Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish & The Album Variant Drama
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There was a bit of drama earlier this year, supposedly between Billie Eilish and Taylor Swift. It didn’t really seem to be between them, but between their fanbases. But it now seems to be escalating, with a lot of a fans theorizing that they have an issue with each other. And they could be onto something, because the other day, Billie’s manager Danny was liking hate tweets about Taylor, accusing her of not letting other artists like Billie Eilish, SZA, and Olivia Rodrigo shine.
Back in April, Billie did an interview with Billboard criticizing the trend of releasing albums with a ton of variants. She said, “We live in this day and age where for some reason, it’s very important to some artists to make all sorts of different vinyls and packaging, which ups the sales and ups the numbers and gets them more money… It’s some of the biggest artists in the world making 40 different vinyl packages that have a different unique thing just to get you to keep buying more … It’s irritating to me that we’re still at a point where you care that much about your numbers and you care that much about making money”.
After this quote was publicized, people immediately began drawing the connection to Taylor, which makes sense. She’s gained attention for doing this exact thing, releasing a ton of different album variants with a slightly different tracklist, and has received criticism about it for years. She’s been called a “capitalist queen” by Swifties, in a sort-of self-aware way, but she has also gained criticism from the general public, and a lot of her own fans, with people saying it comes across as money-hungry and wasteful.
The exact points that Billie raises about lack of sustainability and caring too much about numbers, are views that have been continually expressed about Taylor over the years, even from Swifties. So people making the connection totally makes sense.
Billie responded and said “I wasn’t singling anyone out, these are industry-wide systemic issues”. And Billie acknowledges that she also releases multiple album variants and centers her issues with this around environmentalism. But, the sustainability argument is far from the only issue people have with this.
I’ve seen a lot more criticism towards album variants in the last couple of years than I did before that, and this raises the question, is mounting criticism of album variants coming. There are a variety of things that artists can do that are considered harmful to their career, like staying silent on major political issues, and I think if people get vocal enough about this, eventually the trend of multiple album variants could also become so controversial that artists avoid it.
Since Taylor Swift is culturally the face of this, I want to explore her history of it, why I think it has gotten out of hand, and why the supposed beef between her and Billie has resurfaced in the last few days. Firstly, releasing different album variants obviously isn’t new. Pop artists particularly have always released albums, deluxe editions, country-exclusive editions and so on. But the volume does seem to have increased. Taking Taylor as an example, when you look at the variants of albums like 1989 and reputation, Taylor only released a few options, mainly just changing the colour of the vinyl. 1989 had a deluxe edition with a bonus three tracks, and reputation had no deluxe at all.
Fast-forward to 2020 that’s when things really started to change for Taylor. When she announced her indie-folk album folklore, she revealed that there were 8 different versions of the album, with different covers and differently colored vinyls. And there were a few people criticising this at the time on social media, but generally people didn’t have an issue with it. Me personally, I didn’t either. I think giving fans an option of cover and color if they want to buy an album physically is cool.
the three hour show had so many reasons as well. loverfest was cancelled which was her first album without its own tour; then folklore and evermore followed during covid which was impossible to tour with. then midnights, which wouldn’t have made since to just tour that album when there, at that point, would have been THREE albums not toured. so yes, there was a three hour long setlist. because she WANTED to perform all of her works (well, except us debut stan’s ;()
REALTHE WHOLE “i dont wanna see i three hour show nobody does” is INSANE TO ME LIKE IF IM PAYING 300 A TICKET I WANT 5 HOURS SMH. the eras tour is so long for a reasons and everyone who goes enjoys it if you dont like it DONT GO but you dont need to shade like both their music style is different and their ways of performing is different taylor performs and has choreographed billie mainly just sings nobody needs to hate on someone elses show esp if thats what their fans lime 😐
Having a three hour long show is also better for infrastructure out of the concert. People with low stamina can leave early without feeling like they're missing out on too much of the show.
it’s literally about billie not having the stamina to do it, taylor doesn’t do anything on that stage so no wonder she’s got the stamina.
