Her staying on top is because of her hard work...something she continually does, she also is connected to her fans, she really cares, and she is truly gifted when she uses that pen...
YES. I was VERY disappointed hearing that comment. It’s ok to not like an artist but don’t then say that they don’t deserve awards because you don’t like the style of music. I think her 250M+ fans highly disagree.
Remember that this is someone who doesn’t know Taylor. He (as many do) might think he does. Let’s educate him instead and show him what we love about Taylor.
She's still on top because she has done country, pop, indie pop, rap, and rock. She writes all of her own songs. Plays several instruments and directs her own videos, even did a short film. We don't mind critic at all, not everyone loves her stuff, we just want a fair reaction 😘😘♥️
You can't say that she doesn't deserve it if you haven't listen to her albums. If you listen to all of her albums and then think she doesn't deserve it then I can agree with you. I'm new to Taylor Swift but I have been listening to her music ever since she met Travis and it is amazing just how she writes and the time she put into her videos. Thanks for the video I just requested this song you're doing amazing job with the Taylor Swift videos.
It’s so funny because I am the same way. Never really listen to her and got sucked into an algorithm last summer with Eras Tour. Some songs I never really appreciated, some songs, I didn’t realize were hers, but the more I listen, the more I love her. And for some reason I get really teary-eyed even if it’s not a sad song. (Vids of her giving the 22 hat do me in!) It’s really fun watching Kellz react to her.
That comment was ridiculous I’m sorry but it shows that his friend he had there today that said that is very shallow and doesn’t know what he’s talking about I have no desire to ever listen to another word that guy ever has to say again. i’m sure they don’t really care about my opinion but I hope he doesn’t bring him on again because I really enjoy his channel peace out😊
That was really unnecessary shade throw her way, with no reason. Drake is an industry plant. Can not sign or rap to save his life. Taylor have nothing in common with this fraud.
Taylor is literally one of if not the best songwriters of her generation. She was writing music at 16 yrs old in Nashville for a major record label. The girl is talented.
Great reaction! I think your friend had the exact same perception most people, including myself have had. If this was the first time, he really listen to her… He might start to really understand the depth of her talent if he were digging in like you. I honestly could never understand why she always won all the awards. Now I think it was 100% deserved.
Great reaction, hey to your friend. Bad Blood music video featuring Kendrick Lamar. Kanye went on stage when she won a VMA, she was 19. It was her first VMA but not her first awards. A few years later, Kayne and Kim K illegally recorded a phone call with her about his song Famous. He called her a Bit@$ and made a nude mannequin in her likeness. They said she agreed to the lyrics, she did not. They made her look like a liar and nearly destroyed her career with social media trending # taylorsoverparty and snake emoji's 🐍🐍🐍🐍. She was gone for a year. Then a few years later the entire call was released showing Taylor was telling the truth all along and they were the lying snakes. When Taylor returned she owned the snake 🐍 images and uses them to this day.
Thank you for summarizing all this…you have to understand all of this to get her lyrics. Check out the huge snakes in her concerts etc…her and Kanye actually later had a friendly relationship enough to call each other! It was Kim’s recording their private conversation then editing it 🐍
Obviously everyone is entitled to an opinion but to say that someone’s ongoing success is due to the illuminati is kind of a huge slap in the face to all the hard work and dedication Taylor has put into her music. The Kanye/Kim thing also goes WAY further than just him interrupting her moment on stage accepting her first VMA, but I’m sure you’ll learn more about that as you dive deeper into the rabbit hole!
I’m sorry, but we genuinely did not respect his opinions and that’s not because we think she’s the most amazing person ever but it’s because he doesn’t respect her for her talent or her hard work. He’s literally just judging her from what he knows about her which seems like not a lot.
