William Bowery’s name appears in the writing credits for several of Swift’s songs, including “Exile,” “Betty,” “Champagne Problems,” “Coney Island,” and “Evermore.” During her Disney+ film, Swift recounted how Alwyn wrote the “entire piano part” for “Exile” and how entranced she was with his singing.
Swift also revealed in an interview with Zane Lowe that all she had to do was “dream up some lyrics and come up with some gut-wrenching, heart-shattering story” to write with Alwyn. Thanks to their collaboration, Alwyn won his first Grammy when Swift’s Folklore took home album of the year in 2021. In her acceptance speech, Swift gave a sweet shoutout to Alwyn, expressing how he was the first person she played every song she wrote and how they had the best time writing songs together during quarantine.
