‘REP TV’ Trends After Taylor Swift Changes Profile Picture Ahead of Grammys (2024)

The shift to black-and-white images on social media -- and a change to TaylorSwift.com -- had Swifties on alert for Reputation (Taylor's Version).

‘REP TV’ Trends After Taylor Swift Changes Profile Picture Ahead of Grammys (1)

Are you ready for it? Taylor Swift‘s profile pictures on X (formerly Twitter), Instagram and Facebook turned black and white on Sunday (Feb. 4), leaving fans in a frenzy.

Swifties consider the imagery to be Reputation-coded, since the pop star’s original Rep album cover depicts her in black and white.

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With the sudden shift on social media, fans wondered whether a Reputation (Taylor’s Version) announcement was imminent and speculated about the chances of it happening on the night of the Grammys, where Swift is nominated for six awards.

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“If she ends her damn acceptance speech with ‘there will be no explanation there will just be reputation’ and just walks off. Like, what do we do? What’s the protocol?” one fan tweeted.

Later on Sunday, Swift’s website appeared to be down — but showing a seemingly custom “321” error code, along with an unexplained message: “hneriergrd.” If this is a signature Swift Easter egg, “hneriergrd” can be unscrambled to spell out “red herring.”

🚨| Taylor Swift further teases the start of the "reputation (Taylor's Version)" era as her website is down! 🐍 pic.twitter.com/yRO2El4RMm

— The Eras Tour (@tswifterastour) February 4, 2024

“REPUTATION STANS RISE IT’S OUR TIME TO SHINE,” another Swiftie wrote on X.

Although Swift isn’t scheduled to perform at Sunday night’s awards ceremony in Los Angeles, she is expected to attend.

For this year’s event, she was nominated for album of the year and best pop vocal album forMidnights; best pop solo performance, song of the year and record of the year for “Anti-Hero,” and best pop duo/group performance for her “Karma” remix with Ice Spice.

With the Super Bowl being just a week after the Grammy Awards, Swift’s boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, recently said hewon’t be able to attend the showto support his girlfriend.

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“I wish I could go support Taylor at the Grammys and watch her win every single award that she’s nominated for,” Kelce said in aPat McAfee Showinterview on Jan. 31, before explaining that the weekend will be filled with practice and traveling to Las Vegas for the game. “Unfortunately, I’ve got to get ready for this big ol’ Super Bowl we got in a week.”

Following the Grammys, Swift picks up her Eras Tour with four concerts at the Tokyo Dome in Japan from Feb. 7-10.

She’ll likely be able to make it to see the Chiefs take on the San Francisco 49ers at the Super Bowl on Feb. 11 before flying out to Melbourne, Australia, to continue her international tour.The Embassy of Japan even assured fans that Swift will have time to get to Vegas after her Tokyo shows, writing in a statement: “Despite the 12-hour flight and 17-hour time difference, the Embassy can confidentlySpeak Nowto say that if she departs Tokyo in the evening after her concert, she should comfortably arrive in Las Vegas before the Super Bowl begins. We know that many people in Japan are excited to experience Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, so we wanted to confirm that anyone concerned can beFearlessin knowing that this talented performer can wow Japanese audiences and still make it to Las Vegas to support the Chiefs when they take the field for the Super Bowl wearingRed.”

Back to Grammys night: See some of the best fan reactions to the possibility of a Reputation (Taylor’s Version) reveal on Sunday below.

taylor showing up to the grammys tonight
pic.twitter.com/OxEErROaSd

— katie (taylor’s version) (@corneliastkatie) February 4, 2024

scooter braun quando a taylor anunciar o reputation (taylor’s version): pic.twitter.com/lTHYybMQuE

— vítor (@hoaxts) February 4, 2024

swiftie twt today 🫶🏻 pic.twitter.com/NZEld4MzF8

— Alissa (taylor’s version)🐍🖤✨ (@SomeD1ckH3adGuy) February 4, 2024

girlhood (taylor’s version) pic.twitter.com/GfP8sym0ZK

— paloma ౨ৎ (@tiwiflswifts) February 4, 2024

the entire timeline right now…#reptv #reputationtv pic.twitter.com/334ehcrVny

— MElissa is …ready for it🧷⸆⸉𓆙 (@pikachooseyou) February 4, 2024

rep tv is only for the girls who can tell me exactly where they were when they got this notif btw https://t.co/vaR1NOcp5b

— sam (@swieder13) February 4, 2024

taylor going from 1989 (taylor’s version) era to reputation (taylor’s version) era: pic.twitter.com/wbHSiYdaIM

— rania (@tisivy) February 4, 2024

"As a thank you for this award, my version of reputation is out-"

pic.twitter.com/swyYhqRhks

— The Eras Tour (@tswifterastour) February 4, 2024

If she ends her damn acceptance speech with “there will be no explanation there will just be reputation” and just walks off. Like, what do we do? What’s the protocol?

— Jenna 🖤 (Taylor’s Version) (@spilling_wine13) February 4, 2024

SO YOURE TELLING ME THE GRAMMYS SNUBBED REPUTATION SO HARD THAT SHES GONNA ANNOUNCE TAYLORS VERSION ON GRAMMY DAY?!?! YALL IM ACTUALLY SCARED THIS WOMAN IS CRAZY!!! pic.twitter.com/u58ol47Ouc

— GINA 🌙✨ (@whatamind13) February 4, 2024

just realized we will hear taylor sing “my reputation’s never been worse so” while her reputation being the best now
pic.twitter.com/N0piqhukOe

— kadriye (@tayspetsch) February 4, 2024

REPUTATION STANS RISE IT'S OUR TIME TO SHINE pic.twitter.com/OvbyAF6zQ0

— Nish Sjöberg (@tis_sjoberg) February 4, 2024

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