Taylor Swift and B.o.B. Brave Bugs

Taylor Swift & B.o.B. Brave Bugs, Spiders & Dogs On Video Set

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Taylor Swift and rapper B.o.B. had a rough day at the office when it came to shooting the music video for their new song, “Both of Us.”

The Nashville countryside, where the two chart-topping artists filmed the new video, was filled with quite a few creatures to contend with.

“There’s bugs on people, there are bugs crawling on people, there are bugs trying to bite people,” Taylor said in behind the scenes footage.

The set nearly became deadly at one point.

“At one point I looked over on B.o.B.‘s shoulder and there is this giant spider!” Taylor explained. “It looked like a bird! It was that big.

“It was just hanging out there ready to kill him and I saved his life pointing it out, I’ll point that out!” she continued.

In addition to a few of nature’s beasts, the B.o.B. said being out in rural Tennessee helped show off his song partner’s beauty.

“It brings out the most enchanting side of Taylor Swift,” the hip-hop star said of the video.

Adding, “The song is more like a project, this is bigger than just B.o.B. and Taylor Swift. This is about all walks of life, all classes of society. It’s about everybody really.”

B.o.B And Taylor Swift

B.o.B and Taylor Swift are an unlikely musical duo, but that doesn't mean they don't have anything in common. On Thursday (June 14), Bobby Ray and Swift paid tribute to their country roots on the Nashville video set for their summery sweet duet, "Both of Us."
The Jake Nava-directed clip (Beyoncé's "Single Ladies," Kanye West's "Monster") will feature scenes of the duo together and apart. While one photo shows the chart-toppers lounging in wooden chairs on the lawn, other shots depict their solo scenes, with Swift comfortable in a field of flowers and B.o.B sitting tight in a red-lit bar. Good chemistry was all over the video set, as the T.I. protégé and video director shook hands in an old house in another candid shot.
B.o.B tweeted about the video, sharing a photo and release-date time frame. "On the set of the ‪#BothOfUs music video in Nashville with @taylorswift13. Video premieres end of June!"
"Both of Us," the latest single from B.o.B's sophomore LP, Strange Clouds, is the result of Swift reaching out to the rapper. According to B.o.B, the country/pop songstress "came to Atlanta and she hit up Grand Hustle. I wasn't there. Tip was there, and I eventually linked with her in Dallas, and the rest is history."
In addition to his visual with T-Swizzle, B.o.B has another upcoming collaborative project in the works: an album with Grand Hustle CEO T.I. During a recent visit to "RapFix Live," the MC explained, "We got my album out, Strange Clouds, and he's about to drop Trouble Man very soon, so once we get that out the way, then we'll have time to really focus even more attentively to the Man and the Martian project."