Did Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn Get Married?
Taylor Swift fans are buzzing with theories about whether or not the "Lover" singer and her boyfriend Joe Alwyn tied the knot thanks to possible clues from her new album Evermore. Yesterday, less than six months after the surprise drop of her album Folklore, Swift announced that she would be releasing its "sister album" today, just two days before her birthday. In tandem with the album, Swift also unveiled the music video for her new song "Willow," which had fans convinced that she and Alwyn had gotten married. In an Instagram post talking about the video, Swift appears in a cream gown with lace and ruffle trim from Zimmermann and a tiara of pearls and flower petals by Jennifer Behr, leaving followers to wonder if it was a bridal gown.
In the song, Swift sings, "I'm begging for you to take my hand, wreck my plans. That's my man." While the video does not depict a wedding ceremony, many fans believe this is a one of Swift's classic Easter eggs. Nevertheless, the notoriously private couple have yet to comment or confirm anything. However, Alwyn was involved in the album making process. He received co-writing credits on the tracks "Champagne Problems," "Coney Island," and "Evermore" under his pen name William Bowery.
Swift confirmed the long-theorized truth about William Bowery's real identity in the Disney+ movie Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions. "There's been a lot of discussion about William Bowery and his identity. He's not a real person," Swift tells Aaron Dessner and Jack Antonoff, who co-produced both Folklore and Evermore with Swift. "William Bowery is Joe, as we know. And Joe, Joe plays piano beautifully, and he's always just playing and making things up and kind of creating things."
Since the album's release, more questions about Swift's relationship status arose as the lyrics to "Champagne Problems" recount the story of a broken relationship. However, the "Cardigan" singer explained on Twitter that most of the songs are not based on her own life, and specifically named "Champagne Problems" as "the one where longtime college sweethearts had very different plans for the same night, one to end it and one who brought a ring." She said about her writing process, "Before I knew it there were 17 tales, some of which are mirrored or intersecting with one another."
