{"id":408141,"date":"2026-05-02T09:15:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T09:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/408141\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T09:15:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T09:15:21","slug":"i-dont-think-its-normal-to-have-the-same-collaborators-over-and-over-jack-antonoff-says-he-has-no-problem-with-not-being-involved-on-taylor-swifts-latest-album-t","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/408141\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s normal to have the same collaborators over and over&#8221;: Jack Antonoff says he has no problem with not being involved on Taylor Swift\u2019s latest album, The Life Of A Showgirl"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"elk-e62d9f7b-f8fd-426a-8abc-0fba4128471c\">If you\u2019re a songwriter and producer who\u2019s worked extensively with an artist on their previous seven studio albums, there must be a part of you that assumes that you\u2019re going to get the call to collaborate on the next one.<\/p>\n<p>Jack Antonoff, however, says that he totally understands why Taylor Swift chose to go in a different direction on <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musicradar.com\/artists\/taylor-swift-announces-new-album-the-life-of-a-showgirl-and-drops-a-strong-musical-hint-that-max-martin-is-back-in-the-producers-chair\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.musicradar.com\/artists\/taylor-swift-announces-new-album-the-life-of-a-showgirl-and-drops-a-strong-musical-hint-that-max-martin-is-back-in-the-producers-chair\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.musicradar.com\/artists\/taylor-swift-announces-new-album-the-life-of-a-showgirl-and-drops-a-strong-musical-hint-that-max-martin-is-back-in-the-producers-chair\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Life Of A Showgirl<\/a>, and suggests that it was a \u201cweird miracle\u201d that the two of them had such a long run together prior to that.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-e62d9f7b-f8fd-426a-8abc-0fba4128471c-2\">The Bleachers frontman made his remarks in an interview with Howard Stern, explaining that \u201cI only feel grateful for the work that has happened.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Article continues below <\/p>\n<p>            You may like<\/p>\n<p>In light of a question about his absence from 2025\u2019s The Life Of A Showgirl, which Swift made with Swedish producers Max Martin and Shellback, he added: \u201cMaybe it\u2019s only because I write my own songs and sing them, but I understand that need to have different collaborators and jump around.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In fact, says Antonoff, it\u2019s actually the constant creative partnerships that should be the ones that raise eyebrows.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s normal to have the same collaborators over and over, and when I\u2019ve had it with people, I think it\u2019s a weird miracle,\u201d he confirms.<\/p>\n<p>Jack Antonoff on Forming a \u201cVery Deep\u201d Friendship with Taylor Swift &#8211; YouTube<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1777713321_498_maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Jack Antonoff on Forming a \u201cVery Deep\u201d Friendship with Taylor Swift - YouTube\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"watch-on-youtube-kJal-UGCL7s\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/kJal-UGCL7s\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/kJal-UGCL7s\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Watch On <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Want all the hottest music and gear news, reviews, deals, features and more, direct to your inbox? 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