Taylor Swift didn't make an announcement - she didn't even post - but a quiet update to Reputation landed at a very specific moment. On Dec. 12, just one day before her 36th birthday, fans noticed ...

Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl track “Father Figure” seems to reframe her early career from the perspective of the record executive who first signed her. She sings about a man who prioritizes ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dani Di Placido covers film, television, and internet culture. Taylor Swift performs onstage during "Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour" ...

Taylor Swift 's "Wood" was certainly a hot topic this year. The music database Genius released its year-end statistics earlier this week, and a particularly scandalous lyric from Swift's The Life of a ...

PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 12: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO STANDALONE PUBLICATION USE (NO SPECIAL INTEREST OR SINGLE ARTIST PUBLICATION USE; NO BOOK USE)) Taylor Swift performs onstage during night four of ...

Taylor Swift has been weaving magic with her words ever since a young age, writing lyrics that resonate with audiences across the globe. Her songwriting abilities have only sharpened with time, ...

When Taylor Swift’s “Opalite,” the third track off her hotly anticipated 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, dropped at midnight, we wasted no time poring over the lyrics with a fine tooth comb ...

A Taylor Swift song is nothing without its bridge. The star's strongest skills as a storyteller and lyricist are on full display in that critical moment, which marks a noticeable shift in the song, ...

Taylor Swift’s new album is called The Tortured Poets Department, but that title could arguably describe her entire catalog. The 14-time Grammy winner is well-known for writing “tortured” song lyrics, ...