William Bowery is the pseudonym associated with Joe Alwyn’s production credit on Taylor Swift’s “august.”
Alwyn used the name William Bowery when contributing to Folklore and Evermore. Swift later confirmed that he was the person behind the pseudonym, resolving speculation that had circulated after the album’s surprise release.
The name is especially easy to confuse with Nils Sjöberg, another pseudonym Swift used in a different songwriting-credit context. William Bowery belongs to the Folklore-era collaboration with Alwyn. The Recording Academy later recognized Alwyn as a co-producer of “august” after Folklore won Album of the Year.
The song’s original liner notes and later award recognition are not identical documents. The former credited Swift and Antonoff as producers, while the Grammy-related record acknowledged Alwyn’s contribution. The pseudonym explains why the credit initially appeared mysterious.