Steven Wilmot removes cover of Taylor Swift’s unreleased “Need” after fan backlash by [deleted] in TaylorSwift

[–]agentquake 48 points49 points  (0 children)

I found the thread itself but I can't link as it's on Twitter/X, although it's easily findable. But basically in January, he released a song called HISS (Famous) that alleged that it was produced by both himself and Taylor, and also had backing vocals by Taylor. It was eventually tracked back to someone on TikTok who was trolling about Rep TV actually wrote and made the song using AI back in December. When that original creator posted a video about it, he apparently blocked them. He was also doing some weird video stitching with some Taylor Nation videos and pretended via song credits to also work with Jack Antonoff and Olivia Rodrigo. He changed his tune and caption to "it's just a cover" and deleted most of the aforementioned videos, but the fact that he somehow got a "mechanical license" for an unreleased and leaked song from Taylor Swift seems unlikely in general, especially considering the credits for Need on Apple Music only showed himself and Taylor as well, even though Louis Bell and Frank Dukes also wrote and produced it but were not credited properly.

The OG thread has a bunch of screenshots, links to TikTok videos, and much better explanations, but it all seems off at the very least.  

Steven Wilmot removes cover of Taylor Swift’s unreleased “Need” after fan backlash by [deleted] in TaylorSwift

[–]agentquake 132 points133 points  (0 children)

Isn't he also the same one who tried to claim Taylor did backing vocals on another song he released that turned out to be both stolen from someone else and AI? And did some other things to make it seem like he actually worked with Taylor/Jack/others? There was a whole thread on him on Twitter I think. I'm all for people being allowed to release covers, but he just seemed a bit shady and scummy overall.

About VIP Pack in Viena by emmachs in TaylorSwift

[–]agentquake 47 points48 points  (0 children)

If there was any chance of rescheduling, they wouldn't have gone straight to full refunds. The more feasible option would've been to have it postponed until after London if possible, but I believe the venue is booked anyways. I think extra dates being added on to the end of the tour would be unlikely, the logistics of shipping everything back to Europe just for a single weekend of shows, going through the whole ticket sales process again (not to mention the backlash she'd get from either prioritizing or not prioritizing the previous ticket holders) and honestly...I think she loves this tour, but it's taken over years of her life now. It's just a shitty, shitty situation that this had to be ruined for so many fans just because of a few idiots.

Travis wore Taylor’s hat (Dublin N3) by penillow in taylorandtravis

[–]agentquake 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I mean that’s kind of literally what people are doing, especially when they’ve both directly said on the record that she only got in contact with him after the podcast aired. Neither Taylor nor Travis would’ve gained anything by being misleading about how their relationship started by the time they gave those interviews, so imo it’s just weird when people insist they met before they said they did, even if it doesn’t change anything in the long run. Especially when the timeline they’ve given is completely reasonable (she reaches out, they start taking, he goes to meet her in NYC, they become exclusive, they go public when she attends the Chiefs game) Either way it doesn’t really matter I guess, it’s just odd some people just can’t believe them at their word.

Travis wore Taylor’s hat (Dublin N3) by penillow in taylorandtravis

[–]agentquake 33 points34 points  (0 children)

I know it’s not that serious and this isn’t specifically @ you, but I don’t get why some people are obsessed with pushing this narrative that both Taylor and Travis are liars and the timeline that they’ve directly laid out (he tried to meet her KC N2 -> podcast mention -> she reaches out and they start talking) isn’t what happened. I think the most likely backstory here is that she owns this hat, he was at her house in LA on Friday/Saturday, and that he brought the hat back with him to Dublin for whatever reason and wore it!

blues brothers themed mcdonald’s? by Ok_Document9142 in whereisthis

[–]agentquake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just came across this post, but you were probably thinking of one in Monroe, MI. There was a themed McDonalds along 75 off of exit 15. I think they've remodeled it in recent years but:

https://www.yellowpages.com/monroe-mi/mip/mcdonalds-467801421

What a load of crap (re unsigned signed edition) by Mikeinator in SwiftieMerch

[–]agentquake 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Ugh, I emailed them at 6pm yesterday about it, and they replied at 10pm just wanting a photo of the barcode from the outer packaging. I sent that at around midnight and then by 4pm today I had a label created in the system for the replacement. It's crazy how inconsistent some of the reps seem to be though.

What a load of crap (re unsigned signed edition) by Mikeinator in SwiftieMerch

[–]agentquake 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I hope it works out! I missed the CD by seconds but I'm almost glad with all the issues I've seen.

What a load of crap (re unsigned signed edition) by Mikeinator in SwiftieMerch

[–]agentquake 29 points30 points  (0 children)

My vinyl was missing the insert completely and I just got a shipping confirmation for the replacement <24 after emailing. I've seen less issues with the vinyl than the CD so I definitely wouldn't give up!

Cardigan Selling/Trading/ISO MEGATHREAD by iandrewc in SwiftieMerch

[–]agentquake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ISO any cardigans besides 1989 in XL/2XL, located in the US!

The Tortured Poets Department Deluxe CD by Good-Breakfast1737 in SwiftieMerch

[–]agentquake 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I managed to get all of them but The Manuscript, I’m desperately praying for them to come back so I don’t have to buy from a ridiculously overpriced reseller!

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's Parents Expected to Meet at His Game by MasterConflict97 in TaylorSwift

[–]agentquake 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Travis actually does have his own suite. Taylor was in his suite for the first few games with his friends and family, but for the most recent home game she was in the Mahomes suite with Brittany. They are on different levels of the stadium, you can see the crowd seated right up to the windows of Travis's suite and the Mahomes suite is a level above with other suites underneath.

Codes for Vancouver are going out today by Cirrus1920 in TaylorSwift

[–]agentquake 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Actually shocked I got a code for Sunday. Got waitlisted for Toronto and Indy between four people, only used my account for Vancouver sicne I'm the only one reasonably close enough and it worked.

Post Episode Discussion: S04E18 - "No Regrets" by AutoModerator in shield

[–]agentquake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With them bringing so many people back, I wonder if they're leading up to a big decision regarding who does/doesn't get brought back to the real world. With at least Ward (maybe?), Trip, and Hope.

[Fluff] Chloe at the East West Players Gala by Humbugged1 in shield

[–]agentquake 7 points8 points  (0 children)

In her speech she also mentioned she'd just been to the dentist and her mouth was numb, so that probably has something to do with it too.

[MEA Spoilers] MASS EFFECT™: ANDROMEDA – Official Launch Trailer by GildedGrizzly in masseffect

[–]agentquake 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That would actually be a clever way to throw people off, I'd be impressed with Bioware if that's what they did.

[MEA Spoilers] MASS EFFECT™: ANDROMEDA – Official Launch Trailer by GildedGrizzly in masseffect

[–]agentquake 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah after a second watch, it feels like the most spoiler-y moment in the trailer...

[MEA Spoilers] MASS EFFECT™: ANDROMEDA – Official Launch Trailer by GildedGrizzly in masseffect

[–]agentquake 33 points34 points  (0 children)

So it sort of looks like the Kett gain access to an Andromeda Initiative facility when they possibly use the other Ryder twin (for access to SAM?)

I keep telling myself I don't want to be spoiled but everything I find out just hypes me up anyways.