Congratulations to all these troubled Swifties who went crazy over their favorite singer’s love life: It looks like Taylor Swift is finally addressing backlash over rumors of her romance with controversial singer Matty Healy.
Well maybe.
On Wednesday, the Grammy-winning singer announced her latest and perhaps the craziest collaboration ever: a remix of her hit midnight Watch “Karma” featuring femcee du jour Ice Spice.
“Hmm. There’s so much to tell you,” Swift tweeted this afternoon. “I’m a huge fan of this great artist, and after getting to know him, I can confirm: He’s the ONE to watch. I’m so happy to say Karma with the Incredible is @icespicee_ will be out TOMORROW night at MIDNIGHT ET as part of the new Midnights (Til Dawn Edition) deluxe album available to pre-order now.”
Additionally, Swift is the extended version of midnight It will include a re-recorded version of the Lana Del Rey-powered track “Snow on the Beach,” as well as a new (and possibly Joe Alwyn-inspired) song called “You’re Losing Me.”
Of course, the Ice Spice feature is the one that gets the most reaction on Twitter. For starters, it’s immediately hilarious that Swift, a very white woman, is collaborating with a drill rapper from the Bronx. The galactic cover art (or a possible photo from a music video), in which the two of them pose together and radiate beams of light from their hands, adds another layer of absurdity.
The elephant in the room, however, is Swift’s new rumored girlfriend, Healy, who has been in hot waters for the past few weeks due to her troubled antics – including when she laughed at a racist remark about Ice Spice on a podcast.
In February, Healy appeared on The Adam Friedland Show, the “dirtbag left” podcast that has since been removed from streaming platforms. In the episode, Friedland and show co-host Nick Mullen enter a racist tangent after Healy says he sent Ice Spice a DM. Healy can be heard laughing as Friedland and Mullen continue to call the rapper “Intuit Spice Girl” and “chubby Chinese lady” before mimicking their Chinese and Hawaiian accents.
The British rocker has since apologized for the upsetting episode, calling his and the hosts’ comment “shameful”. Unfortunately, it’s just one of the degrading acts on his criminal record. saluted Hitler During a concert in January.
Many Swifties have expressed disappointment over her relationship with the provocative singer, with a group of fans even launching an online campaign called #SpeakUpNow boycotting the upcoming re-release of her third album. speak Now.
Now that Swift has recruited Ice Spice as a collaborator and perhaps even a member of her famous “girl squad,” Twitter users are already labeling the “Karma” remix as one of the singer’s classic PR moves. If the song is indeed some kind of damage control, it seems a bit counterintuitive, given that this announcement only upset the internet more about Healy’s past with the rapper.
Whatever Swift’s intentions, the “Karma” remix, like many of her singles, will likely be a hit. Still, that may not be enough to make the internet forget about Healy.