celeb news Taylor may have captured the charts, but Charli XCX captured the zeitgeist: Guardian

[Jacobdaniel]

are taylor's chart-obsessed tactics going to backfire on her? read the guardian's analysis and discuss

 

https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/jun/14/taylor-swift-may-have-captured-the-charts-but-charli-xcx-captured-the-zeitgeist?CMP=twt_a-music_b-gdnmusic

 

There was a moment, late in the week, when it looked as if Brat would debut at No 1. Then, on Thursday, Swift stepped in: at 6.57pm, Taylor Nation, Swift's public-facing PR arm, which interacts with fans and provides news and updates, announced the release of six deluxe reissues of her latest album, The Tortured Poets Department (TTPD), each with different additional live versions and voice memos, available only in the UK until 11:59pm that evening – the end of the tracking week for the album charts. (The new releases bring the total number of TTPD variants to 34.) TTPD now stands as Swift's longest-running No 1 album in the UK – another (personal) record broken, and another stats-based marker of success for Swift's trophy cabinet.

 

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But it's likely that Swift has attracted ire for her TTPD reissue strategy simply because she's done it so many times, in so many different flavours, to the point that even the most apologetic fans have reached the end of their tether. That she seems to reissue TTPD specifically to best smaller artists – and, notably, smaller female artists – creates the image of Swift as Goliath attempting to crush Charli's hedonistic, gothy David. Even if she simply is releasing deluxe versions on a whim, the damage in the eyes of fans and onlookers is done; in the harshest light, you could say that her apparent constant drive for commercial dominance makes her Taylor's Version album re-recordings, framed as an attempt to once again own her music after the masters of her first six albums were sold against her will, look like a bad-faith justification for yet another series of album reissues.

[KatyPrismSpirit]

all taylor captured last week is snot with her tongue

[Virgos Groove]

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in the harshest light, you could say that her apparent constant drive for commercial dominance makes her Taylor's Version album re-recordings, framed as an attempt to once again own her music after the masters of her first six albums were sold against her will, look like a bad-faith justification for yet another series of album reissues.

Wow, you're telling me Taylor Swift only cares about the bottom-line and only acknowledges feminism and artists' rights when it benefits her?

 

[Eóghan]

would Shaad D'Zousa lie?

 

[mercurialworld]

yeah 6:56 PM was her peak.

[AmericanIdol]

charli WON, somebody pick the other girl from the floor

[ImpressMeMuch]

read her!!! 

[tost1]

Is there a name for us The Guardian stans yet? 

[Windy Day]

should have thought about it twice before going after the critics darling

 

[blaggot]

95

 

[Virgos Groove]

3 minutes ago, tost1 said:

Is there a name for us The Guardian stans yet? 

Yes, actually.

 

[State of Grace.]

And it's not a white gay writing it inb4 they start spiraling here too. Clock her tea King!

 

In all seriousness, I do hope more fans and publications actually start pointing it out and lashing her silly ass for it. 

Edited June 14 by State of Grace.

[JO1s]

 

[SoldierofLove]

Her downfall is imminent 

 

[Gui Blackout]

One would think the more "zeitgeist" artist is the one selling millions and packing stadiums across the globe over the one with a much more niche audience, but go off

 

Edited June 14 by Gui Blackout

[brenda-walsh]

14 minutes ago, Jacobdaniel said:

you could say that her apparent constant drive for commercial dominance makes her Taylor's Version album re-recordings, framed as an attempt to once again own her music after the masters of her first six albums were sold against her will, look like a bad-faith justification for yet another series of album reissues.

[shyboi]

brat deserves all the praise in the multiverse 

 

[SmittenCake]

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But it's likely that Swift has attracted ire for her TTPD reissue strategy simply because she's done it so many times, in so many different flavours, to the point that even the most apologetic fans have reached the end of their tether. That she seems to reissue TTPD specifically to best smaller artists – and, notably, smaller female artists – creates the image of Swift as Goliath attempting to crush Charli's hedonistic, gothy David.

 

 

 

 

[KatyPrismSpirit]

1 minute ago, Gui Blackout said:

One would think the more "zeitgeist" artist is the one selling millions and packing stadiums across the globe over the one with a much more niche audience, but go off

 

? It's actually almost always niche artists that have a profound impact on culture and influence future mainstream trends but go awf

[frankvert]

10 minutes ago, Eóghan said:

would Shaad D'Zousa lie?

 

Oop at this veiled racismé

 

 

OT: This is usually the case with Taylor. The only times she truly captured the zeitgeist with her own artistry was with folklore and Eras tour. All other times (Fearless, Red, 1989, Midnights) were due to 3rd party relationships / events 

 

[ONOPKA]

shaad was right. give us more thinkpieces sis. we are TIRED of McPTSD.

 

[HRHCOLLECTION]

This is laying the ground for Rep TV and I'm loving it 

 

[B-Luke]

12 minutes ago, tost1 said:

Is there a name for us The Guardian stans yet? 

GuardiGang

[Gui Blackout]

2 minutes ago, KatyPrismSpirit said:

? It's actually almost always niche artists that have a profound impact on culture and influence future mainstream trends but go awf

And Taylor has a much bigger impact and influence than Charli so now what

 

Edited June 14 by Gui Blackout

[liam13]

the winners usually don't say anything about the losers cuz they're busy celebrating their victory. it's usually the butt hurt losers that whine and cry.

looks like it's the opposite on this site 

 

yall can stay mad tho