How Taylor Swift could achieve EGOT status

Newsweek · Jun 03, 2026 · 709 words · By Alyce Collins

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Taylor Swift recently announced that she is releasing a brand new single that will be featured in Pixar’s highly anticipated movie, Toy Story 5.

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What happened

Taylor Swift recently announced that she is releasing a brand new single that will be featured in Pixar’s highly anticipated movie, Toy Story 5.

Why it matters

The singer announced on Instagram that she “always dreamed of getting to write for these characters,” who have been part of her life since she was a child.

Common ground

Now, fans are just days away from her latest offering, with the track titled “I Knew It, I Knew You,” set for release on June 5.

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Claim 1: “Taylor Swift recently announced that she is releasing a brand new single that will be featured in Pixar’s highly anticipated movie, Toy Story 5.”

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Wikipedia explicitly confirms that Taylor Swift has a song from the soundtrack to Disney and Pixar's animated film Toy Story 5 (2026).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "I Knew It, I Knew You" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift from the soundtrack to Disney and Pixar's animated film Toy Story 5 (2026). Swift wrote and produced the song with Jack…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Knew_It,_I_Knew_You

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Toy Story 5 is a 2026 American animated adventure comedy-drama film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. It was directed by Andrew Stanton and written by Stanton and Kenna Har…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toy_Story_5

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Toy Story 5 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the film score composed by Randy Newman, and conducted by him and his cousin, Joey Newman, for the 2026 Disney/Pixar animated film Toy Story 5. It f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toy_Story_5_(soundtrack)

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Claim 2: “Singer songwriter Anaïs Mitchell cleaned up at the 2019 Tony Award for her musical Hadestown, including gongs for Best Musical and you guessed it, Best Original Score.”

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Claim 3: “the most recent addition was Stephen Spielberg, who joined the club in 2026.”

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Multiple sources (BBC Bitesize, wkyc.com, ABC7) confirm Steven Spielberg became an EGOT holder after winning a Grammy in February 2026.

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web search NEUTRAL — The songwriter is the only person who has won all four awards at least twice (Emmys [4], Grammys [3], Oscars [2] and Tonys [3]). · Lopez won two Daytime Emmy ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EGOT

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web search NEUTRAL — Film director Steven Spielberg has won a Grammy Award, elevating him to EGOT status. But what does winning an EGOT mean? Who else has reached this level of ...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zr3jcxs

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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 1, 2026 ... LOS ANGELES — Director Steven Spielberg is officially an EGOT title holder after taking home his first Grammy on Sunday. He won the Grammy ...
https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/nation-world/steven-spielb…

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Claim 4: “even won an Oscar for “We Belong Together” from Toy Story 3.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm that Randy Newman won an Oscar specifically for the song 'We Belong Together' from Toy Story 3.

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Claim 5: “There are 22 EGOT holders so far, including Elton John, Jennifer Hudson, Rita Moreno, Andrew Lloyd Webber”

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The claim states there are 22 EGOT holders, but the Wikipedia entry for EGOT explicitly states that 28 people have achieved this status. However, the listed individuals (Elton John, Jennifer Hudson, Rita Moreno) are confirmed as winners.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — EGOT is an acronym for the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards, referring to all four of the major performing art awards in the United States. These awards honor outstanding achievements in televisio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EGOT

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight, 25 March 1947) is a British singer, songwriter and pianist. An influential figure in popular culture, he is known for his flamboyant fashion, sho…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elton_John

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Farewell Yellow Brick Road was the forty-ninth and final concert tour by British musician Elton John. It began in Allentown, Pennsylvania, US, on 8 September 2018, and ended in Stockholm, Sweden, on 8…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farewell_Yellow_Brick_Road

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Claim 6: “The 2025 winner for Best Original Score was the highly esteemed Maybe Happy Ending, with music and lyrics by Will Aronson and Hue Park.”

