Published 13:22 IST, July 27th 2020

Did Taylor Swift and BF Joe Alwyn co-write songs 'Betty' and 'Exile' in 'Folklore'?

Taylor Swift's folklore had a mention of a William Bowery in credits which led to fans speculate that it is none other than BF Joe Alwyn; read fan theories here

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Taylor Swift took internet by surprise after she anunced release of her eighth studio album, 'Folklore'. On Thursday midnight,  pop sensation dropped her latest album which led to ‘Swifties’ speculate on plenty of potential Easter eggs. From references to American actor Blake Lively’s daughters on song, ‘betty’ to possible collaboration between Swift and her rumoured boyfriend Joe Alwyn, Tay-Tay's fans have taken over social media to post fan ories regarding folklore. 

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Fans think Joe Alwyn co-wrote folklore's 'betty' and 'exile'

Sharing a post about her new music on her Instagram handle to coincide with its release, Taylor Swift paid tribute to all people who helped her produce folklore. Swift wrote, "I wrote and recorded this music in isolation but got to collaborate with some musical heroes of mine; @aarondessner (who has co-written or produced 11 of 16 songs), @boniver (who co-wrote and was kind eugh to sing on one with me), William Bowery (who co-wrote two with me) and @jackantoff (who is basically musical family at this point). Engineered by Laura Sisk and Jon Low, mixed by Serban Ghenea & Jon Low". Check out post below:

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While all ardent Taylor Swift fans are familiar with names like American indie-folk band Bon Iver and singer, songwriter and record producer Jack Antoff, several fans were bewildered by mention of a William Bowery in post. 

Soon, fan ories of several eagle-eyed fans started making rounds on internet, which suggested that it might, in fact, be Joe Alwyn. One of Swift’s fans tweeted 'William Bowery ory' which suggested that one of couple’s first meetings took place at New York's Bowery Hotel in 2016, after a Kings of Leon concert.

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ory also suggests that Joe's great-grandfar's name was William Alwyn, who was a 'composer, conductor and a music teacher'. Ar fan ory also had a similar explanation as it hinted that 'William Bowery' could be Joe Alwyn's pseudonym.

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On or side, ors are speculating that 30-year-old’s songs ' 1' and 'exile' might possibly be hinting at a split from Alwyn. Swift is kwn for referencing to her relationships, particularly with English actor, over years, on her past albums Reputation and Lover. Meanwhile, re are also some fans who think song 'cardigan' from folklore pays tribute to singer's three-year-long romance with Alwyn.

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13:22 IST, July 27th 2020