EchiRodrigo

2y

U say who cares but she clearly does hence why she does it? And what's the problem with enjoying stuff like that? Even the other way around why should Charli or her fans care about her getting number #1 then? It's still a big achievement for her to get #2.

TheFader

2y

SZA did not drop a million versions of SOS to do that, people were just playing the album.

Also, people are talking about what she’s been doing with TTPD, not any other album.

It’s well documented at this point that she’s only doing this to prominent female artists

Jalen Brunson Fan

2y

I genuinely don't remember but was SZA releasing a bunch of different versions every week or was it just being streamed and bought more than Midnights?

TheFader

2y

The only source to ever claim that is Genius. It’s safe to say it’s not true

EchiRodrigo

2y

U say who cares but she clearly does hence why she does it? And what's the problem with enjoying stuff like that? Even the other way around why should Charli or her fans care about her getting number #1 then? It's still a big achievement for her to get #2.

EchiRodrigo

2y

Well yeah? because even then she released a couple variants and it clearly didn't help secure her number #1 spot for a few weeks. So it shows that these tactics don't always work. Charli released like 12 variants for brats as well and still couldn't reach number #1 against someone who just dropped a couple new voice memos.

Charli has the better album but clearly the support isn't fully there and it equates to Taylor then getting massive hate lmao.

Ghetto Lenny

2y

https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/kendrick-lamar-jack-antonoff-drake-diss-song-616-in-la-1235673147/amp/

“One might say Kendrick Lamar’s “6:16 in LA” is “Taylor Made.” A rep for Jack Antonoff confirmed to Billboard that the Bleachers frontman and frequent Taylor Swift collaborator worked on K. Dot’s latest Drake diss track.”

Jalen Brunson Fan

2y

And that's the problem people have with Taylor lol you can be upset about it all you want but it's not gonna change how people see it. Taylor is very obviously the biggest star on the planet so the fact she resorts to the same tactics lesser known artists use to get sales rubs people the wrong way.

She doesn't have to release different variants of her album to sell records, Charli does. That's the issue people have with her. Is it silly and nonsensical? Yeah. But it is what it is.

blackefron

2y

the better question would be how is taylor releasing the worst music of her career 18 years in, despite having every single resource possible at her disposable

also why do none of yall know what payola means lmfao

EchiRodrigo

2y

Idg this narrative of she's anti feminist because she doesn't let other artist get their push at number 1 in a competitive industry always gets brought up.

If she has the means to remain at number 1 by playing the system then why wouldn't she? Mfs expect her to feel bad for her competitors

EchiRodrigo

2y

Idg this narrative of she's anti feminist because she doesn't let other artist get their push at number 1 in a competitive industry always gets brought up.

If she has the means to remain at number 1 by playing the system then why wouldn't she? Mfs expect her to feel bad for her competitors

rvi

2y

She's ripping people off fam

TheFader

2y

She literally only does it to other female artists

EchiRodrigo

2y

But it's something ppl have been attacking her for a while now even outside of this, even when it comes to singles there's always the "oh here comes taylor blocking insert artist here once again!".

So it's not a new phenomenon. First it was "only doing it to black artists" now its "only women". Which male artist have recently released something with as close of a sale for it to even be worthy of competition?

Midzy

2y

For some reason people just cant outright say they dislike an artist, and instead make up some bullshit angle to cope.

Couple years ago she was racist for blocking Drake/SZA now she's misogynist for blocking Billie/Charli

TheFader

2y

It’s the equivalent of LeBron using PEDs, just unnecessary

EchiRodrigo

2y

Idg this narrative of she's anti feminist because she doesn't let other artist get their push at number 1 in a competitive industry always gets brought up.

If she has the means to remain at number 1 by playing the system then why wouldn't she? Mfs expect her to feel bad for her competitors