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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.

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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

charts (taylor’s version) Feb. 22, 2021

Taylor Gets Her First Country No. 1 Debut With ‘Love Story (Taylor’s Version)’And her first No. 1 on Hot Country Songs in over eight years.

By Justin Curto
my remix is dropping Feb. 18, 2021

Taylor Swift and Haim Join Forces Once Again on ‘Gasoline’ RemixIt’s “Gasoline (Taylor’s Version).”

By Chris Murphy

my single is dropping Feb. 12, 2021

Baby, Just Say Yes and Listen to Taylor Swift’s ‘Love Story (Taylor’s Version)’It’s the first single off her forthcoming re-recording of her 2008 album Fearless.

By Chris Murphy
2008 Feb. 11, 2021

Taylor Swift’s Rerecorded Releases Will Start With Fearless“Love Story (Taylor’s Version)” will be out at midnight!

By Zoe Haylock
my deluxe album is dropping Jan. 7, 2021

Taylor Swift Releases evermore Bonus Tracks, Offers Distraction From TurmoilIs that a Scooter Braun callout we hear?

By Zoe Haylock
records on records Dec. 28, 2020

Mariah Carey Now Has the Longest-Running Holiday No. 1And leads the most Christmas songs in the top ten ever.

By Justin Curto
my album is dropping whenever Dec. 22, 2020

Did 2020 Kill the Long, Fancy Pop-Album Rollout for Good?Pop stars had been playing the release game with an old set of rules — and losing because of it. Until 2020 broke the board.

By Justin Curto
records on records Dec. 21, 2020

Taylor Swift Continues Her Record-Breaking Run With ‘willow’ No. 1 DebutAlso: The most Christmas songs in the top ten ever!

By Justin Curto
billboard charts Dec. 20, 2020

Taylor Swift Has Some Tricks Up Her Sleeve, Conjures Her Eighth Number One AlbumTurns out, you are gonna love again.

By Halle Kiefer
grammys 2021 Dec. 18, 2020

Fiona Apple Calls Dr. Luke’s Grammy Nomination ‘Bullshit’She also talked about being nominated for Best Rock Performance alongside all women.

By Justin Curto
last night on late night Dec. 15, 2020

Taylor Swift Debunks That Whole Woodvale Theory on KimmelShe doesn’t goof often, but when she does, her fans will find it.

By Halle Kiefer
album review Dec. 14, 2020

Taylor Swift Is Done Self-MythologizingAs folklore did, the stories in evermore ask us to consider what motivates women when they act desperately against their interests.

By Craig Jenkins

way too close reads Dec. 11, 2020

So, What the Hell Folk Tales Is Taylor Swift Telling Now on evermore?Finally, girls with long, creepy braids and sweet crushes on their best friends are getting the representation they deserve.

By Jill Gutowitz
taylor swift Dec. 11, 2020

Who’s Marjorie? and 6 Other Burning evermore Questions, AnsweredAnd why Olive Garden?

By Gabrielle Sanchez
lyrics Dec. 11, 2020

Here’s How Olive Garden, of All Establishments, Wound Up in a Taylor Swift SongIt involves a Haim.

By Zoe Haylock
the inside track Dec. 11, 2020

Taylor Swift’s Haim Collab Tries to Be Cold-Blooded But Is Mostly Just ColdThe evermore song lacks the fire at the center of great country revenge anthems.

By Justin Curto
way too close reads Dec. 11, 2020

Thank You, Taylor Swift, for Making My Sad Yuletide Gay(er)With “dorothea,” Swift revives the same narrative device she employed on “betty.”

By Madison Malone Kircher
digital fur technology Dec. 11, 2020

Wait, Did Taylor Swift Just Reference Cats on evermore?“Motion capture/ Put me in a bad light.”

By Charu Sinha
my album is dropping Dec. 10, 2020

Play 2020 Out With Taylor Swift’s New Album evermore and ‘willow’ Music VideoHer second surprise release of the year is out now, along with a video.

By Justin Curto
my album is dropping Dec. 10, 2020

Taylor Swift Found Time to Make a folklore Sister Album, evermoreDropping at midnight, along with a new music video.

By Zoe Haylock
happy holidays Dec. 8, 2020

Cher, Dolly, Phoebe Bridgers to Play Cyndi Lauper’s Holiday Benefit ConcertTaylor Swift and Billie Eilish are among the party guests who will stop by for nonmusical appearances.

By Halle Kiefer
my (old) single is dropping Dec. 2, 2020

Taylor Swift’s First Snippet of Rerecorded Music Is in a Match.com AdLook what Ryan Reynolds made her do.

By Justin Curto

folklore Nov. 25, 2020

Taylor Swift Confirms Joe Alwyn Did Write Songs for folklore in New DocumentaryAnother point for the stans.

By Justin Curto
grammys 2021 Nov. 24, 2020

Beyoncé Leads the 2021 Grammy NominationsPlus Taylor, Fiona, and many more of your favorites.

By Justin Curto and Gabrielle Sanchez
trailer mix Nov. 24, 2020

Taylor Swift to Drop folklore Concert Film Tonight Now That It’s Cardigan SeasonFeaturing Aaron Dessner, Jack Antonoff, and Justin Vernon.

