- Taylor Swift and The 1975 frontman Matty Healy first sparked couple rumors in 2014. (He denied it.)
- They were linked again in 2023 but reportedly split after about one month of dating.
Taylor Swift and Matty Healy have known each other for nearly a decade, but the duo is back in the spotlight thanks to $4
The two musicians first sparked dating rumors in 2014. Although Healy denied it at the time, they remained friendly over the years and seemed to kindle a romance in 2023.
According to reports, that fling was short-lived, lasting just about one month — but it was creatively fruitful for Swift. Here's a breakdown of everything we know about their relationship.
November 7, 2014: Healy wears a '1989' T-shirt during The 1975's concert in Milwaukee
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Healy took the stage at the Eagles Ballroom in Milwaukee wearing a piece of Swift's "1989" album merchandise. The photos of him performing quickly $4.
Swift even reshared a photo of Healy on her personal Tumblr, tagging the post, "#thats my favorite band though #WHAT."
November 20, 2014: Swift attends The 1975's concert in Los Angeles
Swift $4, which showed her and Selena Gomez singing along to The 1975's single "The City." She quoted lyrics from the song in her caption: "Yeah you wanna find love, Then you know where the city is."
She also shared $4 with Gomez and Ellie Goulding, captioned simply, "The 1975 at The Palladium."
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Members of One Direction were also spotted at the show, which $4 between Swift and Harry Styles. The two singers $4 in late 2012 and split in early 2013.
November 22, 2014: Swift steps out wearing a tank top with The 1975's logo
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Because Swift has confirmed that $4, fans theorized that $4 was a hint about a forthcoming collaboration.
November 29, 2014: Healy says he 'exchanged numbers' with Swift and 'wouldn't say no' to dating her
During a radio interview with Shazam Top 20, Healy revealed that he met Swift backstage when she attended his band's concert in Los Angeles.
"I met Taylor Swift, that was really nice," he told host Angus O'Loughlin, per $4. "We exchanged numbers. Let's see what happens."
He added: "I mean bloody hell, what am I going to do? Go out with Taylor Swift? She's a sensation, I wouldn't say no."
Around this time, while promoting "1989," Swift repeatedly said $4 and condemned speculation about her dating life.
"It's not as boy-centric of an album because my life hasn't been boy-centric," she told Rolling Stone in September 2014.
"I feel like watching my dating life has become a bit of a national pastime," Swift continued. "And I'm just not comfortable providing that kind of entertainment anymore. I don't like seeing slide shows of guys I've apparently dated."
December 4, 2014: Swift attends another concert, where she's spotted getting cozy with Karlie Kloss
As $4, Swift and her "model besties" had "the ultimate girls night" at The 1975's show at Terminal 5 in New York City.
Swift was joined at the concert by Victoria's Secret angels Martha Hunt, Lily Aldridge, and Karlie Kloss, as well as all three Haim sisters. She later shared $4, writing in the caption, "I'm in love with @marhunt and @lilyaldridge."
At the concert, Swift was photographed dancing with her friends on the balcony, $4. Some concertgoers also claimed $4
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The following day, a representative for Swift $4.
"It's sad that on the day it's announced Taylor has three Grammy nominations for 'Shake It Off,' I have to shake off this crap," a representative for the singer told $4.
December 5, 2014: Tabloids frame Swift's appearance at The 1975 concert as 'fueling rumors that she's dating the band's frontman'
The day following the concert, publications like $4, $4, and $4 ran headlines that focused on Swift's rumored romance with Healy.
Even $4 got involved in the speculation, publishing an article that detailed the "evidence" of Swift and Healy's relationship.
December 8, 2014: Swift asks the media to 'stop accusing all my friends of dating me'
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Five days before Swift turned 25, she asked the public for an early birthday present.
"I'd like for you to stop accusing all my friends of dating me," she wrote in a since-deleted tweet, adding the hashtag, "thirsty."
January 20, 2015: Healy shuts down rumors of a romance with Swift
Healy addressed the speculation during a radio interview with Australia's 2DayFM.
"It's all bloody fake. It's a farce," he said when asked about Swift, per $4.
