With all the collaborations Taylor Swift has done in her career, there are still some artists she hasn’t written with. As a songwriter, Swift has collaborated with artists like John Mayer, Bon Iver, and Lana Del Rey. She’s also sung with some unexpected stars, like Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco and Boys Like Girls lead Martin Johnson.

However, there’s still a long list of artists Swift hasn’t worked with. While some fans long for her to sing with stars like Ariana Grande and Olivia Rodrigo, others want to hear Swift with the artists who inspired her early in her career. With all the talent in the music industry, Swift has a lot of options.

10Stevie Nicks

Nicks Is One Of Swift’s Inspirations

Swift performed with Stevie Nicks at the 2010 Grammys, but the two never collaborated on a recorded track. However, for The Tortured Poets Department, Swift mentioned the Fleetwood Mac singer by name in her closing track “Clara Bow.” In return, Nicks wrote a poem for the album booklet because she was so moved by Swift’s TTPD story.

The two have also been compared a lot, since Swift got her start writing a lot of angry breakup songs, just like Nicks did. Luckily, the rock singer was not bothered by the comparisons and instead was excited to see another young woman taking over the music industry.

With their love for writing about the same topics and their strong lyricism, Taylor Swift and Stevie Nicks would be an incredible songwriting pair. Since some of their fans overlap, it would be great for their fanbases as well.

9Carole King

King Was The Swift Of The ’70s

Among Swift’s many inspirations, Carole King has played a major role in her career. Back in the ’70s, King held the same influence over songwriting that Swift does in the modern day. King has also had major accomplishments as a female artist, just like Swift.

At the 1972 Grammy Awards, King took home three of the biggest awards of the night, including Album of The Year and Song of The Year. The latter made her the first woman to ever win that title. Swift would later become the woman with the most Album of The Year wins – and eventually the artist with the most wins.

King has also had major accomplishments as a female artist, just like Swift.

In 2019, Taylor Swift was awarded the Artist of the Decade award at the American Music Awards, and none other than Carole King presented her with it. In return, Swift performed for King at her 2021 induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, singing a cover of “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow.”

Swift’s vocals fit perfectly on the song, proving she and King are one and the same. With their songwriting skills and vocal talents, Swift and King would be the perfect pair to work on music together.

8Harry Styles

Swift & Styles Reunited In 2020

For fans of Swift and Harry Styles, the two never go out of style. The pair briefly dated in 2012 and 2013, but reunited for the first time publicly at the 2020 Grammys. They’ve since been spotted talking at other Grammy ceremonies, and fans eat it up every time.

TikTok has become accustomed to mashing up Swift’s song “Style,” rumored to be about the One Direction singer, and the band’s song “Perfect,” proving how well their music works together. Styles has proven himself an impressive artist in his solo career, especially with some of his rock-inspired work.

Since the two clearly have no bad blood with each other, their fans would be delighted to see them in the studio together.

As they both share similar inspirations, like Stevie Nicks, they could end up creating something unique if they were to collaborate.

7Sabrina Carpenter

Swift Is One Of Carpenter’s Inspirations

Sabrina Carpenter has never been shy about how much Taylor Swift has inspired her in her career. The popstar used to upload videos of herself to YouTube covering Swift’s earlier songs.

Carpenter went on to open for The Eras Tour in late 2023 and continues to praise Swift.

While the two have their own unique styles of music, Carpenter has taken a lot of inspiration from country for some of her tracks. Since Swift started out in the genre, Carpenter could be the one to take her back home.

Like Swift, Carpenter is gifted with clever lyricism, and if the two were to sit down and write together, the outcome would be impressive. Both artists have also worked quite a lot with Jack Antonoff, so if they did want to go in the pop direction instead, teaming up with Antonoff for production work could result in a massive hit.

6Paul McCartney

McCartney & Swift Are Good Friends

While Swift is often compared to other female pop stars, her peers are actually quite unexpected, as one of her closest friends in the industry is Paul McCartney. Swift and the former Beatles member graced the cover of Rolling Stone together in 2020 for the artists on artists issue, where they had a moving discussion about music.