Wow, the amount of ignorance of some comments made in this video is crazy... Taylor is one of the greatest lyricists/ songwriters we´ve ever had, and that is why actual nobel prize authors believe she will also win a nobel prize for her writing one day and the reason there are so many university courses just on her writing. Her lyrics are full of metaphores, double and triple entendres and literary references, so to the casual listener they may not understand the depth and multilayeres of her lyrics and multiverse because it is just too clever and deep. She is the most hardworking artist out there and she has built her legacy on her writing, her interactions and appreciation and love for her fans, her talent, her intelligence and savvy buissness mind. She is a very big player in the industry and have always been the one artist that label exec. and dark money industry people want to get rid of and take down ( and boy have they tried so many times since 2009..) because she is changing so many things in the industry for the better and taking a stand for artists rights, fair pay for artist but also for the people in production who are usually underpaid, she is also a philantropist and donates so much every day. She is kind, generous, empahtic, humble, funny, clever, incredibly smart, a genius lyricist, musician, producer, director, but she also works harder than most. She is also a punching bag for people with no morals and media, and people who are triggered by her success, but also her high vibration of light and love. But anytime someone educated themselves and dive into rabbit hole of her vast multiverse they become a fan of not only her music, but also her as a human being. The reason she stays at the top is because she has built a legacy, works hard, her talent and savvy buissness mind to make things fun and interactive with her fans (like easter eggs) there is a reason why other artists try to copy her marketing strategies every time... she exudes love into the world and appreciate everything she has and gets and that is why the universe pours into her, she keeps her side of the street clean, most haters wouldn´t know what she means....If you know you know😘
Very Well Said!!! Watching this reaction was just sad! This wasn’t even an opinion or good criticism, it was nothing but assumptions. Haters gonna hate!!!
She explains her longevity in the Miss Americana doc. And she says in her song Karma “ask me what I learned from all those years. Ask me what I earned from all those tears. Ask me why so many fade, but I’m still here.” 😮💨😮💨
@@itsame9780 yeah, basically saying she had to keep reinventing herself. But, I think a lot of successful people seem to have a tenacity and persistence. Almost like working and becoming bigger and better is their addiction.
I find it anoying AF when MEN say that taylor doesn't deserves her awards....This woman started as a SONG WRITER at the age of 14, began her actual career at 15 and has been unstoppable since. CLEARLY his friend knows shit about her and what she's accomplished in her career. OH and everyone isnt illuminati, that's a jay z and beyonce thing
She's on top because she keeps writing good music. It's the music that keeps her current and relevant. They haven't given her awards just because of her name lol. She is so prolific, that she always has a new album coming out and so is always in the competition. Writing songs is hard. Writing good songs is harder. That's why most artists have a team of writers and producers. Not Taylor. She's written every lyric in every song on every album - most of them music and lyrics. Lately she's collaborated with Aaron Dessner from The National to showcase his talents and bring him out of obscurity where he'd been for 10 years before working with Taylor. It's hard for artists who's albums are good to win over her because her albums are simply better songs and better writing. She hasn't won album of the year three times for nothing. What people are grumbling about is "Hey she's won enough awards, give someone else a chance." That's not how life works. People who are more talented will always beat less talented people, whether we're talking Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jorden in basketball, Wayne Gretsky in hockey, the black gymnast Simone Biles or any of the athletes who win their gold medals fairly in the Olympics. They win because they're better. You haven't listened to all Taylor's albums to know her music and judge that it's mediocre but somehow she wins anyway 'because of her name."
One reason she is still at the top is that she keeps growing. She dabbles in different genres. Works with other artists. She's also a songwriter and singer. She directs her videos. She is in control of her own career. She is in control of things most artists are not. She has the say in things and is a powerful woman. She, like Beyonce, keeps things fresh and new. And has the talent where in this day many artists are not all that talented. They are mostly controlled bots. Taylor is like a lot of artists from before that wrote, produced, were in control of their music, etc. They were independent. That's why many artists before had longer careers then today. They are more like toys for music execs to play with now. They have no control or independence. Don't write, play instruments or can really sing all that well.
The reason Taylor has made herself relevant for so long is the depth of her music whether it be from lyrics to quality to easter eggs. It's not a simple listen once and move one. You can consume her content multiple times and find new easter eggs which generates more listens and plays and theres a whole community behind things like that. Keeping the audience engaged.
Your guest clearly doesn't know a thing about Taylors music if he thinks it's just regular pop 😅 She has done all kinds of genres, she writes her own music (and for others), her lyrics are studied in colleges. Nothing regular about it and saying "illuminati" keeps her on top is just disrespectful to how hard she works. She's a force. And the Kanye thing is so much bigger than the award thing. I prefer you reacting and learning on your own tbh.
