TAYLOR SWIFT BREAKS THE INTERNET! ‘REPUTATION’ RERELEASE DROPS—Fans Lose Their Minds

Taylor Swift’s “Look What You Made Me Do (Taylor’s Version)” was featured in a new episode of The Handmaid’s Tale, and fans took to social media to share their excitement.

Newsweek reached out to Swift’s representative via email for comment on Tuesday.

The Context

“Look What You Made Me Do” was Swift’s lead single off her sixth studio album, Reputation, which was released in 2017.

Following a dispute with her former record label Big Machine Records, the billionaire pop star, 35, vowed to rerecord her original albums. To date, Swift has rerecorded Fearless (Taylor’s Version), Red (Taylor’s Version), Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) and 1989 (Taylor’s Version).

Taylor Swift performs onstage during her Reputation Stadium Tour at AT&T Stadium on October 5, 2018 in Arlington, Texas. Matt Winkelmeyer/TAS18/Getty Images for TAS

What To Know

Swifties—a term used to refer to fans of Swift—were treated to “Look What You Made Me Do (Taylor’s Version)” in the latest episode of The Handmaid’s Tale on Hulu.

The tune was introduced at the beginning of the episode, when Elisabeth Moss’ character, June Osborne, heads an uprising against the Commanders in Gilead.

“Look What You Made Me Do (Taylor’s Version)” first debuted in a teaser for the television series Wilderness in 2023.

Rebellion (June’s version). A new episode of #TheHandmaidsTale is now streaming on @hulu and with #HuluOnDisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/NUFzqd3tyB

— The Handmaid’s Tale (@HandmaidsOnHulu) May 20, 2025

What People Are Saying

The Handmaid’s Tale star and executive producer Elisabeth Moss—who attended Swift’s Eras Tour in Toronto with costar Bradley Whitford—told Billboard this week: “I’ve been wanting to use a Taylor song for many years on the show, and we finally found the perfect spot for a track from her, and I’m so glad we waited because there could not be a more perfect song for a more perfect moment. Taylor has been such an inspiration to me personally. As a Swiftie myself, and I think I can speak for [costar] Yvonne [Strahovski] and our entire cast as well, who are all Swifties, it’s such an honor to be able to use her music in the final episodes of our show.”

The Handmaid’s Tale editor Wendy Hallam Martin said in a statement to Billboard: “In trying many songs for this specific moment in our series and knowing how much Lizzie wanted a strong female voice and message, Taylor was really the artist that delivered both lyrically and tonally. Our bada** main character June in this scene, really was saying ‘look what you made me do’ and the song couldn’t have been more on point. A perfect pairing.”

On X, formerly Twitter, fans shared their thoughts after the scene aired.

Well-known Swiftie and rapper Flavor Flav wrote in a comment with over 62,000 views: “Look what you made her do.”

X user @FaerieGodFag said: “YAAAAAS I LOVE IT.”

@shahadmajiliLWYMMD added: “Taylor’s Version AAAAHHHHHHH SKSKSKSKSJSJSKKSK.”

@ASillyLivie posted: “WHAT!!!!!!”

@SandraWyldstyle shared: “Couldn’t have picked a better song or Artist for the intro!!!! @taylorswift13 @taylornation13.”

@swiftafboikatie chimed in: “OMG!!!!!!!!!! [oh my God]”

@SuazoUli remarked: “WHAT IS GOING ON WE NEED ANSWERS RIGHT NOW @taylornation13.”

What Happens Next

The Handmaid’s Tale scene comes amid fan rumors that Swift may be gearing up for a Reputation (Taylor’s Version) announcement at the American Music Awards next week.

Earlier this month, the Grammy Award winner’s website had items for sale at 26 percent off, and her shop spelled out AMAs with the first letters of the words: Apparel, Music, Accessories and Sale.

The American Music Awards are set to take place on Monday, May 26.

New episodes of The Handmaid’s Tale are released on Tuesdays.