Taylor Swift is prepping for the release of her new "Bad Blood" music video by getting some help from her very famous BFFs. Earlier this week, she announced the latest 1989 single officially by showing off her own "Catastrophe" character and in subsequent Instagram posts, Swift has revealed that Lily Aldridge, Zendaya and Paramore singer Hayley Williams will be joining her deadly squad in the new clip.

Swift began the rollout of new characters yesterday (May 7) by revealing Aldridge's character. Alongside the same tagline as Swift's poster ("Band-Aids Don't Fix Bullet Holes"), the supermodel is shown to be playing the role of "Frostbyte."

 Meet Frostbyte. @lilyaldridge #BadBloodMusicVideo

A photo posted by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift) on May 7, 2015 at 1:58pm PDT

Meanwhile, actor/singer Zendaya will be taking on the knife-brandishing role of "Cut-Throat" and Williams will be bringing back her red hair as "The Crimson Curse."

Meet Cut-Throat. @Zendaya #BadBloodMusicVideo A photo posted by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift) on May 8, 2015 at 6:19am PDT

 Meet The Crimson Curse. @yelyahwilliams #BadBloodMusicVideo

A photo posted by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift) on May 8, 2015 at 12:58pm PDT

More characters are expected to be unveiled in the coming hours/days. Cara Delevigne in particular is confirmed to make an appearance in the "Bad Blood" music video. The plot of the video is yet unconfirmed, though it seems to involve a deadly girl gang of sorts, starring some of Swift's very high profile friends.

"Bad Blood" will premiere on Sunday, May 17, during the 2015 Billboard Music Awards. The clip was produced by Swift and directed by "Blank Space" director Joseph Kahn.

The music video will just be the latest visual for a 1989 single. Swift has already released videos for the singles "Shake It Off," "Blank Space" and "Style."

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