Billie Eilish told Swifties to back off after they unleashed their fury on her for an interview in which she criticized the release of multiple version albums.
Eilish spoke out against the now common practice in an interview with Billboard which was published on Thursday.
However, observers on social media began to speculate that his comment could have been a thinly veiled statement about Taylor Swift, who is famous for not only releasing re-recorded versions of her early albums, but also for releasing multiple physical and lightly digital versions. modified from all. her new albums.
However, the 22-year-old singer-songwriter clarified that she was not highlighting any artists, including the Eras Tour hitmaker, 34, although she did not list any artists by name.
However, her clarification didn’t come quickly enough for some Swifties, as they criticized Billie on X (formerly Twitter) and even boasted about Taylor’s superior sales compared to her own album sales.
Billie Eilish, 22, clarified that she was not singling out Taylor Swift after speaking to Billboard against artists who release multiple variants of their albums due to their negative impact on climate change; seen on February 24 in Los Angeles
Observers and several Taylor Swift fans, known as Swifties, assumed she was singling out the hitmaker and began criticizing Eilish on social media in recent days; seen on January 7 in Beverly Hills
Billie attempted to set the record straight by posting a simple statement on her Instagram Stories, while also tagging her original Billboard interview so fans could confirm that she didn’t single out Taylor or any other artists.
“Okay, it would be wonderful if people would stop putting words in my mouth and actually read what I said in that billboard article,” which had focused on his efforts to make his professional life more ecologically sustainable.
“I wasn’t singling out anyone, these are systemic issues that affect the entire industry,” he explained.
Beyond making it clear that she wasn’t pointing fingers, Billie even admitted that she was guilty of releasing variants to encourage fans to buy the same album multiple times, although it was unclear if she makes those decisions or if her record label has the authority. final word on the releases.
‘& when it comes to variants, many artists release them, including YO! which I clearly expressed in the article,” she said.
The Bad Guy singer concluded by trying to focus on the bigger picture.
“The climate crisis is now and it’s about us all being part of the problem and trying to do better,” he added.
In its Billboard In an interview about her sustainability efforts, Eilish commented that “some of the biggest artists in the world make 40 different vinyl packs that have something unique and different just to keep you buying more.”
Eilish said she was talking about ‘systemic issues that affect the entire industry’ and mentioned that she is also part of the problem.
Eilish sparked speculation that she was upstaging Swift after she criticized her music industry peers for their “wasteful” practice of releasing numerous vinyl versions of albums to boost sales.
Eilish never named Swift or any artist in particular, but fans interpreted her comments as a swipe at the Love Story singer, as she is known for releasing numerous vinyl versions of her albums.
Eilish never named Swift or any artists in particular, but fans interpreted her comments as a swipe at the Love Story singer, as she has released numerous vinyl versions of her albums.
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“Swifties and kpop fans found on the floor,” one X user tweeted.
“She hit Taylor so bad I’m crying,” one posted.
“Oh the speedsters are going to HATE this,” wrote another.
‘She cooked Taylor!’ one published.
Another person pointed out that Taylor isn’t the only artist following this path: “Everyone is following Taylor for this when we’ve seen artists like Ariana, Olivia, etc. doing the exact same thing now.” So let’s not point fingers…’
A video shared of Billie splashing white paint on her latest album. “She was literally doing this for sales calling it ‘signed,'” one tweeted.
“Taylor’s displeasure,” posted another.
“Taylor fights back,” one fan urged.
During her interview with the outlet, Billie criticized “big artists” for their “wasteful” practice of releasing numerous vinyl versions of albums to increase sales.
“For some reason, it’s very important for some artists to make all kinds of different vinyl and packaging,” he said. “Which increases sales and numbers and makes them more money and makes them more.”
“I can’t even tell you how wasteful it is,” he continued. ‘I find it really frustrating as someone who really tries my best to be sustainable and do the best I can and try to involve everyone on my team in sustainability.
“For some reason, it’s very important for some artists to make all kinds of different vinyl and packaging,” he said. ‘What increases sales and increases numbers and gives them more money and gives them more’ on the Happier Than Ever album cover photo
Fans Speculated About a Possible Taylor Dislike in X
“And then there are some of the biggest artists in the world who create fucking 40 different vinyl packages that have something unique and different just to keep you buying more.”
The Bad Guy singer is not exempt from this practice as her last studio album, Happier Than Ever, was available on eight different vinyl variations.
However, the variants were “100% recycled black vinyl, plus recycled scraps for the colored variants and shrink plastic made from sugar cane,” according to Billboard.
Eilish went on to say that she finds it “wasteful” and “irritating” to witness “all your favorite artists doing that shit,” prioritizing their sales figures and financial profits above all else.
While the singer refrained from specifying names, a multitude of well-known artists, including Swift, Travis Scott, Olivia Rodrigo and Blink-182, have released numerous vinyl versions of their recent albums.
As for how Eilish’s fans are responding to her sustainability efforts, Eilish’s mother, Maggie Baird, told the outlet: ‘The truth is, you have to do it anyway.
‘Artists can cast a giant shadow of influence. If you’re not perfect, but you’re influencing many, many, many people to do better, that multiplies hundreds of times.’
Toward the end of the interview, Eilish reflected on the widespread apathy towards the severity of the climate crisis, pointing out the common feeling of resignation: ‘What’s the point? We’re all going to die anyway.’
‘Believe me, I feel the same way too. But ‘what’s the point?’ It goes both ways: ‘What’s the point? I can do what I want. We’re all going to die anyway.’ Or, ‘What’s the point? Might as well do the right thing while I’m here. That is my opinion,” he explained.
The Bad Guy singer is not exempt from this practice as her last studio album, Happier Than Ever, was available on eight different vinyl variations. However, the variants were “100% recycled black vinyl, plus recycled scraps for the colored variants and shrink plastic made from sugar cane,” according to Billboard.
While the singer refrained from specifying names, a multitude of well-known artists, including Swift, Travis Scott, Olivia Rodrigo and Blink-182, have released numerous vinyl versions of their recent albums, Swift pictured in 2019.
Swift’s 1989 album has several variants
In February, the musician revealed that her next album had been mastered and hinted that she would delay its release until Ariana Grande’s album came out first.
The upcoming album will follow Eilish’s previous works, including 2021’s Happier Than Ever and When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? of 2019.
In 2022, he also released a two-track EP titled Guitar Songs and delivered an acclaimed single titled What Was I Made For? for the Barbie soundtrack.
The single won the Oscar for Best Original Song.