Published August 14, 2025 4:00 PM PDT | Updated August 14, 2025 5:32 PM PDT
Taylor Swift is tipping her hat to the late, great George Michael on her upcoming album "The Life of a Showgirl" with a track called "Father Figure" -- and the icons former partner says George wouldve totally approved of it.
Kenny Goss -- Georges partner of 13 years -- tells TMZ George would be proud of the tribute, which isn't a straight sample, but an interpolation ... meaning youll hear the melody of his '87 classic woven into Taylors track.
Kenny tells us George never met Taylor, but hes pretty sure the icon wouldve been a fan -- and wouldve appreciated someone of her caliber taking an interest in his work.
Kenny's personally a fan of Taylors music, and while he had no idea she was interpolating the song, it was a welcome surprise -- and hes glad shes doing this for George, who had a big hit with "Father Figure."
Kenny first met George in 1988, and the two were together for over a decade before splitting in 2009, reportedly due to their shared struggles with addiction. George passed away years later, on Christmas Day 2016.
All these years later, Kennys got a brand-new way to remember George -- and its coming with Taylors album drop on October 3 ... cue the waterworks.
