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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

in case you missed it Nov. 24, 2014

Here Are the Highlights of the 2014 AMAsMostly Pitbull.

By Lindsey Weber
Nov. 23, 2014

Taylor Swift Got Crazy in Her AMAs ‘Blank Space’ PerformanceLots of hair ruffling and pulling.

By Sean Fitz-Gerald

only in new york? Nov. 17, 2014

Billy Joel Defends Taylor Swift Against New York Hate Hate Hate Hate HatersNew York Swift of Mind.

By Jesse David Fox
get off my lawn Nov. 14, 2014

Dave Grohl Jumps Into the Taylor Swift vs. Spotify Debate“Nowadays there’s so much focus on technology that it doesn’t really matter.”

By Jesse David Fox
music Nov. 13, 2014

Taylor Swift Is Having a Bruce Springsteen WeekHer haunting visage appears on the covers of both Time and Bloomberg Businessweek.

By Nate Jones
streamers gonna stream stream stream stream stream Nov. 12, 2014

CEO Says Taylor Swift Lost $6 Million by Leaving Spotify“Spotify is not the enemy; piracy is the enemy.”

By Jesse David Fox
throwback tuesday Nov. 11, 2014

See a Young Taylor Swift Perform the National Anthem in 2002 and AwwwwAww.

By Lindsey Weber
texting with tay Nov. 11, 2014

Taylor Swift Finally Reveals What Her Favorite Emoji IsAnd tells a curiously funny joke.

By Jesse David Fox
videology Nov. 10, 2014

Watch Taylor Swift Play Queen of the Cool Girls in the Video for ‘Blank Space’Ban men, etc.

By Lindsey Weber
goodbyes Nov. 7, 2014

Good-bye, and Thank You!Warning: feelings.

By Amanda Dobbins
not so swift Nov. 7, 2014

Why Taylor Swift Is Nuts for Leaving SpotifyAs we’ve seen over the past 15 years, the decisions record labels make are quite often not in the best interests of their customers, their artists, or, in the end, themselves.

By Bill Wyman
Nov. 6, 2014

Taylor Swift Reveals Why She Left SpotifyHer music is never, ever coming back to the streaming service.

By Nate Jones

charts Nov. 5, 2014

‘All About That Bass’ Just Got Bumped From No. 1Good-bye, Meghan. Hello, Taylor.

By Lindsey Weber
music Nov. 5, 2014

Taylor Swift Sold More Albums in a Week Than Anyone Since Eminem1989 sold 1.287 million copies in its first week.

By Nate Jones
last night on late night Nov. 5, 2014

The Tonight Show Makes President Obama Sing ‘Shake It Off’He needs it.

By Jesse David Fox
music Nov. 4, 2014

Hear Kendrick Lamar Cover Taylor Swift’s ‘Shake It Off’ [Updated]“I love that song.”

By Nate Jones
explainer Nov. 3, 2014

Here’s Why Taylor Swift Dumped SpotifyShe knows what she’s worth.

By Dan Reilly
music Nov. 3, 2014

Spotify Is Not Taking Its Breakup With Taylor Swift WellThe singer just removed all of her music from the streaming service.

By Nate Jones
halloween costumes Nov. 1, 2014

Iggy Azalea Totally Won Celebrity Halloween As Brittany From White ChicksAlso: Beyoncé as Janet Jackson and Kim Kardashian as Anna Wintour.

By E. Alex Jung
happy taylor swift week Oct. 31, 2014

Taylor Swift’s 4 Houses, RankedFrom Rhode Island to Tribeca and back again.

By Lindsey Weber
vulture on the street Oct. 31, 2014

Video: What Do Taylor Swift’s Neighbors Think of Her?We hit the streets of Tribeca!

By Jesse David Fox, Abraham Riesman, and Jack Riccobono
infographics Oct. 31, 2014

Everything You’ll Ever Need to Know About Taylor Swift, in InfographicsWhich cat does she love more? Who is her most inspirational ex? And more!

By Jesse David Fox and Marisa Woocher

Oct. 30, 2014

How Much Is Taylor Swift Worth?A semi-educated estimation.

By Dan Reilly
music Oct. 30, 2014

Take a Walking Tour of Taylor Swift’s New York CityExploring every corner of NYC, from Soho to Tribeca.

By Nate Jones
bff marketing Oct. 29, 2014

Taylor Swift Is the Reigning Queen of Celebrity Social-MediaWe’ll call this BFF marketing.

