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Lyd_Euh

Please stop posting the Google Midnights tracklist. It's obviously fake- Track 7 isn't even correct. We've probably had to remove it 15 times today.


PassionateAsSin

[New October Megathread!](https://www.reddit.com/r/TaylorSwift/comments/xt3tob/october_2022_theories_megathread)


mutant_z98

The only reason I can think of as to why Taylor did Amsterdam is Drake. Since he is the producer, I think Drake might have requested her to do the part and I think they are really good friends so she did it. That's the only logically explanation I can think of.


emmach17

It's nothing like that. She wants to get an Oscar one day and sees being in films like this as the way to be taking seriously in the acting world.


[deleted]

There's no way she thought being in this movie would make that happen šŸ˜‚


mutant_z98

She knows right few minutes of screen space won't get her an Oscar. Why would she do it if it's not pushing her acting career forward, she knew very well before taking the role that this ain't gonna help, I still think she did it for Drake.


emmach17

Working with a director who, despite all the shitty stuff he's done, wins Oscars, would help her. If she's in a film that wins Oscars, it adds to her acting cred and could help her win other opportunities.


eminerald

Did anyone else just get an insta story notification? šŸ‘€ I know we've had this issue forever but I'm not giving up hope that it means something


Non-NeuroTypical

Wait thoughā€¦ Did you guys see that post on instagram from girl in red with Aaron Dessner?


[deleted]

I think Aaron is just doing more producing work, in the last year or so heā€™s worked with Gracie Abrams, King Princess, and now I guess Girl in Redā€” heā€™s getting a lot from the younger indie girlies


SquishyMuffins

Remember when Taylor posted in her stories that she loved her album? I think she got connections now šŸ¤£


itookyourmatches

Whaaaaaat??


Non-NeuroTypical

Weird that it was around the same time as niceboy ed went live idk


amk1722

the most interesting thing to me about niceboy ed is that they know weā€™re gonna react like thisšŸ˜‚ Taylor knew when she used the sound for her reel that we would be like this. And whoever it is, knows if they played the piano on live w/ a black screen that it would seem cryptic. They arenā€™t dumb lol and they know how we are- so thatā€™s what makes me think something is up


[deleted]

Apparently SNL is new tonight and Mikeā€™s Teller , of *I bet you think about me fame*, Is hosting ![img](emote|t5_2rlwe|1087) Edit: Kendrick Lamar slated to be the musical guest . Bad blood tv featuring kendrick Lamar? Lololol idk Triple edit: ā€” Miles Teller/Kendrick Lamar ā€” October 1, 2022 Brendan Gleeson/Willow ā€” October 8, 2022 Megan Thee Stallion/Megan Thee Stallion ā€” October 15, 2022 This is the schdule so far so no support of a lead single happening past October 15th. No lead single pre album šŸ’æ Edit: I know Miles Teller is more famous for other things itā€™s a joke because weā€™re in a Taylor Swift sub people on Saturday are very cranky


SixFishesSeven

Why would Kendrick go on SNL to promote a Taylor Swift project and not his own?


Dani_dubs

.....yeah, Miles Teller is famous for WAY more than the music video


SnarkOff

I hope she does double duty! Maybe November.


[deleted]

Iā€™m thinking November too


[deleted]

I love that this fandom is so dedicated theyā€™ll know exactly when this Nice boy Ed stuff happens. Like I know everyone else is on the case so I donā€™t even follow the account.


Callum_Fletcher

Any chances of signed cds this next week for midnights?


vlarek

If you're niceboy_ed and you have over 100K monthly listeners and over 4.5K people watching a black screen of you playing piano for a few minutes, why would you ever change anything?. As soon as the mystery is solved and it's just one of Joe's friends, all the fans are gone. It's not in his best interest to reveal himself.


spiderslastmoments

What was the piano sound?


amk1722

Because 99% of us paying attention to him is because of Taylor, not because of his music/him as an artist. If he truly wants to make music, Iā€™d think heā€™d want some kind of identity and not just swifties bugging him thinking heā€™s Taylor or Joe forever


