Summary
The singer has spent the past two years on top of the world. Her worldwide Eras tour is the highest-grossing music tour of all time. The Tortured Poets Department sees its central character reeling from two breakups. Swift plays with the blurred line between song and fact. She dated actor Joe Alwyn for six years. The very brief but very controversial story of Taylor Swift and Matt Healy. In February 2023, before news of their relationship broke, Healy appeared on a podcast where he laughed through a series of racist jokes from the host. Swift’s fans were outraged. Swift's "But Daddy I Love Him" is a tongue-in-cheek album. The lyrics suggest that Swift is not serious about her relationship with the poet. The singer's new album is being released this week. She has been accused of being a hypocrite. Swift’s star image is built around the trope of the best friend, the girl who lives next door to you and tells you everything about her life. She invites her fans to match the heartbreak of each song with a real-life ex. Throughout Poets, she ruminates obsessively on the past. Swift seems proud of reaching the top of the world, but all the same, she doesn’t seem to be enjoying it. Swift’s new album, Poets, is a continuation of the singer’ll be released next month. The album is set to be released by the end of the year. Swift has taken that girl-next-door image as far as she can take it. She capped that portion of her career off with the Eras tour. The singer's career has been on a downward spiral for a decade.