Taylor Swift Breaks Down the Three Distinct ‘Genre Categories for Lyrics I Write’ in Accepting Songwriting Award (Read the Full Speech)

Taylor Swift has revealed one of the secrets behind her songwriting process, saying how she sorts her lyrics into one of three “dorky” pen-themed categories.During her acceptance speech after winning NSAI’s Songwriter-Artist of the Decade Award, Swift said how she’s “never talked about this publicly before because, well, it’s dorky. But I have secretly established genre categories for the lyrics I write. They are affectionately titled Quill Lyrics, Fountain Pen Lyrics and Glitter Gel Pen Lyrics.”She continued: “This sounds confusing but I came up with these categories based on what writing tool I imagined having in my hand when I scribbled it down.

Taylor Swift has finally unveiled all of the track titles on her upcoming Midnights album.

Taylor Swift is counting down to on a promotional blitz, revealing her forthcoming album's complete track list, a high-profile collaboration, a tease about how boyfriend Joe Alwyn inspired what is sure to be one of her sweetest new songs. In the middle-of-the-night hours between Thursday and Friday, Swift kept her fans up with hourly-updates on her TikTok series that revealed her new song titles one-by-one. The big finale was with track No.

Taylor Swift has revealed that Lana Del Rey features on her upcoming new song ‘Snow On The Beach’.Swift confirmed the collaboration during the final instalment of ‘Midnights Mayhem With Me’, the video series through which she’s been drip-feeding the track titles from her forthcoming album ‘Midnights’ (out October 21).“Our LAST EPISODE! The season finale of ‘Midnights Mayhem With Me’, with QUITE the twist of an ending…,” Swift captioned the clip.In the video, she told viewers: “Track four is called ‘Snow On The Beach’. Featuring… Lana Del Rey.”The star has now revealed all 13 song names from ‘Midnights’, including ‘Vigilante Shit’, ‘Midnight Rain’, ‘Anti-Hero’, ‘Bejeweled’ and ‘Mastermind’.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Taylor Swift kept the “Midnights” oil burning later than usual late Thursday night and early Friday morning, revealing not just the name of one song at midnight, as has been her custom in the buildup to the Oct. 21 album release, but all five of the remaining mystery track titles, one per hour, until she finally reached a grand finale at 4 a.m. ET. And that final track reveal had — as she promised — “QUITE the twist of an ending,” with Lana Del Rey being revealed as making the only featured appearance by a guest on the album. Del Rey will make her cameo on a song titled “Snow on the Beach,” which will be track 4 on “Midnights.” The other four tracks whose titles were revealed over the course of the wee hours were “Lavender Haze,” set to be the first track on the album; “You’re on Your Own,” track 5; “Labyrinth,” track 10; and “Sweet Nothing,” track 12.

Taylor Swift took to social media on Friday with a major revelation about her boyfriend of six years, Joe Alwyn.MORE: Inside Taylor Swift's incredible $81m property portfolio: from New York to NashvilleIn a candid video, posted to her Instagram feed, the singer, 32, discussed the song Lavender Haze which will feature on her upcoming album Midnights, set to be released later this month.WATCH: Taylor Swift opens up about relationship with boyfriend Joe AlwynChatting about the track, the star revealed her relationship with Joe served as major inspiration as she has had to "dodge weird rumors" and "protect the real stuff," when it comes to her long-term beau.READ: Conversations With Friends star reveals Taylor Swift's reaction to intimate scenes with boyfriend Joe AlwynSEE: Taylor Swift talks incredible 'gift' during career high momentAddressing the camera, Taylor said: "I guess theoretically when you're in the lavender haze, you'll do anything to stay there and not let people bring you down off of that cloud and I think a lot of people have to deal with this now, not just "public figures" but because we live in the era of social media and if the world finds out you're in love with somebody they're going to weigh in on it. The pair have been together for six years"Like my relationship for six years we've had to dodge weird rumors, tabloid stuff, and we just ignore it and so this song is about the act of ignoring that stuff, to protect the real stuff.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Taylor Swift kept the “Midnights” oil going once again with the late-night revelation of yet another new song, with an explanation of its subject matter to match. But this time, indications are that she may keep going into the wee hours and not just call it a night at 12:02 a.m. The new song Swift revealed and talked about as the clock struck 12 on the east coast is “Lavender Haze.” About the song, Swift said in a video message on Instagram: “Track 1 on ‘Midnights’ is ‘Lavender Haze,’ and I happened upon the phrase ‘lavender haze’ when I was watching ‘Mad Men.’ And I looked it up because I thought it sounded cool, and it turns out that it’s a common phrase used in the fifties where they would just describe being in love. Like, if you were in the lavender haze, you were in that all-encompassing love glow… and I thought that was really beautiful. And I guess theoretically, when you’re in the lavender haze, you’ll do anything to stay there and not let people bring you down off of that cloud. And I think a lot of people have to deal with this now, not just like ‘public figures.’ because we live in the era of social media, and if the world finds out that you’re in love with somebody, they’re going to weigh in on it. Like my relationship for six years: we’ve had to dodge weird rumors, tabloid stuff, and we just ignore it. So this song is about ignoring that stuff to protect the real stuff. I hope you guys like it.”

As the song theft legal battle in relation to Taylor Swift’s ‘Shake It Off’ rumbles on, at a court hearing yesterday attention turned to the argument that the songwriters suing Swift don’t even have the legal right to pursue the litigation.In this particular song-theft case, songwriters Sean Hall and Nathan Butler accuse Swift of ripping off their 2001 song ‘Playas Gon Play’ when she wrote her 2014 hit. The claim is mainly based on the similarities between the two songs’ respective key lines, with the 2001 track having the line “the playas gon play/them haters gonna hate”, while ‘Shake It Off’ famously includes the lyric “the players gonna play, play, play, play, play/and the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate”.Swift’s legal team have been trying very hard to get the case dismissed, mainly on the basis that the notion of players playing and haters hating is far too generic for lyrics based on said notion to be protected by copyright in isolation.

