Taylor Swift Today

Twenty years ago today, a sixteen-year-old with curly hair and a guitar released a self-titled country album. Everything since — the stadiums, the records, the Oscar campaign — grew out of it. This week Taylor’s official site quietly added a “20 years of Taylor Swift” archive graphic, and the fandom did what the fandom does. Lyla on two decades, what’s actually known about the re-recorded debut, and a chart week for the history books.

🎸 Oct. 24, 2006: Taylor Swift, written largely in high school. “Tim McGraw” in math class. “The Outside” at twelve. She refused to change the name Drew in “Teardrops on My Guitar”

📈 She turned down RCA to sign with a label that didn’t exist yet — Scott Borchetta’s Big Machine — because she wanted a label that needed her

🌐 The archive update is real. A release date is not. She confirmed over a year ago that the re-recording is finished and will come “when the time is right”

🏆 “Patient Zero” is her 16th Hot 100 No. 1, a third week on top, her fourth chart-topper of 2026 — she and Rihanna are the only women with four in one year

💿 The Life of a Showgirl now has 14 top-10 Hot 100 entries, the most of any album ever

🏈 Chiefs are 5-0 and head to Seattle. Travis and Jason on 7:30 a.m. weights, and the nieces who call her Aunt Tay Tay

👗 Still no wedding dress photos, four months on

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Taylor Swift closed the sixth annual Academy Museum Gala in Los Angeles on Oct. 17 with four songs — her first event ever associated with the Motion Picture Academy, and an unmistakable opening move in a campaign for her first Oscar nomination. “I Knew It, I Knew You,” her Toy Story 5 song written with Jack Antonoff, is eligible for Best Original Song. To be there, she skipped a Chiefs game. Lyla on what the campaign looks like, why the gala is the room that matters, and the behind-the-scenes clip from the Patient Zero set that fans can’t stop watching.

🏆 Despite 14 Grammys, Swift has never been nominated for an Academy Award

🎬 The setlist: “I Knew It, I Knew You,” “Blank Space,” “Love Story” and “The Fate of Ophelia” — the last one aimed squarely at Grammy voters

🤝 The gala is co-chaired by Steven Spielberg, Kate Capshaw, Tom Ford and Robert Rodriguez; the night honored Charlize Theron, Colman Domingo and John Carpenter

🧸 She wrote the song in a day after an early screening — “got the songwriter zoomies,” she said — inspired by Jessie, after first seeing Toy Story at five

🏈 Her first missed Chiefs game since the wedding. A source close to her: “Taylor loves cheering for Travis, but this weekend was about Taylor”

💛 A new behind-the-scenes clip shows Travis on the Patient Zero set, filmed in March, months before the wedding

👗 Still no wedding dress photos, now nearly four months out

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Paul McCartney has finally told the story of performing at Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding. On Jimmy Kimmel Live, he said Swift asked him personally — and asked for "I Want to Hold Your Hand," which he hadn't played live since 1964. She was onstage with him, and he told her: you should sing along, and you should sing it to your man. Lyla also has Taylor's surprise SNL cameo for Dakota Johnson, the extended cut of "Patient Zero," and a very good birthday weekend in Kansas City.

🎸 McCartney, 84, on Kimmel: "She asked me to do it." The song was her request, not his

💍 Stevie Nicks also performed at the July 3 reception at Madison Square Garden

📺 Taylor crashed Dakota Johnson's SNL monologue — "I'm not your therapist, actually" — and came back at the goodnights with a birthday cake. Her first onscreen SNL appearance since 2023

🎬 An extended eight-minute cut of "Patient Zero" is out, with behind-the-scenes footage. Swift directed; Dakota Johnson and Colin Farrell star; Emmanuel Lubezki shot it

🏈 Travis turned 37, and the Chiefs went to 4-0 the day before — he says the win was the present

👗 Still no wedding dress photos, now past three months. Dior says the first look comes from Taylor's own Instagram

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Taylor Swift is now the most-awarded artist in MTV VMA history. At the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Sept. 27 she won Video of the Year for "The Fate of Ophelia," Best Direction for "Opalite," and the first-ever MTV VMA Artist Director Honors — then premiered the "Patient Zero" video she directed herself. Lyla breaks down the full night, the Dolly Parton dedication that stopped the room, and Travis's one-word reaction from Kansas City.

🏆 She passed Beyoncé, who she'd been tied with at 30 Moon Persons

🎬 Video of the Year for "The Fate of Ophelia" — extending her own record in the category, after "Bad Blood," "You Need to Calm Down," "All Too Well: The Short Film," "Anti-Hero" and "Fortnight"

🎥 Best Direction for "Opalite," plus the inaugural Artist Director Honors, presented by Dakota Johnson, who called her an architect of emotional landscapes

💔 She dedicated Video of the Year to "the ultimate showgirl," Dolly Parton, praising the vividness of her storytelling

🎞️ The "Patient Zero" video premiered live — directed by Swift, starring Dakota Johnson and Colin Farrell, shot by two-time Oscar winner Emmanuel Lubezki

👑 Madonna had the other huge night: seven wins including Artist of the Year, from a career-high 13 nominations. Snoop Dogg hosted; Nirvana took the Video Vanguard

🏈 Travis watched from Kansas City and posted one word: "Legendary"

👗 Still no wedding dress photos, now past three months. Dior says the first look comes from Taylor's own Instagram.

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Taylor Swift surprise-released four new songs this week on The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore, and the reaction is genuinely split — some critics calling the new material sharper than the original album, others calling a surprise deluxe a cash-in after she insisted the record was complete. Tonight she premieres the "Patient Zero" video, which she directed, at the MTV VMAs, where one win would make her the most-awarded artist in the show's history. Lyla breaks down all four tracks, the reviews, and a very good week in the football stands. 🎵 Four new songs: "Patient Zero," "Cleveland!," "Pink Clouding" and "Babylon," written in Sweden with Max Martin and Shellback.

🎬 The "Patient Zero" video — directed by Swift, starring Dakota Johnson and Colin Farrell, shot by Oscar winner Emmanuel Lubezki — premieres tonight

🏆 Nine nominations, plus the first-ever MTV VMA Artist Director Honors for her work behind the camera

📺 The VMAs air live from Los Angeles, hosted by Snoop Dogg, with Madonna opening the show and Nirvana receiving the Video Vanguard Award

💬 The reviews, honestly: "Cleveland!" is the fan favorite, "Pink Clouding" is taking the hits, and Taylor's own answer to mixed reviews is that she welcomes the chaos

🏈 Tom Cruise says Taylor schooled him on football at the season opener — and told Jimmy Fallon he thinks she's a genius

💍 "That's my husband" — the touchdown celebration heard round the internet, wedding ring and all

👗 Still no wedding dress photos, nearly three months out. Dior says the first look comes from Taylor's own Instagram.

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Taylor Swift Today now has an official Facebook community! Connect with fellow Swifties to discuss all the incredible revelations from Taylor's New Heights appearance. Search "Taylor Swift Today" on Facebook or check out instagram and be sure to follow us to join thousands of fans worldwide. Whether you're analyzing lyrics, sharing concert memories, or just celebrating Taylor's new era, our community is the perfect place to connect with people who love Taylor as much as you do.