Popsugar Entertainment Summer Entertainment Taylor Swift Accused of Copying Beyoncé "Party" Music Video The Internet, Anything but Calm, Accuses Taylor Swift of Ripping Off Beyoncé's Music Video 18 June 2019 by Danielle Jackson ICYMI: Taylor Swift recently released her star-studded music video for "You Need to Calm Down," and despite the song title's simple request, the internet, of course, was nowhere near calm. But that excitement has been pretty short-lived for a few Twitter users who are now accusing Swift of copying Beyoncé's music video for "Party." The "You Need to Calm Down" video is somewhat of a colorful homage to the LGBTQ+ community, and it's filled with hidden Easter eggs and a bunch of celebrity cameos. Since its release, a handful of fans have taken to social media with side-by-side photos implying that Swift ripped off a lot of the imagery seen in Queen Bey's 2011 video, specifically scenes during a pool party and at a trailer park. We're willing to bet that it's just a coincidence, but you can watch both videos ahead to judge for yourself. Related: 18 Behind-the-Scenes Pictures From Taylor Swift's "You Need to Calm Down" Music Video Taylor Swift - You Need To Calm Down 1 / 11 Beyoncé - Party ft. J. Cole 2 / 11 Tweets Comparing Both Videos If Taylor Swift wants people to stop accusing her of ripping off Beyoncé, maybe she should quit ripping off Beyoncé. Her whole “above-ground pool party in a trailer park” vibe cribs a lot of shots from Bey’s “Party” video. This is just one example. pic.twitter.com/VsyUIOWbKe— Erin Gaetz (@ErinGaetz) June 17, 2019 3 / 11 Just another wild coincidence. pic.twitter.com/hXYycCuhPV— Erin Gaetz (@ErinGaetz) June 17, 2019 4 / 11 #YouNeedToCalmDown would be a beautiful (yet opportunistic) salute to the LGBT community if it weren’t a direct rip-off of Beyoncé’s #Party video 🧐 pic.twitter.com/NH3J3taX95— Miyoncé (@Miata_Shanay) June 17, 2019 5 / 11 Beyonce's music video for "Party" has what "You Need to Calm Down" wishes it had... pic.twitter.com/kwhhDgNfwN— Gina (@ginathechung) June 17, 2019 6 / 11 Has anyone else noticed the similarities between @taylorswift13's "You Need To Calm Down" video with @Beyonce's "Party"....just sayin'...it also has a similar beat...hmm— Tim.O.Ohhhh (@TimO866) June 17, 2019 7 / 11 all of the photo stills from Taylor swifts new music video look like Beyoncé’s party video mixed with a lil Feeling myself video.— honey bee. (@BlondeBerryy) June 17, 2019 8 / 11 I don’t really care for Beyoncé or Taylor Swift but Calm Down is just a candy colored Party music video.— Hannah Rain Stanger (@projecttHannah) June 18, 2019 9 / 11 Is it just me or is @taylorswift13 video #calmdown a total rip off of @Beyonce #party ?— My Shelby (@myshelby) June 17, 2019 10 / 11 Also, Taylor Swift’s new video is the Walmart/Kidz Bop version of Beyoncé’s Party video— Ivey Spellman (@iveylovesbey) June 17, 2019 11 / 11 Summer EntertainmentSocial MediaMusic VideosTaylor SwiftTwitterMusicBeyoncé Knowles