@@xasalia this stan twitter ass talking point 😭
Ngl id love to go see my favorite artist perform for three hours. Im paying trumps arm and leg anyway
0:31 Context: A fan asked Billie if she would be performing every song from HHMAS, which Billie replied saying she would cut every other song from her discography and how she doesn't want to do a 3-hour show. This is because her entire discography is roughly about 3 hours. Additionally, Billie actually praises people like Taylor and Beyonce for being able to put on 3-hour shows
Pretty simple: supply & demand. If people don’t want variants or a 3 hr show, they won’t pay for it. People are paying for it so………..
People who say Taylor needs to let other artists be at the top don't understand how the music industry works. Stuff like the Billboard charts are a competition, not a charity. I don't watch sports so I may sound unread, but for example, people aren't gonna tell the Chiefs to let the Lakers have a point just because they've already scored enough. They're gonna tell the Lakers to step up their game so that they can hopefully get a point. This situation is no different, and to me begging another artist to let you have a #1 makes you look weak and pathetic. If you don't have the following to beat Taylor Swift in her 5th week, just say that. 95% of the industry doesn't 🤷🏾♂️
When Olivia Rodrigo did the variants everyone loved when she did it with the secret songs but when it was Taylor a lot of people went against her. However i do know that olivia had the vinyl on her website the whole time, which wasn't as pressured.
Olivia is a new artist. Taylor already had a #1. Billie being #2 was calculated.
i think the difference is olivia didn't promote it as having a bonus track, it was a surprise so it felt more like a present + by the time vinyls were shipped, most variants besides the regular pressing were sold out, so it wasn't like she was boosting her own sales by having the different songs, since no one knew they even existed
I agree with all you said about sustainability and the annoyance of having different deluxe tracks on each variant. I just wish she made the complete edition in each variant (just like Folklore) but with different covers and vinyl colors for us to choose from.
"I'm not trying to hear them for three hours." Okay Billie acting like I wpouldn't want to go to a 6 hour Taylor Swift concert😂
i just think theres a lot of hypocrisy from both sides, billie herself has told her fans that she doesn't care about the sales or chart numbers (though she did release 8 vinyl variants for her recent album, which completely negates her talking point about overconsumption, but thats besides the point), so her fans shouldn't care either. it's been clear for as long as her career has last that taylor likes being at the top of the charts and likes getting praise for her work, hence why swifties are always talking about numbers.
ultimately, do i think its shady that taylor is releasing all these versions to manipulate charts? yes. do i think its hypocritical of billie to try and take a moral stance on the subject, despite her actions not aligning with her points? also yes. people fail to realize all these artists mentioned are part of major record labels. these are not indie artists. ALL their music is a business and their teams/labels are going to want to maximize profits. taylor is obviously the #1 artist in the world right now, so they're going to make their jobs easier by prioritizing her projects as that is what is going to bring in the most profit.
as for the beyonce situation you briefly mentioned, i don't agree with what you said only because beyonce didn't even announce the tracklist until 2 days prior to the album releasing, and she had posted her vinyls long before that, so it's not like fans who bought the vinyls were expecting 27 tracks, since they didn't even know how long the tracklist was going to be in the first place.
i always love your videos because of how informative they are and even though you do give your opinions, they don't feel like you're trying to sway the opinions of your viewers and leave room for discussion!
All people have to do is to not buy all the versions. There - problem solved. It's not Taylor's fault that swifties are hungry for content and merch, she's just giving them what they want.
Kinda makes me sad two of my faves fighting
Yeah I love them both too. I don't think they're fully fighting or anything, but Billie was definitely referencing Taylor with the "some of the biggest artists in the world are releasing 40 versions of the same album" stuff.
i honestly doubt theyre actually fighting. billie praised taylor multiple times throughout her career
they aren’t, the internet is just manufacturing drama again ignore it
A few things…
This is not a new thing to be happening. Taylor did not make this up her self. The Beatles did this, many artists in the 80’s did this, and now other artists are doing this not just Taylor.
You don’t have to buy them. Between all the streaming services, and people sharing what they got on social media, you can see and hear what’s on all of them. The you can decide which one or ones you’d like to purchase. Or none at all. I enjoy Taylor Swifts music, but I use a streaming service. There for I was able to obtain her entire album without purchase if anything.
