Taylor Swift and Katy Perry

About this episode

Gráinne and Chantal revisit the feud between Taylor Swift and Katy Perry that defined pop's Tumblr era.

In 2015, Bad Blood turned a rumoured fallout between two pop princesses into the biggest cold war of the 2010s, Taylor Swift and Katy Perry became locked in a feud fuelled by stolen dancers, subtweets, stan armies and forensic lyric analysis. This week on  The Way They Were , Gráinne and Chantal revisit the glittery, petty, weirdly addictive feud that defined pop’s Tumblr era and ask: was any of it ever really about the dancers? To get episodes ad free and early, join us our Patreon:  ⁠⁠patreon.com/TheWayTheyWere⁠⁠  You can also access our exclusive bonus episodes every other week and take part in  The Gossip  our exclusive Patreon group chat!  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Hosts: Gráinne, Chantal

Topics covered

• feud
• pop music
• celebrity culture
• Tumblr era
• lyric analysis

Keywords

• Taylor Swift
• Katy Perry
• Bad Blood
• feud
• pop music
• celebrity drama
• lyric analysis

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Organizations: W!ZARD Studios

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