Taylor Swift took a moment to mention three of Blake Lively's daughters during a recent "Eras Tour" concert.
The pop icon made the special shout-out to her close friend's family while introducing a song at her Madrid show on May 29.
In videos shared on TikTok, Swift is seen strumming her guitar onstage before speaking about her album "Folklore."
"I have to say that on 'Folklore,' some of my favorite characters are named James, Inez and Betty!" she says in a clip before giggling.
Those are the names of three of Lively and Ryan Reynolds' children, and they are all referenced in the song "Betty" on "Folklore." (The couple also has a fourth child who was born in 2023.)
Lively's girls were able to hear the "Fortnight" singer mention them in person. Eagle-eyed Swifties noticed that the "Gossip Girl" alum was in attendance with her three daughters at the Madrid show. Fans captured videos of them dancing along in the VIP section of the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium with the band Haim — Danielle Haim, Este Haim and Alana Haim — Swift’s other close friends.
Swifties weren't surprised that Lively flew to Spain to see her longtime bestie perform.
Reynolds revealed during an appearance on TODAY with Hoda & Jenna May 13 that he planned to travel to Madrid to see the "Eras Tour" for the first time.
“Very, very excited,” he said. “My wife and kids have been to like five of them, five or six now. They love it, they’re obsessed.”
Swift previously gave Lively’s daughters a shout-out at one of her Philadelphia stops in May 2023.
Swift and Lively have taken their friendship all over the world. Keep reading for more about their adventures over the years.
2015: Petting koalas together
In 2015, Lively declared her "love" for Swift after fans thought there was bad blood between the two.
“Soooo, turns out this WASN’T a video shoot for John Legend’s cover of Bad Blood,” Lively captioned a photo posted for her L'Oreal campaign, in part, according to People.
“@lorealparisofficial blew it out for this one," she added. "My #pinkobsession is exposed now. Ok your turn. I won’t tell! #AlsoTurnsOutJohnLegendIsntCoveringBadBlood Time to start a petition!”
Fans thought the "Bad Blood" mention was a reference to Swift and characterized the caption as shady. Lively later clarified, according to People.
“Umm whoever thought I was throwin’ shade clearly doesn’t know I have a ‘Taylor Swift Please Be My Wife Voo Doo Doll,’” she wrote.
“Love my Canadian family almost as much as I love Taylor Lively," she wrote. "I mean Swift. Ok, FIIINE we can hyphenate our last names. Xo Blake Swift-Lively 4eva.”
Toward the end of the year, in December, Swift shared a photo of them in which she was holding a koala and Lively was petting it, according to People, marking the first publicly shared photo of them.
2017: Lively's daughter is featured on a Swift song
On the 2017 Swift album "Reputation," Lively's eldest daughter, James, opens the track "Gorgeous."
The then-2-year-old's voice is heard saying the word "gorgeous," just before Swift comes in with the song.
James is credited in the album booklet as "baby intro voice," according to People.
2020: Swift mentions 3 of Lively's kids in her song 'Betty'
In her 2020 song "Betty," Swift sings about two characters named "James" and "Inez."
As it turns out, those three names — James, Inez and Betty — were also the names of Lively's kids, though the name Betty wasn't publicly known at the time the song was released. The song details young love that's been turned into a love triangle.
Swift performed the song while on a "Eras" tour stop in Philadelphia in May 2023 and introduced it by saying: “I named the characters after real people in my life who I love more than anything. And their names are James, Inez and Betty,” Swift said, according to USA Today.
2021: Lively's family is one of the first people who Swift plays her new songs for
Swift won the album and the year Grammy in 2021 for "Folklore" and thanked Lively and her family in her acceptance speech.
"I want to thank James, Inez and Betty and their parents who are the second and third people that I play every new song that I write," she said.
Also in 2021: Elle reported that the two women went trick-or-treating together in New York. Swift was a squirrel and Lively was a character from a black and white movie. Plus, Lively made her directorial debut this year, too, when she directed Swift’s music video for “I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor’s Version),” according to People.
2022: Celebrating ACM Award nomination
The Academy of Country Music Awards announced that the music video Lively directed was nominated for video of the year. Swift celebrated the news on her Instagram story, according to People.
“AHHHHHHH CONGRATS @blakelively, MILES AND @keleighteller!!!! BIG GROUP HUG!” Swift wrote, adding: “I loved making this video and it’s so cool to see the @acmawards nominate it for video of the year.”
Other highlights for this year: Lively attended the screening of Swift's short film "All Too Well: The Short Film" in New York City and Lively is nominated for a second award, this time by the Country Music Association, for directing Swift's music video. Swift and Lively also hung out while Lively was pregnant with her fourth child, whose name the couple has not revealed.
2023: Dinner and Chiefs game
Lively and Swift had a girls night out with other friends in April 2023 following Swift’s reported split from actor Joe Alwyn.
The two friends then grabbed dinner together in New York in September 2023, too, according to People.
One of the most buzzworthy moments of their friendship so far was when they attended the Chiefs-Jets game on Oct. 1, 2023. Videos posted online show them chatting and Swift making a muscle. They were also seen celebrating a Chiefs touchdowns together.
During the game, the “Midnights” singer and “Gossip Girl” actor took a photo with Hugh Jackman and Reynolds, as well.
The night before the game, they dined at Emilio’s Ballato in a SoHo neighborhood. They were joined by several of Swift's friends, including Sophie Turner and Brittany Mahomes.
2024: Swift shows more love to Lively's daughters
While performing in Madrid on May 29 to a sold-out crowd that included Lively and her three children, James, Betty and Inez, Swift once again called out their names before performing her song "Betty" from the "Folklore" album.
