Joe Jonas Reacts to Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl’: ‘Everybody’s Got an Opinion About It, But From What I’ve Heard…’

Making music that even your exes listen to? That’s just the life of a showgirl. In an interview with Esquire published Monday (Oct. 20), Joe Jonas shared his take on Taylor Swift‘s new album a few weeks after its release.

While speaking to the publication with brothers Nick and Kevin, the DNCE frontman didn’t hem and haw when asked for his take on The Life of a Showgirl. “I’ve heard some of it,” he began.

“I think she’s obviously the biggest artist out there, and I think it’s good,” he continued of Swift, whom he dated briefly in 2008. “Everybody’s got an opinion about it, but from what I’ve heard, there are some catchy melodies.”

Released on Oct. 5, the album is indeed catchy. The set’s 12 tracks occupied the top 12 spots on the Billboard Hot 100 in their first week on the chart, while Showgirl locked in a historic debut atop the Billboard 200 with more than 4 million units moved.

“I have 4 million thank you’s I want to send to the fans, and 4 million reasons to feel even more proud of this album than I already was,” Swift reacted in a post at the time. “I’ll cherish this feeling forever. Just wow.”

And while it’s been decades since the Jonas Brothers star dated the Eras Tour headliner, he’s used to answering questions about her. In 2023, for instance, Joe opened up about where he stood with Swift on Dax Shepard’s Armchair Expert podcast.

“I’m cool with Taylor,” he said at the time. “We’re cool … I hope to think [her fans] like me … No one f—s with the Swifties, you know?”