Taylor Swift - Vulture

Taylor Swift

Like a champion tennis player or a wizened clockmaker, Taylor Swift has been training all her life to be the artisan she is today. Maybe her progression from writing songs about storybook romances to songs about not fitting into antiquated gender roles went swimmingly because it dovetails with a larger ideological shift, from the dream of picket-fenced, pastoral living to a simpler fantasy: the desire to be truly free. — Craig Jenkins, “Midnights’ Moonlit Lessons”

end game How Did This Feel So Intimate? On her 149-stop Eras Tour, Taylor Swift made gigantic stadiums seem impressively small. By Jenn Pelly
grammys 2025 The Snubs and Surprises of the 2025 Grammy Nominations Beyoncé is finally country enough — but got abandoned in R&B. By Justin Curto
awards season Who Will Be Nominated at the 2025 Grammys? Taylor Swift versus Beyoncé is one of the least interesting narratives. By Justin Curto

rankings

All 245 Taylor Swift Songs, Ranked

There are at least ten stone-cold classics in her discography. By Nate Jones

champagne problems ‘She Eats, She Pays, She Gets the F– Out’ Servers, bartenders, and owners explain what happens when Taylor Swift visits their NYC restaurants. By Rachel Handler
look what you made them do ‘It Made Me Believe That Love Wasn’t Real Anymore. And I Puked.’ Swifties on Cornelia Street took the Joe Alwyn breakup news as well as you’d expect. By Rachel Handler

All The Eras

The Performative Poets Department On her new album, Taylor Swift is restless, fed up, and a little too aware of what everyone wants.
132 Gut Reactions to Every Track on Taylor Swift’s Double Album “This woman puts the B in subtle.”
The Eras Tour Film Is Sequined Asset Management Taylor Swift’s big-screen adaptation is almost too much movie.
Midnights’ Moonlit Lessons Taylor Swift’s tenth album reveals a simpler fantasy: the desire to be truly free.
Taylor Swift Is Done Self-Mythologizing On evermore As folklore did, the stories in evermore ask us to consider what motivates women when they act desperately against their interests.
folklore Isn’t a Return to Taylor Swift’s Roots, But Somewhere She’s Never Been Her stories here are more purposeful, if a little less personal.
Taylor Swift Finally Invites You Into Her Narrative on Miss Americana Miss Americana peels away some of Taylor Swift’s complexities to reveal even more complexities.
The Old Taylor Is Back on Lover and the Best She’s Been in Years Lover finds Swift getting back to the business of writing aching, universal love songs, and business is good.
Taylor Swift’s Reputation Fixates on Big Enemies and Budding Romance She’s fighting for respect while trying to let her guard down, learning to trust again while working through feelings of betrayal.
Taylor Swift’s 1989 Is Her Most Conservative Album Yet If the past decade in pop has often felt like a dark, twisted, apocalyptic rager, Swift has been its designated driver.

Taylor Swift’s Red and the Art of Never Seeing It Coming After this, Taylor Swift retired her surprised face.
Speak Now Is a Peek Into Taylor Swift’s Future After a very public run-in with Kanye West, Taylor Swift pivoted toward pop music.
Taylor Swift’s Fearless Mined Teenage Angst in Real Time She was a real live teenager writing about the lives of other real live teenagers
On Her Self-Titled Debut, Taylor Swift Captured the Drama of Teenage Heartbreak It was also the first and last time Taylor was a believable underdog.

T(aylor)MZ

Taylor Swift’s Catches, Arranged by Height A visual overview of the singer’s companions’ verticality.
Jason Kelce Apologizes for ‘Greeting Hate with Hate’ in Phone Snatching Video “In that moment, I fell down to a level that I shouldn’t have.”
How Much Money Can Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Add to Baseball? The MLB might’ve scored a new audience tonight with Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce in attendance.
The Grotesquerie Cast Has Nothing But Praise for Team Player Travis Kelce Even though he didn’t teach them anything about football.
Zach Bryan Ding-Dong-Ditched the Swifties “Don’t drink and tweet. Don’t drink and tweet!!”
Will Taylor Swift Be at Travis Kelce’s Next Game? And other burning football questions, answered.
Why Is Taylor Swift Hugging Brittany Mahomes Such a Big Deal? Patrick Mahomes reiterated that he won’t be making an endorsement “either way.”
Taylor Swift and Brittany Mahomes Meet Up on the Tennis Courts The two were on a double date at the U.S. Open on Sunday, days after Trump thanked Mahomes for her support.

The Extended Taylorverse

this is me trying Dec. 5, 2024

Taylor Swift’s Error-Laden Eras Tour Book Is Still a HitThe typo-filled tome has sold more than 800,000 copies.

