The actress was a guest on Wednesday’s episode of “Today,” hours before Swift makes her debut on the “New Heights” podcast.
Who’s afraid of a little old question?
Jack Antonoff’s wife, Margaret Qualley, had a slightly awkward response to being asked about Taylor Swift’s forthcoming album on Wednesday’s episode of the “Today” show.
Toward the end of the interview, co-host Craig Melvin noted that Antonoff, 41, “has produced for Taylor for years.”
The NBC personality, 46, added, “Perhaps you’ve heard she’s got an album that’s coming out. Can you tell us about it?”
Qualley, 30, widened her eyes and shook her head before insisting, “I don’t know anything.”
The actress shrugged and laughed uncomfortably, concluding, “I’ll be excited to listen to the music.”
When Melvin chuckled and said, “OK. Alright,” she replied, “OK.”
One YouTuber summed up the painful on-air moment, commenting, “That was very awkward.”
Antonoff began working with Swift, 35, in 2013, with the duo collaborating on “Lover,” “Folklore” and more of the pop star’s records over the years.
Most recently, the Bleachers frontman produced several “The Tortured Poets Department” tracks.
Swift has heavily hinted, however, that Antonoff has nothing to do with “The Life of a Showgirl.”
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She dropped a major clue that her 12th record would be a major departure when she curated a Spotify playlist immediately after her “New Heights” album announcement.
The 22 tracks on “And, baby, that’s show business for you” are all produced by Max Martin and Shellback, who Swift last worked with on “Reputation” in 2017.
Some Swifties celebrated the news, with one gushing, “no jack antonoff on the new taylor swift album is giving me hope for pre-2021 quality music.”
Meanwhile, others praised him, explaining things like, “Max Martin unlocked Taylor’s versatility. … Jack Antonoff unlocked her best vocals and sharpened her songwriting.”
One speculated that Swift is trolling her fans, tweeting, “She’s going to release ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ at midnight followed up by ‘The Death of a Showgirl’ at 3:00 AM with all of Jack and Aaron [Dessner] songs.”
Swift was present — and made a 15-minute speech — when Antonoff and Qualley tied the knot in August 2023 in New Jersey.
The couple, who became an item in 2021, have double dated with Swift and her boyfriend, Travis Kelce.
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