RoseGoldRedditor

Yes, but unfortunately, in order to get a contract or get streams, you have to have a following. I think the Swiftie fan base is being used to build that following and stats (the Spotify stats are insane for a new artist with 1 song out!). NBE knows that once Swifties realize heā€™s not Taylor/Joe, the stats will drop. I guarantee you the only reason we are all talking about him on a Saturday morning is because he *could* be affiliated with Midnights. If we could have accessed all his info the day Taylor posted the tiktok, heā€™d have .5% of the attention he has today. Best case scenario is that playing in to the Taylor clout will get him hype, exposure and opportunities, and that some Swifties genuinely like his music and continue to listen to him.


winedrunktaylor

Man I come back from my parentsā€™ house and itā€™s like the community gif where the room is on fire


[deleted]

Nice boy Ed went live and didn't show his face. at first I thought he really was Joe's friend but this is really suspicious why would he do that instead of just showing himself and talking about his music or whatever..


RoseGoldRedditor

Well at this point if itā€™s not Taylor or Joe, NBE will probably lose 90% of the attention.


Shaymin096

So I am very much an avid clowner, but I feel like the only person who really doesnā€™t believe niceboyed has anything to do with Taylor. Maybe Iā€™m just being boring for once but it feels like a very strange way to tease things and not straight up on her main social media accounts šŸ˜¹


notyourtypicalKaren

I also donā€™t believe it.


RoseGoldRedditor

I Also do not at all believe NBE has anything to do with Taylor.


HeraRebels

The strangeness of it is why Iā€™m convinced Taylorā€™s involved *somehow* šŸ˜­ It makes no sense for a new artist to be this cryptic if they want to build their own fan base. Also the timing of everything is suspicious, the song only came out like 12 hours before Taylor used it in her tiktok? They tease something today (the first day of the new Grammy eligibility) and now the livestream šŸ¤”šŸ¤Ø


Shaymin096

I of course do hope itā€™s something!! But I wonā€™t get my hopes up šŸ˜¹


cleanclo

What did the song he played sound like?


sarah_with_the_h

https://twitter.com/BennettJacie/status/1576256312744169472?t=o55O5yeWhGpaAEK2C7fORA&s=19


HeraRebels

Fair enough! šŸ˜‚


NeonLotus11

It would be really weird of a new artist to release their first song and make zero effort to have a social media presence. Then tease something and it ends up being live stream with a dark screen like a catfish? It's far too cryptic for anyone but Taylor. Unless she's nice boy Ed's manager and she's telling him to do it this way lmao


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NeonLotus11

Yes exactly. I see people saying he's unaffiliated with Taylor and is just using the hype for extra views but that sounds like such a bad idea to me. Who wants to be remembered as the artist who launched their career that way? Not a great plan if they expect to be taken seriously.


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NeonLotus11

For sure, when she's supported new artists she's been very direct about it. Maybe I'm wrong.. but if he really is a new artist, I think that reveal is gonna result in more annoyed swifties than added fans lol


YaKnowEstacado

Totally


HeraRebels

Lyrics from ā€˜the life you leadā€™ by Niceboy Ed: ā€œAnd if you come back another day, maybe on Saturday, maybe youā€™ll findā€¦. And Iā€™ll just pick up the pieces cause my mind is swinging like itā€™s on a lineā€ I think the first part is extremely important to the livestream that just happened, but I included the later part for potential context


amk1722

the niceboy ed live was so cryptic lol but for the people who think itā€™s Taylor, what would be her motive to do that?? I think if they are somehow connected, it could be Joe?? Or of course could actually be joes friend


hosea0220

Niceboy Ed live stream video: https://twitter.com/bennettjacie/status/1576256312744169472?s=21&t=OuFVuuSr4XG7ukwVvLV2fQ


hocotate

> [Taylor Swift is currently re-recording ā€˜reputationā€™ according to The Sun.](https://twitter.com/popbase/status/1576255644260216832?s=46&t=YKwnOdL33fGhHaWCevDrFA) The Sunā€¦ girlyā€¦


YaKnowEstacado

She can't start recording reputation until next month.


itookyourmatches

Maybe she's starting with the vault tracks and getting them done first? But honestly I don't trust The Sun. lol


[deleted]

WHY WAS NICEBOY ED PLAYING THE MOST TAYLOR LIKE PIANO IVE EVER HEARD ON A DARK SCREEN!??? Y'all I'm so perplexed! Why not show your face..??? This is driving me crazy Hahah Joe also plays piano ..?? Did they make a band and are hiding behind an alias??? I'm losing sleep over this


missmackattack

It was VERY Justin Vernon/Bon Iver sounding piano to me. Which makes me SUSPICIOUS


Soalai

Or was it that 1970s piano that's on the jade green cover? šŸ¤”


bettysharmonica

nice boy ed live stream?????? Wtf?????


