Sources Say Drake & Taylor Swift Are NOT Dropping New Music
By Kristin Myers on April 20, 2022 at 10:30 AM EDT
According to TMZ, the two are just close friends... and that's it. Despite a social media post containing a throwback photo of the two together, sources told the outlet that there is no potential collab or hidden message in the photo.
Taylor & Drake Are NOT Releasing New Music Together, Sources Say
Although fans will no doubt be disappointed by the news, the source told TMZ that there was absolutely no hidden meaning behind a throwback photo that showed Drake with his arm around the “All Too Well” singer.
Drake had captioned the post, “They too soft to understand the meaning of hard work.”
The pic was rumored to be snapped around 2017 or 2018. According to the source, it was just a simple #TBT post with no hints about a collaboration or Taylor’s yet-to-be-released third re-recorded album.
Still, that didn't mean that fans didn't work tirelessly to try to put the clues together.
Swifties Look For Hidden Meaning Behind Drake Throwback Pic
Many fans had their own theory about what the throwback picture could mean.
remember there were rumors about drake x taylor swift collab during 1989 era? what if that song is in the vault tracks?? pic.twitter.com/ot02Y7YeG2
— kadriye (@tayspetsch) April 19, 2022
"remember there were rumors about drake x taylor swift collab during 1989 era? what if that song is in the vault tracks??" one fan asked.
Fans Are Looking Forward To 'From The Vault' Tracks!
So #bbmas tweeted " Big announcement this week" in a cryptic Taylor swift way and at the same day drake posted a picture with Taylor THIS CANT BE A COINCIDENCE SOMETHING REALLY IS COMING pic.twitter.com/qTDto5mSPz
— mehreen ( Taylor's version ) 🌻 (@purplescrunchi) April 19, 2022
Another fan pointed out that the Billboard Music Awards had teased a "Big Announcement" this week, which possibly hinted at a potential collaboration. They tweeted, "So #bbmas tweeted 'Big announcement this week' in a cryptic Taylor swift way and at the same day drake posted a picture with Taylor THIS CANT BE A COINCIDENCE SOMETHING REALLY IS COMING."
Taylor Swift hanging out with Drake.
We should all be scared.
— Alex Goldschmidt (@alexandergold) April 19, 2022
Comedian Alex Goldschmidt tweeted, "Taylor Swift hanging out with Drake. We should all be scared."
Fans Think That Billboard Knows Something!
🚨 Billboard just posted Taylor Swift and Drake combined numbers on Instagram.
They usually do a breakdown before an artist released something 👀 pic.twitter.com/5Yg5fkUfX4
— Taylor Swift World (@TSWorId) April 19, 2022
A Swiftie fan account noticed that "Billboard just posted Taylor Swift and Drake combined numbers on Instagram. They usually do a breakdown before an artist released something 👀"
According to @billboard, Taylor Swift and Drake have a total 78.1 BILLION streams combined in the US alone, both being the most streamed female and male artists in history. https://t.co/eWBD6SV3lc
— Taylor Swift Facts (@TSwiftFTC) April 19, 2022
Fans have some pretty convincing theories, but sources say there is nothing cryptic about the throwback photo. Perhaps fans know something Hollywood insiders don't? Only time will tell!
In other news, fans named a brand new species of millipede after Taylor Swift!