{
  "id": 12174730,
  "title": "Chrissie Hynde Praises Taylor Swift’s New Song ‘Cleveland!’: ‘A Girl Who Stays on the Cutting Edge’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/chrissie-hynde-praises-taylor-swifts-new-song-cleveland-a-girl-who",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-05T15:07:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Billboard",
    "slug": "billboard",
    "url": "https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/chrissie-hynde-praises-taylor-swift-song-cleveland-1236354085/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a recent Instagram post on October 2nd, The Pretenders frontwoman Chrissie Hynde lauded Taylor Swift's new song \"Cleveland!\" which she described as a track written by a \"girl who stays on the cutting edge.\" Hynde declared, \"Now there's a girl who stays on the cutting edge… in fact, she might be the only person in history who has actually written a song about Cleveland.\" While acknowledging her own 1977 track \"Precious\" that referenced Cleveland, Hynde speculated that Swift may have been inspired by her new husband, a Cleveland native, Travis Kelce. The song's lyrics detail a romantic exploration of the city by Swift and Kelce, with the music video showcasing footage of the couple driving around Cleveland. Swift's new album \"The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore,\" dropped in late September, features four new songs, one of which propelled the album back to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 after 13 weeks. Hynde expressed her admiration for the track, stating, \"Hats off to Taylor for commemorating Akron’s main competition… Cleveland Ohio. I certainly have myriad recollections of adventures in Cleveland... it’s a hell of a town.\"",
  "summary": "\"Hats off to Taylor for commemorating Akron’s main competition,\" The Pretenders frontwoman gushed.",
  "key_points": [
    "Chrissie Hynde praises Taylor Swift's song \"Cleveland!\"",
    "Describes Swift as a girl who stays on the cutting edge",
    "Mentions Swift's husband Travis Kelce, a Cleveland native"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Stereogum",
        "title": "Chrissie Hynde Actually Likes Something: Taylor Swift’s “Cleveland!”",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/chrissie-hynde-actually-likes-something-taylor-swifts-cleveland",
        "published": "2026-10-05T18:14:42.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}