No, he doesn’t know. It was literally his first reaction and he was more open to the music than many other reactors I’ve seen. Of course he doesn’t know, so educate him instead of reacting. Let’s show them how amazing Taylor is and why we love her so much
"Should she still be on the top TOP"? Yes.....because she DOESN'T just release regular pop music. That's her whole thing! She has ERAS. Her back catalogue is incredibly diverse: country, pop, EDM, R&B influenced, indie folk and experimental synth. Having an opinion is all well and good but your friend sounds like a fool going on about the illuminati and her supposedly un-deserved success. No one works harder than Taylor. And I'm saying that as a 50 year old that worked in music retail for years - some "artists" get their first million and retire but she honestly lives for her craft. She loves it.
I know he didn’t mean to be hurtful when he made the “Illuminati” comment. From an outsider’s perspective, I can understand why he wasn’t sure why Taylor is still relevant. If you’re not familiar with her catalog, you don’t realize what a wide range of genres she has covered. The thing about Taylor is that she works extremely hard, she’s super versatile (meaning, she can do so much more than just pop), and she’s super relatable. Her music is literally the diary to her life… yet it’s so relatable to mostly everyone to listens. That’s why people feel like they know her, like she’s their best friend… even though they’ve never actually met her. Her genres also switch up, depending on the season of her life. She started out country, which is reminiscent of her teenage singer/songwriter years. Then she moved into pop, and then into folk, and now she’s currently in her folky-pop era. She’s had to reinvent herself so many times to stay at the top of her game. She talks all about this stuff in her documentary, Miss Americana. It really gives you insight into who she is and what she’s gone through, both personally and professionally (especially at the hands of the media, all the Kim/Kanye stuff, etc.). But at the core of all this… it’s her lyrics. Timeless. Relatable. Vulnerable.
There’s a lot more to the Kanye thing than the first VMA thing. Taylor forgave him, wrote a nice song to show she forgave him, and then Kanye & Kim K screwed her over with the ‘bitch’ comment in his song and an edited phone call. Her latest album has a Kim K diss track called ‘thanK you aIMee’. The letters are capitalized that way on purpose.
Also, like others have said, Taylor is still on top because she works her ass off and she’s probably the greatest lyricist of her generation. She’s put out music in a lot of genres. People who only know her for what’s been played on the radio don’t really know her work.
She is one of the hardest and most driven artist around. She wrote 3 albums during the Covid Shutdown. Once things started returning to normal, she had 3 albums ready to go! Another thing that makes her stay current is that she is awesome to her fans. She is a genuinely lovely person inside and out. Also, she puts out an awesome concert!
Thank you for taking the time to listen to an artist you're unfamiliar with. It takes a lot to open up like that BUT where I think a lot of long time fans will find issue is the broad generalizations of the quality of her music or even the genre she falls in without even listening to a decent portion of her discography. You're just going off of the mainstream definition of her , which is fair. You'll come around in time. It's not your fault you don't know the lore or the intricacies of her career. Keep chugging along.
Thanks for your thoughtful response. I did roll my eyes at the “illuminati” comment but everyone is entitled to their perspective. From my vantage point, implying that her longevity and success is orchestrated by a shadowy conspiracy and mass marketing machine is reductive and disrespectful to the immense amount of work SHE has done. Compare her to any other live stadium act. Very few artists work harder or take bigger risks in genre switching, etc. Like everyone else, she swims in the capitalist pond (and does it well), but she is successful because she is exceptional. Full stop.
She’s on top because she is a super talent. Hard worker, and doesn’t criticize other artist. She writes her own songs and has written for other artists. She does a 3 hour concert singing live. I don’t think she’s given enough credit for her talent. 19:24
She’s still relevant bcus she writes all her songs and directs her own videos too. She’s known for her beautiful lyrics that relate to mass audiences of all ages. That’s why she’s at the top baby! And the universities created music and English classes with the model to dissect her lyrics.
I missed your friends name but he totally hit the nail on the head about us growing up with her - and her music has been so relatable to us through the last two decades of our lives. I also can see 100% what he’s saying about her getting awards because she’s TS, but I also think that’s not her fault and she’s the first person to be jumping up, dancing, supporting newer or smaller artists when they do win awards.
