{"id":204846,"date":"2025-11-13T15:14:23","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T20:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/11\/13\/marcus-mumford-reveals-how-taylor-swift-was-a-phenomenal-houseguest-when-she-borrowed-his-home-studio\/"},"modified":"2025-11-13T15:14:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T20:14:23","slug":"marcus-mumford-reveals-how-taylor-swift-was-a-phenomenal-houseguest-when-she-borrowed-his-home-studio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/11\/13\/marcus-mumford-reveals-how-taylor-swift-was-a-phenomenal-houseguest-when-she-borrowed-his-home-studio\/","title":{"rendered":"Marcus Mumford Reveals How Taylor Swift Was a \u2018Phenomenal Houseguest\u2019 When She Borrowed His Home\u00a0Studio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- no image --><\/p>\n<div><!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/taylor-swift\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Taylor Swift<\/a> can come back anytime she likes to record at Marcus Mumford\u2019s home studio, with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/mumford-sons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mumford &amp; Sons<\/a> bandleader revealing that the pop superstar was an ideal guest when she recorded parts of <em>Evermore <\/em>there a few years ago.<\/p>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story \/\/ lrv-u-display-inline-block lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-margin-t-2 u-margin-t-26@mobile-max u-margin-b-0.875@mobile-max u-margin-b-150@tablet u-border-t-12 lrv-u-padding-t-025 u-padding-b-1.313 lrv-u-padding-b-125@mobile-max lrv-u-border-color-black\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-a-unstyle-link lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap u-font-weight-700 lrv-u-display-inline-block u-line-height-18px a-font-accent u-letter-spacing-0225 u-font-size-16 lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-article-badge-underline a-article-esp u-display-inline-flex lrv-u-margin-b-1@mobile-max u-margin-b-9@tablet\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRelated\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story-wrapper lrv-u-flex lrv-u-justify-content-space-between lrv-u-padding-tb-050@desktop a-children-border-vertical a-children-border--grey a-children-border-width-050\">\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/taylor-swift-marcus-mumford-cowboy-like-me-eras-tour-concert-1235292760\/\" class=\"lrv-u-color-black:hover lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/marcus-mumford-taylor-swift-phenomenal-houseguest-studio-1236112442\/\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/taylor-swift-eras-tour-las-vegas-2023-billboard-1548.png?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt='Taylor Swift performs onstage during \"Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour\" in Las Vegas' data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tTaylor Swift Joined by Marcus Mumford for \u2018Cowboy Like Me\u2019 at Eras Tour Concert in Las\u00a0Vegas\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/taylor-swift-eras-tour-doc-trailer-fans-behind-curtain-kelce-1236112148\/\" class=\"lrv-u-color-black:hover lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/marcus-mumford-taylor-swift-phenomenal-houseguest-studio-1236112442\/\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/taylor-swift-end-of-an-era-trailer-2025-billboard-1800.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt='Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift in trailer for \"The End of An Era\"' data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tTaylor Swift Lets Fans Into Her &amp; Travis Kelce\u2019s World In \u2018Eras\u2019 Doc Trailer: \u2018I Love Having a Good\u00a0Secret\u2019\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/mumford-and-sons-new-album-gracie-abrams-hozier-release-date-1236100503\/\" class=\"lrv-u-color-black:hover lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/marcus-mumford-taylor-swift-phenomenal-houseguest-studio-1236112442\/\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Mumford-Sons-2025-credit-Conor-Cunningham-billboard-1800.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Mumford &amp; Sons\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tMumford &amp; Sons Recruit Gracie Abrams &amp; Hozier for New Album: Here\u2019s When It\u00a0Arrives\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIn a clip from his recent appearance on the <em>Table Manners <\/em>podcast, Mumford recalled how his pal and frequent Swift collaborator Aaron Dessner arranged for the Eras Tour headliner to use the personal recording space Mumford has at the home in England he shares with wife actress Carey Mulligan. \u201cAaron called me and said, \u2018I\u2019ve got someone I\u2019m working with that needs a studio in the U.K.,&rsquo;\u201d Mumford began.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cAnd I was like, \u2018Cool. Well, if it\u2019s one of your homies, then I\u2019m sure it\u2019ll be fine,&rsquo;\u201d Mumford continued. \u201c\u2018Like, what is it? Beyonc\u00e9 or something?\u2019 He was looking for a discreet studio in London. I was like, \u2018I don\u2019t think there really are any.\u2019 And he was like, \u2018Can they come and use yours?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe folk-rock musician was surprised to learn that the artist Dessner was talking about was none other than the biggest pop star on the planet. \u201cShe came down right at the end of COVID, and was the most phenomenal houseguest,\u201d Mumford said. \u201cBurned a lot of vegetables for her. And she brought a killer candle. Her candle game was excellent.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tDuring her time there, Swift would finish the second half of <em>Evermore<\/em>, according to Mumford. \u201cAnd then she asked me to sing on one [of the songs] and I said yes,\u201d he added, referring to fan-favorite \u201cCowboy Like Me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe album would go on to debut atop the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/billboard-200\/\">Billboard 200<\/a> in December 2020, remaining in the No. 1 spot for four weeks. Years later, the 14-time Grammy winner would <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/taylor-swift-marcus-mumford-cowboy-like-me-eras-tour-concert-1235292760\/\">bring Mumford up<\/a> on stage at one of her Eras Tour shows to perform \u201cCowboy Like Me\u201d in front of tens of thousands of fans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tMumford is now gearing up to release his band\u2019s next album, <em>Prizefighter<\/em>. As announced at the end of October, the project will <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/mumford-and-sons-new-album-gracie-abrams-hozier-release-date-1236100503\/\">feature collaborations<\/a> with Gracie Abrams, Chris Stapleton, Gigi Perez and Hozier.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tWatch Mumford reflect on sharing his space with Swift below.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@tablemannerspodcast\/video\/7571887020931517698\" data-video-id=\"7571887020931517698\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@tablemannerspodcast\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@tablemannerspodcast?refer=embed\" rel=\"nofollow\">@tablemannerspodcast<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>You heard it here, Taylor Swift is the dream house guest!  <a title=\"tablemanners\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/tablemanners?refer=embed\" rel=\"nofollow\">#TableManners<\/a> <a title=\"marcusmumford\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/marcusmumford?refer=embed\" rel=\"nofollow\">#MarcusMumford<\/a> <a title=\"mumfordandsons\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/mumfordandsons?refer=embed\" rel=\"nofollow\">#MumfordAndSons<\/a> <a title=\"taylorswift\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/taylorswift?refer=embed\" rel=\"nofollow\">#TaylorSwift<\/a> <a title=\"swiftie\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/swiftie?refer=embed\" rel=\"nofollow\">#Swiftie<\/a> @marcusmumford @Mumford &amp; Sons <\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - Table Manners Podcast\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7571887020295146262?refer=embed\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u266c original sound \u2013 Table Manners Podcast<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubpass.co\/billboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><br \/>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/2HpFicp.png\" alt=\"Billboard VIP Pass\" style=\"max-width: 100%;height: auto\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/marcus-mumford-taylor-swift-phenomenal-houseguest-studio-1236112442\/\">Aller \u00e0 la source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taylor Swift can come back anytime she likes to record at Marcus Mumford\u2019s home studio, with the Mumford &amp; Sons bandleader revealing that the pop superstar was an ideal guest when she recorded parts of Evermore there a few years ago. 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