Supportive friends? With the new release of her country-inspired album, fans are asking if Taylor Swift is featured in Beyoncé’s “Body Guard.” The release of Cowboy Carter is suspiciously close to the release of Taylor’s new album, so that means a new Easter egg right? RIGHT?
Beyoncé announced her new album on the night of the Super Bowl when she partnered with Verizon for a commercial. Days leading up to the release of the album she wrote on Instagram, “This album has been over five years in the making. It was born out of an experience that I had years ago where I did not feel welcomed…and it was very clear that I wasn’t. But, because of that experience, I did a deeper dive into the history of country music and studied our rich musical archive. It feels good to see how music can unite so many people around the world, while also amplifying the voices of some of the people who have dedicated so much of their lives educating on our musical history.”
Collaborators on the album include Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Linda Martell, Stevie Wonder, Chuck Berry, Miley Cyrus, Post Malone, Jon Batiste, Rhiannon Giddens, Nile Rodgers, Robert Randolph, Gary Clark, Jr., Willie Jones, Brittney Spencer, Shaboozey, Reyna Roberts, Tanner Adell, and Tiera Kennedy.
So with all of those stars included, is Taylor Swift on Beyoncé’s album? Read more to find out.
Is Taylor Swift on Beyoncé’s album?
Taylor Swift is not on Beyoncé’s album Cowboy Carter, People confirmed. Fans speculated that the Tortured Poets Society artist was on the album. “I ABSOLUTELY THOUGHT THAT WAS TAYLOR SWIFT IN BODYGUARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MY GOD, IMAGINE A DELUXE WITH TAYLOR ACTUALLY SINGING A VERSE WITH BEYONCÉ!!!!! THAT’S DEADASS HER BACKGROUND VOCALS!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! PLS CONFIRM I KNOW I AM NOT DELUSIONAL!!!!!!” one fan enthusiastically posted on X.
The two pop stars go way back. After Kanye West famously interrupted Taylor Swift when she won at the Video Music Awards, (“Imma let you finish, but Beyoncé had the best music video of all time, “in case you don’t remember) Beyoncé and Taylor have both uplifted each other through their work.
Taylor gushed about her relationship with the “This Ain’t Texas” singer. “She’s the most precious gem of a person — warm and open and funny,” she said in interview with Time. “And she’s such a great disrupter of music-industry norms. She taught every artist how to flip the table and challenge archaic business practices.”
The two also attended each other’s movie premieres of their concert movies: Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour and Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé. “I’m so glad I’ll never know what my life would’ve been like without @beyonce‘s influence,” Taylor posted on Instagram. “The way she’s taught me and every artist out here to break rules and defy industry norms. Her generosity of spirit. Her resilience and versatility. She’s been a guiding light throughout my career and the fact that she showed up tonight was like an actual fairytale. 😇🙏🥹”
