Taylor Swift Totally Freaks Out Over AJ McLean Vibing to Mashup

October 22, 2025

Okay, THIS is the crossover we didn’t know we needed but are so glad happened. Backstreet Boys legend AJ McLeanjust posted a mashup of BSB’s iconic “Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)” and Taylor Swift’s “Elizabeth Taylor” from her new album The Life of a Showgirl — and guess what? Taylor herself noticed.

McLean shared the remix on Instagram, lip-syncing to the mashup and fully leaning into his pop king energy. He captioned it, “Come on now you know one of us had to! @taylorswift!” And like the true queen of Easter eggs and internet moments she is, Taylor popped into the comments to scream (in all caps, obviously):

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The Mashup That Broke The Generational Divide

The mastermind behind the mix? DJ LydGiggs (Lydia Getachew), who had her own meltdown in AJ’s comments:

“OMG you using my mix JUST MADE MY WEEKEND 🥹😭🔥 thank you for the love!”

Lydia later explained on Instagram that the mashup clicked when she realized both tracks shared a signature Max Martin production energy — yep, the same pop architect behind some of the biggest hits in both artists’ careers.

“My brain immediately heard the drop in ‘Elizabeth Taylor’ and I was like wait… the bass is giving ‘Everybody (Backstreet’s Back).’ Lo and behold, Max Martin produced both songs!”

Between Taylor’s The Life of a Showgirl era and the ongoing 90s pop nostalgia wave, this moment is peak generational synergy. Swifties and BSB fans uniting under a Max Martin beat? Feels like the pop gods are smiling down on us.

Now the only question left is: when’s the remix dropping for real?

Because if AJ McLean and Taylor Swift ever share a stage — the internet will not recover

Written by: MJ