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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”

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
artifacts 100 Pieces of Pop Culture That Defined Obamacore You know them when you see them — whether they were genius or, well, not. By Nate Jones

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

big enough so you can’t hit me Oct. 23, 2012

Taylor Swift Could Sell a Million Albums This WeekThose liner notes sure are paying off.

By Amanda Dobbins
close reads Oct. 22, 2012

Who Is Each Song on Taylor Swift’s New Album About? Mostly Jake Gyllenhaal.

By Amanda Dobbins

Oct. 22, 2012

Watch a Taylor Swift–Breaking Bad ParodyThe mash-up of all mash-ups.

By Eliot Glazer
right-click Oct. 18, 2012

Today in New Music: A$AP Rocky, Kendrick LamarSome albums might have leaked.

By Amanda Dobbins
taylor swift Oct. 16, 2012

One Man Tests Whether Taylor Swift Lyrics Can Get You LaidAnd no sight of Kanye!

By Eliot Glazer
american royalty Oct. 15, 2012

Here Is Video Proof That Ethel Kennedy Likes Taylor SwiftDo you know what dragging is?

By Amanda Dobbins
clickables Oct. 15, 2012

‘Should You Get Back Together?’ Asks Taylor Swift in a Flow ChartLet Kanye help.

By Eliot Glazer
american royalty Oct. 12, 2012

Taylor Swift Totally Didn’t Mean to Crash That WeddingBut she pretty much admits that she did.

By Amanda Dobbins
late night with jimmy fallon Oct. 11, 2012

Hear Black Simon and Garfunkel Cover Taylor SwiftSimon and Garfunkel and Swift?

By Eliot Glazer
right-click Oct. 9, 2012

Taylor Swift’s Version of Dubstep Is a Little Different Than Regular DubstepAlso: new Pusha-T and Ellie Goulding.

By Amanda Dobbins
right-click Oct. 2, 2012

Today in New Music: Big Boi, Ashanti, R. KellyGo with it.

By Amanda Dobbins
song references Oct. 1, 2012

Taylor Swift: John Mayer Is ‘Presumptuous’ for Thinking My Song Is About HimBut she didn’t really say that it isn’t.

By Andre Tartar

right-click Sept. 25, 2012

Today in New Music: Ke$ha Accepts Her Mortality, Taylor Swift Still Hates Her ExOh, and there’s a Lana song, too.

By Amanda Dobbins
mysteries Sept. 24, 2012

Wait, Maybe That Taylor Swift Song Isn’t About Jake GyllenhaalThe mystery lives on.

By Amanda Dobbins
taylor swift Sept. 19, 2012

Download ‘We Are Never Ever Coming Home Again,’ A Kanye–Taylor Swift MashupAnd we don’t do mashups unless they’re really special.

By Eliot Glazer
taylor swift Sept. 10, 2012

Listen to a Touching New Taylor Swift Song, ‘Ronan’As performed on the Stand Up to Cancer telethon.

By Eliot Glazer
reactions Sept. 7, 2012

The Best Frozen Moments From the 2012 VMAsLots of of Katy Perry–Rihanna slash fic in here.

By Amanda Dobbins
spectacles Sept. 6, 2012

VMAs Wrap-up: Kevin Hart, Gabby Douglas, and Too Much Good BehaviorThat was a tad boring.

By Amanda Dobbins
real time Sept. 6, 2012

Vulture Live-Blogs MTV’s VMAsJulieanne Smolinski takes you through every move and/or misstep by Rihanna, Taylor Swift, and the whole darned MTV fun bunch.

By Julieanne Smolinski
real time Sept. 6, 2012

Vulture Live-Blogs MTV’s VMAsJulieanne Smolinski takes you through every move and/or misstep by Rihanna, Taylor Swift, and the whole darned MTV fun bunch.

By Julieanne Smolinski
videology Aug. 30, 2012

Watch Taylor Swift’s ‘Never Ever’ VideoAlso, there are Furries in this video.

By Amanda Dobbins
charts Aug. 29, 2012

Everyone Still Likes That Taylor Swift SongExcept for Jake Gyllenhaal, probably.

By Amanda Dobbins

save the date Aug. 27, 2012

The VMAs Will Include a Frank Ocean PerformanceGreat!

By Amanda Dobbins
american royalty Aug. 23, 2012

Kathie Lee Gifford Can Confirm That Taylor Swift Crashed That Kennedy WeddingAnd Conor definitely did not RSVP.

By Amanda Dobbins
american royalty Aug. 22, 2012

Taylor Swift Gets Her First No. 1 Single, Also Gets Trashed by a KennedyAnd she crashed a wedding.

By Amanda Dobbins
non-home owners Aug. 21, 2012

Taylor Swift Is Still Just Renting in Hyannis PortOr maybe she’s AirB&B-ing.

