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Post by Admin on May 25, 2020 6:08:29 GMT
Earlier today, Taylor Swift shared a snipped of a cover of her track ‘Look What You Made Me Do’, which appeared on the soundtrack of the latest Killing Eve episode. The tweet seemed innocuous enough: “VERY STOKED about this cover of ‘lwymmd’ on Killing Eve by Jack leopards & the dolphin club,” she wrote. The cover itself is dark, haunting, entirely in keeping with the menace of the show. But, in classic Taylor Swift style, there’s more to this cover than initially meets the ears. For starters, this is the first mention ever of a band called Jack Leopards & The Dolphin Club — the only song attributed to them is the ‘Look What You Made Me Do’ cover.  The credits on the song list the original songwriters — being Fred Fairbrass, Jack Antonoff, Richard Fairbrass, Rob Manzoli, and Taylor Swift. But more curiously, this cover lists a producer called ‘Nils Sjöberg’, alongside Jack Antonoff. Now, if you’re not up with your Taylor Swift easter egg fuckery, Nils Sjöberg is a songwriting pseudonym that Swift once used for the track ‘This Is What You Came For’, which she wrote with then-boyfriend Calvin Harris. You might also recognise Nils Sjöberg’s name from a tombstone in the original ‘Look What You Made Me Do’ music video. All this is just benign trivia of course, until you remember the gigantic shitfight that happened last year regarding Scooter Braun’s contentious purchase of Swift’s old record label Big Machine — and consequently, the masters of her entire back catalogue prior to 2019’s Lover. Swift was furious at the purchase, and the fallout was ugly and bitter, with Swift vowing to re-record all her old albums so as to not give a cent in royalties to Braun. Some eagle-eyed fans are already convinced she’s begun recording a new version of 2012’s Red. Re-recording your old albums publicly is one thing, but recording and producing one of your old tracks under a pseudonym within a fake band to avoid paying licensing fees is on a whole other level. |
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Post by Admin on May 25, 2020 19:06:06 GMT
Taylor Swift fans started buzzing after a new cover of her song "Look What You Made Me Do" debuted on Sunday night's episode of Killing Eve.
In a social media post, the 30-year-old artist claimed she was "VERY STOKED" about the new rendition and credited the group "Jack Leopards & the Dolphin Club" as the performers. There's just one thing: The band doesn't seem to actually exist.
In fact, Swift is credited as one of the composer lyricists along with Jack Antonoff, Richard Fairbrass, Fred Fairbrass and Rob Manzoli—the same songwriters who are credited on the original reputation hit.
But that's not all. "Nils Sjöberg" is listed as the producer. As fans will recall, Swift used the pseudonym for the track "This Is What You Came For," which she wrote with her now-ex Calvin Harris. The name was also featured on a tomb stone in the "Look What You Made Me Do" music video, which was dropped about a year after Swift put the mystery to rest and revealed she co-wrote the song.
So, who is providing the vocals? Some fans think the singer is Swift's brother, Austin. Earlier this year, the Daily Mail published a report claiming Swift asked Phoebe Waller-Bridge if her younger sibling could sing on the show's soundtrack. The New York Post also reported that Swift's brother used to use the name "The Dolphin Club" for his Twitter handle and that the famous family members were spotted with Antonoff at the studio late last year.
As for the reasoning behind crediting a fake band, some fans assumed it had to do with Swift and Scooter Braun's battle over music.
"Taylor made up a whole band called 'Jack Leopards and The Dolphin club' consisting of herself, Austin Swift and Jack Antonoff to cover 'LWYMMD,' which is sung by Austin, partly produced by Taylor herself to not let Scooter gain a single cent from the it? TAYLOR SWIFT IS A GENIUS," one follower tweeted.
"So you're telling me that Taylor Swift produced a new 'LWYMMD' cover under non-existent bands called 'Jack Leopards' and 'The Dolphin Club' so Scooter wouldn't get any coins from her art??" wrote another. "DO NOT MESS WITH THIS WOMAN. I REPEAT. DO NOT MESS WITH THIS WOMAN. HER MIND [IS FIRE]."
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Post by Admin on May 26, 2020 8:02:31 GMT
The latest episode of Killing Eve features a cover version of Taylor Swift's "Look What You Made Me Do," which is credited to a band called Jack Leopards & the Dolphin Club. However, fans quickly realized that this band doesn't actually exist, and did some sleuthing to figure out who actually sang the cover. It appears that "Look What You Made Me Do" was sung by Swift's younger brother, Austin Swift, in what fans have speculated is a strategic move in an ongoing battle regarding the rights to Swift's earlier songs.  Killing Eve follows the twisted attraction between cheerfully psychopathic young assassin Villanelle (Jodie Comer) and MI6 agent Eve Polastri, who is charged with hunting her down. After Eve and Villanelle parted on bad terms in the Killing Eve season 2 finale (Villanelle shot Eve and left her for dead), the two have been mostly kept apart in season 3. Episode 7, "Beautiful Monster," opens with an intense meeting between Villanelle and Helene (Camille Cotton), a representative for The Twelve, which is followed by the "Look What You Made Me Do" cover over the episode's opening credits. |
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Post by Admin on May 28, 2020 5:57:13 GMT
Fans think Taylor Swift created a fake band — fronted by her brother! — to get back at Scooter Braun  Taylor Swift has always been a savvy social media maven, from her Twitter “lurker” campaign for “Swiftmas” (when she stalked fans' accounts and then sent them personalized gifts) to her “no its becky” T-shirt that referenced a viral Tumblr meme (the ultimate social media in-joke). She also regularly fills her music videos with Easter eggs for her devotees to pore over, and she has frequently used her platforms to mobilize her following in her ongoing battle against the head of her former label Big Machine, Scott Borchetta, and his new partner, Scooter Braun. And now Swift is really giving her fanbase something to talk about — by seemingly creating a fake band (with lead vocals by her own brother, Austin!) in another, very sneaky strike against Borchetta and Braun. Other online detectives noted that Austin Swift’s former Twitter handle was “The Dolphin Club,” and pointed to a February 2020 Daily Mail article reporting that Taylor had “begged” Killing Eve head writer/executive producer Phoebe Waller-Bridge to feature Austin on the series’ soundtrack. Some fans also observed that Jack Leopards & The Dolphin Club’s cover art for "Look What You Made Me Do" resembles a famous childhood photo of Austin. |
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Post by Admin on Jun 1, 2020 0:51:10 GMT
 Eve and Villanelle's spy games finally seem set to come to a head, in what looks like being a chaotic finale for the hit Phoebe Waller-Bridge show. Read on to find out to watch the Killing Eve season 3 finale no matter where you are in the world - including for free where possible. With a host of loose ends to tie up, Eve and Villanelle have a lot of ground to cover in episode 8. Read on for full details of your viewing options for the Killing Eve season 3 finale - but please be aware that potential spoilers lie ahead. The tagline for episode 8 is “Are You Leading Or Am I?”, and its corresponding teaser trailer offers a few telling insights as to how events are set to play out. Not least, that the show's two main protagonists look to have finally been brought back together. Meanwhile, the official synopsis for the finale piles on the intrigue as to what the nature of their reunion will be like: "Konstantin makes a break for it. Carolyn might have finally found what she’s looking for. Eve and Villanelle try to work out what the future may hold for them…together or apart". While it's fair to say the new series hasn't been quite the big hit that its predecessors were with critics, we're still hoping Waller-Bridge has pulled it out of the bag for the season finale. Whichever way the story pans out, you can probably expect a cliffhanger - as season 4 of the show has already been green lit. |
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