What Taylor Swift Songs Are About Celebrities? 16 Stars Who May Have Inspired a T. Swift Tune

Jonas allegedly broke up with Swift via phone call in 2008, which blindsided the singer. She supposedly wrote “Forever and Always,” which went on her 2010 album Speak Now, about the end of their relationship. The Jonas Brothers retaliated with a not-so-subtle reference to Joe’s ex in their 2009 song “Much Better,” which hints at a girlfriend who has “tears on her guitar,” a la Swift’s single “Teardrops On My Guitar.”

Instead of taking another musical swing at Jonas, Swift decided to take a jab at the girl who allegedly “stole” Jonas away from her. According to Swift, Jonas began dating Belle immediately after their breakup in 2008, which, naturally, didn’t sit so well with her. Swift’s 2010 song “Better Than Revenge” disses the said boyfriend stealer with lines like “She’s not a saint and she’s not what you think, she’s an actress… She’s better known for the things that she does on the mattress.” Swift even performed the number to a brunette girl who looked suspiciously like Belle on a cruise ship in 2011.

The song “Enchanted,” off of Swift’s 2010 album Speak Now, is allegedly about the sweet, romantic encounter Swift had with Owl City’s Adam Young. It was all but confirmed by Young himself, who added up Swift’s coded message in the back of her record, which spelled out his name.

Lautner and Swift allegedly dated for three months in 2009, and, if the 2010 song “Back to December” is truly about Lautner (as many speculate it is) their relationship didn’t end so well. Swift’s song is an apology to a boyfriend she ran away from, with heartbreaking lyrics like “You gave me roses and I left them there to die.” Poor Tay.

Monteith and Swift were rumored to have dated in 2010, leading many fans to speculate that the song “Mine” was inspired by one of their dates. The song is about a long term relationship, but the inspiration was from just one date with a guy during which Swift said she saw their would-be relationship flash before her eyes.

Mayer was allegedly the subject of Swift’s song “Dear John,” which chronicled her romance with an older, awful dude. Swift has never confirmed that “Dear John” was about her relationship with Mayer, whom she reportedly dated in February 2010, but Mayer himself admitted that he was “humiliated” by his ex's song.

Remember when West stood up and stopped Swift from finishing her acceptance speech at the VMA’s? Swift took the high road and penned the song “Innocent” for West, which stated that she forgave him for his actions. The song made it on her 2010 album Speak Now.

Gyllenhaal and Swift were spotted out together in 2010 and allegedly dated for a few months. In her song off of Red, titled “State of Grace,” Swift sings the phrase “twin fire signs and four blue eyes.” Both Swift and Gyllenhaal are blue-eyed and under born under the fire sign of Sagittarius.

After the split up with Gyllenhaal, Swift allegedly went on a date with Parachute member Anderson. They hung out in Nashville, which led many fans to speculate that he was the person Swift wrote about starting over with in her song “Begin Again.” Now the only question is: Is Anderson a big James Taylor fan?

The 2012 album Red features album art with coded letters that spell out words. Vulture analyzed the art and found the word “SELENA” in the lyrics of poppy friendship tune “22.” Clearly, Swift was referencing BFF Selena Gomez.

Agron and Swift have been buds for years, which is why it wasn’t surprising to find that Swift also called out the Glee star in her album art for the song “22.”

One Direction star Styles was the alleged inspiration behind the dubstep-lite song “I Knew You Were Trouble” off of Swift’s 2012 album Red. Though Swift hasn’t confirmed that it was Styles that the bad boy ballad was about, she did thank her unnamed ex — “who knows exactly who he is” — when she accepted the award for Best Female Video at the VMA’s in 2013. The camera panned over to a stunned Styles. Talk about awkward.

Swift dated Kennedy for several months in 2012 and even spent time on the famous Kennedy Compound in Hyannis Port, Mass. In fact, “HYANNIS PORT” is the secret code in the Red album artwork under the song “Everything Has Changed.”

Like Agron and Gomez, Conor Kennedy’s grandmother Ethel gets a by-name shout out on Red’s album art under the song “Starlight.” According to Swift, her and Kennedy shared a special bond, and Kennedy inspired her to live an “unpredictable” life.

Uh-oh. Did Swift just throw shade at fellow pop star Perry? It looks like it… and we haven’t even heard the song yet. Swift told Rolling Stone about an unnamed female pop artist who tried to sabotage her career — an artist she now considers her “straight up enemy.” Swift’s new song “Bad Blood” chronicles her relationship with said pop star. Though several suspects were named, the most popular choice is Perry, who allegedly hijacked some of Swift’s backup dancers from her tour. After the article came out, Perry tweeted to “be careful of a Regina George in sheep’s clothing,” fueling speculation that the song “Bad Blood” is indeed about Perry.