Taylor Swift Toy Story 5 The track could finally bring the popstar to the Oscars, potentially breaking her long-standing Oscar curse.
The superstar’s new song, titled I knew it, I knew youmarked a career milestone on June 10 by “closing the panel” at country radio.
The song was instantly added to all 157 stations on Mediabase’s country chart, a feat that has only happened three times before, and never for a female artist.
This is an especially notable comeback given that Swift publicly stated she was quitting country music before releasing her pop album. 1989 in 2015.
Now that she’s pushing to return to these airwaves, the genre’s gatekeepers have happily welcomed her back.
In six to nine months, the industry will see if I knew it, I knew you may close a few other panels, including the music branch of the Motion Picture Academy.
Members will soon vote on the best original song shortlist and final nominations for the 2027 Oscars, before the largest voting bloc decides the winners.
Fans are already wondering if this humble-sounding country-pop track can give the world’s most popular artist her first-ever Oscar to go along with her mountain of Grammys.
