Taylor Swift has come a long way since Kanye West famously interrupted her at the VMAs in 2009, a moment that’s since been immortalized in memes.
In one of the most memorable moments in pop culture history, Kanye invited himself up on stage as Taylor was accepting the Best Female Video award for her song “You Belong With Me.” It was Kanye’s opinion that Beyoncé’s “Single Ladies” should’ve taken that top spot, so he decided to make his opinion known: “Imma let you finish,” he said, grabbing the mic from Tay, “but Beyoncé had one of the best music videos of all time.”
Six years later, Taylor has proven him wrong—not only are her girl power songs every collegiette’s personal anthem, she’s also got the most enviable girl squad, is in the perfect relationship (any guy who’ll catsit your cats is a keeper) and will be unveiling a new music video at this weekend’s VMAs.
Taylor recently covered Vanity Fair‘s September issue, and revealed in her interview that she and Kanye have built up a relationship since that incident. “I feel like I wasn’t ready to be friends with him until I felt like he had some sort of respect for me, and he wasn’t ready to be friends with me until he had some sort of respect for me—so it was the same issue, and we both reached the same place at the same time,” she explained to the magazine. Though Taylor did say that there’s no collaboration in the works (though she “wouldn’t rule it out”), it seems like it might not be long before we see these two on the same stage.
According to Billboard, there’s a chance Taylor could be presenting Kanye’s award—the Michael Jackson Vanguard Award, which recognizes his contributions to the music industry. When asked about that possibility, executive producer Van Toffler was coy. “There’s a chance for anything,” he told Billboard. “She’ll be here, so you never know.”
We’re gonna let you finish, but we think this would be the BEST moment in pop culture history.