Courtney Love is facing a fierce backlash after criticising Taylor Swift and dubbing her “not important”.
The 59-year-old rocker made the controversial comments during a new interview as she hit out at fellow female musicians, including the Cruel Summer hitmaker, Lana Del Rey and Beyonce. Courtney said she “positively hates the idea” of Taylor, and said of the multi-award-winning singer: “Taylor is not important. She might be a safe space for girls, and she’s probably the Madonna of now, but she’s not interesting as an artist.”
She also didn’t hold back when discussing Taylor’s close pal Lana Del Rey, who she claimed “should really take seven years off.” Admitting she hasn’t liked the Video Games hitmaker for a few years, the former Hole frontwoman continued: “I haven’t liked Lana since she covered a John Denver song. Up until ‘Take Me Home Country Roads’ I thought she was great.”
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Courtney once celebrated Taylor with a sweet post on Facebook (Facebook/Courtney Love)However, she did admit that she was forced to stop listening to Lana’s music while recording her new album because it was “influencing” her too much.
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Courtney made the comments during an interview with The Standard as she promoted her new series Courtney Love’s Women which, ironically, focuses on the women in music who have helped shaped her lengthy career. It seemed nobody was safe from her criticism, as she then took aim at Madonna, who she said she “doesn’t like”, before aiming her vitriol at Beyonce. Discussing the Grammy-winning singer’s country album Cowboy Carter, Courtney shared her disappointment over the history-making album.
“I mean, I like the idea of Beyoncé doing a country record because it’s about Black women going into spaces where previously only white women have been allowed, not that I like it much. As a concept, I love it. I just don’t like her music,” she added.
Many Swifties took to social media to hit back at the rocker, and an old Facebook post in which Courtney celebrated Taylor’s birthday was also unearthed. “She is jealous, I don’t even know her. Taylor is a world-class artist,” one fan fumed.
The rocker has been slammed by Swifties (Dave Benett/Getty Images for Nat)“Courtney Love always coming for women younger and prettier than her, like go find something to do granny,” another fired, while one Twitter/X user agreed: “Not a single person will know who she is. But when Taylor Swift is mentioned, people will remember how she was able to connect with millions of people thru [sic] her music, cherished her fans, and fought for artists’ rights.”
Others were quick to point out that Courtney has a history of criticising female artists, with one tweeting: “I’m laughing at people being shocked that Courtney Love is hating on other female artists. Welcome to 1992!!! Homegirl has been a hater since the 90s.”
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