By Justin Curto
grammys 2025 Nov. 8, 2024

Taylor Swift and Beyoncé Face Off for Album of the Year GrammyChoose your fighter.

By Michael Savio

grammys 2025 Nov. 8, 2024

The Snubs and Surprises of the 2025 Grammy NominationsBeyoncé is finally country enough — but got abandoned in R&B.

By Justin Curto
f around and find out Nov. 4, 2024

Jason Kelce Apologizes for ‘Greeting Hate with Hate’ in Phone Snatching Video“In that moment, I fell down to a level that I shouldn’t have.”

By Jennifer Zhan
awards season Oct. 24, 2024

Who Will Be Nominated at the 2025 Grammys?Taylor Swift versus Beyoncé is one of the least interesting narratives.

By Justin Curto
matters of national import Oct. 21, 2024

Taylor Swift Forges Heterosexual Alliance With Dave PortnoyIn this political climate?

By Jason P. Frank
the eras tour Oct. 18, 2024

The Old Taylor Swift Reputation Bodysuit Can’t Come to the Phone Right NowWhy? Oh, because it’s dead and replaced with a new one after 131 shows.

By Alejandra Gularte
required reading Oct. 15, 2024

Professor Taylor Swift Assigns More Reading to The Tortured Poets DepartmentIt’s an Eras Tour book.

By Justin Curto
vulture sports! Oct. 14, 2024

How Much Money Can Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Add to Baseball?The MLB might’ve scored a new audience tonight with Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce in attendance.

By Alejandra Gularte
the real housewives of football Oct. 7, 2024

Everything We Know About Kansas City Chiefs WAG Reality ShowWill Taylor Swift make a cameo? She does love Bravo…

By Alejandra Gularte
new slang Oct. 2, 2024

Azealia Banks Might Be the Shins’ Biggest FanShe keeps lobbying for Taylor Swift to work with James Mercer.

By Justin Curto
party report Sept. 24, 2024

The Grotesquerie Cast Has Nothing But Praise for Team Player Travis KelceEven though he didn’t teach them anything about football.

By Fran Hoepfner

the tortured posters department Sept. 19, 2024

Zach Bryan Ding-Dong-Ditched the Swifties“Don’t drink and tweet. Don’t drink and tweet!!”

By Jason P. Frank
the alchemy Sept. 13, 2024

Will Taylor Swift Be at Travis Kelce’s Next Game?And other burning football questions, answered.

By Justin Curto
award shows Sept. 11, 2024

The 2024 MTV Video Music Award WinnersTaylor Swift encouraged people to vote during her Video of the Year acceptance speech.

By Jason P. Frank
support the girls Sept. 11, 2024

Flavor Flav Supports His Girls at the 2024 VMAsJordan Chiles now has a necklace the Olympics can never take away.

By Bethy Squires
reputations Sept. 11, 2024

Why Is Taylor Swift Hugging Brittany Mahomes Such a Big Deal?Patrick Mahomes reiterated that he won’t be making an endorsement “either way.”

By Justin Curto
karmala Sept. 11, 2024

Kamala Harris Secured the Swift VoteSelf-described “childless cat lady” Taylor Swift has endorsed Harris for president.

By Alejandra Gularte
raise your glasses high Sept. 10, 2024

Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez, Please Give Us Your Vanderpump Rules ThoughtsThey apparently “exchanged notes” on the latest season.

By Alejandra Gularte
vmas 2024 Sept. 9, 2024

Can Megan Thee Stallion Make You Watch the VMAs on a Wednesday?What if Eminem opens the show?

By Justin Curto
vulture sports! Sept. 8, 2024

Taylor Swift and Brittany Mahomes Meet Up on the Tennis CourtsThe two were on a double date at the U.S. Open on Sunday, days after Trump thanked Mahomes for her support.

By Alejandra Gularte
tall girls Sept. 7, 2024

Megan Thee Stallion Would Love to Work With Fellow ‘Tall Girl’ Taylor Swift“She’s a stallion too.”

By Alejandra Gularte

the alchemy Sept. 5, 2024

Coach Taylor Swift Lands at Travis Kelce’s Chiefs Opening GameAre they going to be using any of the plays she drew up?

By Alejandra Gularte
crime Aug. 29, 2024

Everything We Know About the Thwarted Taylor Swift Terror PlotThe C.I.A. revealed that the terrorists were planning to kill “tens of thousands of people” at the concert.

By Justin Curto
naturally Aug. 27, 2024

The Swifties for Kamala Call Featured a Surprise SongCarole King sang part of “Shake It Off” during the event, which raised $122,000.

By Jennifer Zhan
touchdown! Aug. 27, 2024

The Kelce Brothers Pass New Heights to Wondery and Score $100MBut can they finally get Taylor Swift on the show?