Taylor Swift is touring the world and, She's doing a 40 plus song set , The tour is 3 half hour set list, She's making history, She earned her 14 Grammys, They go by what is a chart topper.
taylors success is self-made. it doesnt have anything to do with the music industry or "illuminati." she's been around for a long time and has all different genres of music. not to mention, she is no longer controlled by record labels as she runs her own and is self-managed by her and her hand-picked team (including family members). you can't continually sell out stadiums worldwide night after night, without having talent and success that has stood the test of time. anyone who claims otherwise simply hasn't listened to her music (which your friend who is saying this hasnt) - or they've heard what the media says about her and have just jumped on the bandwagon. EDIT - also the kanye incident goes deeper than just him jumping up on stage. there's the whole recorded phone call which kim videod and released saying they asked her permission to be in "famous" and she said yes. taylor maintained the video was edited and ever said she was trying to be a victim - but then years later the full video surfaced and she was vindicated. she made the reputation album partly based on kanye and kim slamming her - to the point she went into hiding for a couple of years. thats what started her "reputation era" where she was totally different to before and wasnt just going to cop shit from people. if you want more context - you could react to the "miss americana" documentary. it pretty much explains this situation and the media always pressuring her in it.
Your guest sounds like a hater and a conspiracy theorist 😂. Maybe you shouldn’t check out her documentary. It tells a it about the Kanye thing and why people have gravitated to her so much. The Kanye thing goes beyond the award thing. What him and Kim did to her was ridiculous and disgusting! As far as her always winning awards, that’s not always the case. In the documentary it clearly shows how there are times she’s not even nominated. Please consider watching it.
They don’t keep her out there, she’s constantly working on her craft and evolving. She’s in the top because she’s the best in what she does. There’s a reason she’s called the music industry. Three generations. 😂 Your boy is wrong in so many ways. He needs to delve deeper. Ignorance ain’t cute.
No she was already a huge superstar when he did that She'd already won multiple awards Grammys VMA's country awards just lots and lots of awards so millions of records all ready when he did this
swiftie from the beginning here to tell you, yes the majority of us want you to be honest and give your true opinion. also, if no one has explained the Kanye thing yet.. yes it started when he went on stage and took her microphone at the vmas, but she tried to forgive him for that. the true beef came years later when him and Kim Kardashian put out an edited phone call with taylor making it sound like she gave permission for him to call her a Bword in his song famous. she put out a statement saying that she didn't agree to be called that and everyone said she was playing a victim, and she got cancelled and disappeared from the public eye before she came out with her album, reputation. years later the unedited phone call came to light, proving she was telling the truth the whole time
Fuck Kanye AND Kim!! Taylor's latest 31 track release... TTPD Anthology... has a dis-track on it called "thanK you aIMee.". Give it a listen. 😁 Please know... Taylor writes all her own songs, produces, directs her videos, and no lip syncing. She plays the guitar, piano, banjo, and some drums as well. *Another request would be to watch her documentary, Miss Americana. Thanks, a Swiftie in Colorado since 2005/2006
As usual the VMA 2015 is left out.... What he did to her at that stage in 2015 was disgusting and a big part of their hisrtory too, I don´t understand how so many swifties STILL don´t know about that.
Saying that she didn’t deserve to win the best album/record for whichever category she was nominated in is WILD when you haven’t listened to said album/record. One of the things that sets her apart from other artist is that she writes her own songs. She has even written songs for other artists. Some of her best songs do not get radio play.
Kanye called Taylor ---- asked her to release his album on her social media to her fans; then he got into the lyrics of a song about her (Famous). It was 2015; she had just won the album of the year at the Grammy Awards for the 2nd time, and finished up her tour for 1989. She declined to put out his music saying some would call it mysoginistic, but didn't tell him to change the lyrics (wouldn't have made any difference, anyway.) Kim recorded the call. It was essentially a business call; Kanye's record sales declined a lot after 808s, while she had sold over a million copies opening week for 3 straight albums (Reputation in 2017 made 4). In the song (as released) he not only calls her a bitch (something she said specifically during the call that she was grateful he didn't -- so of course he added it in) but also that the only reason she was famous was him. Note: her first album (debut, fall 2006) went platinum in 2007 in a year, her second (Fearless, 2008) went platinum in a month and was the most awarded country album ever. So, him taking credit for her fame was what really stuck in her craw; but Kim made it look in the edited call like Taylor approved the whole song (he only gave her one line of it). When she complained about it, every envious moron in the world called her fake, made for TV, can't sing, liar ----- it was on magazines, internet, talk shows. She left the country, did no interviews for a year. No one even knew where she was. In Feb 2016 she did a set at the Formula 1 race in Texas; her last show until she started working on Reputation in 2017. In Feb 2017 she performed a Super Saturday Night concert for DirecTV before the Super Bowl; in the fall, she dropped Reputation. Her first interview wasn't until 2019, about 4 years after the last one, when she was ready to release her Lover album. When she says "cancelled" it was because the hashtag taylorswiftisover was the number one trend on Twitter for months.
