Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift engaged!
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Anonymous
On what principle do you actually disagree? You don't like her music or choice in men? You make no sense. |
Anonymous
NP. No one is forcing you to buy her music so I don’t get where the animosity is coming from. I’ve never purchased a single item but still like her music. It’s possible. But to your other point, yeah kind of. If no one is getting hurt and it’s all just a business model that hurts no one but you just happen to disagree with, yeah I still think women should support women who are changing the status quo. And she has and did. They literally teach business law classes based on her approach. I think any feminist would support that success, as well as her advice and help she gives to upcoming artists. But whatever. |
Anonymous
Yep, with this one little trick you can steal your old masters! Just re-record them and all the radio stations will play them instead of your old versions! How are you people STILL this stupid? The whole thing was a con. Theater. A scam. She milked all of her fans. That’s all she does. This is weirdo Disney Adult type of stuff. |
Anonymous
You are really missing the point. people are free to re-record their songs and many artists do. But you actually have to be able to sell them to make money. Anyone can just re-record songs. But Taylor had the power that people actually wanted to buy them. Like someone said even if she just re-recorded them again saying she wanted a different take on them from a different phase in her life I’m sure there would be people who would buy them. That is the essence of capitalism. It’s a free market. No one‘s holding a gun to anyone’s head. If you want to buy artist merch, if you want to buy their vinyl albums just to collect them even though you’ll listen to most of your music on your phone or whatever, you are free to do that. And people do, all the time. |
Anonymous
Honestly who gives a shit? I think people do stupid things with their money all the time. They pick crap majors at schools they can't afford and are drowning in debt. Buying an album is small potatoes. It's like buying Starbucks when you can make coffee at home. Who cares? |
Anonymous
Maybe if their fans cared to buy their music they would. I guess they just aren't good business people. |
Anonymous
I have read she has actually hurt up coming artists with the way her handled the business. Here is a law school talking about how contracts have changed for the worse for artists because of how Taylor’s team handled the situation. She just made the system more capitalist. https://uclawreview.org/2024/03/27/look-what-you-made-them-do-the-impact-of-taylor-swifts-re-recording-project-on-record-labels/ And Harvard: https://hls.harvard.edu/today/how-taylor-swift-changed-the-copyright-game-by-remaking-her-own-music/ In response, record companies are now trying to prohibit re-recordings for 20 or 30 years, not just two or three. And this has become a key part of contract negotiations. “Will they get 30 years? Probably not, if the lawyer is competent. But they want to make sure that the artist’s vocal cords are not in good shape by the time they get around to re-recording.” This, he noted, begged the question of why an artist would even want to sign a record contract in the age of TikTok and Spotify. “Number one, there is the pride involved. If you were The Who in the ’60s, you could trash a hotel room and the label would clean up the mess. Of course it would come out of future royalties, but they would do it. But what you have to ask yourself is, is it worth it?” This may not be an issue for most artists who sign to record labels — but it likely will be for a select few. “Very few people have the power of a Taylor Swift, but nobody knows who the next Taylor Swift will be,” Greenstein said. “So, if you are a lawyer, you will represent your client zealously.” Not that many artists have a stock broker/ financial analyst as a Dad who is backing their career. Taylor was able to have her career because of her Dad’s money. Apparently he even helped negotiate Taylor out of the Blake Lively court case. I don’t see that as particularly feminist. |
Anonymous
Capitalism also has created health insurance companies, do you so vehemently defend capitalism when it comes to your insurance bill? |
Anonymous
Why do you excuse Spike Lee from your wrath? Do you know anything at all about the other people mentioned? Obviously not. |
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Anonymous
Good. What is it with people thinking they can gatekeep certain events? |
Anonymous
DP. Honestly, you seem to be missing a sense of humor. You can't understand that she was *joking* about the beads? I bet you're fun at parties. |
Anonymous
I guess you're not aware that she was in a six-year relationship prior to her now almost three-year relationship with Kelce? Are young women in their 20s not allowed to date - you know, just like young men do?  Also, were you actually up all night trolling this thread? I mean, that's some pathetic behavior.
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Anonymous
I thought Taylor was in a unique position because she had kept the songwriting/lyric rights even though she didn't own the literal recorded masters of her music. So she didn't have to pay or negotiate to record the songs again. Some artists sell every aspect of their authorship/rights. |
Anonymous
+100 And I'll say it - that broadcaster would NEVER have made the same comment about a black person. Imagine if Beyonce had been there. |
Anonymous
Speaking of nutters, you're back! I wanted to ask why you think she was honored by being inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame the other night? That must really confound you, seeing as you've claimed she "pretends to write all of her songs." Here's what Steven Speilberg had to say when he introduced her - I hope you have a valium handy. "A woman who has no fear when it comes to shattering records as a writer, singer, and storyteller. A singular artist and a genuine phenomenon placed in our culture rivals that of the composers of the Great American Songbook, Lennon and McCartney of the Sixties, and the singer-songwriters of the Seventies like Carole King and Stevie ‘Let's Go' Nicks and your namesake James Taylor," Spielberg said in his speech. "Her iconic success is fueled by her innate gifts and the unwavering support of her family. Her fearless determination to stand up for all artists' rights is a reflection of her deep understanding of how best to use the meteoric fame that she has been navigating since she was just a teenager." The director continued, "Tonight, she is making history, and we get to witness yet another milestone as Taylor Swift continues to fulfill her destiny as the most successful female artist of not just our time, but of all time." "This introduction is a reflection of how her peers in the music industry view her remarkable gifts as a songwriter, but also her dedication to collaboration and her respect for her producers, co-writers, and other songwriters who have influenced her since she first picked up a 12-string guitar. Of course, most people start with six strings, but to no one's surprise, you were an overachiever at the age of 12." He continued, "Taylor is a beacon for those who refuse to define their narrative. Someone who embraces artistic risk and trusts us with her memories, grudges, thoughts, and secrets for years and years. Through her songs, she has taken billions of people by the hand and by the heart and reaches across the footlights to them with a message rooted in community and infused with hope and relatability." https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/steven-spielberg-praises-taylor-swift-at-songwriters-hall-of-fame/ar-AA25tUHJ?ocid=BingNewsSerp |