The phenomenon is about to fall. Taylor Swift (34 years old) will land in Madrid on May 29 to present, finally on Spanish territory, the acclaimed ‘The Eras Tour’. The Santiago Bernabéu Stadium awaits and so do the fans. They are nervous about seeing one of the great pop divas on the current scene live. Only the lucky ones who have gotten a ticket will enjoy an unprecedented world tour that has already raised more than $1 billion. An absolute milestone for the artist, in the same year in which she has managed to position herself among the richest in the world according to the ‘Forbes’ listing. Just when he has just released ‘The Torture Poets Department’, his eleventh studio album. Everything is success, everything is happiness.
It is undeniable that life is smiling brightly for the American. She hasn’t been doing badly for some time now, although those who have followed her closely will know that the singer of ‘We are never ever getting back together’ is all a drama expert. He has always handled them well and, in fact, on many occasions he has managed to get financial returns from them in the form of songs. Professional deformation, it will be. The fact is that if you have to list all the ‘enemies’ that you have collected during the two decades that you have been active, the accounts are enough to make up an extensive catalogue. And there are quite a few ‘celebrities’ with whom, in one way or another, has ended up having some confrontation.
All Taylor Swift’s open fronts, between awards and songs
Although it is likely that many remember the younger Taylor, guitar in hand and singing lyrics of teenage love with a ‘country’ rhythm, it has been many years since the girl from Pennsylvania left behind her ‘Disney girl’ role. As much as it has been a decade since the media—and popular—trial began against the artist for having ‘too many’ couples. A general interest aroused, in fact, by the fact that many of them have been well-known figures. Singers like Joe Jonas, Harry Styles, John Mayer and Matty Healy or DJ Calvin Harris are some of the men who have occupied her heart. Also many other actors. Many actors. Lucas Till, Taylor Lautner, Jake Gyllenhaal, Tom Hiddleston… With some he ended on good terms. Others served as inspiration for him to compose and ended up being victims of one of his lapidary ‘hits’ track-breakers of heartbreak.
“I have a long list of ex-lovers who will tell you that I’m crazy,” she says about things like that in her well-known ‘Blank Space’. More impersonal theme than others, although in no case does it refer to its enemies directly. As much as they may sometimes seem similar, the reality is that an ex is not the same as a public adversary. But Swift doesn’t lack seconds either. Just remember one of the most surreal moments that MTV immortalized for the delight of future generations. It was 2009 and ‘You belong with me’ won the award for best female video at the ‘Video Music Awards’. As a gesture of disagreement, the rapper Kanye West (46 years old) interrupted his speech to declare that, from his perspective, the person who deserved the award was Beyoncé. War, served on a platter and astronaut in hand.
It is one of those VIPS conflicts that still persists today due to feedback. In 2016, Kanye released his single ‘Famous’, in which he uttered phrases like “Taylor Swift and I could have relationships” and “I made that bitch famous”. That’s when everything just exploded. With him, and with kim kardashian (43 years old), who was his wife at the time. A year later, Taylor did not shy away from references to her conflict in the video for ‘Look what you made me do’. Snakes included.
And the thing continues. In ‘thanK you alMee’ – the three highlighted lyrics are enough to discover the recipient -, a song from her new album, she is even more explicit: “There is a spray-tanned bronze statue of you, and a plaque underneath, which threatens to push me down the stairs.” As much as Kim loves spray tanner, there’s no room for conundrum.
It is the previous, perhaps, one of the most flagrant cases that disagreements formed, form, and will be part of its history. Whether she likes it more or less, it is clear that the conflict is with her, because the extinct marriage is not an isolated case. Taylor has been involved in countless rivalries inside and outside the industry. Artists like Nicki Minaj, Miley Cyrus, Zayn Malik, Demi Lovato, Justin Bieber and Lorde are some of those who have dared to make public her disagreements with the creator of ‘Anti-Hero’. Also Katy Perry (39 years old), with whom she was at odds for a long time, although now they have a good relationship and even appeared together in the music video for ‘You need to calm down’. All of them, in addition to the controversial producer Scooter braun (42 years old) or the model Karlie Kloss (31 years old), with whom he had very controversial professional and friendship breakups. Names and more names that add up and follow a list of symbolic rivals that is very extensive.
Taylor Swift’s great support in the worst (and best) moments
Luckily, in all these personal ups and downs she has never been completely alone. Because although she has stories about separations and anger to give and give, Swift can also boast of having forged seemingly unbreakable ties to this day. This is the case of the singer and actress’s good harmony Selena Gomez (31 years). She was first seen together back in 2008, when she was dating brothers Joe and Nick Jonas at the same time. Since then, and although it took them a little while to get into trouble with the protagonists of ‘Camp Rock’, they soon became inseparable. It is not surprising, then, that the ‘Love me like a love song’ singer was among the select group of guests at Taylor’s 34th birthday, which was celebrated last December.
A fun evening that began at the exclusive and elegant Zero Bond club in New York and continued at the Parcelle restaurant. An evening attended by other trusted women of the singer such as Blake Lively, Gigi Hadid, Zoë Kravitz and Sophie Turner (28 years old), who for some time now has become another of his great ‘besties’. A curious friendship, since the ‘Game of Thrones’ actress was married to Joe Jonas until 2023. That is, she was the wife of her ex, but since they separated she seems to have found unconditional support in Swift. Friends who leave for the new ones who arrive, with the certainty that everyone who is part of the environment was there that night. Or almost everyone, since the American football player Travis Kelce (34 years old), his current partner, did not attend the event.
For the peace of mind of the most staunch followers of Taylor’s new partner, it was not due to any relationship problem. Kelce had unavoidable work commitments, but nothing an after-party for the two of them couldn’t fix. Always looking out for her in the best of ways, the athlete became her ideal partner after her last breakup. The way to mitigate the sadness she suffered after breaking up her six-year courtship with Joe Alwyn (33 years old), from whom he separated on alleged good terms. The point is that, no matter how cordial everything ended, a drink like that is never easy to digest. But the illusion has knocked on the door again, and she has not hesitated to open it. Taylor Swift, a triumphant of music and love.
