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Study Reveals Taylor Swift's Accent Shifts in Interviews

9/24/2025

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Researchers Miski Mohamed and Matthew Winn analyzed over 1,400 vowel sounds from Taylor Swift interviews.
The study appears in the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America.
In Nashville and Philadelphia during Fearless promotion, Swift adopted a Southern accent, likely to fit the country scene.
In New York during Lover, she lowered her vocal pitch, possibly to convey authority.

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Story summary

Researchers Miski Mohamed and Matthew Winn analyzed over 1,400 vowel sounds from Taylor Swift interviews.
The study appears in the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America.
In Nashville and Philadelphia during Fearless promotion, Swift adopted a Southern accent, likely to fit the country scene.
In New York during Lover, she lowered her vocal pitch, possibly to convey authority.