By Amanda Dobbins
clarifications Aug. 16, 2012

The New Taylor Swift Song Is Definitely Not About Joe Jonas, Says Joe JonasIn case that wasn’t clear.

By Amanda Dobbins
right-click Aug. 14, 2012

Taylor Swift Is Like, Really Done With YouCheck out “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.”

By Amanda Dobbins
slideshow July 23, 2012

See All the Red-Carpet Looks From the 2012 Teen Choice AwardsThe red-carpet looks of the fourteenth Teen Choice Awards.

By Chris Cohen
teens July 23, 2012

Taylor Swift Is Winning Acting Awards NowFor The Lorax, of course.

By Amanda Dobbins
rich people July 13, 2012

Taylor Swift Made $57 Million Last YearWhich makes her the highest-paid star under 30.

By Amanda Dobbins
beef June 7, 2012

Taylor Swift and John Mayer Were in the Same Room the Other Night!Drama.

By Amanda Dobbins

heartbreak June 6, 2012

Turns Out John Mayer Did Not Enjoy the Song Taylor Swift Wrote About Him“It made me feel terrible.”

By Amanda Dobbins
casting couch Apr. 20, 2012

Taylor Swift Might Play Joni MitchellAre you freaking out yet?

By Amanda Dobbins
b.o.b. Apr. 11, 2012

Listen to a New Song From B.o.B. Featuring Taylor Swift, ‘Both of Us’Well, what a lovely little song!

By Eliot Glazer
right-click Mar. 14, 2012

Kid Cudi and Taylor Swift Have Some Hunger Games Strategies to ShareHear “The Ruler and the Killer,” and “Eyes Open.”

By Amanda Dobbins
tim and eric’s billion dollar movie Mar. 5, 2012

Watch Tim and Eric Goof Off in an Interview With MTV NewsZales? Check. McDonald’s? Check. Tim Allen and Train? Check, check, check!

By Eliot Glazer
punk’d Mar. 1, 2012

See a Teaser for the Return of Punk’d With Taylor Swift And Justin BieberNow with more Bieber (and less trucker hats)!

By Eliot Glazer
the hunger games Feb. 23, 2012

Watch the Making of Taylor Swift and The Civil Wars’ ‘Safe And Sound’Taylor Swift, The Civil Wars, and T-Bone Burnett were in L.A. at the same time, and that’s how The Hunger Games soundtrack cut happened.

By Eliot Glazer
duets Feb. 21, 2012

Let the Taylor Swift–Zac Efron Dating Rumors BeginThey’re already dueting.

By Amanda Dobbins
last night on late night Feb. 21, 2012

Last Night on Late Night: Anjelica Huston Threw Water In Jimmy Fallon’s FacePlus: Downton Abbey–obsessed Jayma Mays begged Craig Ferguson for the scoop on the season two finale, and more, on our daily late-night roundup.

By Caroline Shin
videology Feb. 14, 2012

‘Safe and Sound’ Video: Taylor Swift Is the Proud New Owner of a Mockingjay PinTaylor Swift IS Katniss.

By Amanda Dobbins

kudos Feb. 2, 2012

The New EGOTs: Vulture Coins Other Great Achievements in Cultural OmnipresenceMadonna gets a SAD! 50 Cent gets a RASH! Blue Ivy gets a BMW!

By Amanda Dobbins
Jan. 31, 2012

Taylor Swift Passed Over for Les MiserablesProducers settled on another actress for Eponine.

By Kyle Buchanan
name game Jan. 17, 2012

Taylor Swift Knows the Names of Many Famous PeopleKarlie Kloss! Kris Kristofferson! A family of otters.

By Amanda Dobbins
movies Jan. 4, 2012

Amanda Seyfried and Taylor Swift Offered Roles in Les MisérablesTheirs is some casting on a cloud.

By Sarah Bennett
Dec. 30, 2011

The 25 Greatest Vulture Slideshows of 2011Nick Offerman rates the cats who look like Ron Swanson! We rate Drake’s many sweaters! All this, a grading of best movie performance by a toilet, and more!
the hunger games Dec. 23, 2011

Listen to Taylor Swift and the Civil Wars’ ‘Safe and Sound,’ From the Hunger Games SoundtrackAmerica’s Sweetheart and America’s buzziest band team up in the name of Katniss Everdeen.

By Eliot Glazer
happy birthday Dec. 13, 2011

Taylor Swift’s Precociousness ProblemShe turns 22 today.

By Willa Paskin
taylor swift Dec. 5, 2011

Watch Taylor Swift’s Video for ‘Ours’In her new video, Taylor Swift channels Working Girl, if Working Girl were unbearably depressing.

By Eliot Glazer