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Jan 25, 2022 · CNN — British musician Damon Albarn has apologized “unreservedly and unconditionally” to American singer Taylor Swift after claiming she didn’t write her own songs. Albarn, best known as...
Jan 25, 2022 · Jan. 25, 2022 10:25 AM PT. After igniting a social media firestorm by saying Taylor Swift “doesn’t write her own songs,” Damon Albarn dedicated a performance to the Los Angeles Times...
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Jan 25, 2022 · 25 January 2022. Reuters. Taylor Swift told Albarn that she writes all of her own music. Taylor Swift has criticised Damon Albarn, lead singer of Blur and later of Gorillaz, after he...
Jan 25, 2022 · Tue 25 Jan 2022 03.21 EST. Taylor Swift has called out Damon Albarn, lead singer of Blur and later of Gorillaz, on Twitter after the British musician told the LA Times she “doesn’t write...
- How Did The War of Words Between Albarn and Swift Begin?
- Does Taylor Swift Write Her Own songs?
- Are Albarn's Comments Technically True If Swift Does Use Co-Writers?
- Has Damon Albarn Apologised Since The Backlash?
- Fans and Industry Figures Are Calling The Comments 'Clueless' and 'embarassing'
- Journalists Have Also Taken Issue with Albarn's 'Clickbait' Excuse
- How Does This Add to The 90s Britpop Row?
The Blur and Gorillaz frontman told the Los Angeles Times in an interview published on January 23 that the prolific popstar's "endlessly upbeat" music was an example of artists hiding behind "sound and attitude". "She doesn’t write her own songs," he argued. He went on to double down on his comments, shutting down the interviewer's defence that the...
In short – yes. It doesn't take a superfan of the singer to know she is widely respected by (most of) her industry fellows and much of this is rooted in her obsession with the craft of songwriting. It is arguably a large part of her brand. From lengthy voice memosexploring the genesis of some of her biggest songs to detailed CD and vinyl booklet cl...
Not exactly. Albarn's comments likely come from a place of experience wherein popular artists in the music industry use co-writers in hundreds of different ways. A co-writing credit on a song could mean anything from the artist contributing a couple of chorus lines to a song presented to them by seasoned producers, to spending weeks, if not months,...
The 53-year-old jumped on Twitter shortly after Swift's original statement to apologise "unconditionally" for his comments. He said he agreed with her points and felt that "sadly [the conversation] was reduced to clickbait". "The last thing I would want to do is discredit your songwriting. I hope you understand," he concluded. Swift is yet to publi...
Indie-pop super-producer Jack Antonoff and The National's Aaron Dessner soon rushed their friend's defence. The pair worked closely with the singer, co-writing and co-producing Swift's latest albums (discounting her re-recorded material), surprise COVID-19 pandemic releases 'folklore' and 'evermore', in 2020. It opened the doors for some Swifties t...
On the night of his apology, Albarn went on to perform at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, dedicating 'Song 2' – one of Blur's biggest hits – to Mikael Wood, the reporter responsible for the piece that he has described as "clickbait". The word that also crops up in his written apology. Journalists from across the globe argued Albarn's i...
The fallout of this controversy has paved the way for the internet's Britpop fans to score points for Oasis in Britain's very own vintage Battle of the Bands. Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher once famously called'Shake It Off' a "f*cking tune", after all. Who knew the outcome would be affected by an artist that wasn't yet in high school at the peak of...
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Jan 25, 2022 · Within 12 hours of becoming persona non grata among Taylor Swift fans around the world, Blur and Gorillaz singer Damon Albarn used his Los Angeles concert to further address his comments...
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Jan 25, 2022 · Jan. 24, 2022 4:08 p.m. PT. 3 min read. Getty Images. After the successful re-release of her album Red and the subsequent drama around Jake Gyllenhaal and the scarf, Taylor Swift has hit the...
