When it comes to Taylor Swift and her fans, one cardinal rule stands: never get in between.
Swift boasts millions, if not billions, of devoted fans worldwide, some of whom take the term ‘die-hard’ to unprecedented levels.
Recently, she sent her followers into a frenzy by dropping a surprise double album.
Entitled “The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology,” the album racked up a staggering 300 million streams on Spotify on its release day (Friday, April 19), setting a new record as the most-streamed album in a single day within just 12 hours.
However, one track in particular has stirred up chatter, with some interpreting it as a diss track aimed at Kim Kardashian.
The song, titled ‘thanK you aIMee,’ features on Swift’s 11th studio album release, with the capitalized letters spelling out ‘KIM’ in the song title.
The track delves into what appears to be a fictional narrative of a feud Swift had with a woman named Aimee from her hometown—a former bully who later gained acclaim.
“All that time you were throwin’ punches, I was buildin’ somethin’,” Swift sings in the chorus, prompting fans to speculate that it references Kardashian’s release of a phone call between Swift and her ex-husband Kanye West after he dropped his controversial song, ‘Famous.’
Additionally, the track appears to acknowledge the fact that North West, West and Kardashian’s eldest child, has previously shared videos of herself dancing to Swift’s music.
Following Swift’s apparent jab at Kardashian, the reality TV star-turned-business mogul reportedly saw a drop in her follower count.
As of last month, Kardashian had 364.3 million followers, which has since decreased to 363 million, according to Page Six.
It’s safe to say Swift has stirred up quite the storm with this album…
But Kardashian isn’t the only one believed to have come under fire on Swift’s new album—former flame and The 1975 frontman Matty Healy is also rumored to be targeted.
In the track ‘Guilty as Sin,’ Swift sings about harboring romantic feelings and ‘fatal fantasies’ for someone from her past while being in a relationship with someone else.
‘The Black Dog,’ ‘Fresh Out the Slammer,’ and ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ are also speculated to reference Healy.