Kim Kardashian recently admitted on her sister Khloé's podcast that she listens to Taylor Swift's music and praised the singer for her talent and artistry. During a conversation on the January 21 episode of "Khloé in Wonder Land," Kim revealed that she has some of Swift's older songs in her playlist and has always thought she was a super talented artist. When Khloé suggested that people would be surprised by this revelation, Kim seemed to agree.
Why This Is Surprising:
The Kim Kardashian-Taylor Swift feud is one of the music industry's most notorious feuds, according to Billboard. In 2016, Kim released a secretly recorded phone call on Snapchat, leading to #TaylorSwiftIsOverParty trending and Swift's Instagram being flooded with snake emojis, Cosmopolitan reported. The backlash was brutal—Swift later revealed to Time magazine, "I moved to a foreign country. I didn't leave a rental house for a year" and called it a career death.
Fast forward to April 2024: Swift released "thanK you aIMee" with capital letters spelling KIM, as noted by Rolling Stone, showing the wound is still very much open.
So Kim's admission that she's always thought Taylor was "super talented" feels particularly jarring to Swifties. If she genuinely respected Swift's artistry, why participate in publicly destroying her reputation? It makes the whole 2016 incident seem even more calculated and unnecessary, especially given the severe psychological toll it took on Swift.
The revelation has fans wondering: was this an olive branch, or just another confusing chapter in pop culture's messiest feud?
