Taylor Swift has rekindled her feud with Kim Kardashian through the release of a diss track specifically targeting the reality star.
The 34-year-old singer unveiled her 11th studio album, titled “The Tortured Poets Department,” on Friday, boasting a collection of 31 fresh tracks.
In a surprising move, Taylor revealed on Instagram that the album was actually a double surprise, causing a buzz of speculation after teasing fans with a countdown clock on social media.
Fans quickly picked up on the 24th track, “thanK you aIMee,” which seemingly takes aim at Kim, with the capitalized letters spelling out her name.
Within the song, Taylor lyrically references a bronze spray-tanned statue and a plaque threatening her, hinting at a deeply personal narrative.
Notably, Taylor alludes to Kim’s daughter, North West, dancing to her hit single “Shake It Off” on TikTok, a moment she finds ironic given the song’s context.
The longstanding feud traces back to Kanye West‘s infamous stage interruption during Taylor’s 2009 MTV VMA acceptance speech, sparking a rift that has persisted over the years.
Despite a seemingly amicable moment at the 2014 VMAs when Taylor presented Kanye with the Vanguard Award, tensions continued to simmer beneath the surface.
In a subsequent interview, Taylor revealed that the reconciliation was superficial, as Kanye’s behavior backstage revealed ulterior motives.
The feud escalated dramatically with the release of Kanye’s song “Famous,” which contained derogatory lyrics aimed at Taylor, igniting a firestorm of controversy and further fueling their ongoing conflict.
The track sparked a huge backlash from Taylor’s fans, and Kanye furiously defended himself in a now-deleted tweet that said: ‘I called Taylor and had an hour-long convo with her about the line, and she thought it was funny and gave her blessings.’
Taylor’s representative then hit back, telling People: ‘Kanye did not call for approval, but to ask Taylor to release his single Famous on her Twitter account.
‘She declined and cautioned him about releasing a song with such a strong misogynistic message. Taylor was never made aware of the actual lyric, ‘I made that b***h famous.”’