I brought one copy of Midnights but part of me is sad that all of the bonus songs are not on one vinyl. I have brought 2 copies of TTPD bc I wanted the Albatross version bc of the cover picture and the Target phantom clear bc it looked cool. I can wait to buy the Anthology to complete the collection. I love Billie's new album but to me it is a headphones album and sounds better that way.
I hated Billie’s new album until I put it on speakers…totally changed my mind. The production of the album is amazing lol
She'll never release the anthonlogy on vinyl the same way she's never released midnights till dawn
@@justforfunhaha69 Interesting. Maybe I will buy it and give it a go and see.
i think this situation wil definitely create conversations around capitalist tactics with album sales like you said and it's unfortunate that taylor, who is literally the biggest artist in the world, is unnecessarily making these decisions because of her chart obsession, which later gets her (rightfully) dragged by everyone.
i would rather think this is not a personal thing (since taylor is a 34 year old woman and not a 15 year old twitter user she should understand billie never said anything against her), yet dropping these versions to stay at #1 for a fifth week feels quite disrespectful towards a fellow artist, especially considering billie was probably going to block ttpd for one or two weeks maximum.
I understand but at the same time, charts are a competition and Taylor doesn’t really have to slow things down to let other artists shine… every artist does what’s best for them… someone might say that Dua and Billie dropping their albums a month after the release of TTPD was an attack at Taylor’s sales, but at the end of the day every artist does what’s best for them. Yes Billie could have hit n1, but at the same time it’s not like her fans are not gonna listen to her album to buy Taylor’s variants. Taylor’s success is not going to diminish Billie’s and if her album is well received it will sell well nonetheless (and I think it will). Sure Taylor’s management is cut throat, but it’s a tough business
whats wrong with wanting to to stay number 1 for taylor billboard is a competition why is taylor gonna just let another artist take over
@@icydelight3693 ofc taylor can release versions, but it is still disrespectful to do so when another major artist is releasing (and waiting to announce or changing album dates to respect your peers is actually pretty common in the industry as many artists have mentioned to doing so, therefore what we ask from taylor is not something out of the ordinary). it was an unnecessary move and it also creates an entire situation between the two artists that the media takes advantage of. this could've all been avoided
I think there is a lot of effort to make it look like Taylor is the biggest artist. To me it looks like someone is spending 10 times as much promoting her as is being made from album sales and touring. On youtube fortnight has 68 million views. It is not that much compared with what some others and youtube seems to be a stronghold for swifties.
@@catkin-z8g Taylor is arguably the biggest pop star right now, she has the most successful tour of ALL TIME, her latest album "TTPD" had the biggest debut on Spotify and her previous albums hold the 2nd and 3rd place too, Taylor has 12 number 1 on billboards not the highest number but definitely higher than other artists like Beyoncé and Arianna Grande, She is the 2nd most streamed artist and she is literally everywhere! I can go on (I respect your opinion tho)
I feel like people need to understand that music is business, and that these variants are likely being pushed by labels rather than solely by the artists themselves (this doesnt excuse it, but just worth mentioning)
There is no way taylor would drop anything she doesn't want to drop at this point in her career. Be fr
Taylor is competitive as hell "try and Come for my job" her own words, also she's in control of every aspect of her career
@@mohamedAgacem this isnt just about taylor
@@hisokamorow1816 its not that she doesnt want to, its more so that the labels are encouraging artists to
@@purpleseas you refuse to admit that your fav is chart obsessed. Chihiro alone is better than Taylor’s entire discography but you’re not ready for that conversation
Omg this is ridiculous……just be happy for your favorite artist, or your own success!
except when they get sabotaged by a fraudulent individual
@@xasalia sabotage? Fans need to get out there and buy her album, why is it Taylor’s fault? I keep asking where the album is for 4.99 and nobody will answer me!
Taylor Swift is QUEEN 👑 and she’s just a savvy business woman. You don’t have to buy something if you don’t want to.
I still blame stan Twitter[arianators, beyhive, and little monsters] for taking Billie's statement and making it all about Taylor causing Billie to speak more about it and inflicting the ''beef'' (which isn't even one lets bfr)
Taylor also promotes the variants as limited edition webstore exclusives, then her label sends the overstock of those variants to indie record stores after the album drops. It's misleading marketing and it floods stores with album stock that doesn't move. She did this with both 1989 TV and TTPD. I'm never preordering from her website again after this.