There’s three live performances I want you to listen to. All three of them are different but good. They show what a complete creative and versatile entertainer she is. 1) ME! (feat. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco) 2) Taylor Swift - Red (The 47th Annual CMA Awards 2013) 3) [Remastered 4K] Out Of The Woods - Taylor Swift - 1989 World Tour 2015
Also the reason why she’s still on top is because she’s never sings a song that she hasn’t wrote or is a co-writer on. Never. (unless she’s doing a cover for honoring an artist that’s getting an award or something). She’s one of the most creative writers of all times. Some of her songs are poetry if you really listen. Also she’s very good at telling a story and she’s also very witty and sarcastic in some of her songs. I don’t think people realize that some of her songs are sarcastic.
The Illuminati???!!! 💀💀💀💀💀 Pretty sure we don’t want to hear any more conspiracy theories from this guy. Taylor doesn’t even do traditional/regular pop music. She writes all of her own music, has production credits on every song, has been creatively directing all of her music videos since at least 2019, directed a short film, and has ALWAYS curated her shows. She is different than your traditional/regular pop artist in so many ways. Taylor has reinvented herself so many times. After her masters were stolen from her and sold to her arch enemy by someone who she helped build his label from the ground up-- she re-recorded ALL of those albums after leaving his label and negotiating a new contract to OWN her art from that point forward. Saying that Taylor is only up there due to “The Illuminati” or that “her talent has run its course” IS NOT a respectful take. Get outta here with all that. With y’all saying he’s had other issues after being on your channel, dude truly just seems like a hater or a villain who just likes being hated or something. Ain’t no one following you on Instagram bro 🤡
Taylor started in Country then went to Pop then Folk back to Pop to I am not sure what category her last album is. Taylor plays a 6 and 12 string acoustic guitar, an electric guitar, the paino, banjo and ukulele. She writes or co-writes all of her music, if she co-writes it is 2 writers plus her, not 10 like lots of artists. She produces most of her music and directs alot of her videos. She isn't for young people anymore. Lots of f-bombs now. She has a song out now telling her toxic fans to F-OFF and a song about self pleasure. Those are a lot of the reasons people like Taylor, I didn't mean the two songs I just mentioned. I was saying there are different Taylors.
That wasn't Taylor's first award. She'd already won Grammys. This idea that he made her famous when she already was just rubs me the wrong way. I'd never heard of Kanye before he stormed that stage. He made himself infamous.
Kanye also wanted her to promote his song on her twitter 😂 which comes in with that one phone call they had, he was sharing SOME lyrics with her that were about her and Taylor denied that he shared all lyrics with her calling her a “b” on the song so therefore him and Kim kardashian released an edited phone call they had showing Taylor was “lying” about the lyrics she didn’t allow (but were never brought into conversation) and them releasing that into the public everyone tried to cancel her so she disappeared from public view for about a year (no one publicly saw her) until 2017 when she deleted ALL her social media pics and videos posted and pfpics and came out with her “reputation” album, and it became one of her biggest albums. I appreciate and respect that she took all this negativity and made it into her success, quite badass
Okay….. another great reaction. Following this you have to check out: Bad Blood Music Video: Feat Kendrick Lamar Reputation Stadium Tour: Intro/Are You Ready For It? False God Live Performance: SNL!!