It’s actually quite surprising the two haven’t released a song together yet. However, Swift’s 2022 Midnights track “Sweet Nothing” is rumored to have been inspired by McCartney’s relationship with his late wife, Linda McCartney.

Since the two have such a mutual respect for each other’s art, it would be great to see them work on a song together. It’s also hard to imagine it wouldn’t become one of the biggest collaborations in the music industry.

5Beyoncé

Swift & Beyoncé Could Break The Internet

Beyoncé is the singer Swift gets compared to the most, despite both artists being drastically different. Unfortunately, since they’re both women at the top of their game, they’re constantly pitted against each other. Luckily, the two stars have never bought into the comparisons and continually support each other, including showing up at each other’s red-carpet premieres.

Beyoncé released her country album Cowboy Carter in 2024, and while she did work with Miley Cyrus, Swift was sadly not on the album. Meanwhile, Swift has tapped into R&B a few times, working with rappers like Kendrick Lamar and Future.

Since both singers are masters of switching up their genres, there are so many avenues they can go down with their potential collaboration. However, whatever they might make, it would likely break the internet and hopefully put an end to the manufactured social media feud between the two.

4Tim McGraw

The Country Singer Inspired Swift’s First Single

When Taylor Swift first stepped on the scene as a singer-songwriter, she released her debut single, “Tim McGraw.” Swift has been tied to the country singer ever since. At a 2018 concert, Swift even brought McGraw and his wife Faith Hill out to sing the song.

In 2013, McGraw released a song called “Highway Don’t Care” featuring Swift and Keith Urban. However, the song was written by songwriters Mark Irwin, Josh Kear, Brad Warren, and Brett Warren.

Unfortunately, Swift and McGraw have never sat down to write and record a song together. Swifties, however, have speculated that the country legend could appear on a vault track from Taylor Swift (Taylor’s Version).

Given the recent news that Swift has purchased all her music, it’s unclear when the re-recording will be released, but it’s likely she could release it in 2026 for the album’s 20th anniversary.

If McGraw appeared on a vault track, it would be the perfect way for Swift to honor her debut single and the man who inspired it.

3Joni Mitchell

Mitchell Inspired Swift’s Red Album

In the 2010s, it was rumored that Taylor Swift would play Joni Mitchell in a biopic about the folk singer. Unfortunately, the Canadian singer-songwriter was seemingly not pleased with the rumors. However, Swift has remained a fan, and Mitchell seems to be an obvious influence behind Swift’s work.

Both are known for being prolific songwriters and experimenting with various songs.

In 2012, Swift released her fourth album, Red, which drew a lot of comparisons to Mitchell’s famous album, Blue. While Mitchell and Swift haven’t had any known interactions, a collaboration isn’t out of the picture.

Both are known for being prolific songwriters and experimenting with various songs. Since Swift has openly admired the artist, Mitchell could be the perfect songwriting partner for Swift.

2James Taylor

Taylor Inspired Swift’s First Name

Another one of Taylor Swift’s musical inspirations is James Taylor. In fact, Swift has admitted that one of the reasons her mother chose her name is because she was a big fan of James Taylor and used to play his music when she was pregnant with Swift.

In 2011, the pop star brought Taylor out on stage at her Speak Now Tour to perform “Fire and Rain.” The two haven’t recorded anything together, but with Swift’s deep connection to the singer, she and Taylor would likely make something that would stick with both of their fan bases for years to come.

1Shania Twain

Twain Is Swift’s Biggest Country-Pop Inspiration

Taylor Swift has never been shy about how much she loves and admires Shania Twain. After all, before Swift’s country-pop crossover, Shania Twain did the same thing. The two have been seen together on multiple occasions, and Twain is another fan favorite to appear on a potential vault track for Swift’s re-recorded debut album.

Surprisingly, they have never performed live together, but when Twain performed a medley of her songs at the 2019 American Music Awards, Swift excitedly got up on stage at the end and danced with her. The two have had countless interactions, but if they were to release a song together, it would be the ultimate accomplishment for Swift’s younger self.

To make things even better, Twain appearing on a Taylor Swift (Taylor’s Version) vault track would be the perfect way to close out the re-recording era. It would also be a great way to celebrate Taylor Swift reclaiming all of her work.