--- title: Taylor Swift Releases Spotify Playlist of Songs Taylor Likes description: Taylor Swift shared a playlist of songs she loves, featuring everyone from Lady Gaga to Kendrick Lamar. canonical: https://time.com/4962738/taylor-swift-playlist/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-09-29T15:56:16.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:47:41.402Z og:title: Taylor Swift's New Spotify Playlist Is Quite Illuminating og:description: Curl up with a cat and play he favorite tunes from Lady Gaga & Kendrick Lamar og:url: https://time.com/4962738/taylor-swift-playlist/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Taylor Swift's New Spotify Playlist Is Quite Illuminating twitter:description: Curl up with a cat and play he favorite tunes from Lady Gaga & Kendrick Lamar twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Taylor Swift's New Playlist on Spotify Is a Window Into Her Soul > Sponsored content. 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On the 69-track selection of “Songs Taylor Loves,” you’ll find fellow reigning ladies of pop [Miley Cyrus](http://time.com/4777449/best-new-music-this-week-13/item/malibu-miley-cyrus/), Selena Gomez, [Ariana Grande](http://time.com/4946186/ariana-grande-harry-potter-spider/), Kesha and Lady Gaga, along with [noted pal Ed Sheeran](http://time.com/4823872/taylor-swift-katy-perry-ed-sheeran/) and songwriting collaborator Jack Antonoff (in the form of his band Bleachers). Swift clearly has a thing for atmospheric, emotional pop and slick production; Lana Del Rey, The xx and Halsey are proof. Then there are the unexpected picks: Rihanna’s edgy “Kiss It Better,” R&B breakout Kehlani, ethereal cool-girl Banks, Donald Glover’s falsetto-heavy Childish Gambino on “Redbone,” breakout [teen hitmaker Khalid](http://time.com/4728284/how-khalid-makes-music/). Plenty of Brits beyond Sheeran also make the cut, from former Oasis frontman [Liam Gallagher](http://time.com/4895298/5-songs-you-need-to-listen-to-this-week-21/item/for-what-its-worth-liam-gallagher/) to former One Direction star [Niall Horan](http://time.com/4794745/niall-horan-one-direction-billboard/) to former “You’re Beautiful” singer [James Blunt](http://time.com/4656002/james-blunt-love-me-better/) and next-on-the-radar talent [Dermot Kennedy.](http://time.com/4953649/5-songs-you-need-to-listen-to-this-week-26/item/missing-statement-dermot-kennedy/) Notably absent: aside from a track by her [“Bad Blood” collaborator](http://time.com/3854282/taylor-swift-bad-blood-video-billboard-music-awards/) Kendrick Lamar, there’s pretty much no rap or hip-hop to be found here (including, of course, [anything from Kanye West](http://time.com/4916160/taylor-swift-look-what-you-made-me-do-lyric-kanye-west/)). And not a whiff of rival [Katy Perry](http://time.com/4914066/taylor-swift-katy-perry-feud-timeline/) made the cut. Swift also hasn’t forgotten her country roots, putting in tracks by Maren Morris, Dierks Bentley and Brett Young for good measure. The main takeaway is that her taste is wide-ranging, whether she’s jamming out to Skrillex or chilling out with Bon Iver. But be warned: this isn’t a pump-up playlist. If anything, it’s the kind you put on when you’re ready to get deep into your feelings, with her selections invariably skewing towards the down-tempo and more melancholy tracks for her artists of choice. Turn this one on when you’re ready to curl up with a cat as the weather gets cold. Sounds on-brand. > [](https://twitter.com/taylorswift13/status/913774451862450182) This also marks an evolution in Swift’s relationship with Spotify. She famously [removed her catalogue](http://time.com/3639542/taylor-swift-spotify-thank-you/) from the streaming service in 2014, finally bringing it back to the platform this summer. Her next album, [_Reputation_](http://time.com/4944028/taylor-swift-reputation-album-theories/), is due out Nov. 10. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4962738/taylor-swift-playlist/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4962738/taylor-swift-playlist/"},"headline":"Taylor Swift's New Playlist on Spotify Is a Window Into Her Soul","datePublished":"2017-09-29T15:56:16.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:47:41.402Z","description":"Taylor Swift shared a playlist of songs she loves, featuring everyone from Lady Gaga to Kendrick Lamar.","url":"https://time.com/4962738/taylor-swift-playlist/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities","Music","Taylor Swift"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4962738/taylor-swift-playlist/","name":"Taylor Swift's New Playlist on Spotify Is a Window Into Her Soul"}}]}] ```