{"id":131083,"date":"2024-11-28T16:15:48","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T09:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=131083"},"modified":"2024-11-28T16:15:48","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T09:15:48","slug":"why-billboard-apologized-to-taylor-swift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=131083","title":{"rendered":"Why Billboard Apologized to Taylor Swift"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\"><em>Taylor Swift performs during her \u2018Eras Tour,\u2019 in Indianapolis on Nov. 1, 2024. Credit &#8211; Kevin Mazur\u2014TAS24\/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\"><em>Billboard<\/em> meant to honor Taylor Swift as the second greatest pop star of the century.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">That alone\u2014ranking her merely second best\u2014may have already constituted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/music\/news\/taylor-swift-billboard-greatest-pop-star-ranking-b2655099.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:blasphemy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">blasphemy<\/a> for some of Swift\u2019s fans. But in a since-edited video about the recognition, the music publication used a clip that prompted even greater backlash and an eventual apology to the artist herself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">As part of <em>Billboard<\/em>\u2019s countdown of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/p\/best-pop-stars-21st-century\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:25 greatest pop stars of the 21st century;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">25 greatest pop stars of the 21st century<\/a>, it published on Tuesday its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/pop\/taylor-swift-greatest-pop-stars-21st-century-1235839222\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:No. 2 selection;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">No. 2 selection<\/a>, billionaire singer-songwriter and <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/6343069\/taylor-swift-history-person-of-the-year\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:last year\u2019s TIME Person of the Year;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">last year\u2019s TIME Person of the Year<\/a> Taylor Swift. <em>Billboard<\/em> posted on social media a video highlighting her career and legacy, but in it, it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/taylahschildofficial\/p\/DC4x7aizPQo\/?img_index=2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:referenced;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">referenced<\/a> Kanye West\u2019s controversial 2016 song \u201cFamous,\u201d which featured a naked wax figure of Swift in its music video and the lyric, \u201cI feel like me and Taylor might still have sex \/ Why? I made that b-tch famous.\u201d The song and music video, which observers at the time criticized as misogynistic, were originally released amid a <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/4411055\/kanye-west-taylor-swift-kim-kardashian-feud\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:yearslong feud;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">yearslong feud<\/a> between the two artists.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">Swifties were incensed by the inclusion of West (who now goes by Ye and was ranked by <em>Billboard<\/em> as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/pop\/kanye-west-greatest-pop-stars-21st-century-1235810642\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:seventh greatest pop star of the 21st century;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">seventh greatest pop star of the 21st century<\/a>) as well as the offensive footage from his music video in a reel ostensibly designed to pay tribute to Swift. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SwiftUpdatesHQ\/status\/1861845087510208745\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:One fan account;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">One fan account<\/a> called it \u201cbeyond nasty\u201d and \u201can outright slap in the face.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/chartstswift\/status\/1861840384508531114\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Another;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Another<\/a> said it is \u201cnot only unprofessional, it\u2019s extremely problematic.\u201d The hashtags #BillboardIsOverParty and #BillboardApologizeToTaylor began trending.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\"><em>Billboard<\/em> subsequently took down the video and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/billboard\/status\/1861960705081282775\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:reposted it;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">reposted it<\/a> Wednesday with the controversial clip removed. Early Thursday, the publication also issued an apology, saying: \u201cWe are deeply sorry to Taylor Swift and all of our readers and viewers that in a video celebrating Swift\u2019s achievements, we included a clip that falsely depicted her. We have removed the clip from our video and sincerely regret the harm we caused with this error.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">Swift has not publicly commented on the <em>Billboard<\/em> list, video, or apology.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\"><strong>Contact us<\/strong> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/mailto:letters@time.com?subject=(READER FEEDBACK) Why &lt;i&gt;Billboard&lt;\/i&gt; Has Apologized to Taylor Swift&amp;body=https%3A%2F%2Ftime.com%2F7198891%2Ftaylor-swift-billboard-video-kanye-west-backlash-apology%2F\" data-ylk=\"slk:letters@time.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">letters@time.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/why-billboard-apologized-taylor-swift-081036780.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taylor Swift performs during her \u2018Eras Tour,\u2019 in Indianapolis on Nov. 1, 2024. 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