I have been obsessed with your reactions and this is the first one that I did not enjoy Respectfully It was because of your guest He really downplayed her hard work and determination And also, I don’t feel like it was a reaction video from you. It was like you were interviewing him on his reaction. No offense, but we don’t care about his reaction. We didn’t come here to see him. We like what you have to say because you are respectful and can understand how hard-working she is and how much she deserves is because she’s put on so much work and has never stopped working or improving
I love watching people take the Swiftie journey. I genuinely enjoy seeing people hear All too well (10 min version) or Maroon or my tears ricochet or champagne problems or The tortured poets department songs for the first time. Excited for your journey. You must watch Miss Americana on Netflix And The Eras Tour Movie on Disney +
I think when you have only listened to a small amount of her music you may have a harder time to get it. Like this song is a good song... however you haven't heard her songs yet that really show you her deep songwriting ability. Her new album is full of that example. Now unlike a lot of other artists she writes her songs. She may have one or two people credited for writing on a song but not dozens.... she writes them. She has videos on UA-cam that are making the song videos that show you her process. She doesn't win every year at all. Last year she did win album of the year but if you listen to that album you can see it. Sonically midnights is a great album. Now that you have seen some of her live performances maybe dive into some of her best songs that showcase that songwriting. "My tears ricochet from the long pond sessions is great and all the songs that are done from the long pond sessions she talks prior to the song how the song came to be and what it is about. That new album has songs like "LOML" and "so London" very deep songs. So so many she has
I liked both of your comments. And I agree that it was terrible but it did change the trajectory of her career. She’s the hardest working person in the industry. Smart and talented, but she also recognizes in thanK you aIMee that if there hadn’t been the hurt and suffering that there wouldn’t have been all of this.
More so than the mic-grabbing incident was when Kanye had Kim release an illegally recorded and edited video of him seemingly asking permission for him to release a song in which he mentioned Taylor. The true lyrics were "I feel like me and Taylor might still have a*x. Why? I made that b**** famous!" On the call, he only mentioned the "having s*x" part but not that he would be calling her that word or claiming he made her famous. When the song dropped, Taylor said it was misogynistic for him to say that and then Kim dropped the video which had been edited to look like Taylor had given the "OK" to the lyrics. Millions of people were sending Taylor threats and calling her horrendous things, and she almost completely disappeared. Years later, the full unedited video came out, showing Taylor had been telling the truth, but by that point she had already been torn apart needlessly by society. Neither Kim nor Kanye have ever commented on the authentic video nor made any attempt at apologies. Edit: also, Taylor has graciously lost to several artists and has actually come out to speak against "fans" who have tried to hate on someone for winning over her, saying that she knows they deserve the award. On one of her documentaries, when she realized one of her albums was not nominated for an award, her initial reaction was "I need to work harder and do better, and the next album will be better". She puts in the work for it always, and that's why so many artists respect her.
I honestly implore your friend to do a little more digging into Taylor Swift, her discography, her writing and her history. She doesn’t win awards because of her name. She wins awards because of the work she puts in to writing, production, and yes, promotion. She was signed at 15 with Sony as a songwriter, youngest person to be signed as such. At the age of 19, she wrote the entire album Speak Now by herself. She writes all of her songs either by herself, or with 1-2 collaborators. She plays guitar. She plays piano. She’s extremely talented. She’s put out 11 original albums and 4 re-recorded albums since 2006. Her music spans multiple genres from country to pop to folk and genres in between. People only know the radio hits (which are legitimate country and pop perfection songs, and hits for a reason) and nothing else about her/the rest of her music, and make inaccurate judgements. The more you know about her and her music and her activism for artist rights…the more you can appreciate her.
You mentioned if she ever talks about the things she goes thru, watch her Miss Americana documentary!!! If you wanna know anything about her, this is they way to see her!
She was only 19 yrs old at the time - she thought the crowd was booing her instead. Hit her confidence very hard she had basically started in pop and hip hop.
What he said is 100% not true about her winning awards because of her name She has not won some awards that we believe she completely should’ve won He really really disrespected her talent and hard work by just saying her name is what winter awards as if she doesn’t have to work for the awards
Do endgame live on the reputation tour. She does a lot of dancing in that one. She still at the top still because she works very hard at it. She writes all of her music produces most of it produces most of her videos too.
