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Olivia Rodrigo’s Album Has a Taylor Swift Co-Write, Though They Didn’t Actually Collaborate

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Chris Willman Music WriterThe mere release of credits rarely causes such a stir, but a minor level of hysteria erupted in two different fan camps Thursday when it was revealed that Olivia Rodrigo’s imminent album, “Sour,” includes a song co-credited to Taylor Swift and her writing partner Jack Antonoff.It turns out that Rodrigo and Swift did not actually collaborate on the writing of “1 Step Forward, 3 Steps Back,” the track in question.

Rather, Rodrigo’s new album track includes an “interpolation” of “New Year’s Day,” the closing ballad from Swift’s “Reputation” album.Some fans leaped to the conclusion that Rodrigo had actually sampled the more than three-year-old track, and if so, whether that would put money in the pockets of the master.

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