'Fifty Shades Darker' Update: Taylor Swift collaborates with Zayn Malik for the soundtrack of 'Fifty Shades Darker', and people can't help but think as to why would the biggest musician today would include herself in such a controversial and masochistic movie?
The song "I Don't Wanna Live Forever" is written by Taylor Swift, along with Jack Antonoff and Sam Dew, and was performed with ex-One Direction member now going solo Zayn Malik. Just a few hours after the song was made live through iTunes, it took the no. 1 spot, and was able to become a Twitter trending topic.
Well, Taylor Swift is the most powerful musician in the world today, as he was able to rake in millions of dollar with a very large fan base worldwide. Despite the controversies and issues she was into, she seems to always have the upper hand as she will normally be the object of sympathy.
But there are possible reasons as to why would Taylor Swift choose to include herself on a soundtrack for an erotica novel. And Washington Post gives as a few tips regarding this.
One of the reasons could be - awards. Taylor Swift already won her Grammys, and was able to take an Emmy. Now, she may be able to get her hands on an Oscar. Making a song for a big movie hit can be her ticket to the Academy Awards.
Another possibility is that she might be doing a favour for Gigi Hadid. How? Zayn Malik is the boyfriend of Taylor Swift's friend Gigi Hadid. Therefore, could it be that Swift is trying to bring Zayn Malik together with her already established stardom by collaborating with her? Well, Malik was able to make a name for himself, but we can never deny that having Taylor Swift with his name is a bigger opportunity for him.
Then here's another possibility. Taylor Swift hasn't released any album yet since 2014. So including herself on a soundtrack album can give her a big chance to still earn millions of dollars despite not releasing any of her own. However, we do know that with just her singles and compositions, she is still the biggest musician in the world.