Folklore helped the Recording Academy recognize Joe Alwyn as a co-producer of Taylor Swift’s “august.” The album won Album of the Year at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, held in 2021.
The song’s liner notes credited Swift and Jack Antonoff as producers. However, the Recording Academy recognized Alwyn’s contribution after Folklore received the award. Alwyn worked under the pseudonym William Bowery, a name also connected with his songwriting credits on several tracks from Folklore and Evermore.
This credit history is easy to confuse because Aaron Dessner was another central producer on Folklore, while Antonoff was closely associated with “august.” Alwyn was not the primary public-facing producer of the album, but his contribution was formally acknowledged. Folklore’s surprise release and intimate, collaborative production process made its credits a notable part of the album’s story.