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Claim 7: “and an Emmy Award for Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media for the AMEX Unstaged: Taylor Swift Experience project”

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Multiple independent sources (Facebook, news reports) confirm she won an Emmy for Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media for the AMEX Unstaged project in 2015.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift has received numerous industry awards and honorary accolades. She is the most-awarded artist of the American Music Awards (40), the Billboard Music Awards (…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter. An influential figure in popular culture, she is known for her autobiographical songwriting and artistic reinventions. Sw…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Swift

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Taylor Swift Productions, Inc. is the in-house visual media production company of the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. It was founded in 2008, being first credited in the concert film Speak No…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Swift_Productions

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Claim 8: “Nominations for the 99th Academy Awards will not be announced until January 2027, while the Tony nominations will be released in May 2027.”

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Claim 9: “Having already won 14 Grammy Awards (including four Album of the Year awards)”

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Multiple sources, including Wikipedia and dedicated award lists, confirm Taylor Swift has won 14 Grammy Awards, including a record four Album of the Year awards.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 67th Annual Grammy Awards honored the best recordings, compositions, and artists from September 16, 2023, to August 30, 2024, as chosen by the members of the Recording Academy, on February 2, 2025…
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Claim 10: “In 2013, Cyndi Lauper won for her work on Kinky Boots, becoming the first solo female composer to win the award.”

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Claim 11: “Swift has previously written several songs for movies, including "Today Was a Fairytale" for Valentine's Day, "Eyes Open" for The Hunger Games, and "Only The Young" for her 2020 documentary, Miss Americana.”

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Claim 12: “other artists have been nominated at the Tonys and narrowly missed out, namely Elton John, Sara Bareilles and Sting.”

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Claim 13: “Composer Randy Newman has earned nominations for his musical work on all four Toy Story movies in the past”

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Wikipedia and Billboard confirm Randy Newman's nominations for the first three Toy Story films; the evidence confirms his long-term involvement with the franchise.

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web search NEUTRAL — (2001), Cars (2006), The Princess and the Frog (2009), Toy Story 3 (2010), and Marriage Story (2019). He was honored with the Recording Academy's Governors ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Newman

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 18, 2026 ... Randy Newman. He wrote 'You've Got a Friend in Me' for the very first Toy Story back in 1995 and he didn't come from nowhere.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZvMNkIRpUK/?hl=en

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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 15, 2019 ... His tunes have been nominated for each of the first three Toy Story films — “You've Got a Friend in Me” (1995), “When She Loved Me” (1999) ...
https://www.billboard.com/culture/tv-film/randy-newman-toy-s…

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Claim 14: “she did famously star in Cats in 2019 as well as Valentine’s Day in 2010.”

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Although widely known as a general fact, no evidence was provided in the search results for this specific claim to verify it according to the provided evidence set.

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Claim 15: “the track titled “I Knew It, I Knew You,” set for release on June 5.”

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The song title 'I Knew It, I Knew You' and the release date of June 5, 2026, are confirmed by Wikipedia, Taylor Swift's Instagram, and YouTube.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "I Knew You Were Trouble" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift from her fourth studio album, Red (2012). She wrote it with its producers, Max Martin and Shellback. A dubstep and po…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Knew_You_Were_Trouble

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Red is the fourth studio album by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. It was released on October 22, 2012, through Big Machine Records. Inspired by a breakup that left behind emotional tumult…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_(Taylor_Swift_album)

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Claim 16: “Lin-Manuel Miranda, Cynthia Erivo, Adele and Julie Andrews all on three of the four awards.”

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Sources confirm Lin-Manuel Miranda and Cynthia Erivo are close to EGOT status, specifically noting Miranda needs an Oscar and has won the other three.

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web search NEUTRAL — EGOT is an acronym for the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards, referring to all four of the major performing art awards in the United States.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EGOT

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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 10, 2025 ... Lin-Manuel Miranda is also in need of an Oscar to achieve EGOT status. He has five Grammy Awards for musical theater album of In the Heights, ...
https://deadline.com/gallery/celebrities-close-to-egot-statu…

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web search NEUTRAL — Lin-Manuel Miranda ... Miranda needs an Oscar. He has won three Tonys for "In the Heights" and "Hamilton," two Emmys for the 67th Tony Awards and "Hamilton," and ...
https://abc7.com/post/egot-winners-list-artists-stars-have-w…

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