Taylor Swift a no-show for ARIAs will film music video for next single in Sydney

TAYLOR Swift’s scene-stealing presence will not grace the ARIA Awards as she works on a video in Sydney for her rumoured next single.

FILE - In this July 10, 2015 file photo, Taylor Swift performs during her "1989" world tour at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. The American Music Awards on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015, hosted by Jennifer Lopez, will feature performers, Justin Bieber, One Direction, Carrie Underwood, Coldplay, Ariana Grande, Selena Gomez, Gwen Stefani and Luke Bryan. One Direction is nominated for artist of the year, pitting them against Grande, Bryan, Nicki Minaj and Swift. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

TAYLOR Swift will film scenes for her next music video in Sydney on Thursday ahead of the kick-off of the Australian leg of her 1989 World Tour.

The Bad Blood superstar was being courted to attend the 2015 ARIA Awards on Thursday, alongside her special guest bestie Ed Sheeran, but was unable to attend because of her filming commitments.

It is believed the video will be for Out Of The Woods and locations could include the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney.

Awards queen ... Taylor Swift was the star attraction at the 2012 ARIA Awards. Picture: Brad Hunter.

Reports from New Zealand today claim she spent the weekend in Queenstown in the South Island and arrived at Auckland International Airport early Monday morning and went straight to work on scenes for the shoot.

It was suggested she was filming at an East Tamaki warehouse.

Swift has enjoyed a love affair with New Zealand during previous tours and one of her best friends, Kiwi pop ingenue Lorde is at home.

Taylor was in Queenstown on the weekend - now in Auckland, the set is said to involve snow and trees in some scenes #EDGETaylorSwiftWatch

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The Blank Space star, who usually loves an awards night, was a no-show at today’s American Music Awards, where she won Song Of The Year, Favourite Album (Pop/Rock) and Favourite Artist (Adult Contemporary).

Swift is expected to arrive in Sydney ahead of the filming and has been invited to attend the ARIA Awards after-party head by her label Universal Music.

Justin Bieber used his recent visit to New Zealand to film the clip for his hit single I’ll Show You.

Some of the world’s biggest acts have combined their touring commitments with video shoots in recent years.

Melbourne location ... Beyonce shot scenes for her No Angel video in suburban Brunswick. Picture: Octavio De Lellis

Beyonce surprised everyone when she spotted posing in front of an old weatherboard shack in the Melbourne suburb of Brunswick during her 2013 tour.

It turned out the Queen B had been shooting footage for the video for No Angel which appeared on her self-titled fifth studio album.

Coldplay thrilled fans when they took to the streets of Newtown in June last year to film the clip for the single A Sky Full Of Stars.

David Bowie shot footage for Let’s Dance in several Australian locations while the Foo Fighters featured plenty of Sydney in their video for Big Me, which was also nicknamed the Mentos video.

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