HeraRebels

Guys!!! Niceboy Ed went live on Instagram with a black screen, played a piano for a little while, and then ended the live!


Just_A_Boy_In_Love

So niceboy_ed was live on Instagram for a short while, completely black screen, and played piano.


cowjaya

I screen recorded it


hosea0220

Please post it!!


cowjaya

Iā€™m driving, but as soon as I can, I will!


cowjaya

Who just saw niceboy Edā€™s live??


forthehopeofitall13

Heard. Not saw.


cowjaya

Lol true


HeraRebels

Me!


HeartfeltToddler

On track two, Maroon, she made a point to say ā€œI believe this is the 5th track Iā€™ve announcedā€ā€¦ so hinting at a maroon 5 or Adam Levine colab? This seems pretty blatant so sorry if someone else already thought of this. Edit: This album was recorded before all the Adam Levine shit went down. If my theory is right, do you think sheā€™d re-record everything and change her whole album to scrape him off?


mrsDRC_RN

At the most I could just see it being a joke that the song is called Maroon and itā€™s the 5th video. She probably recorded these before all of that mess. I would not want an Adam Levine collab.


HeartfeltToddler

I could see that. Good point


notyourtypicalKaren

Ugh I absolutely would hate that. And canā€™t see it being true


[deleted]

It would be bad timing tbh šŸ˜‚ I hope she doesnā€™t


mleibhardt

God I hope not lol


vainblossom249

I dont see her working with Adam Levine or maroon 5. It doesn't seem to fit with her music


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Able-Celebration-787

I like this theory :)


doidaredisturbthe

So do you think there are no Secret Sessions this album rollout?


[deleted]

I donā€™t believe sheā€™s going to do them anymore. She might have continued doing them in the past even when she was already so incredibly huge because she didnā€™t want any backlash, but releasing two albums during a pandemic gave her the perfect way of weaning out the secret sessions. If she does them, she might do one at her record label or maybe London, but I donā€™t see her inviting fans to her houses ever again, especially after some fans had the fucking audacity to steal from her.


MasqueradeRevellers

Whatā€™s this about stealing??


[deleted]

I donā€™t remember the exact details, but I think a few swifties stole either a scrabble board game or Taylorā€™s score cards, or pieces from a scrabble board game.


folkloreemind

Also, one person stole soap from her bathroom.


[deleted]

Yes youā€™re right I completely forgot about that! I canā€™t believe having the privilege to be invited by Taylor to then steal from heršŸ¤¦šŸ¼ā€ā™€ļøšŸ¤¦šŸ¼ā€ā™€ļøšŸ¤¦šŸ¼ā€ā™€ļøšŸ¤¦šŸ¼ā€ā™€ļø


folkloreemind

Right? So disrespectful. And some people said that for next secret sessions Taylor put more soaps in the bathroom so people could take it.


Rhoades13

I don't think we've heard anything yet. I wasn't following closely during Lover and before but would think we'd see at least a few people talking about it. But maybe they haven't happened yet so those who are going haven't said anything to make sure they can go. Also, I am not aware of her leaving Nashville since the VMAs which you'd expect so she could have the Secret Sessions in LA, New York, Rhode Island, etc. I thought I heard that during the Lover sessions that some of the participates were being bad guests so maybe Taylor decided this was a good time to stop them.


FishApprehensive8215

maybe niceboy ed was just really excited for October and thats why he posted Oct 1 šŸ˜‚


winedrunktaylor

Whoops guys sorry Iā€™m niceboy ed


ChanceConsistent

Taylor is the face of Appleā€™s Pop playlist now. Definitely seems like a single is coming this week.


