Taylor Swift and Matt(y) Healy are happening and they’ve been happening for some time, I believe. It was back in early January when Taylor made a surprise appearance at The 1975’s concert. In February, Healy apparently broke it off with his model girlfriend. And the most generous interpretation of Taylor’s split with Joe Alwyn is that it happened sometime in March, and the announcement came in April. I believe that Taylor overlapped, just because she’s done that before and it seems to be how she operates. She also likes to ensure that breakups are never her fault, and in the case of Joe Alwyn, the breakup wasn’t her fault because he wasn’t comfortable with her fame and he didn’t want to be super-public. So it wasn’t her fault that she overlapped!

Anyway, Healy really was in Nashville last weekend to attend and perform at Taylor’s concert (Healy performed with Tay’s opening act, Phoebe Bridgers). Healy was seen out and about in Nashville, getting coffee with one of Taylor’s security guards. Then the Mail got the first photos of Healy and Taylor together, headed to Taylor’s Nashville condo.

Taylor Swift and Matty Healy seen arriving to her Nashville condo in new photos obtained by Daily Mail.

— Pop Base (@PopBase) May 7, 2023

Meanwhile, Entertainment Tonight had an exclusive about how this pairing happened… again. Because Healy and Swift apparently dated briefly like nine years ago, and they’ve definitely known each other for the better part of a decade. Keep in mind, ET broke the news about JoeTay’s split, so this is pretty official:

Taylor Swift and Matty Healy have been spending time together and it was a mutual friend that reconnected them, ET has learned. A source tells ET, “Taylor and Matty like each other. Taylor has a crush on Matty and they are having a good time hanging out. Matty also thinks Taylor is awesome and incredibly talented, too. They dated briefly in the past.”

Another source tells ET, “Taylor and Matty have been hanging out recently and Jack Antonoff reconnected them.”

[From ET]

I buy that Jack Antonoff did reconnect them. Jack has an “in” with many of the pop star ladies because he’s such an in-demand producer. What I want to know is WHEN. When did Jack tell Taylor that she should hang out with Matt Healy instead of Joe Alwyn??

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Matty Healy – lead vocals – The 1975 are an English pop rock band which originally formed in ’02 when several of the band members were in school together. They have recently released their third album “A brief inquiry into online relationships.”,Image: 535149536, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: WORLD RIGHTS – Fee Payable Upon Reproduction – For queries contact Avalon.red – London: +44 (0) 20 7421 6000 Los Angeles: +1 (310) 822 0419 Berlin: +49 (0) 30 76 212 251 Madrid: +34 91 533 4289, Model Release: no, Credit line: Dafydd Owen / Avalon
Matty Healy (Matthew Healy) of The 1975 performs at Manchester Arena, Manchester, England, 24th January 2019.,Image: 535190789, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: WORLD RIGHTS – Fee Payable Upon Reproduction – For queries contact Avalon.red – London: +44 (0) 20 7421 6000 Los Angeles: +1 (310) 822 0419 Berlin: +49 (0) 30 76 212 251 Madrid: +34 91 533 4289, Model Release: no, Credit line: Mike Gray / Avalon
The 1975 – Leeds Festival, Bramham Park. Friday 26th August 2022. Photography by Hannah Meadows for Avalon/RETNA The 1975 Main Stage East Friday 9:20 pm Reading & Leeds boss Melvin Benn calls The 1975 “one of the most extraordinary things to happen to the festival” The Manchester band will headline the dual event this weekend, having stepped in at the last minute to replace Rage Against The Machine. Matty Healy and co. first topped the bill at R&L back in 2019. Photography by Hannah Meadows for Avalon/RETNA.,Image: 716826474, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Hannah Meadows Photography / Avalon

Lead singer Matt Healy of English pop rock band The 1974 headlines the Main Stage East at Reading Festival 2022, Little John’s Farm, Reading, England, UK on Sunday 28 August 2022.,Image: 717247586, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: Please credit agency and photographer as Justin Ng/Retna/Avalon when publishing., Model Release: no, Credit line: Justin Ng / Avalon
Dallas, TX – American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift performs at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas Pictured: Taylor Swift BACKGRID USA 31 MARCH 2023 USA: +1 310 798 9111 / UK: +44 208 344 2007 / *UK Clients – Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*
West Hollywood, – 51592489 Singer Taylor Swift is seen leaving a studio before heading over to Fred Segal to do some shopping in West Hollywood, California on November 22, 2014. The superstar singer has reportedly moved on from ex Joe Alwyn with 1975 frontman Matt Healy. In 2014 a then 25 year old Healy gave an interview to Shazam Top 20 where he talked about meeting Swift who at the time was dating DJ Calvin Harris, “I met Taylor Swift, that was really nice,” the British rocker told host Angus O’Loughlin. “We exchanged numbers. Let’s see what happens. I mean bloody hell, what am I going to do? Go out with Taylor Swift? She’s a sensation, I wouldn’t say no.” Pictured: Taylor Swift BACKGRID USA 4 MAY 2023 BYLINE MUST READ: FameFlynet / BACKGRID USA: +1 310 798 9111 / UK: +44 208 344 2007 / *UK Clients – Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*

West Hollywood, – 51592489 Singer Taylor Swift is seen leaving a studio before heading over to Fred Segal to do some shopping in West Hollywood, California on November 22, 2014. The superstar singer has reportedly moved on from ex Joe Alwyn with 1975 frontman Matt Healy. In 2014 a then 25 year old Healy gave an interview to Shazam Top 20 where he talked about meeting Swift who at the time was dating DJ Calvin Harris, “I met Taylor Swift, that was really nice,” the British rocker told host Angus O’Loughlin. “We exchanged numbers. Let’s see what happens. I mean bloody hell, what am I going to do? Go out with Taylor Swift? She’s a sensation, I wouldn’t say no.” Pictured: Taylor Swift BACKGRID USA 4 MAY 2023 BYLINE MUST READ: FameFlynet / BACKGRID USA: +1 310 798 9111 / UK: +44 208 344 2007 / *UK Clients – Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*
MTV Video Music Awards 2022 held at the Prudential Center. Featuring: Taylor Swift Where: Newark, New Jersey, United States When: 29 Aug 2022 Credit: Doug Peters/EMPICS/PA Images/ Images **North America Rights Only**
65th Annual Grammy Awards held at Crypto Arena – Arrivals Featuring: Taylor Swift Where: Los Angeles, California, United States When: 05 Feb 2023 Credit: BauerGriffin/INSTARimages