All artists sell their music for profit. If anyone was worried about their own profit from their album sales, they shouldn’t release their album so close to Taylor’s release.
yesss
she released it a month later bfr, and taylor decided to drop 3 different versions on the HMHAS release day
No, she intentionally releases stuff on other artists' albums' release days, she's done it 4 times
@@fosminclorin stay mad i guess?? idk
@@fosminclorinbut if yet another variant of Taylor’s same album is enough to block an other artist from hitting n1, it means that Taylor’s success is just bigger. Most artists release newer versions of their old work and yet it doesn’t impact the charts. If Taylor manages to do this it means that her selling power is unmatched and it’s on the other artists to step their game up to match her. Ofc Taylor is competitive, but charts are a competition not a friendship race
We've been in the age of digital distribution for a while now. No one has to buy any physical versions to hear all the songs. As someone who buys many physical copies, I see them more as collectibles than as a distribution channel. It really doesn't change much if every variant has every song or not.
Let's also not forget that physical media has size limits. There wasn't space on Midnights til dawn for every song. And songs like Snow On The Beach More Lana didn't exist on release so Taylor wouldn't have been able to plan for it.
I think all the extra songs on both Midnights and TTPD were released separately for production reasons. Letting more people buy CDs for $20, vs fewer people buying double CDs for $30, helps keep the cost down for people who just want a regular non-deluxe copy. Similarly, multiple variants of a double vinyl is a lot easier to do than multiple quad vinyls. If/when a full version is made, it almost certainly won't be produced and distributed in the same quantities that the main album was made in since it'll mostly be for the die hard fans.
For previous albums, Taylor has talked about how you can't make giant albums and ridiculously long songs. I think she's always constrained herself because of that, and now that vault tracks have shown that that's not the case, she isn't holding back. That's great because she is finally ok with putting out what she wants to put out.
I totally agree with the criticisms of digital distribution. $6 per voice memo is...too far.
Once again a one sided beef towards Taylor, whom publicly supports Olivia and Billie. Meanwhile Billie is throwing shade at Taylor for the variants and then goes on to do THE SAME EXACT THING. Oh also have you seen the success of The Eras Tour? We do want a 3h show. Maybe not a 3h Billie show I guess...
Lmao why are you dragging Olivia into this? But yeah I agree no one wants a 3 hour Billie show…
Grow up, Taylor's known for doing this type of stuff cause she can't let other artists have their moment
@@fosminclorin the music industry is a competition not a friendly competition i dont blame her for wanting to be number 1
Just as consumers have the power to buy or not to, the sellers (artists) have the autonomy to push out whatever their consumers want. Music is literally a BUSINESS. Stop saying music is art blah blah blah. Cause that’s not true lol. I’m not team Taylor nor am I team Billie on this issue lol
A lot of these songs become available illegally everywhere as soon as they are released. And they are easily to download and upload for personal use. People just focus too much on things being physical. I have all her albums complete with all tracks on my IPod, including remixed, voice memos and even fan-made ones. I like that she rerealsed digital variants because they are cheaper, and just get the special songs from RUclips, tumblr and other fans.
Taylor is Guilty As Sin for multiple vinyl variants. Somehow multiple vinyl variant revives the dying demand for vinyl in the streaming age. These vinyl became a memorabilia or collectible years from now.
On the "beef" with Billie - Taylor has been supporting newer and younger female artists but Billie is sprinkling shade to Taylor in over the years. In the interview about the multiple album vinyl, yes it was an industry wide phenomenon but at the time it was done, it was Taylor who just released TTPD and had done the exact same thing so inevitably Taylor would be dragged.
Billie released a month after Taylor but Taylor has been in the top for a month already. She could have just let Billie shine through with her release but Taylor being aware of the multiple vinyl issue decided to play on Billie's game - she released digital versions with voice memos. Then Billie did the thing she criticized about - multiple vinyl variants. Taylor beat her on her own game and Billie got somehow "exposed" or called "hypocrite" (according to discourse in X) for releasing multiple vinyl variant which she contradicted in her interview and sighted environmental impacts, profits and more.
