Taylor Swift Gifts Signed Guitars To Young Fan And Neighbor After Viral Paper Airplane Video

Taylor Swift surprised an 8-year-old fan named Madeline and her neighbor Ethan Hayes with signed guitars after their wholesome interaction went viral on TikTok. Madeline was too shy to directly ask Hayes, who plays guitar in his yard, to perform a Taylor Swift song. Instead, she sent a paper airplane request over their fence asking him to play “Love Story.” The heartwarming video garnered nearly 4 million views and 500,000 likes. Swift sent Madeline a handwritten note saying the clip “brought the biggest smile to my face” along with a signed acoustic guitar. Hayes also received a guitar from Swift, calling the gesture “insane.” The viral moment has boosted Hayes’ music career, gaining him thousands of followers with entirely positive comments. Madeline’s mother called it hitting “the neighbor lottery” in her TikTok caption.