Swift began writing songs as a teenager and often drew inspiration from her real life. She said she wrote the song “Picture to Burn” about a boy she knew. “The guy I wrote this song about, I didn’t ...

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Anyone with a finger on the pulse of popular music knows what a whirlwind Taylor Swift has been on lately. After completing her seemingly endless Eras Tour and embarking on a nearly six-month social ...

Over the years, Taylor Swift has used music to vent her feelings about love affairs and ex-boyfriends. Swift said she uses songwriting like her diary; she works through complicated emotions through ...