Did Taylor Swift Just Confirm Those Joe Alwyn Cheating Rumors?

Swifties have found another reason to speculate and speculate they will. Ahead of Taylor Swift’s forthcoming April album The Tortured Poets Department, fans are (again) spinning out about her relationship with Joe Alwyn: Did he or did he not cheat on Swift during their six-year partnership? Some fans are leaning toward yes after the pop star unveiled two surprise mashups at her Eras show in Sydney, Australia, on February 24.

The mashup that got fans talking was when she merged “Should’ve Said No” from her debut record with “You’re Not Sorry” (from the album Fearless). Both songs are rage-fueled breakup anthems, and both point toward confronting infidelity. “You got your share of secrets, and I’m tired of being last to know,” she sings in “You’re Not Sorry,” while she explicitly confronts a cheating partner in “Should’ve Said No”: “You shouldn’t be beggin’ for forgiveness at my feet/You should’ve said no/Baby, and you might still have me.”

On TikTok, fans ran with the idea that she was confirming rumors that Alwyn strayed during their relationship, with one Swiftie creator saying, “The tea that Taylor just spilled in Sydney during her set — you’re going to die. At this point, if you’re Joe Alwyn, with the rumors that are going around about you, I would go into hiding.”

But she also mashed up “New Year’s Day” and “Peace,” two emotional songs from the albums Lover and Folklore, respectively, that have nothing to do with infidelity. “New Year’s Day” is a love song that captures the quiet contentment of a new relationship, while the latter questions whether Swift would ever be able to give her beloved the type of tranquil life he wanted (it also touches on wanting a baby with said partner).

More will undoubtedly be revealed when Swift releases The Tortured Poets Department on April 19th. Stay tuned.