBN covered this story before: Taylor Swift, Charlize Theron and More Stars Arrive to the 2026… (October 18).

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E! NewsTaylor Swift Performs at Star-Studded Academy Museum Gala 2026

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Gloria Vance · World News AnchorTaylor Swift performed at the Academy Museum Gala, and our source familiar with the matter is in a parking garage.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorSir, where were you during the performance?
Mr. X, source familiar with the matterLevel three, near the pillar. I can't say more. But the pillar is concrete, and that's all I'll say about the pillar.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorSo you were not at the gala. The museum director, Amy Homma, called Swift an extraordinary talent whose work resonates around the world.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorDid you see her say it?
Mr. X, source familiar with the matterNo. But I heard it resonate. It came down the ramp, off the walls, and I think it was pre-written. I can't say more.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIt was printed in Billboard. It's a press release, sir, not a leak.
Mr. X, source familiar with the matterThat's what they want you to think. Someone gave it to Billboard. Someone with a stapler.
Mr. X, source familiar with the matterI can't say more, but it was a nice stapler.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorLet me ask you something simpler. She debuted a live acoustic version of The Fate of Ophelia. How was it?
Mr. X, source familiar with the matterAcoustic. I can say it was acoustic, because the acoustics in here are terrible, and so I assume it was the opposite.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe opposite of acoustic.
Mr. X, source familiar with the matterElectric, I'm told, by a man selling water at the exit.
Mr. X, source familiar with the matterI can't say more, but the water was warm and the receipt is in my glove box.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe gala raised more than fourteen million dollars, according to Haute Living. Do you know where that money went?
Mr. X, source familiar with the matterI have a ticket stub, and it says three dollars for the first hour.
Mr. X, source familiar with the matterI can't say more, Ms. Vance, but the parking was fourteen million dollars.

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