Taylor Swift has released a new album called ‘The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology’. In one track on the double album, called ‘thanK you aIMee,’ some fans are speculating that she is dissing Kim Kardashian. The song’s title spells out ‘KIM’ with capitalised letters, and the lyrics describe a “bronze, spray-tanned” high school bully. The song follows the ongoing feud between Swift and Kardashian, which began in 2016 when Kardashian defended her then-husband Kanye West’s mention of Swift in his track ‘Famous’. Kardashian insists that Swift gave West permission to include her in the song, but Swift counters that he did not.
Since the release of Swift’s new album, Kardashian has lost over 100,000 followers on Instagram. The reality star’s Instagram follower count has dropped from 364.3million to 363million over the weekend, as Taylor Swift fans have been leaving comments on her page related to the song. The lyrics of the song describe how Swift was positively impacted by the way she was treated by her high school bully. The feud between the two stars has led to an onslaught of abuse towards Swift on social media, with trends such as ‘#TaylorSwiftIsOverParty’ and the use of snake emojis aimed at Swift circulating online.
Swift has addressed the situation in her December 2023 interview with Time as Person of the Year. “That took me down psychologically to a place I’ve never been before,” shared the singer. “I pushed away most people in my life because I didn’t trust anyone anymore. I went down really, really hard.” Following the disagreement with Kardashian and West, Swift took some time off releasing music but then released ‘Reputation’, which many fans perceive to be a revenge album that addresses the abuse she received. While she hasn’t directly confirmed or denied that the album is in response to the dispute with Kardashian and West, the album imagery, music videos and tour design for ‘Reputation’ leaned heavily on the theme of serpents, with many fans believing she took inspiration from her period of online hate and used it to reclaim the label of a ‘snake’.
Aside from the feud, Swift has shared the meaning behind the lyrics on her new album in a track-by-track Amazon commentary. The album spans 30 tracks and features heartfelt lyrics said to be about the personal experiences of the singer. Swift is well known for making surges in the press with every album launch, and this latest one is no exception
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