By Zoe Haylock
amas 2020 Nov. 23, 2020

The Highs, Lows, and Exposed Noses of the 2020 American Music AwardsA few big live performances couldn’t make the case that the AMAs needed to happen in person.

By Justin Curto
grammys 2021 Nov. 23, 2020

Let’s Predict the 2021 Grammy NominationsThe nominations will be announced on November 24.

By Justin Curto
the industry Nov. 16, 2020

Scooter Braun Just Sold Taylor Swift’s Old Masters to a Mystery BuyerSwift became able to re-record her first five albums at the beginning of November.

By Justin Curto
look what you made her do Nov. 1, 2020

Happy ‘Taylor Swift Can Re-Record All Her Old Music Now’ DaySwift’s contract lets her re-record her first five albums in November 2020. Which means #TaylorIsFree.

By Rebecca Alter
election 2020 Oct. 30, 2020

Taylor Swift Lends Her Voice to Get Out the Vote AdMiss Americana wants YOU to vote.

By Charu Sinha
cookie party Oct. 7, 2020

Taylor Swift Endorses Joe Biden, Bakes Cookies“I will proudly vote for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in this year’s presidential election.”

By Rebecca Alter
influences Oct. 6, 2020

Taylor Swift, Canadian Singer-Songwriters, and More Influences on Shamir“Taylor Swift really taught me how to write a good pop song.”

By Justin Curto

extremely online Sept. 22, 2020

Rolling Stone Welcomes New Contributors Beyoncé and Taylor SwiftThe two contributed to the magazine’s “500 Greatest Albums” list.

By Justin Curto
my thematic album is dropping Sept. 21, 2020

Taylor Swift Drops ‘Betty Live From the 2020 ACM Awards,’ Answers PrayersIt opens her latest folklore chapter, out now.

By Zoe Haylock
2020 acms Sept. 16, 2020

Taylor Swift Returns to Her Country Music Roots, Performs ‘betty’ at the ACMsIt’s her first performance at the Academy of Country Music Awards in seven years.

By Chris Murphy
awwwwwww Sept. 14, 2020

Taylor Swift Gifted Katy Perry a Hand-Embroidered Blanket for Baby Bloom“Hope it’s one she drags around for years till it becomes an unrecognizable shred that she keeps in her pocket as a teenager.”

By Zoe Haylock
acms 2020 Sept. 13, 2020

Taylor Swift Heads to the 2020 Academy of Country Music Awards StageTo perform “betty” from her recent album folklore.

By Halle Kiefer
off the charts Sept. 7, 2020

Taylor Swift Ties Whitney Houston for Female Artist With Most Weeks at No. 1Both artists have spent 46 weeks at number one across their oeuvres.

By Halle Kiefer
bonus tracks Aug. 18, 2020

Taylor Swift Releases Another Song Reminding You How Much She Likes EnglandIt’s appropriately melodramatic, paying tribute to the poets of the Lake District.

By Nate Jones
snail mail Aug. 15, 2020

Taylor Swift Wants You to Vote Early to Get President Trump Out of Office“He is well aware that we do not want him as our president.”

By Devon Ivie
fan theories Aug. 8, 2020

Taylor Swift Doesn’t See ‘betty’ As Queer Canon“I wrote from the perspective of a 17-year-old boy.”

By Devon Ivie
close reads Aug. 4, 2020

Untangling Taylor Swift’s ‘Teenage Love Triangle’ Trilogy“Cardigan,” “august,” and “betty” tell a story of high-school romantic drama from three different perspectives.

By Nate Jones

records on records Aug. 3, 2020

Taylor Swift Sets Record With Album and Song No. 1 Debuts“cardigan” entered the Hot 100 at No. 1, with “the 1” and “exile” also charting in the top ten.

By Justin Curto
folklore Aug. 2, 2020

Taylor Swift’s folklore, Her 7th No. 1 Album, Has Biggest Week of 2020She’s now the only artist ever to have seven consecutive albums sell 500,000 copies or more in a single week.

By Halle Kiefer
fashion du jour Aug. 1, 2020

Taylor Swift Rebrands folklore Merch After Complaints From Black-Owned BrandOnline fashion retailer The Folklore argued that there were too many similarities.

By Devon Ivie
vulture guides July 30, 2020

Your Map to the Musical Woods of Taylor Swift’s folkloreSeventeen post-folklore music recommendations, from Bob Dylan to Sixpence None the Richer.

By Justin Curto
betty who? July 29, 2020

Taylor Swift’s Songs Can Be As Gay As You Want Them to BeThat’s the savviness of her songwriting, fully realized on folklore.

By Madison Malone Kircher
the last great american dynasty July 28, 2020

A Brief History of Taylor Swift’s Rhode Island FeudIt’s hard not to hear the lyric, “Rebekah gave up on the Rhode Island set forever,” as Swift’s own feelings toward my home state.

By Julie Tremaine
folklore July 28, 2020

Taylor Swift’s Freaky folklore Movie Mood BoardLike all of us, Swift has been watching too much Criterion Channel during quarantine, apparently interspersed with some A24 horror.

By Rachel Handler
vulture guides July 28, 2020

6 Key Elements of the Jack Antonoff SoundWith folklore, Gaslighter, and Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass out, it’s the perfect time to review — and define — the Jack Antonoff Sound.

By Justin Curto