Taylor Swift will never stop writing confessional songs, and she’s encouraging more male artists to follow Sombr’s lead in being emotionally complex in their lyrics.
While breaking down the art of songwriting in a new interview with New York Times released April 29, the pop megastar opened up about the criticism female artists face for creating confessional songs, ie. express their innermost thoughts and feelings through music.
Acknowledging that there’s a difference between ranting on Instagram Live versus the “skill” and “expertise” to put those thoughts into a song, Swift named a new male artist embracing the confessional genre.
“I’m a massive Sombr fan – of his songwriting – and his lyrics are so intensely confessional,” she said.
The Grammy winner then quoted a lyric from the Sombr song Undressed from his 2025 debut album, I barely know her: “I don’t want another man’s children to have the eyes of a girl I can’t forget.”
“Are you pleasing me?!” Swift exclaimed. “Having a male artist say something like that is really good for the cause of women being able to say things.”
Sombr, 20, responded to the shout-out, posting the specific clip to her Instagram stories along with a simple red heart emoji.
In her NEW interview, Swift also pointed out that rap beefs could be considered confessional, but they don’t carry the same “messy” connotation that female artists as a whole deal with.
“Let’s make this a music conversation instead of just ganging up on the female artist,” Swift said. “And I think the more male artists who are messy or emotionally complex or confessional or upset, the happier I am,” she concluded.
