"I know you're off tour and you need someone new to try and bury like Katy ETC but I'm not that guy, sorry. The frustrated DJ even went one step further, throwing an unprovoked jab at Swift and her ongoing feud with Katy Perry. In typical Hollywood form, however, their relationship came under intense scrutiny, and in July, the simmering tension exploded after it was revealed that Swift co-wrote Harris and Rihanna's summer hit "This Is What You Came For." Harris took to Twitter to defend his part in the creation of the song, noting that he "wrote the music, produced the song, arranged it and cut the vocals." In early June, media outlets confirmed that the pair had split, and seemingly on amicable terms. While Swift was busy combatting Kimye fans on social media, her relationship with the Scottish DJ-producer was quietly fizzling out. June 2016: Swift and Calvin Harris break up after dating for a little over a year. In addition to offering her thoughts to Kesha, Lovato also took a moment on Twitter to call on "self-proclaimed feminists" to "start speaking out or taking action for women's rights."įans speculated that Lovato's biting words were directed toward Swift, but multiple sources close to the singer told Rolling Stone that there was no link between Lovato's tweets and Swift's generous donation. Luke was physically and psychologically abusive toward her. Demi Lovato also offered her two cents on the controversial court case, in which Kesha alleged that Dr. The singer joined a number of pop stars, including Lady Gaga, Grimes, Lily Allen and Kelly Clarkson, in offering their support for the "TiK ToK" singer. What's more, she released a secret, Internet-destroying recording of West's phone conversation with Swift the following month, leading Swift to post an Instagram note with her final word on the matter: She had never asked to be involved in this "narrative," and had never wanted to be a part of it.įebruary 2016: Swift donates $250,000 to Kesha amid her headline-making court case against producer Dr. In June, West's wife, Kim Kardashian, spoke up during an interview with GQ, backing up her husband's insistence that Swift had approved the lyric. At the Grammys less than a week later, Swift took the opportunity during her acceptance speech for Album of the Year to hit back at West in the ultimate subtweet, encouraging young women not to let people "undercut" their "accomplishments" or "fame." "Taylor was never made aware of the actual lyric," her camp countered in a statement. Though West claimed that he had gotten Swift's approval before moving forward with the song, Swift's team denied any corroboration, and c alled West out as a misogynist for his bold lyrics. The controversial single, after all, included the line: "I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex / Why? I made that bitch famous." Just as it seemed as though West and Swift were on solid footing once again following their infamous interaction at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, West dropped a new track titled "Famous" with lyrics that suggested things weren’t quite as fine as they may have appeared. Her speech concluded, "All the other winners, I'm really happy for you, I'm going to let you finish, but Kanye West has had one of the greatest careers of all time." Turns out this beef was far from done, however.įebruary 2016: Kanye West reignites his on-again, off-again feud with Swift. Also at the 2015 VMAs, she presents her 2009 VMA-interruptor West with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. Swift and Minaj clinched the truce by pulling off a surprise performance together (to "Bad Blood," naturally) at the following month's VMAs.Īugust 2015: Swift, Kanye West bury the hatchet – for now. Several heartfelt Twitter apologies later, however, everyone was ready to move on. While fans freaked out on social media, celebs and even fellow nominees jumped into the fray, with Mars and Sheeran engaging in a faux Twitter feud. Minaj reacted with confusion as to why Swift was calling her out, leading Swift to offer up a truce of sorts. Maybe one of the men took your slot," Swift tweeted. It's unlike you to pit women against each other. I've done nothing but love & support you. Minaj referenced "other" girls and "women with slim bodies" Swift read into the subtweet and responded less than an hour later, interpreting Minaj's comments as a direct attack on her. Bruno Mars and "Alright" by Kendrick Lamar. Without naming names, the female emcee shaded the MTV committee's nominees for Video of the Year, which included Swift's video for "Bad Blood," Ed Sheeran's video for "Thinking Out Loud," Beyonce's "7/11," "Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson feat.