Then she made comments about the 3 hour show, for which Taylor and Beyonce had 3 hour show while Taylor is still going on with her 3 hour Eras Tour. Taylor then decided to release yet another digital version of TTPD with live songs from the concert in Paris. This infuriated Billie's team and this also just strengthen Taylor's number and alas - Billie's new album debuted at #2 in Billboard 200.
Taylor supports younger artists and that is a fact. Especially Billie. But I think Taylor was somewhat personally attacked with her interview, because if Taylor Swift does this, it becomes magnified, blown out of proportion and criticized. But if other artist do exact same thing - it goes unnoticed.
In my opinion, Taylor just taught Billie a lesson. If she was more cautious with her mouth, maybe Taylor fans could have streamed and bought the album and propelled it to 1. Sure - the multiple vinyl issue was more general, industry wide phenomenon BUT the comment about the 3 hour show? No, it was clear directed to her because Beyonce is not on tour anymore, so she is somehow spared but Taylor who is continuing her Eras Tour and is the only touring artist now with 3.5 hour show length.
This is not that deep. You don't have to buy all the varients if you don't want too. And have you seen the success of the Eras Tour, how it's literally overshadowing the Olympics. I would love to go to a over 3 or even 6 hour Taylor Swift concert.
Do you think she's releasing so many versions of TTPD to keep it at #1 because otherwise it possibly would have lost huge sales numbers due to its high debut and negative feedback from lots of people? But since she released all these different versions it looks like she's continuing to bring in huge numbers.
I don't care about either party in this dispute, but in the Kpop world they do that all the time. More versions means more purchases means more likelyhood of winning on awards shows.
UGHH I CAN'T WATCH ALL OF THIS
"and we see you
Over there, on the internet
Comparing all the girls who are killing it"
00:38 it’s coz she has 11 Albums BILLIE
why would anyone care if there are extra versions?? it’s not like you have to buy them all to enjoy the album?? just celebrities being immature again. 🤦♀️
I think it also comes down to promotion of the album. Taylor is touring right now so there is no time for promotion by interviews and during folklore she couldn’t do a lot of press as well. She found a way to overcome that issue by pushing the different variants.
I dislike that but it doesn’t affect me I didn’t buy any copy and I don’t plan to. Billie is right about the environmental impact though.
However, I also think that some people really like to collect different variants and for them it is really fun to do that.
What I noticed since folklore, was that when Taylor would release a “limited sale” of cd/ vinyl variants, you don’t know if they would ever come back. For folklore they didn’t on the uk store, but for others albums after they did. It just creates fear and I wish she would just release album merch all at once so I can just do one order instead of loads and delivery costs are more and is not good for the environment. I love getting my music in physical CD form then burning them to go on my phone. I love CDs as I feel the booklet and cd is a piece of art with it. Plus I own it and don’t own Taylor’s music on streaming.
0:22 the right post is so funny because it really shows how Stan Twitter is one hell hole, why I deleted Twitter in the first place
So toxic 😷
Stan Twitter is so insane, "fans" of one of my favorite groups are currently bashing that group's company's CEO for possibly getting plastic surgery? Like who cares?
@@zacanger RIGHTTTT
it’s so embarrassing 😭
It’s kind of dumb considering Taylor only has 4 variants and each one has a different cover, back cover, packaging, BOOK and a bonus track.. whereas others just have different colours and maybe a different colour
I dont think Taylor would be criticized for releasing a “5th” variant to ttpd since its a whole separate album with 15 tracks unlike midnights which had less than 10. (Also swifties are waiting for her to release a physical copy of the anthology!)
The anthology has all of the bonus tracks from the deluxe edition! IT HAS 31 SONGS, ITS A WHOLE NEW ALBUM
You don’t have to buy all the variants it’s cool to buy ur fav colour/cover ❤ like I bought my favourite album cover for TTPD
ppl think way too deep into this billie and taylor have two different fan bases and one person releasing something isnt gonna throw off their whole album and take all their fans and sure its not the best thing to do but at the end of the day they are both artists trying to promote their new albums it doesn’t have to be a competition all the time two people can release music at the same time it shouldnt be this big of a problem. EVERYONE just needs to lay off because another artist putting something out isnt forcing you to stop listening to something else everyone can listen to whatever they want without it needing to be a problem you dont have to put people against eachother all the time.