By Lindsey Weber
emoji quiz Oct. 29, 2014

Quiz: How Well Can You Decode Taylor Swift Songs Through Emoji?Why can’t you seeeee? You should ace this quiiiiiz?

By Lindsey Weber and Sarah Ruddy
1989 Oct. 28, 2014

Taylor Swift Is Going to Sell a Million Records in 1 WeekProbably more!

By Lindsey Weber
somewhere in time Oct. 28, 2014

Does Taylor Swift’s 1989 Sound Like 1989?Not really.

By Dave Holmes
review roundup Oct. 28, 2014

What Is Everyone Saying About Taylor Swift’s 1989?People are being very positive.

By Lindsey Weber
Oct. 27, 2014

Who Is Each Song on Taylor Swift’s 1989 About?We’ll give you a hint: His name rhymes with “Marry Niall.”

By Nate Jones
radio vulture Oct. 27, 2014

Taylor Swift’s 1989 Is Her Most Conservative Album YetIf the past decade in pop has often felt like a dark, twisted, apocalyptic rager, Swift has been its designated driver.

By Lindsay Zoladz
close reads Oct. 27, 2014

A Close Examination of Taylor Swift’s 1989 CoverFrom our Polaroid expert.

By Christopher Bonanos

music Oct. 27, 2014

What Happens to Boys After Taylor Swift Writes Songs About Them?From high-school dudes in Tennessee to Grammy-winning guitarists.

By Nate Jones
new york city Oct. 27, 2014

Taylor Swift Really, Really Loves New York CityWe get it, Tay.

By Lindsey Weber
covers Oct. 26, 2014

Kelly Clarkson Covered ‘Shake It Off’With an added touch of gospel.

By Anna Silman
radio vulture Oct. 24, 2014

Did Taylor Swift Rip Off Lorde and Lana Del Rey?“Wildest Dreams” sounds like it was strung together from phrases sputtered out by a Lana Del Rey Twitter bot.

By Lindsay Zoladz
leaks Oct. 24, 2014

Blame Canada for Leaking Taylor Swift’s New AlbumPistes!

By Lindsey Weber
music Oct. 24, 2014

Some Snap Judgments on Taylor Swift’s 1989What you haven’t heard just yet is sounding a lot better than what you have.

By Nate Jones and Lindsey Weber
right-click Oct. 24, 2014

Here’s Another New Taylor Swift Song, ‘Blank Space’(Before it gets pulled.)

By Amanda Dobbins
are we in the clear yet Oct. 24, 2014

Yeah, Taylor Swift Is Serious About This Pop-Star ThingIt happened on Kimmel last night.

By Lindsey Weber
Oct. 23, 2014

The History of Taylor Swift and Lena Dunham’s Internet-Born Best FriendshipTaylor Swift gave Lena Dunham a moth as a housewarming gift.

By Jesse David Fox and Sean Fitz-Gerald
music Oct. 22, 2014

Here’s the Track Listing for Taylor Swift’s 1989Including “All You Had to Do Was Stay” and “I Wish You Would.”

By Nate Jones

music Oct. 22, 2014

Taylor Swift’s Hot New Single Is Just 8 Seconds of White NoiseAnd it is No. 1 on the Canadian iTunes charts.

By Nate Jones
Oct. 22, 2014

From Becky to Maple Lattes: Presenting Vulture’s Taylor Swift GlossaryFrom maple lattes to Olivia Benson.

By Nate Jones and Lindsey Weber
Oct. 20, 2014

Hear Taylor Swift’s ‘Welcome to New York’ [Updated]“It’s been waiting for you.”

By Lindsey Weber
cats Oct. 15, 2014

Watch Taylor Swift Hallucinate a Ton of CatsSo many Merediths.

By Lindsey Weber
music Oct. 14, 2014

Listen to Taylor Swift’s ‘Out of the Woods’Her second track from 1989.

By Anna Silman
Oct. 13, 2014

John Cleese Is Done Making Movies, ‘Looking Forward’ to DeathThe 74-year-old actor says he’s “only got five or six years left.”

By Nate Jones
Oct. 13, 2014

Listen to a Preview of Taylor Swift’s ‘Out of the Woods’It kind of sounds like Savage Garden.

By Nate Jones
last night on late night Oct. 13, 2014

John Cleese Insulted Taylor Swift’s CatDon’t mess with Olivia Benson and Meredith Grey.

By Anna Silman