Taylor SwiftThe success continued with the release of their latest album. The Tortured Poets DepartmentBut not all celebrities have Swifite fever.
“I looked at the chart today and it’s all Taylor Swift” Neil Tennantone half of the pop duo Pet Shop Boys explained during The guard‘s “An Evening with Pet Shop Boys” event earlier this week. “Taylor Swift fascinates me as a phenomenon because she is so popular. And somehow I really like the whole thing. But then when I listen to the records…for such a big phenomenon [as she is], where are the famous songs? What is Taylor Swift’s ‘Billie Jean’?”
Someone in the panel audience suggested Swift’s equivalent Michael JacksonHer 1983 hit “Billie Jean” is her track “Shake It Off.” For Tennant, 69, there is no comparison between the two songs as he told viewers: “It’s not ‘Billie Jean,’ it’s not that.”
Tennant praised Swift, 34, explaining that she has a “great voice” and the production of her music is “beautiful,” even though it’s not his thing.
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“I like the fact that [her music] brings people together, even across generations, but I think the only disappointing thing is the music,” he said. “Not the lyrics, the music.”
Tennant’s comments come not long after his colleague Courtney Love made headlines for saying Swift was “not important.” Love, 59, says The Evening Standard earlier this month: “[Taylor] Maybe it’s a safe place for girls, and she’s probably today’s Madonna, but as an artist she’s not interesting.”
Swift’s new album also received a handful of mixed reviews, from media outlets such as The Atlantic And The New York Times describe TTPD described as “a dismal mess” or “unnecessarily detailed”.
Several celebrities have come to Swift’s defense amid the backlash, including Heart’s Nancy Wilson.
“I looked at it Epoch tour and I really love the fact that she does an acoustic part all by herself,” she gushed in an interview with the on Tuesday, April 23 Tampa Bay Times. “Her show is such a global event, but it was really great and cool of her to do this as part of her show. She’s a great songwriter.”
In response to the New York Times saying that Swift could be “of use.”[d] an editor” while writing TTPDQueer Eye’s Antoni Porowski commented on Instagram, “Oh no, what are you doing?” He then shared his favorite songs from the record via his Instagram Story, mentioning “Down Bad,” “Florida!!!,” “loml,” and “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart” as his top tracks.
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When he dared to say three negative things about Swift on the Wednesday, April 24 episode Hot verses, Machine Gun Kelly chose instead to praise the pop star. “Ladies and gentlemen, you must be losing your mind if you think I want to smoke with this fan base,” he replied. “Plus, Taylor is a saint and very nice to me. And [her boyfriend] Travis [Kelce] is my brother.”
TTPD has broken several records since its release on April 19, including becoming the first album to reach 300 million streams on Spotify in a single day.