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Taylor Swift’s new album sparks conspiracy theories about her long-time nemesis Kanye West

Music executive Scooter Braun has appealed to Taylor Swift, pictured, to end their feud over the use of her first six albums. Photo: Getty
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Taylor Swift has dramatically revealedย details of her next album,ย Reputation, as the online world was abuzz with conspiracy theories about the pop diva’sย motives.

Swift, 27, announced the album on Wednesday in a series of videos of a hissing snake, followed by what appears to be the album’s cover art.

As well as a grungier look for Swiftย โ€” complete with gelled back hair, dark lipstick, and a chain choker around her neckย โ€” was speculation the singer was taking down her long-time nemesis, rapper Kanye West.

Firstly,ย Reputationย was written in Pablo โ€“ an Old English-style, calligraphy font โ€“ in the cover art. Keen-eyed fans blew the whistle on the possibility the title was written in the same typeface Westย used in his 2016 studio album,ย The Life of Pablo.

The album featured hit trackย Famous, which reignited a feud between the pair over the lyrics: “I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex/ I made that b*tch famous.”

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Westย maintained Swift gave him permission to use the lyrics, which Swift denied. The rapper’s wife Kim Kardashian West later released an audio recording of a phone conversation, which appeared to back-up West’sย version of events.

The drama followed the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, where the rapperย interrupted Swift’s acceptance speech for Best Female Video for her trackย You Belong With Me.

Heย walked onstage andย said she didn’t deserve the accolade, and thatย Beyoncรฉ ought to have won.ย Beyoncรฉ won Video of the Year later that night forย Single Ladies.

Speculation that Swift is usingย Reputation to take down Westย spiralled further.

Fans pointed out similarities between theย Reputation album artย and that onย The Life of Pablo.

Kanye West walked onstage and interrupted Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.ย Photo: Getty

Meanwhile, some believe the videos of the hissing snake references Kardashian West, who mocked Swift in 2016 with the snake emoji as their fallout deepened.

Swift fans began commenting with the snake emoji on Kardashian West’s social media following her album announcement.

The first single from Reputation comes out Friday, Australian time, ahead of the album’s release on November 10.

The upcoming album follows her 2014 release, 1989, with hit singlesย Bad Blood,ย Blank Space, andย Shake it Off.

Swift earned Grammy Album of the Year forย 1989. More recently, she featured in Zayn Malik’s 2016 singleย I Don’t Want to Live Forever.

The album announcement comes off the back of her win against DJ David Mueller, who she sued for a symbolic $1 over allegations he groped her at a meet and greet.

Swift went on to make an undisclosed donation to the Joyful Heart Foundation.

The singer, one of the most followed people on social media, then deleted all posts from Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, kicking off speculation of an upcoming album.

Kanye West and Taylor Swift hug in a stunt at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards, six years after their feud began.ย Photo: Getty

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