By Justin Curto
review roundup Aug. 23, 2024

Taylor Swift Is ‘Blown Away’ By Zoë Kravitz’s Blink TwiceKravitz’s bestie loves the movie, but how are critics reacting to her directorial debut?

By Alejandra Gularte
the eras tour Aug. 21, 2024

Taylor Swift Says Canceling Vienna Shows Over Terror Plot Was ‘Devastating’Swift said the foiled terror plot left her with “a new sense of fear.”

By Bethy Squires
charts (taylor’s version) Aug. 20, 2024

Which Chart Records Could Taylor Swift Be Chasing?Here’s how close she is to breaking records held by the Beatles, Adele, and more.

By Jennifer Zhan
videology (taylor’s version) Aug. 20, 2024

Taylor Swift Can Make a Video With a Broken Heart TooThe “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart” visual is full of backstage footage.

By Justin Curto
artifacts Aug. 20, 2024

100 Pieces of Pop Culture That Defined ObamacoreYou know them when you see them — whether they were genius or, well, not.

By Nate Jones
charts (taylor’s version) Aug. 18, 2024

Taylor Swift and Chappell Roan Race to Top of Album ChartIt’s Swift’s 15th week at number one, and the highest Roan has gotten so far.

By Bethy Squires

sparkling Aug. 17, 2024

Hayley Williams Dedicates Song to Edward Cullen“He has the skin of a killer, Bella,” exclaimed Williams before she began playing “Decode.”

By Alejandra Gularte
ready for it Aug. 15, 2024

Looks Like Taylor Swift Renamed a Tortured Poets Song for YeShe released a live version of “thanK you aIMee” with a new stylization.

By Alejandra Gularte
vulture list Aug. 12, 2024

8 It Ends With Us Needle Drops, Ranked by How Distracting They AreEvery song choice in It Ends With Us is so on the nose that it might as well be a freckle.

By Coleman Spilde
where’s the beef? Aug. 12, 2024

Taylor Swift Gave Ye His Karma on the ChartsShe blocked Vultures 2 from a No. 1 debut and broke the rapper’s long-running streak.

By Justin Curto
xoxo Aug. 7, 2024

How Come No One’s Asked Blake Lively About ‘Go Piss Girl?’She’s the face of having to pee.

By Jason P. Frank
mother may i Aug. 6, 2024

Sabrina Carpenter Didn’t Ask Taylor Swift’s Permission to Star in Skims AdWho’s Taylor Swift? She’s sart of like a normal porson.

By Bethy Squires
vmas 2024 Aug. 6, 2024

Taylor Swift and Post Malone Lead MTV Video Music Awards NominationsSwift will go for a three-peat in Video of the Year.

By Justin Curto
tragedy July 30, 2024

Taylor Swift ‘Completely in Shock’ Over Southport Knife AttackThree children were killed during a themed dance class in England.

By Justin Curto
the industry July 15, 2024

Taylor Swift’s Chart Reign Might Finally Be EndingIf Billie Eilish and Zach Bryan couldn’t break the streak, who can?

By Justin Curto
my palette is dropping July 12, 2024

The Song of the Summer Is a ColorHow 12 recent rollouts made certain shades pop.

By Justin Curto

olympics 2024 July 1, 2024

Simone Biles Is Heading to Paris (Taylor’s Version)Biles will compete in her third Olympics after securing a spot during the US trials, where she performed to Taylor Swift’s “Ready for It.”

By Alejandra Gularte
respect the classics June 25, 2024

Peter Gabriel Becomes First Genesis Member to Attend the Eras TourAnd he didn’t have to sell England by the pound to get into the VIP tent.

By Devon Ivie
celeb feuds June 25, 2024

Why Is Dave Grohl Beefing With Taylor Swift?They’re not called the Foo Say Nice Things–ers but her last name is Swift.

By Bethy Squires
london girl June 24, 2024

Miss Americana Had a Good Run in LondonShe wasn’t the only royalty at the Eras Tour.

By Jason P. Frank
vulture sports June 23, 2024

Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce’s Complete Relationship TimelineTaylor Swift headed back to the stadium for the Chiefs game on Sunday.

By Bethy Squires and Alejandra Gularte
london boy June 22, 2024

What Surprise Songs Was Prince William Hoping For?He was caught in 4K grooving to “Shake It Off”; he’s probably in his 1989 era.

By Alejandra Gularte
friend of a friend June 21, 2024

Joe Alwyn Is Still Taylor Swift–AdjacentHe’s “lucky to be close” to Swift’s BFF — and his Kinds of Kindness co-star — Emma Stone.

By Zoe Guy
just an idea June 18, 2024

Heed This: The End of the ‘Era’ Era Is NighIt’s the dawning of a new age of a better word.

By Anne Victoria Clark