“I was like, ‘Taylor, what songs do you want me to sing? This is your night.’ And she was like, ‘No, you choose.’ So I was like, ‘Seriously?’”: Sombr reflects on being asked to perform in honour of Taylor Swift after she called him "the future"

Sombr and Taylor Swift at the 55th Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Gala held at the Marriott Marquis Hotel on June 11, 2026 in New York, New York.

Sombr has been reflecting on the experience of being asked by Taylor Swift to perform two of her songs at her Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony earlier this month.

To begin with, the singer-songwriter says that he was both surprised and delighted to be asked.