Taylor Swift spokesperson responds to rumours The 1975’s Matty Healy features on new version of ‘1989’

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Matty Healy of The 1975 will not feature on Taylor Swift‘s reworked version of ‘1989‘, a spokesperson for the pop star has confirmed.The 1975 singer was reported by The Sun to have contributed a collaboration with Swift to her forthcoming album ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)‘.

The LP is a re-recording of the star’s 2014 release.It had been claimed by The Sun that Swift and Healy, who dated for a couple of months earlier this year, had recorded a track together and that Swift would release the song regardless of their split.Now, DailyMail.com has confirmed that no such collaboration will be released for ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’. “Neither Matt Healy nor The 1975 are on this album,” they said.An insider had claimed to The Sun earlier this week: “They’re not even in contact any more, but there’s no hard feelings and Taylor will still release the tune.

Taylor was a big fan of The 1975 way before she and Matty hooked up. The band worked with her on her ‘Midnights’ album but the songs they made never came out.“She has a few tracks with the band to choose from but she’ll release the tune they made while they were together.”‘‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’, like Swift’s other revised works, is likely to feature bonus tracks and “from the vaults” inclusions to offer fans something fresh in addition to the re-records.

It doesn’t necessarily mean that the Healy-Swift collaboration won’t ever surface.In 2020 Swift confirmed that she had started re-recording her first six albums after the ownership of her back catalogue changed hands for the second time within less than two years.