Taylor Swift praises late Toby Keith in resurfaced video from her early career

Music followers and musicians alike are grappling with the lack of revered nation star Toby Keith, with many providing touching tributes to the “Should’ve Been A Cowboy” singer.

A fixture in nation music, his impression might be traced again many years. In the wake of his passing, a 2005 video from a Nashville information station has resurfaced, exhibiting a teenage Taylor Swift lauding Keith, months earlier than the discharge of her debut album.

Keith, a serious stakeholder in Big Machine Records, Swifts’ former label, was stated to have advocated for the Pennsylvania native early in her career. 

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Resurfaced video from 2005 reveals a younger Taylor Swift praising nation artist Toby Keith. (Getty Images)

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“You’re in the room with him and you’ll really feel it. There’s an influence there, and also you’re identical to ‘Oh my God,'” Swift told Nashville’s WSMV. “I don’t think I’ll ever get to a point where I won’t see him and be like, ‘Oh my God, that’s Toby Keith!'”

Keith would break up from Big Machine in 2006, however nonetheless had fairness throughout the firm. Swift had a fiery ending with the label in 2018, after the 2 events agreed to go their separate methods. Scott Borchetta, the CEO of Big Machine, later offered the corporate to Scooter Braun in 2019, giving him the rights to Swifts’ first six albums.

Toby Keith was inducted into the Songwriters Hall Of Fame in 2015. (Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Songwriters Hall Of Fame)

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In 2015, when Keith was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, Swift made reference to her humble beginnings and Keith’s affect, in a congratulatory video filled with celebrities.

“Hey Toby! It’s Taylor! Remember me? Last time you saw me I was like 15, had crazy curly long hair. Wore cowboy boots and like prom dresses everywhere. A lot has changed in the last 10 years, but you introduced me at Country Radio Seminar back in 2005, and I wanted to say thank you for doing that,” she stated. 

“And congratulations on your induction into the Songwriter’s Hall of fame. And so in the words of a great Toby Keith song,” she stated elevating a small shot solo cup, “How do you like me now?”

Toby Keith misplaced his combat with abdomen most cancers in February 2024, lower than two years after going public together with his prognosis. (Michael Hickey/Getty Images)

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The music business was left shocked on Tuesday by the announcement of Keith’s dying. Publicly battling abdomen most cancers since 2022, the musician succumbed to his battle on Feb. 5. “He fought his fight with grace and courage,” an announcement learn on his social media pages, noting that the 62-year-old was surrounded by his household on the time of his dying.