Taylor Swift has said that her new song ‘Anti-Hero’ hears her delve the deepest she ever has into her “insecurities”.The pop star has been sharing information about her forthcoming 10th album, ‘Midnights’, on social media and telling fans about the cover artwork over the course of the last few weeks. In August, she officially announced her new record, which is based on “the stories of 13 sleepless nights scattered throughout my life”.As of yesterday (October 3) the singer-songwriter had revealed nearly half the album’s tracklist, which she has been unveiling incrementally.

Taylor Swift in Amsterdam.The actor stars in David O. Russell’s new comedy, which also features Swift in a smaller role and sees her sing alongside Bale and John David Washington towards the start of the film.Bale recalled first hearing the news and telling his family about the forthcoming role alongside Swift, and said his daughter seemed disappointed.“That was a real nice surprise, and I actually didn’t tell anybody about that until afterwards,” Bale said in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter.

Taylor Swift has reportedly turned down the chance to perform the 2023 Super Bowl Halftime Show.The high-profile slot – which was taken in 2022 by an all-star cast of Dr. Dre, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Mary J.

Taylor Swift was reportedly asked to host the 2023 Super Bowl halftime show, but turned down the offer because the timing is not right. According to TMZ, Swift was approached by the NFL to host the next Super Bowl, but she declined, stating she does not want to perform the big event until she finishes rerecording her first six albums. A representative for Swift did not immediately respond to Fox News’ request for comment.

Taylor Swift's fans are convinced she's going to be the next Super Bowl halftime performer. Rumors and reports naming Swift as the coveted performer for the February 2023 game surfaced Friday, although People magazine has learned the "Look What You Made Me Do" singer is not performing. The NFL declined to comment on the matter when reached by Fox News Digital.

Taylor Swift fans went into a frenzy after the NFL announced Friday its multi-year partnership with Apple Music as the new sponsor for the iconic Super Bowl Halftime Show.  But it wasn't so much the announcement that had Swifties excited.

in a TikTok video posted, naturally, at the stroke of midnight.Having previously only revealed that there were 13 tracks on “Midnights,” the 11-time Grammy winner debuted “Midnights Mayhem With Me” as a way to roll out the song titles with a lottery-style cage containing balls marked 1 through 13.“I know I have a habit of dropping cryptic clues and Easter eggs when giving you information about new music, and I’m not here to deny that — I’m here to defy that,” she says in the TikTok. “Welcome to a series I’m calling ‘Midnights Mayhem With Me.’ I am going to be using this technologically advanced device to help me allow fate to decide exactly what tracks titles I’m going to be announcing and in what order.”The 32-year-old entertainer then draws the first ball from the cage, and it just so happens to be for Track 13 — which any good Swiftie knows is Tay Tay’s lucky number.“The first track I’m going to tell you about is Track 13, because, of course,” says Swift, who then picks up a red phone and reveals that “Track 13 is called ‘Mastermind.’ ”And that title tease is all that eager fans get for now, and they will need to calm down and wait for what will presumably be 12 more videos — which are sure to be dropped at the witching hour — before getting the full track listing for “Midnights.”But Swift wasn’t playing it so coy when she accepted her Songwriter-Artist of the Decade honor at the Nashville Songwriter Awards, which took place at Music City’s Ryman Auditorium on Tuesday night.“Writing songs is a calling, and getting to call it your career makes you very lucky,” said Swift, who, of course, got her start in Nashville as a country artist.

closer to striking as Taylor Swift is revealing new details about her forthcoming album. The 32-year-old artist revealed a new track title on Tuesday night in a silly TikTok video. In a playful new series Swift dubbed she confesses, «I know that I have a habit of dropping cryptic clues and easter eggs when giving you information about my music and I am not here to deny that but I am here to defy that.» She then goes on to use a bingo ball cage to randomly select numbers that correlate to the 13 tracks on her album.First up is the closing track, her lucky number 13, titled «Mastermind.» The reveal followed a huge honor for Swift, who received the Songwriter-Artist of the Decade award from the Nashville Songwriters Association International at the NSAI’s annual ceremony.

Taylor Swift has begun revealing the tracklist for forthcoming album ‘Midnights’, through a new TikTok series, starting with its 13th and final song.The series, titled ‘Midnights Mayhem With Me’ and announced earlier today (September 21), will have Swift randomly picking which song titles to disclose in the lead-up to the album’s release next month.“I know that I have a habit of dropping cryptic clues and Easter eggs when giving you information about my music, and I’m not here to deny that. But I am here to defy that,” Swift says to the camera before introducing the new series.“I’m going to be using this technologically advanced device to help me allow fate to decide exactly what track titles I’m going to be announcing, and in what order,” she continues, pointing to a bingo cage with 13 balls.

Taylor Swift was honoured with the Nashville Songwriters Association International’s Songwriter-Artist of the Decade Award at the NSAI’s annual ceremony on Tuesday (September 20) night.Accepting the award at Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Swift gave a 13-minute speech in which she discussed her approach to songwriting, re-recording her first six studio albums following her much-publicised masters dispute, the extended version of ‘All Too Well’ that appeared on ‘Red (Taylor’s Version)’ last year and more.“I’m up here receiving this beautiful award for a decade of work, and I can’t possibly explain how nice that feels. Because the way I see it, this is an award that celebrates a culmination of moments,” Swift said when accepting the award, as transcribed by Pitchfork.“Challenges.