Jack Antonoff had a humorous encounter with a fan during a signing event in Berlin when the fan asked him to sign a poster referencing Taylor Swift’s ex-boyfriend Joe Alwyn under the alias William Bowery. Antonoff laughed and shrugged in response to the fan’s question and later signed the poster with the word “folklore.” This encounter took place during a Bleachers show in Berlin, where a fan held up a similar sign that referenced William Bowery, leading Antonoff to laugh once again.
William Bowery was the alias used by Joe Alwyn when he collaborated with Taylor Swift on several tracks from her albums “Folklore,” “Evermore,” and “Midnights.” While fans speculated about Bowery’s true identity, Swift finally confirmed it in November 2020 during the Disney+ documentary “Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions.” Swift shared that during quarantine, she and Alwyn wrote the song “Exile” together, with Alwyn writing the entire piano part. Alwyn’s songwriting contributions on “Folklore” earned him a co-writing credit and a Grammy award for Album of the Year in 2021.
During her acceptance speech at the 2021 Grammy Awards, Taylor Swift gave a rare shout-out to Joe Alwyn, mentioning that he is the first person she plays every song she writes for. She also expressed how much she enjoyed writing songs with him during quarantine. However, despite his success in songwriting, Alwyn mentioned in an interview with Elle magazine in April 2021 that he did not have plans for more music composition in the future. Swift and Alwyn ended their six-year relationship in April 2023, after which Swift had a brief fling with The 1975’s Matty Healy before moving on to date Travis Kelce, a tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs. Alwyn sparked dating rumors with his “The Brutalist” costar Emma Laird in March.
The collaboration between Joe Alwyn and Taylor Swift under the alias William Bowery led to Alwyn receiving recognition and a Grammy award for his songwriting contributions on Swift’s album “Folklore.” Swift confirmed Alwyn’s role in their songwriting process in a documentary released in November 2020, revealing how they worked together on the song “Exile” during quarantine. Despite this success, Alwyn expressed in an interview in April 2021 that he did not have any plans for further music composition in the future. Their relationship ended in April 2023 after six years of dating, with both Swift and Alwyn moving on to new relationships. Swift briefly dated The 1975’s Matty Healy before starting a new relationship with Travis Kelce, while Alwyn was rumored to be dating his “The Brutalist” costar Emma Laird in March.
