Rumors say Taylor Swift and Eilish are neck and neck in the race to top the charts, and it’s causing tension between the two
After the Release of TTPD swift hasn’t lost first place on the charts, while Billie’s new album, ‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’ is growing among the listeners and moving upwards on the chart. The speculation suggests that Taylor is strategically releasing multiple vinyl and album versions to maintain the top position.
This kind of strategy applied by Taylor’s team in these claims isn’t new; there have been multiple instances during album releases, and the scenarios have repeated themselves.
A tweet liked by Billie’s manager raised eyebrows, which mentions Taylor releasing the album versions to block other artists from going ahead of her, also hinted at Billie’s team’s narrative.
“What is Billie’s opinion?”
Billie has not shown any signs of distress regarding the situation directly but she has made statements that are fueling rumors connected to the Taylor Swift situation.
Billie expressed her concern over the Environmental harms caused by multiple vinyls of different colors, moods, and versions, and of all the different tweaks are frustrating to her. It is a money-making strategy, which blocks other artists from rising on the charts. She has admitted to doing all of this as well, however, she favored eco-friendly vinyl coverings for her album- ‘Happier than ever’ standing by her stance. For the new album again, she has released a few versions other than the original one but the digitalized versions could not harm the environment while raising her chances to be on the top charts.
Fans are connecting this statement to Taylor’s various vinyl releases, igniting the rumored clash between the celebrities.
Another Statement by the ‘Bad Guy’ sensation that was connected to the clash rumors commenting about a 3-hour long concert, she asked who wants 3 hours concerts, she wouldn’t do that and wouldn’t want that as a fan too. Even if her favorite artists were playing, she wouldn’t want to attend a 3-hour-long concert, which fueled the rumors rapidly. Fans interpreted the statement in the context of Taylor Swift’s ongoing Eras Tour (Generally 3 hours long). It upset Beyonce’s stans as well.
Billie has not confronted the clash instead, she has mentioned that she prefers not to get involved in any drama and wants to focus solely on her music.
Siding with Taylor Swift
There are sources and speculations mentioning jealousy amid the recent release of Billie’s new album, and Taylor not wanting to drop down to the second number yet. There’s no basis for these speculations. The vinyl releases might just be coincidences rather than Swift’s tactics to stay on top.
In the past, releasing vinyl and albums around the same time as other artists sparked rumors, spread by speculators on Platform X. As well As the old rumored feud with Olivia Rodrigo, Katy Perry has impassioned Taylor’s take competing with other artists in the industry.
Contrastingly, while accepting the award for Woman of the Year from Billboard in 2014, Taylor Swift asked the industry to take care of the future Woman of the Year who would be sitting somewhere, attending piano lessons. In 2019, when Billie Eilish received the same award, she thanked Swift for her statement, referring to her 2014 speech.
Swift has seemed to address various issues in the music industry time by time, and supporting new artists, which contrasts with the rumors of a clash between the two artists.
The surefire way to bring clarity is for the artists to directly confront the eagerly anticipated rumors themselves.