You should watch something from the long pond sessions next. One thing that important to know for those who are new to Taylor is that she writes all her own music. For me her lyrics are what makes me the fan I am. That and her as a person. You should really watch miss America! 🤣 Taylor is kids friendly…. You need to listen to The tortured poets department
Your friend seems like a good guy but he needs to form his own opinions rather than listening to silly gossip. Every talented artist gets accused of Illuminati. Beyonce is great because she is talented not the Illuminati.😊
Kanye made a song and called Taylor, pretending to be nice and get her to ok the lyrics but failed to mention that he was going to call her a B in the song, they secretly taped the conversation and then Kim maliciously released an edited version of the phone call, making it sound as if Taylor did give her ok about the lyrics. When the song came out, Taylor came out and said that he never told her that he was going to call her a B. Kim went on a public rant with the edited phone call and calling her a liar and tons of derogatory names “to help her husbands’ good name stay intact”. That’s utterly ridiculous because he is a lying hypocrite who is literally crazy. In the song, Kanye says “Taylor Swift and I might still have “xes”. Why? Because I made that B-- famous”. Umm. She was already famous because he had already taken her 1st Grammy away from her back in 2009. All of the people in his concert were chanting “F Taylor Swift” over and over. She never agreed to him calling her a B on the song in that phone call but Kim/Kanye both just wanted to hurt her for no reason other than they’re both sick jealous people. #TaylorSwiftisOver trended after the falsely edited phone call was released by Kim. Taylor was being portrayed as a liar and a snake. It hit her extremely hard because she truly prides herself on being a good and honest person. She left the country and industry for a full year. She came back better than ever with “Reputation”. She fully embraced the snake and still uses it to this day. The REAL UNEDITED version of that phone call was eventually released about 18 months later which proved that Taylor was telling the truth the whole time. Did Kim or Kanye ever apologize? No. They’re still so jealous of her that they’ve actually done more to her. It’s vile. He had a naked wax figure of her in his bed in one of his videos. Plus more. It’s always to hurt Taylor when Taylor was never anything but nice and polite to both of them. She even forgave him about the 2009 Grammy stunt yet Kanye wasn’t done with hurting Taylor yet. Umm. THE ILLUMINATI?? WHAT? Cmon. That’s not even real. She is literally on a world tour right now, released an album with 31 songs in April and a music video in May, then came back to the tour after a “2 month break” and her tour set list had been changed along with new choreography and new clothing changes. She didn’t take a break. She revamped her tour to include her new album. Even when she’s not seen “working”, she’s still working very hard. That’s why she’s so good at her craft. Dedication, blood, sweat and a lot of tears. She doesn’t buy any songs from other writers because she doesn’t need to, like Beyoncé or Nikki both do. They each have dozens and dozens of writers on standby. Beyonce and her husband have even stolen songs from people who have come forward to say what happened. A new person to the industry would go to Jay-Z to try to get a song(s) picked up. He would pass on their song, tell the person ”no” and guess who is singing that song shortly afterwards? That’s some backhanded stuff right there. Taylor is a genius songwriter/lyricist who plays her own instruments and puts on one heck of a concert. A full 3.5 hours with no intermission. Each “era” has different costumes for everyone on stage and they have about 2-5 minutes to change. It’s crazy, it’s down to a science and everyone leaves happy. Taylor is dedicated AF. She is truly a good person. Humble, sweet, caring, dedicated, loves to help others and showcase others. Seeing others happy makes her happy. Taylor can go in nearly every genre. She plays 8-10 instruments and has a hand in every music video and her concert stages. She started in country and now she’s no longer “pop”. She’s a variety of genres and it keeps her fresh. To say she wins because of her name is just wrong! She’s working her 🍑 off. Taylor is better than Beyonce because Taylor writes her own music. Plays her own instruments. Plans her own videos. Beyoncé stands where she’s told to stand, sing what she bought to sing, dances the choreography that she’s been taught. Nothing is done by Beyonce herself. That alone sets them apart every single time. 24/7. To say that Taylor is only going to win an award because of her name is just being a hater. Sorry. But it’s true. If you don’t see that she puts in twice as much effort and herself into everything she does to make it as perfect as possible, you’re underestimating her talent. That was just one statement too far. If he’s have said “it’s not my vibe” - I get that. Don’t knock her talent and achievements, though. She’s quite literally helping our national economy by doing her Era’s World Tour from Mar 2023-Dec 2024. Every city gets food bank donations, hospitality and food industries go up 1400%, she hires hundreds of locals to help, Taylor buys tons of food for her crew… she’s literally leaving a mark everywhere. Airlines, clothing, hotels, restaurants… look at her impact on our global economy before you say she’s not talented and doesn’t deserve an award. If people didn’t like her music, would any of that be happening?? 153 concerts in total in SOLD OUT stadiums; ranging from 60k-95k people. **The people have spoken.
