[theqoo] THE MEDIA CRITICIZING TAYLOR SWIFT FOR KEEPING BILLIE EILISH IN CHECK

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There are whispers within the industry that the new versions released by Taylor on her official store are a direct intention to prevent Billie Eilish from reaching No. 1 on the Billboard album chart, and as you can see in the last sentence, “The industry as a whole would very much like to see her bow in the top spot as recognition of her artistry.”

Taylor Swift unveils three new digital editions of ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ including first draft phone memos of tracks ‘The Black Dog’ ‘Cassandra’ and ‘Who’s Afraid Of Little Old Me?’ available tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/KicFqnQs7o

— Pop Base (@PopBase) May 16, 2024

The 3 new covers + voice notes recorded while working on Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me, Cassandra, and The Black Dog, available for 6-hour limited pre-order for $5.99

You cannot purchase the added bonus tracks individually; you have to buy the entire album. Therefore, the strategy is to target the album chart, not the single chart.

It was sold starting Thursday night in local time, but the music can be downloaded from Friday the 17th, so it is said that it will be counted in next week’s chart, not this week’s = 1st week of Billie Eilish’s 3rd album.

(The chart’s counting period is from Friday to next Thursday)

There seems to be quite a bit of noise among netizens claiming that this was done to prevent Billie Eilish from reaching #1 on Billboard.

1. Leave Taylor alone 

2. They’re bullsh*tting again 

3. She’s not doing this against some specific person, she’s just doing this to maintain her #1 as long as possible 

4. But everyone in the QRTs are swearing at that account ㅋㅋㅋ

5. Oh Billie is releasing a new song?

6. Stop tormenting Taylor, people are always only bullying Taylor all the time ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

7. People are really comparing this with HYBE sh*tting all over KPOPㅋㅋ

8. This is just a normal technique 

9. Taylor has so many haters, as expected 

10. Taylor’s haters again