Taylor Swift Performs at Staples Centers, Receives Surprise Award from Kobe Bryant

By Cheri Cheng - 22 Aug '15 10:17AM
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Taylor Swift's "1989" World Tour just made a stop at the Staples Center in Los Angeles and boy was it a star studded event.

"This is my 12th show at Staples Center, I love you," Swift said during the first night of her five-night tour stop. "This is one of those weeks that I've been counting down to, ever since we started planning the tour. Since before you knew what my album was gonna be called, we planned this tour, and I've been excited about these shows."

During the concert, Swift surprised her fans when she introduced her very first guest of the night, OneRepublic lead singer, Ryan Tedder. Together, they sang OneRepublic's hit single, "Counting Stars." Tedder also co-wrote two of Swift's songs, "Welcome to New York" and "I Know Places."

The surprise was far from over. Fans were shocked when Swift brought out Los Angeles Lakers star, Kobe Bryant, who jokingly said that he is now the "coolest dad" to his kids.

Little did Swift know, however that Bryant had a surprise of his own.

"Sixteen is a very special number here in Los Angeles because 16 is the same amount of championships that we have as a Lakers franchise," Bryant told the screaming crowd. "To celebrate those championships, we do something very special. We hang banners. That's what we do."

Bryant then presented Swift with her very own banner, which read, "Most Sold Out Performances."

Swift looked shocked and was speechless after Bryant made the announcement. She then credited all of her fans for the amazing feat.

After the award presentation, Swift continued to perform her hit songs to the sold out crowd, who included several big name stars.

Some of the stars who attended the concert included Joe Jonas, Gigi Hadid, Mariska Hargitay, Debby Ryan, Katherine Schwarzenegger, Mark Wahlberg, who brought his daughter, and Jesse Tyler Ferguson.

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