Bon Iver's Inclusion On The New Taylor Swift Album Has The Internet In A State Of Panic

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    Taylor Swift & Bon Iver
    Taylor Swift Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic, Bon Iver Photo by Gus Stewart/Redferns

    Bon Iver has been rap's go-to guy for a minute now but he's rarely dipped his toes into the mainstream pop world...until now.

    Taylor Swift surprise-announced her eighth album Folklore, released today. Once people got over the shock of it all, eyes darted to Bon Iver's inclusion on the tracklist.

    The Swift feature hall-of-fame includes The Chicks, Brendon Urie, Ed Sheeran, Future and ZAYN. Bon Iver aka Justin Vernon is the only feature on the forthcoming album but it was co-produced in part by The National's Aaron Dessner which explains how Vernon ended up on the project, given Dessner and Vernon have their own project together Big Red Machine. 

    It's definitely a left turn for Swift but it's one that is already paying off. Bon Iver has been trending on Twitter since the announcement with most fans embracing "indie Swift". 

    Bon Iver's last project i,i dropped last year and was nominated for Album Of The Year at the Grammys. Over the past few years Vernon has contributed to tracks by Chance The Rapper, Eminem, Bruce Hornsby and Nas. 

    Another note for those that live for gossip, Vernon has been a consistent collaborator of Kanye West - Swift's arch-nemesis. West has also announced an album due to drop today although deadlines haven't always been his strong suit. It's a twisted web that shouldn't be read into at all but it's interesting to note. 

    Here are some of our favourite reactions to the news:

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Taylor Swift & Bon Iver
Taylor Swift Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic, Bon Iver Photo by Gus Stewart/Redferns

Bon Iver has been rap's go-to guy for a minute now but he's rarely dipped his toes into the mainstream pop world...until now.

Taylor Swift surprise-announced her eighth album Folklore, released today. Once people got over the shock of it all, eyes darted to Bon Iver's inclusion on the tracklist.

The Swift feature hall-of-fame includes The Chicks, Brendon Urie, Ed Sheeran, Future and ZAYN. Bon Iver aka Justin Vernon is the only feature on the forthcoming album but it was co-produced in part by The National's Aaron Dessner which explains how Vernon ended up on the project, given Dessner and Vernon have their own project together Big Red Machine. 

It's definitely a left turn for Swift but it's one that is already paying off. Bon Iver has been trending on Twitter since the announcement with most fans embracing "indie Swift". 

Bon Iver's last project i,i dropped last year and was nominated for Album Of The Year at the Grammys. Over the past few years Vernon has contributed to tracks by Chance The Rapper, Eminem, Bruce Hornsby and Nas. 

Another note for those that live for gossip, Vernon has been a consistent collaborator of Kanye West - Swift's arch-nemesis. West has also announced an album due to drop today although deadlines haven't always been his strong suit. It's a twisted web that shouldn't be read into at all but it's interesting to note. 

Here are some of our favourite reactions to the news:

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