Music Hiatus
2016-2017
«This is the first time in 10 years that I haven’t known [what's next]. I just decided that after the past year, with all of the unbelievable things that happened…I decided I was going to live my life a little bit without the pressure on myself to create something.»
Taylor Swift
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Taylor noted that even though her plan was to take a long break, she was not counting out the possibility of getting back into the studio sooner than expected. “I’m always going to be writing songs,” Taylor said. “The thing is, with me, I could very well come up with three things in the next two weeks and then jump back into the studio, and all of a sudden the next record is started. That’s an option, too.”
MET Gala Co-Chair


Bleachella & Break up with Calvin Harris
Summer Romance with Tom Hiddleston


Taylor's First "Greatest Hits" Concert
Returning to Her Country Roots
Duet with Zayn
Super Saturday Night


Complete Disappearance
“Taylor made the conscious choice to disappear,” a “source” (assumed to be her publicist, Tree Paine) said in the beginning of 2017. “She was feeling overexposed and like things were almost spiraling out of control. She’s being low-key and secretive (right now) because it makes her happy.” The source did not elaborate that feeling “overexposed” likely came from Taylor’s high-profile relationship with Tom Hiddleston the previous summer that was frequently mocked for looking staged, as well as the fallout from Kim Kardashian posting the infamous Snapchat video of Taylor’s phone call with Kanye West about his song “Famous.” By January 2017, Taylor couldn’t even tweet about the Women’s March on Washington without sparking backlash.
Taylor’s security team had “made it a military-like mission to prevent her from being seen” as she visited her new boyfriend Joe Alwyn in the United Kingdom, where he lived with his parents. The pair had secretly been dating since September 2016, as was revealed by a media outlet in May 2017.


Sexual Assault Lawsuit
«I acknowledge the privilege that I benefit from in life, in society and in my ability to shoulder the enormous cost of defending myself in a trial like this. My hope is to help those whose voices should also be heard. Therefore, I will be making donations in the near future to multiple organizations that help sexual assault victims defend themselves.»
Taylor Swift
«I just wanted to say I'm sorry to anyone who ever wasn't believed because I don't know what turn my like would have taken if people didn't believe me when I said that something had happened to me. So, I guess I just wanted to say that we have so, so, so much further to go, and I'm so grateful to you guys for being there for me during what was a really, really horrible part of my life.»
Taylor Swift
Beginning of Hiatus | April 2016 | |||
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End of Hiatus | August 2017 | |||
Concerts | The 2016 Concert Super Saturday Night | |||
Aesthetic | Coachella Black Silver | |||
Style | Bleachella Grunge Leather jackets Chokers Platform boots Bleached hair Dark lipstick | |||
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