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Katy Perry's Star-Studded "Swish Swish" Video Is Giving Us Major Space Jam Vibes

Aug 25 2017 - 6:30am

A month after Katy Perry [1] dropped a lyric video for "Swish Swish" [2] starring Brazilian GIF queen and former pop singer Gretchen (née Maria Odete Brito de Miranda), the pop diva released her full-length video, which embraces the basketball theme of the song literally and features a ton of eclectic stars as Perry's losing team the Tigers go up against the Sheep. The music video might be a campy take on a basketball game, but it's reminiscent of the star-studded lineup Perry's longtime rival Taylor Swift [3] got together for her elaborate "Bad Blood" video [4] (since "Bad Blood" is a dis track about Perry and "Swish Swish" is about Swift [5], the move makes perfect sense).

Included in video are Molly Shannon, Terry Crews, Thor Björnsson (aka The Mountain on Game of Thrones), Glee alum Jenna Ushkowitz, Gaten Matarazzo of Stranger Things [6] fame, the cast of GLOW, Internet star Christine Sydelko, and sportscasters Bill Walton and Rich Eisen. Nicki Minaj (who is featured on the track) even pops up during half time to give the Tigers a pep talk, er, rap. Even though Swift doesn't make an appearance in the video, there are rumors she will pop up during the VMAs [7], where Perry is hosting.


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