How Taylor Swift handled her feud with Billie Eilish

In recent weeks, the feud between Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish has been one of the topics of interest in the music world. On the surface, two pop superstars compete for the top spot on the Billboard album chart, with Taylor’s The Tortured Poets Department ( TTPD ) and Billie’s Hit Me Hard and Soft . As for the lower part of the iceberg, Taylor and Billie are believed to be launching separate campaigns to bring each other down.

Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish once gave each other compliments, but their good relationship is no longer there. Photo: Getty Images.

While Taylor was accused of continuously issuing extended versions of TTPD to prevent Billie from taking the number 1 position and using fans as “weapons” against her juniors, the Gen Z music phenomenon had a more obvious move aimed at on the owner of the hit Lover .

When giving media interviews in the first half of 2024, Billie called the 3-hour concerts mental (Taylor’s Eras Tour shows were 3.5 hours long). The two-time Oscar winner also criticized the release of many vinyl album versions as wasteful (Taylor released many different vinyl albums of TTPD ).

Sources close to Billie also confirmed to Daily Mail that Taylor is jealous of the What Was I Made For? star’s success. should take advantage of fans to promote “evil online campaigns” that make juniors suffer.

However, people who know Taylor Swift have the opposite opinion. They announced to Daily Mail that it was Billie who was jealous of her senior’s success and popularity, and Taylor didn’t want to waste time on unnecessary things.

“Taylor doesn’t mind Billie’s constant tacit criticism because she’s too busy selling tickets at stadiums and traveling around the world. She clearly sees that Billie might do something against her and that it might come from jealousy. Billie is new to the game compared to Taylor. First, Billie seemed to target Taylor’s release of her music in various forms with an environmentalist argument. Billie then seemingly accused Taylor of releasing Tortured Poets in three different versions to top the charts. Now, she comments on 3-hour performances as mental. Billie should really focus on her album and promote it instead of trying to bring down another female artist. She claims to be interested in empowering women but doesn’t go in that direction,” the source assessed.

Taylor Swift is busy with the European leg of her Eras Tour , not bothered by Billie’s aggressive actions. Photo: Mega/Getty Images.

This share received a lot of approval from neutral netizens. They believe that women should help each other instead of becoming enemies.

The audience commented: “No one gives fans a better performance than Taylor Swift. It may not be to my taste but it’s an impressive display of endurance and she almost never cancels a show. Billie seems to consider herself a lot more significant,” “The world is big enough for both of them. Why can’t women, especially successful women, support each other?”, “I agree. Billie is just jealous and can’t keep quiet”, “If Billie puts as much effort into her music as she does trying to ‘destroy’ Taylor, she can top the charts. Instead of bringing each other down, artists should focus on their own careers,” “Swift, Gaga, Madonna and Cher always strive to make themselves visually appealing and are geniuses at marketing. show yourself. Billie seems to be her own worst enemy, always wanting to destroy all her own attractiveness”, “Billie, please grow up and pay attention to your own music”…

In fact, Taylor and Billie once had a good relationship. In 2019, when she was honored by Billboard as Woman of the Year, Billie gave special thanks to Taylor. The star born in 2001 said that the speech of the Blank Space singer when receiving a similar award in 2014, which criticized toxic male privilege and motivated the young generation of female musicians to strive, inspired inspiration for her. In response, Taylor praised Billie for her great talent and effort. At the event, the two stars also exchanged an intimate hug.