Years ago, as part of her negotiation process to sign with UMG, Swift demanded that the company pay out artists - regardless of debts they may have to the company - if UMG ever sold off its Spotify stock.

The musicians initially met in 2012 and have been collaborating with each other ever since

Taylor Swift's 2018 label contract provision tied to Spotify stock sales is triggering payouts, marking a major win in her fight for artists' rights.

Taylor Swift dove deep into her songwriting process in a new video interview with The New York Times -which just named her one of the 30 greatest living American songwriters - and got candid about the persistent online speculation surrounding who her songs are about.

Swift, now 36, wrote the 2008 hit when she was 17 years old

Swift’s latest comments on songwriting come as the singer is planning her wedding with Travis Kelce and has indirectly inspired one of 2026’s movie releases, Mother Mary, which has Anne Hathaway playing a pop star. It’s definitely interesting to hear the purpose behind a lyric in “Our Song” that has puzzled fans for two decades now.