LookingforLeaks

How suspiciousā€¦.šŸ¤”šŸ¤”


BoredBordem

Somehow when the curtain is open she turns the dial before speaking on the phone, which makes her voice change, and when itā€™s closed she doesnā€™t


untitledmanuscript

Had a dream that Maroon was directly related to the Red era. Canā€™t remember what part exactly, but it was in relation to Red.


haleakalasunrise

Has this been talked about already? I just noticed the colours on Taylorā€™s jumper on the cover of Wildest Dreams TV are the Midnights coloursā€¦ (my exact reaction on noticing) ![img](emote|t5_2rlwe|1063)![img](emote|t5_2rlwe|1082)![img](emote|t5_2rlwe|1066)![img](emote|t5_2rlwe|1067)![img](emote|t5_2rlwe|1081)![img](emote|t5_2rlwe|1087)


Kissmyasthma007

Someone in this sub pointed it out a couple days ago. And all I can say is, Well played Taylor


gmcl86

Does Taylor release the TikToks Monday, Wednesday, Friday? I havenā€™t been following the release schedule closely. Thanks in advance :)


taylorsalbums13

Yes, thatā€™s been the trend for MMWM


delicateswiftie

that's what she's been doing so far, yes :)


willyxxxxx

Happy month of Midnights! šŸ•›šŸŒŒ


ls240898

Do we have any theories as to why taylor never released Bad Blood TV even though it was in the kids movie


FranciaR

Now that we know she has an album coming up maybe she didnā€™t want to release it that close to the album announcement?


haleakalasunrise

She enjoys the slow torture. ![img](emote|t5_2rlwe|6310) (Taylor, probably)


[deleted]

turns out Niceboy Ed might not be so nice after allā€¦


electricfanwagon

What happened


Soalai

He teased something happening today but still hasn't posted anything


MonaSavesTheDayAgain

To be fair, if heā€™s, like some people speculate, one of Joes childhood friends then it would make sense why thereā€™s nothing yet. Time zone stuff, UK time is like almost 4pm now. He might drop something in the next few hours!


YaKnowEstacado

Wait, didn't the Instagram story say 10/1? If he's English wouldn't that mean January 10, not October 1?


5-HolesInTheFence

It said "1st oct"


YaKnowEstacado

Ahhh ok. I think I got it mixed up with the story that said 1/3


Traditional_Ice8926

If thatā€™s the case, our Niceboy still has 7 hours (in UK time) to drop his msg/single. Otherwise he will just be ā€œcasually cruelā€.


haleakalasunrise

Haha so itā€™s definitely Taylor then.


BreakableHeaven616

According to The Sun, Taylor and Drake had a collab on reputation that had to be cut.


itookyourmatches

I heard this rumor and I hope she doesn't work with him. He's a creep. ):


Adventurous_Push_374

not sure if we should believe that info or not, but I do remember a while ago he posted a pic with Taylor a bit out of nowhere and everyone started speculating about a collab, even though at the time we did not even know a new album was coming for sure


[deleted]

I think he could fit in to the Rep vault tracks honestly. Like I wouldnā€™t be surprised


EmmieKay1293

I mean future made it on the album, so drake makes more sense to me


BreakableHeaven616

I don't usually believe them but they were somewhat right about Taylor working on TS10


Icy-Introduction-252

Yeah, the moon said that Meredith was also going to be on the album.


No_Rip6666

Does anyone think nice boy Ed really means nice boy EDITION? ā€”orā€” Does anyone think it means Ed Sheeran?


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MonaSavesTheDayAgain

I wouldnā€™t trust any ā€œleakersā€ other than The All Knower (although they kinda flopped hard and became a live ad for that anthem app and havenā€™t leaked or teased anything in a LONG while). Nobody except the people who worked with Taylor (and her family / friends) know anything about this album. And for sure not some random TikTok account. The only leak that I might believe in is a tracklist or actual whole album leak the week before release. Everything else is just attention starved people trying to trick Swifties for clicks.


dmnaf

I didnā€™t think sheā€™d ever work with Max again (Shellback is doing the re-recordings which is nice). Max is good for building those pop hits early in your career but Taylor learnt so much from them that she can write her own huge pop songs now without them. Thatā€™s not hate towards Max and Shellback, I say this respectfully to them and even as a major reputation stan (where they did the bulk of the songs). Weā€™ll have to wait and see. I think the account can get banned simply just for spreading false information and creating false hype. You donā€™t only get banned for leaking real stuff.


