Taylor Swift Says Brad Paisley’s Prank Kept Her up for Months

WHO:

NY Post - Taylor Swift performed as one of Brad Paisley’s opening acts.

TMZ - Taylor Swift and Brad Paisley were involved in what TMZ described as a “nearly two-decade estrangement.”

WHAT:

Variety - Taylor Swift said Brad Paisley filled her tour bus with “thousands” of crickets in a prank she said “went too far.”

Variety - Swift said, “We’ve been estranged since.”

NY Post - Swift recalled a prank Paisley played during a tour; the headline said it left her unable to sleep “for months.”

TMZ - Swift discussed her estrangement from Paisley during her induction speech at the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.

TMZ - Paisley inducted Swift into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.

WHERE:

TMZ - Swift’s induction speech took place at the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.

WHEN:

NY Post - Swift was an opening act during Paisley’s *Bonfires & Amplifiers Tour*.

NY Post - The tour took place in 2007.

WHY:

TMZ - TMZ characterized the subject of Swift’s remarks as an estrangement from Paisley; the article described the speech as involving “Bad Blood.”

HOW:

Variety - The prank involved filling Swift’s tour bus with crickets.

NY Post - The reported prank occurred during Paisley’s tour.

TMZ - Swift addressed the estrangement while delivering her induction speech.

(UPDATED October 27, 2026 04:09 UTC)

Taylor Swift said Brad Paisley filled her tour bus with thousands of crickets during his 2007 tour, a prank she felt went too far and that left her unable to sleep for months. Paisley later inducted Swift into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, where she addressed their nearly two-decade estrangement. “We’ve been estranged since,” Swift said.

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(UPDATED October 27, 2026 03:08 UTC)

Brad Paisley inducted Taylor Swift into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, where she spoke about their nearly two-decade estrangement. Swift recalled a prank Paisley played on her while she was an opening act on his 2007 Bonfires & Amplifiers Tour. She said the prank left her unable to sleep for months.