"We met each other, we exchanged numbers in the same way that a lot of people in this kind of world do, and we spoke occasionally," he said. "She's the biggest pop star in the world and I'm in Australia. There's no relationship or anything happening. It's just funny how people really, really buy into that."
February 25, 2015: Swift and Healy hang out at the Universal Music Brits party in London
Swift $4 award at the 2015 Brit Awards. She also performed her hit single "Blank Space."
She later attended the after-party at London's Soho House, where $4 with Healy, Kloss, Goulding, radio host Nick Grimshaw, and Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger.
March 2016: Healy says dating Swift would be 'emasculating'
In an interview with $4, which has now been password-protected online, Healy spoke about being publicly linked to Swift.
The $4 singer, who had $4 and, more recently, $4, criticized the media's coverage of his "flirtation" with Swift.
"I didn't make a big deal out of it myself," he said, according to $4. "It's not really anything to talk about, because if she wasn't Taylor Swift we wouldn't be talking about her. She wasn't a big impact on my life. It's just interesting to me how interested the world is about Taylor Swift."
He continued: "If I had gone out with Taylor Swift I would've been, 'Fucking hell! I am NOT being Taylor Swift's boyfriend.' You know, 'FUCK. THAT.' That's also a man thing, a de-masculinating, emasculating thing."
He later clarified his comments, writing in a lengthy thread on Twitter, "I am not a misogynist."
"I was for a very short time immersed in a celebrity world that I found confusing and scary. At that time, I had fears of being 'somebody's boyfriend' (remember this is all speculation as we never dated!) before even being recognized for my music or presence as a person in my own right," he wrote, $4.
"Now I don't pride myself on being more intelligent, or worldly, or wise, or progressive, or even regressive than the next man but I DO pride self on being honest," he continued. "I was being HONEST about all the thoughts, feelings, and situations that come along when people ASSUME you are dating the most famous woman on the planet. I am telling you from experience it's an all-consuming whirlwind and something that for me elicited a lot of self-exploration."
He also described Swift as "one of the most gracious, hardworking, creatively gifted, and beautiful women that I have had the pleasure to meet," and condemned the "never-ending questions" he has received about their interactions.
September 2022: Healy shuts down rumors of The 1975 featuring on Swift's new album 'Midnights'
Shortly before the release of "Midnights," Swift's 10th studio album, a fake tracklist began circulating online. It included a nonexistent song titled "In My Dreams" featuring The 1975.
Healy $4, writing, "I would love that! But unfortunately FAKE NEWS." (He has since deleted his account.)
Ultimately, $4, who dueted with Swift for "Snow on the Beach."
November 2022: Healy reveals he worked on music with Swift for 'Midnights,' but it was scrapped
Swift's "Midnights" was released just one week after The 1975's fifth album "Being Funny In a Foreign Language." Both were coproduced by Jack Antonoff.
During $4, Healy revealed that Swift heard some of his album in advance, thanks to their mutual friend and producer.
"She heard bits of it through Jack," he told KROQ hosts Klein and Ally.
Asked if she "returned the favor," Healy revealed that he collaborated with Swift during the creation of "Midnights."
"We actually worked a bit on that, but then the version of it never came out," he said, adding, "It was for reasons that are not to be criticized. She's amazing."
December 12, 2022: Healy shares a photo of himself kissing Swift's friend Phoebe Bridgers
Amid $4 about Phoebe Bridgers breaking up with Paul Mescal (and being spotted out and about with Bo Burnham), Healy $4 on Instagram.
The image shows Healy kissing Bridgers while Burnham stands in the middle with his arms around their shoulders.
Healy captioned the post, "Gay Poets Society," referencing the 1989 classic film "Dead Poets Society." (He has since deleted his account.)
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Bridgers and Healy have been friends and collaborators for several years; she was featured on The 1975's "Jesus Christ 2005 God Bless America," the ninth track on $4
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Similarly, Bridgers and Swift have been friends since collaborating on "Nothing New," a vault track on $4
The two singer-songwriters have since $4 and $4. Bridgers was also tapped as one of the openers for Swift's Eras Tour.
January 12, 2023: Swift gives a surprise performance at The 1975's concert in London
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