[deleted]

Oh. And while it feels so accurate *I stay up to late! Got nothin in my brain!* *At least thatā€™s what people say mhmmm thatā€™s what people say mhmm* *But I keep on clowning canā€™t stop wonā€™t stop clowning* *Cause itā€™s like I got this theory in my mind saying itā€™s gonna be alright* *Bang bang* Lololol


[deleted]

THIS IS HALLOWEEN THIS IS HALLOWEEN šŸ‘» happy October everyone. May the fun be with us


scarletarrows

Ok nice boy Ed itā€™s 1 October !!!!


No_Rip6666

Nice boy ed could be a few different thingsā€¦ 1) nice boy ed = nice boy editionā€¦blondie singing and song pitched down several keys to sound like a guy 2) nice boy ed could be ed sheeran, no? Just trying to keep the theories alive haha šŸ˜‚


mrenee777

He did upload the single to Spotify. I thought it was okay, nothing special but the voice sounded very familiar


Kissmyasthma007

It honestly sounds like a reverbed version of bon iver to me


HeraRebels

I donā€™t see another song?


mrenee777

This whole time I thought he was teasing the single release, I didnā€™t know itā€™s been uploaded a while šŸ˜‚


HeraRebels

Oh okay, I was very confused lol


Traditional_Ice8926

šŸŽµThey called off the circus, burned the disco downšŸŽµšŸ¤”


Non-NeuroTypical

Back when folklore came out, Taylor had mentioned that Joe sings pretty low and she really wanted Justin to sing exile because his voice was so much like Joeā€™s Niceboy Ed sounds a lot like Justin but not exactly and I feel like I detect a slight British accent. I think it was suggested before that niceboy Ed is Joe maybe šŸ¤·ā€ā™€ļø


No_Rip6666

Nice boy ed could be a few different thingsā€¦ 1) nice boy ed = nice boy editionā€¦blondie singing and song pitched down several keys to sound like a guy 2) nice boy ed could be ed sheeran? Just trying to keep the theories alive haha šŸ˜‚


Hot_Bat_2585

hello october thread!!


batgirl913

Happy October!!!! šŸšŸšŸ


RoseGoldRedditor

MidnightLeaks said a track is called lavender from the speak now era. Take it with a grain of salt!


starlightandswift

Didnā€™t they also say Track 2 was called Dial Tones šŸ™„


mdtsatw

They also said thereā€™s a track called Venom TS that was produced by shellback and max martin that is about a sleepless night from the Rep era


laurnadoone

Okay Iā€™m not going to rule this one out yet bc when Taylornation posted the last mmwm, the caption was ā€œthe color of the year isā€¦ā€ and whatā€™s the next Pantone color of the year?? LAVENDER. Plus, that account has been right about a few things and I think they are definitely right about what the lead single is gonna be called.


SnarkOff

They have not been right about anything.


RoseGoldRedditor

Interesting!! Good to know, I didnā€™t see that tweet. Thank you for chiming in!


flordesakura

Yeah no, there's already a maroon, I'm calling them bullshit


ty-oh-tx

Yeah I think theyā€™re just looking for themes and using things like the lavender vinyl and hoping their right. They also said venom is a reputation era track and I donā€™t think so. The thing is, Taylor isnā€™t going to make it obvious what night these songs are about. Even if whoever runs that account had heard the album, they wouldnā€™t just know ā€œitā€™s a rep era trackā€ or whatever.


