Every celebrity and relationship fans think Taylor Swift mentioned in ‘Midnights’

From John Mayer to Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively's unborn child -- fans have theories.
October 21, 2022 2:13 p.m. EST

Swift dropped her 10th studio album Midnights at midnight Friday and plenty of fans met her there. Then, three hours later, Blondie dropped Midnigts (3am Edition) and the hits just kept coming.

Over the subsequent wee hours of the morning, Swifties dropped plenty of theories about the performer’s cryptic lyrics, paticularly, WHO all the songs were about.

Joe Alwyn - "Lavender Haze"

Are Swift and Joe Alwyn getting engaged? Taylor wants us to drop it. 

“The 1950s sh-t they want from me,” Swift sings in "Lavender Haze."

“All they keep asking me is if I'm gonna be your bride/ the only kinda girl they see is a one night or a wife."

Calvin Harris (and sort of Lily Aldridge, Haim, Gigi Hadid) - "High Infidelity" 

The lyrics of "High Infidelity" reference something from April 29. The No. 1 fan theory is that song references Swift’s ex, Calvin Harris. April 29th is the day one of his biggest songs, "This Is What You Came For," was released. 

That’s the same night she partied with Lily Aldridge and the Haim sisters at Gigi Hadid’s birthday.

The Haim sisters, along with album producer Jack Antonoff and Laura Dern are also appearing in the ‘Midnights’ music videos.

Scooter Braun or Kim Kardashian and Kanye West - "Vigilante Shit"

Fans were also sleuthing over Swift’s eighth track, "Vigilante Shit." One theory is that the song is about Kim Kardashian and Kanye West.

“She needed a cold heart proof, so I gave her some / She had the envelope, where you think she got it from?” Taylor sings.

“Now she gets the house, gets the kids, gets the pride / Picture me thick as thieves with your ex-wife.”

Another theory about the song is that the reverence to "white collar crimes" is a dig at Scooter Braun

Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively's unborn fourth child - "You're On Your Own, Kid"

Then there’s the fifth song, ‘You’re On Your Own, Kid,’ which fans think reveals the name of Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively’s fourth kid.

“I see the great escape, so long, Daisy May / I picked the petals, he loves me not,” she sings.

Tom Hiddleston - "Midnight Rain"

After you get over the jumpscare that is the first few seconds of "Midnight Rain," fans are speculating this absolute banger is about Tom Hiddleston. 

Still one of the weirdest crossovers in recent pop culture history, but we'll take a Tom-inspired hit any day. 

John Mayer - "Would've, Could've, Should've"

Looking for a more intense version of "Dear John"? Fans are pretty sure "Would've, Could've Should've" is about her relationship with John Mayer too. 

To make things even spicier, the song is track 19... Taylor was famously 19 years-old during the relationship.

Midnights just dropped so expect the theories to keep rolling in.

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