I think its more part of marketing strategy from her label, rather than Taylor herself. They dont own the master & most likely Taylor also got bigger portion from her album sales compared to any other artists..so they need to compensate for those losses..
Anyway i never have any complaint about it..if u want to buy, u buy. If u dont, then dont. And i dont think ANYBODY should make ANY issue from this..especially if they consider themselves a Swifties..COZ NOBODY EVER FORCES U TO BUY coz u can always STREAM IT FOR FREE. And that doesnt make u less of a Swifties compared to those who has bought EVERY variants she has ever releases like me.
And about chart dominance, Billy's team should rescheduled about her album released..NOT too close to Taylor's. Taylor's DID that with RedTv to avoid competing with Adele eventhough she has announced the date months in advance. Instead of complaining..they should've studied Taylor's previous strategies & organised it better 😶😶
People do want a 3 hour show bc Taylor hasn’t had a tour in a very long time. If no one wanted a 3 hour show they wouldn’t go 😂 like bro
If people don’t want variants they won’t buy it, if they don’t want a 3 hours show they won’t go 😂 lol, it’s so simple
People need to realise that its not a connection to taylor when commenting. But they know strategically what to comment.
Who cares if Taylor wanted to do variants during which she started with folklore. Its so smart to create a clock (since it represents midnights) so youre basically buying a $60 clock, an option some fans would love and think will look cool in their rooms, which why not? That IS cool and Taylor yes, gets more 3 more extra sales. Its not like everyone got all 4. Its not cheating, its bloody genius. That doesnt take away her value of being the best seller. She clearly knows how to sell but regardless, even if she didn't do variants, lets be honest, she will still be the highest seller and be successful. You got to have a business mind in the business besides just talent. Just because she is business minded ( but also thinks of cool things like clocks, wanting to pay to hear her memos) ..why not. Shes at her highest peak .. actually lets be real.. shes completely legendary and she hasnt felt this since 1989 really. Imagine how amazing she would feel breaking so many records aswell. Why wouldnt she want to keep it up? Billie made some comments before releasing her album. So ofcourse all attention went on Taylor, like it does because she not only gets herself money but everyone else. You, the youtuber with more clicks. The media. And now billie definitely was in the headlines everywhere atm during her album release. Its Taylor's FAME thats the monster! We dont talk about any other artist who does variants. Only Taylor! She just released her newest albums not long ago. You KNOW she will be doing variants/etc. Its because they didn't expext it to become even more successful than Midnights which is crazy consideding her eras tour and just how big of an impact she made. So ofcourse it was likely her album would be #1 for weeks. If anything i think Billies team wanted to be the ones to possibly knock it off. Because Taylor is everyones competition. Remember.. the more they sell... the more their TEAM be making money too.
and are we honestly really still talking about her being silent politically aswell. In 2024. We dont need to force Taylor to be political! Or anything!
Taylor is not a scapegoat.
I think Taylor wants to leave her mark as big as she can. Break records as high as she can. She was in hiding for a long time! Allow her to enjoy being iconic.
I agree with a lot of these being issues EXCEPT FOR chart buffing. It is not her job to protect Billie's chart standing. If you can't maintain your chart standing, you just can't. She is not responsible for other artist's fame. She is only responsible for her own success.
I mean if the shoe fits............. Also Taylor is literally the one who started the trend of variants of albums and is doing it the most.
Reminds me of Pokemon: you need both the red and the blue edition, to catch them all. And then.... the yellow version was released, where Pikachu follows you and you can get all 3 starters. Good old days...
Taylor is just a part of the discussion because she’s a big deal in the industry which is why so many people ride or die for her regardless of her mistakes. I don’t think Billie meant ill will towards Taylor but most people love to put words in their mouths to fuel a narrative. To be clear I love both of these women however I just don’t love the way the fans act towards them.
I have lost count.....how many variants does Taylor now have of TTPD?
I’ve become a bit of a collector lately so I’ve actually started to get happy when there’s a new variant announced that I can add to my collection
BLOCK YOUR "MOTHER." ACT NOW. THE BEST SELECTION YOU CAN MAKE WHILE GLOSSING EVENLY.
