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Skip To Content BuzzFeed Homepage Trending News Trending News Browse links Newsletters The best of the internet, delivered straight to your inbox! Pop Culture TV & Movies Best of the Internet Trending News In The News Quizzes & Games Latest Quizzes Trending Quizzes Food Quizzes Love Quizzes Trivia Quizzes Beauty & Personal Care Sports & Fitness Cocoa Butter Mom In Progress Multiplayer Goodful: Wellness Sex And Love Make a Quiz or Post! Featured Posts Leaderboard From Our Partners Back to School Prep College Curation Editorial Standards Investor Relations US residents can opt out of "sales" of personal data. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information Privacy Settings Privacy Settings © 2025 BuzzFeed, Inc Consent Preferences Accessibility Statement BuzzFeed TastySearch, watch, and cook every single Tasty recipe and video ever — all in one place! BuzzFeed GoodfulSelf care and ideas to help you live a healthier, happier life. HuffPostNews, Politics, Culture, Life, Entertainment, and more. Stories that matter to you. Trending News Trending News Celebrity·Posted 6 minutes ago Subscribe to Taylor Swift NewsletterCaret Down Joe Jonas Might Have Just Subtly Responded To Taylor Swift Being Accused Of Ripping Off A Jonas Brothers Song On Her New Album I wonder if Joe’s favorite song on “The Life Of A Showgirl” is “Cool” by the Jonas Brothers, too. by Stephanie Soteriou BuzzFeed Staff 🔥 Full coverage and conversation on Taylor Swift You may have heard that Taylor Swift released a new album called The Life of a Showgirl earlier this month, and the public’s general reaction to the record might have also come across your algorithm. Nbc / Getty Images But in case you missed it, one of the biggest conversations following TLOAS’s release was how much some of the tracks seemingly sounded like other songs, particularly “Wood,” which was immediately likened to the Jackson 5’s “I Want You Back,” and the album’s title track, which features Sabrina Carpenter. Johnny Nunez / Getty Images In fact, “The Life of a Showgirl” went viral almost instantly after its release because of its similarity to the Jonas Brothers’ 2019 hit “Cool,” with one person even joking that “Cool” by the Jonas Brothers was the best song on the album. Kevin Mazur / Getty Images Listeners argued that the first lines of each chorus are sonically identical, as if different words are being sung to the exact same tune. You can check out a popular TikTok video that plays the choruses back to back here. Neither Taylor or the Jonas Brothers reacted to the claims at the time, however, Joe Jonas might just have subtly alluded to the discourse in the band’s new interview with Esquire. John Nacion / Getty Images BuzzFeed TrendingHot Topic Think you’re Blondie’s biggest fan? Put your ~reputation~ to the test. See our Taylor Swift Discussions For what it’s worth, Taylor and Joe briefly dated in 2008, with Taylor famously exposing him for dumping her in a “25-second phone call” shortly after their split. Jeff Kravitz / Getty Images Earlier on in the profile, Joe admitted to the publication that he is “extremely online” and sees pretty much everything that goes down on social media, which appears to set the framework for his subsequent comments about his ex’s new album. Amy Sussman / Getty Images When asked if he had listened to The Life of a Showgirl, Joe said: “I’ve heard some of it. I think she’s obviously the biggest artist out there, and I think it’s good.” Kevin Mazur / Getty Images He then pointedly added: “Everybody’s got an opinion about it, but from what I’ve heard, there are some catchy melodies.” John Nacion / Getty Images Needless to say, it’s not beyond the realm of possibility that Joe’s comment about hearing that the album has “catchy melodies” could be interpreted as a reference to Taylor’s song being accused of having the same melody as one of his own. Kevin Winter / Getty Images What do you think? Let me know in the comments below! More on this Taylor Swift Has Spent 16 Years Subtly Telling Us Super Intimate Details About Other Celebrities In Her Music. Here’s Everything That We’ve Learned So Far. Stephanie Soteriou · Oct. 21, 2022 Here’s A Full Breakdown Of Joe Jonas And Taylor Swift’s Rollercoaster Of A Relationship After He Replied To A Comment That Quoted One Of Her Diss Tracks About Him Stephanie Soteriou · April 24, 2025 Everyone Has The Same Criticism Of This Track On Taylor Swift's New Album, And I'm Dying To Know Your Take Lily Grossinger · Oct. 8, 2025 We see you lurking 👀 Join a Taylor Swift conversation instead. See the Discussions
