Romance rumor du jour: Another musical hookup for Taylor Swift?

By Kat Giantis

Looks like Taylor Swift may already be collecting material for her next album. On Thursday night in London, she was snapped in the company of British singer-songwriter Tom Odell, who accompanied her to a pub before they hit hot spot the Groucho Club.

The pair's evening out came a day after they were spotted enjoying a backstage tête-à-tête at the Brit Awards, where Taylor performed "I Knew You Were Trouble" in front of a crowd that included her latest ex-boyfriend, Harry Styles, and Tom collected a Critics' Choice prize.

Swift, 23, and Odell, 22, have been part of a mutual admiration society since he performed a slowed-down version of "Trouble" during an appearance on BBC Radio in January.

"So I was already a [Tom Odell] superfan," the popster tweeted on Jan. 23. "Now I'm just floored. This is so good."

Odell, whose debut album drops in April (translation: romantic speculation-fueled publicity wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing) blushingly replied, "yesssssssss pleased you like it.. xx."

When that exchange sparked talk that Swifty might be flirting with him, Tom was abashed. "That's odd, isn't it? That's crazy. That's mad," he spluttered to Spinner. "Well... maybe she is. Quite nice. She's a pretty girl."

At the time, he had never met Swift, but found the flirtation possibility "cool." Then, he pretty much guaranteed more of the same by complimenting her talent.

"Taylor Swift is a really intriguing character in music in that she's one of the biggest pop stars in the world and yet I think her songs are brilliant, I really do," he said. "I think she writes really dark lyrics. … I think she's a lot more real than people think she is."

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Hookup rumor du jour: Taylor Swift linked to Ed Sheeran

Another day, another Taylor Swift romance rumor. A week after she was snapped out in London with British singer-songwriter Tom Odell, the fickle chart-topper is being linked to yet another Brit crooner, red-haired moppet Ed Sheeran.

E! News says Swift, 23, hung out with Sheeran, 22, in her hotel room on the night before the Brit Awards on Feb. 20.

That, of course, has led to speculation that more than chitchat was going on into the wee small hours.

"Taylor has always loved Ed to bits," a source tells the London Sun. "He's just an adorably sweet guy who makes her laugh and feel really confident."

Apparently unlike her ex-boyfriend Harry Styles, who happens to be friendly with Sheeran.

"Harry had that irresistible bad boy thing," continues the snitch, "but Taylor has realized she would rather give it a go with a guy who can make her happy on a different level."

An insider claims to E! that sometime collaborators Taylor and Ed "briefly dated last spring. He thinks she is really cute, and they have a great chemistry together."

That said, Swift, who has referred to Sheeran as "one of my favorite human beings on the planet" (it doesn't hurt that he has a tattoo tribute to her album "Red" on his arm), probably won't be checking her rhyming dictionary for words that rhyme with "ginger."

Ed, who is set to tour with the chanteuse in the coming months, brushes off the hookup chatter by playing the pal card, insisting to the Sun, "We're good friends."

The pair, who penned the song "Everything Has Changed" while sitting on a trampoline in Swift's backyard, have a "really good friendship," a Sheeran source adds to the London Mirror. "His relationship with Taylor is not about sex or dating. It's completely platonic. They are just two amazing artists who are making good music.”

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