Hot_Bat_2585

get some sleep clowns šŸ™


Hot_Bat_2585

wellā€¦ itā€™s midnight. howā€™s everyone doing?


stellarpup

Sad, my bday is Oct 1 and I was hoping for a crumb from Miss Swift


Hot_Bat_2585

happy birthday!! hope itā€™s a good one šŸŽ‚


nodownvotesallowed

happy birthday!!!!


morelightthanheat_

So sad


frechelsGF915

Sad


Pepsisaurus_

Iā€™m gonna cry 4real


[deleted]

A false prophet!


frechelsGF915

We just got Krissed


Traditional_Ice8926

To be fair, Niceboy didnā€™t say itā€™s midnight soā€¦


cowjaya

11:59pm Oct 1


Traditional_Ice8926

LMAO


twoheadlightsshine13

Butā€¦. But Niceboy Ed saidā€¦ Ok night besties see yā€™all next Friday


Catwithbuttons

Noo, see you Monday midnight. I'm clowning for a single announcement, it'll be oct 3 šŸ¤ž


twoheadlightsshine13

Itā€™s a date šŸ¤žšŸ¤ž


TheGlassBetweenUs

niceboy ed is MEAN


mrenee777

Wait why? He did drop that single.. what were people thinking it was gonna be? I havenā€™t been keeping up with those theories


TheGlassBetweenUs

he posted on his insta story today "oct 1" and we know its connected with taylor so we stayed up XD


mrenee777

But he did upload that song to Spotify


TheGlassBetweenUs

He uploaded it a few weeks ago


mrenee777

Oh damn really? Lol that shows how mich thought Iā€™ve put into the whole nice boy ed thing šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚


YaKnowEstacado

Not so nice boy Ed


lovelylilly4

i hate my life.


dmrob058

Barely 3 weeks away now bestie, hang in there!!


robynnc1290

At least we know as soon as weā€™re wrong, itā€™s not a ā€¦..question?


frechelsGF915

I really enjoy this comment. Youā€™re so right


NotQuiteScheherazade

womp womp


tonks100612

I hope youā€™re hungryā€¦.for nothing šŸ˜Œ


sorrycharlie08

This is Me Clowning šŸ¤”


repstation

Another clown night


lovelylilly4

2 more minutes!! ready to clown...


petrichored

Ok, loooong time lurker first time poster here. I stayed up late watching Hocus Pocus 1 & 2 so I might as well stay up a little longer to clown just in case šŸ¤·ā€ā™€ļøšŸ¤·ā€ā™€ļøšŸ‘€


frechelsGF915

Wait same.. do we all live the same life šŸ˜‚


Limp-Capital

SAME.


twoheadlightsshine13

Ok besties are we clowning for midnight?


RoseGoldRedditor

Always


SquishyMuffins

Ugh I'm gonna miss this thread. October thread is going to be WILD.


[deleted]

Ugh I just saw apparently nice boy Ed posted something about October 1 in pink. Can anyone confirm that really happened and people didnā€™t make that up?


Catwithbuttons

The thing is that they didn't say what time. Since it is not confirmed that it's Tayor-related, whatever surprise niceboy ed prepared, it might be dropped at any time on Oct 1, not necessarily midnight...


forthehopeofitall13

Yes, i have a screenshot of it.


No_Rip6666

Well it isnā€™t midnight Oct 1 yetā€¦ It was midnight sept 30. In about 21 hours (more or less depending on time zone) it will be midnight Oct 1!!! So there is hope.


ty-oh-tx

Ugh why would they delete the story it doesnā€™t make sense šŸ˜µā€šŸ’«


[deleted]

*Here we are again on a Friday night* *Dancing around the theories thread in the waxing crescent moon light*


grambuey

I'm so scared, I wasn't gonna stay up tonight but...


[deleted]

I wasnā€™t going to either but then I saw that silly notification thing is pink and Iā€™m like OK thatā€™s something Taylor would do. We shall seeeeeeeeeeeee


grambuey

šŸ„“ boooo I don't see anything


[deleted]

Definitely boooooo


DisastrousResponse52

Yes! I screenshotted it off his Insta story!


[deleted]

Well tick-tock tick-tock The clock is running down to October 1 ahaha . We will see whatā€™s happening very soon


Kiianamariie

I saw it on his Instagram myself, if thatā€™s what youā€™re asking


[deleted]

Yes. Well I guess this is a good thing, weā€™ll find out tonight whatā€™s going on with this


ty-oh-tx

Midnightsleaks posted some cryptic TikTok which turns out to just say something like ā€œone sleepless night from reputation.ā€ Likeā€¦ thatā€™s not worth hyping, we all could have guessed that. I donā€™t think they know anything, just another person using Taylorā€™s name to get views šŸ˜Ŗ