TAYLOR Swift has seemingly shaded her nemesis Kanye West in a new edition of her latest album.
In April, the pop music star released her 11th studio album The Tortured Poet’s Department, and clues in the song titles have led Swifties into a frenzy.
Taylor Swift performing in London, England on August 15, 2024Credit: Getty
Kanye West at the Marni fashion show on February 23, 2024, in Milan, ItalyCredit: Getty
Kanye West, Kim Kardashian, and Taylor Swift at the 2015 Video Music AwardsCredit: Getty
Just days after the initial release, Taylor, 34, released another version of the album titled The Anthology which featured 15 additional songs – including thanK you aIMee.
Fans were quick to notice that the only letters capitalized in the song was “KIM” seemingly referencing her years-long feud with Kim Kardashian, 44, who was married to Kanye, 47, from 2014 to 2022.
On Thursday, the Blank Space hitmaker released another version of The Tortured Poet’s Department which includes the standard digital album plus thank You aimEe.
However, Taylor changed the capital letters around, instead of “KIM” it spelled “YE,” which is a name that Kanye uses.
In addition to the album, fans were also able to download the song Mean which was recorded live from a previous show in London, England.
This weekend, Taylor will be performing five sold-out shows at Wembley Stadium in London.
The album is only available for six hours.
ON THE CHARTS
Since The Tortured Poet’s Department release, Taylor has announced several different versions of the album – including live performances and never-before-heard demos.
Currently, Taylor is still holding the number one spot with Kanye’s latest album Vultures II at number two.
She has been number one for 14 weeks straight.
On X, fans shared their true thoughts on Taylor’s latest move.
‘A SHADY QUEEN’
“Doing this right after blocking his album from number one… taylor swift the legend that you are!” one person tweeted.
Another said, “We love a shady queen.”
“Whole another level of petty,” a third pointed out.
“HELP, this is lowkey so smart. She really is a genius, end them again for me queen!” stated a fourth.
A Swiftie echoed, “She’s coming to end Kanye.”
HER REPUTATION
Their beef began at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards when Kanye interrupted Taylor during her winning speech for Best Female Video for You Belong With Me.
Kanye ran up, took the microphone from her, and exclaimed that Beyonce had “one of the best videos of all time.”
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West attend the WSJ Magazine 2019 Innovator AwardsCredit: AFP
Taylor Swift performing at her Eras Tour during The Tortured Poet’s Department segment in London, England on August 15, 2024Credit: Getty
Things seemed to have died down over the years until the rapper released his 2016 track Famous, which featured the infamous lyric, “I feel like me and Taylor might still have 𝓈ℯ𝓍/Why? I made that b***h famous.”
During a phone call that was recorded by Kim, Kanye called Taylor to talk to her about the song.
While Taylor confirmed that the phone conversation happened, she did not approve of the “b***h” lyric – despite Kim saying otherwise.
“She totally approved that; she wanted to all of a sudden act like she didn’t,” Kim said in an interview.
Kanye also released a music video for the song that featured nɑƙeɗ look-alikes of different political figures and celebrities – including Taylor.
In 2020, the full video of the phone conversation was leaked online, proving that Taylor was unaware of the lyric.
Other than thanK you aIMee, Taylor has seemingly referenced her feud with Kanye and Kim in other songs from her albums Reputation and Speak Now.
Taylor Swift performing in London, England for her Eras Tour in London, EnglandCredit: Getty
Kanye West in Los Angeles in January 2024Credit: Getty
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West at the 2019 Met GalaCredit: Getty