YOU FORGOT TO MENTION BILLIE’s MULTIPLE VINYL VARIANTS SINCE HER 2ND ALBUM
Billie’s last 2 albums had more vinyl variants than Taylor’s last 2 albums.
If only capitalism was legal… oh wait it is, my bad
This is BS. Gee Billie should cry because Facebook is doing so well. This little BS commentary shows how inept this little show is. You will just make Taylor much more popular. This is pure jealousy big time. Oh Billie should cry about Microsoft too. This is so ignorant!!
Oh my gosh let people do their own thing if you dont want to buy something then dont....Taylor is on tour and minding her business and you guys keep posting this crap....stop already what back lash?
This is BS. Gee Billie should cry because Facebook is doing so well. This little BS commentary shows how inept this little show is. You will just make Taylor much more popular. This is pure jealousy big time. Oh Billie should cry about Microsoft too. This is so ignorant!!
i think you overstated how much people actually want to have every single song on a physical edition. we, as taylor fans, know very well that every song is going to be released on streaming sooner or later, nobody is forcing us to buy anything. i personally just buy one copy of the album and then i just go on and listen on spotify. also it should be said that billie actually released more version of her album than taylor, both physical (8 variants) and digital (she has the released the whole album slowed down and sped up). and what really rubbed me the wrong way is how hypocritical she has been with her talk about how she doesn't care about the charts just for then trying so hard and looking desperate to get to number one (and she failed). she shouldn't speak negatively on things that she also does and she shouldn't be throwing shade at taylor (who has never said anything even slightly shady towards billie). in the end, this is a business and there's only one top stop.
But doesn't Billie Eilish have 4 different vinyl variants of her newest record? Smells like hypocrisy to me.
Both side narrative
First of all, no one forces anyone to buy any album Taylor clearly has a devoted fanbase which clearly she earnt through her tasteful (to fans) music.
Second of all. Taylor is just playing the game as others are, to profit from a business, you must use tactics to make the target market want the product, so taylor succeeding in that isnt doing anything bad but fulfilling customer needs and making profit from it. In other words, Don't hate the player, hate the game.
Third of all Billie also has like 8 album variants of her new album, which is what she acknowledged that she herself does this, therefore stop putting them against eachother
Lastly, Yall even starting this whole fued thing is just pathetic because clearly devoted fans would die to protect a devoted queen, they're both queens ignore what the media is saying, at the end of the day, they both make multiple variants
if she claims she never meant it for taylor then she didnt? I dont get why we have to assume she did when she claimed she didnt.
Its pathetic of billie to even call ANYONE out when shes doing it herself, stay silent and promote ur own business not push people down
Its pathetic for taylor to be making confusing albums, one album + one delux
at the end of the day, its music, we listen to it, no one forces anyone to buy anything other than being a devoted fan, they're both musicians making music for PROFIT which they would both aquire MONEY from so therefore they're just promoting their business, there's worse stuff affecting the environment than album vynils, would devoted fans who buy the albums even throw them away after spending a good $30 on them? i dont think so.
Im a fan of both
Not billie having like 10 variants of her new album
This is BS. Gee Billie should cry because Facebook is doing so well. This little BS commentary shows how inept this little show is. You will just make Taylor much more popular. This is pure jealousy big time. Oh Billie should cry about Microsoft too. This is so ignorant!!
billie is a hypocrate
No one is forcing anyone 😂
after she gives 48 hours to buy a variant, just before or after the album release all variants become available on her site so if fans want to wait for all them to come out and chose they absolutely can
I think a lot of people forget that it also might not be up to the artist rather it could be their teams and labels
This Is a bussiness not charity 😂
billie ate
Ate jealousy? She flopped with this take, genuinely embarrassing.
@@fesoy1174 your fave has an ugly fringe
@@hisokamorow1816 childish much? 🥴
@@drakehollie414 when I say “Billie ate” it is to say that I agree with her opinions on the promotion of overconsumption in the music industry and it’s effects on the environment in the pursuit of financial gain, critical acclaim, and accolades.
@@hisokamorow1816 you literally insulted someone's looks 💀
Billies album is immaculate. 10/10
Billies album is immaculate. 10/10
Ronaldo and billie>taylor
Your cringy sad life