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The Biggest Criticism Of Taylor Swift Debunked & The Secret Messages Behind Her New Songs

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Show Notes

Taylor Swift dropped four surprise songs on Friday and the internet hasn't stopped spiralling since. We're decoding the shared-ex theory that has everyone pointing at Joe Jonas, the unexpected apology to Tom Hiddleston nine years later, and the one lyric she refuses to actually say out loud.

But not everyone is singing along. With reviews turning brutal and a wild new conspiracy about who really wrote her best albums, we're asking whether anything Taylor releases can ever live up to the legend now.

Plus, Sabrina Carpenter has landed one of the most coveted roles in Old Hollywood, and we need to talk about whether the pop star can actually pull it off.

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