Taylor Swift has retitled one of her songs in an apparent dig at Kanye West . Earlier this week, the singer – who is currently in London for the second stint of her Wembley shows – released a retitled version of her diss track “thanK you aIMee”. The song, taken from her latest release The Tortured Poets Department , was interpreted by fans as a dig at Kim Kardashian, with the capitalised letters of its title spelling out “KIM” .
On a new digital version of The Tortured Poets Department album, made available on her website earlier this week, the track has been retitled: “thank You aimEe.” The capital letters in the song title now spell out “Ye”, likely a reference to the rapper Kanye West, the rapper and ex-husband of Kardashian who legally changed his name to Ye in 2021. Swift performed the song as part of a mash-up together with her 2010 track “Mean” at one of her Eras Tour shows at Wembley Stadium this July.
The subtle title change came days after Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department secured its 14th week at No 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, blocking West’s new album with Ty Dolla $ign, Vultures 2 , from reaching the top spot. Swift’s feud with the rapper is long-standing. It began in 2009 when West famously stormed the stage at the VMAs when Swift won the prize for Best Female Video, as he protested that Beyoncé deserved the award instead.
They encountered one another again in 2014 at the Vanguard Award at the VMAs. Appearing to show that an.