She referenced the band in a track on ‘The Tortured Poets Department’The post The Starting Line react to Taylor Swift’s ‘The Black Dog’ lyric about being “intertwined” in her relationship appeared first on NME.

Taylor Swift’s new double-album The Tortured Poets Department came out on Friday, and it’s full of namechecks. On the title track, the pop star mentions rock legend Patti Smith; on “The Black Dog,” she summons pop-punk band the Starting Line. Both acts have shared their reactions.

The Black Dog in Vauxhall has had a song named after it on 'The Tortured Poets Department'The post Hundreds of Taylor Swift fans swarm London pub after album shout-out, as The Black Dog check CCTV for clues of ex appeared first on NME.

Yesterday, Drake officially released “Push Ups,” his response to Kendrick Lamar’s diss on Metro Boomin and Future’s “Like That” (America’s current #1 song). It was leaked days before and initially speculated to be AI. “Push Ups” also dissed Future, Metro Boomin, the Weeknd, Rick R...

Smith is name checked in the album's title track, along with esteemed poet Dylan ThomasThe post Patti Smith responds to Taylor Swift name-check on ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ appeared first on NME.