Tay Tay in the UK - and other famous British locations from music videos
Lots of people have been talking about Taylor Swift and this UK shopping centre
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As one of the biggest pop stars on the planet, it's unlikely that you might spot Taylor Swift hanging out at your local shopping centre in the UK.
But that's exactly where she's filmed a large part of her latest music video for her single Opalite, which is currently sitting at number 1 in the UK Official Charts.
And Taylor isn't alone - many of your favourite artists have chosen different places across the UK to film music videos for their biggest songs.
So let's take a look at some of these iconic British music video locations below...
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The Whitgift Centre, Croydon (Taylor Swift - Opalite)
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The Opalite music video features some huge stars descending on Croydon's The Whitgift Centre for a key scene.
Taylor and famous Hollywood actor Domhnall Gleeson are playing a couple who've been brought together by a magical cleaning spray, going down the centre's escalator and looking round the shops.
There, they bump into Eurovision and chat show host Graham Norton, who plays a shop assistant trying to sell them more of the product.
Taylor had the idea after being a guest on Graham's show, and she wanted all the other guests to have roles in the music video too, including singer Lewis Capaldi - but you'll have to read on to find out more about him.
The Barbican, London (Harry Styles - As It Was)
In the music video, Harry dances around the outside of The Barbican in a snazzy red outfit
Harry Styles has just released the single Aperture ahead of his new album, but will any of the music videos for the tracks feature iconic UK locations?
The video for Harry's biggest song to date, As It Was, features the singer dancing and performing at the London arts centre The Barbican.
The building is known for its grey, concrete style, and also features as a location in a Star Wars TV series.
Hastings town and seaside (Olivia Dean - Dive)
From videos in Hastings to performances at the Grammys, Olivia Dean has had a big journey
Olivia Dean has been making waves recently - and one of her early hits has lots of seaside roots.
Back in 2023, the music video for her breakout song Dive was filmed at the British seaside town of Hastings.
Writing on social media, Olivia said: "We wanted to film in the Caribbean but the budget said Hastings.
"But! I do think it captures the song so perfectly and even though the UK can be grey we make it work!"
Buxton, Derbyshire (Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved)
The Slopes park, pictured here, is one of the Buxton locations in the video
The video for Lewis Capaldi's most-streamed song is set in the English town of Buxton, with scenes in Dove Holes railway station and The Slopes park.
It features former Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi - who's Lewis' second cousin once removed!
The music video's director told the local newspaper, the Buxton Advertiser that "Buxton's a beautiful town and everything is so close together which allowed us to capture so many shots."
Framlingham Castle, Suffolk (Ed Sheeran - Castle on the Hill)
This castle is close to Ed Sheeran's heart
Ed Sheeran shot the music video for his 2017 hit Castle on the Hill at the very place it's about.
Framlingham Castle is near where Ed grew up in Suffolk in England, and it features in the final scene when the singer and his friends look over the building in the distance.
After the song was released, English Heritage - who own the site - said that 100,000 more people visited Framlingham Castle compared to the previous year.