Kanye did go on the stage Taylor was 19 she later forgave him and wrote the song innocent about him. Then Kanye and Kim called her about a song and taped the phone call. Kim and him edited the phone call and said Taylor agreed to a song lyric that was demeaning to her. He did a video of a song that had a figure that looked like her naked in bed with him and Kim . Taylor was portrayed as a lier with the phone call she was called a snake and the Internet went against her. She went away for over a year. The real phone call came out and the Reputation album . She built an entirely new reputation and Karma came to Kim and Kanye.
to add on to the kanye situation later on after the 2009 VMAs incident between them, in 2016 kanye is w kim k and he calls taylor on the phone to ask if he could do a verse about her in his song “Famous” where he says “i feel like me and taylor might still have sex. Why? i made that b*tch famous” and kim filmed kanye calling taylor (of course taylor doesn’t like the verse) but kim edited the video to make it seem like taylor was cool with it (kim posted this video to make it look like her and kanye were in the right) and the whole internet didn’t believe taylor. kim also called taylor a snake which started trending on twitter and also cancel taylor was trending. Then taylor disappeared for a year but returns to the public eye with her new album reputation and one of her hit songs “look what you made me do” which touches a lot about the kanye and kim stuff (and some other songs in the album do) plus this is why you will see a lot of snake stuff in the reputation album cause taylor took that and used it to be her own thing. Also the unedited version of the phone call video was leaked and the internet sees that kanye and kim set up taylor
When Taylor was 19 he jumped on stage when she was in the middle of getting an award. He apologized after getting a lot of flack & she forgave him. Years later Kanye called her to ask if he could use her name in a song. She said she wanted to hear it first & instead he released it without her OK. He sang something like "I might sleep with Taylor Swift someday. I made that bitch famous". (The mic stealing incident) Taylor was mad he called her a bitch & so Kim K released an edited version of the phone call, making Taylor out to be a liar & a snake. Now Taylor has lots of snakes in her videos & costumes too. The media & the world turned on Taylor & she disappeared for a year. She came back with her Reputation Tour & every song either makes fun of her 'reputation' or she leans into the absurdity of it. Her 'Look what you made me do' addresses this crap. They 'made her' get hard & not trust anyone. She starts the video (a must!!!) by singing 'I don't like your tilted stage (Kanye did that), I don't like the role you made me play, the fool, I don't like you'. No more naive Taylor. She also did a diss track for Kim called "thanK you aIMee'. Notice the capital letters in the title.
After the awards show he did a song and said he made the B famous. Said she agreed to it. He lied. Recordings came out showing he lied. Kim called her a snake so Taylor took that as her mascot. Illuminati 😂
I really appreciate your open mind, Kellz, but your friend came in pre-loaded with many of the misperceptions that make Taylor the most misunderstood megastar of our time. Maybe he needs to see some of the live Reputation performances to see how she brings it. Thanks, Kellz!
18:25 your friend saying that she goes up against better artists and wins only because of her name, is a very ignorant statement. Unless you have listened to the albums she’s winning these awards with, spent time truly listening to her lyrics and production, then you are hating for the reason to hate. She is the best songwriter of our generation. She wouldn’t be selling out stadiums with 70-90 thousand people 3-6 nights in a town in each city she visits, if she didn’t deserve it. Also, she isn’t just pop… she has albums in several different genres of music. And her fans range from children to elderly. Maybe do some research before ignorantly speaking about something you know nothing about. 🙄
Your guest doesnt know what he is talking about....but i do like your perspective keep checking her out you will see....oh but your guest is out of touch about Taylor....but i do enjoy your reactions....keep diving into Taylor you gonna love her❤❤❤
Her staying on top is because of her hard work...something she continually does, she also is connected to her fans, she really cares, and she is truly gifted when she uses that pen...
Yeah, saying she shouldn't have won certain awards without ever listening to her is wild 😂
Amen
YES. I was VERY disappointed hearing that comment. It’s ok to not like an artist but don’t then say that they don’t deserve awards because you don’t like the style of music. I think her 250M+ fans highly disagree.
@@SannaGNR that bothered me as well
Remember that this is someone who doesn’t know Taylor. He (as many do) might think he does. Let’s educate him instead and show him what we love about Taylor.
She's still on top because she has done country, pop, indie pop, rap, and rock. She writes all of her own songs. Plays several instruments and directs her own videos, even did a short film.
We don't mind critic at all, not everyone loves her stuff, we just want a fair reaction 😘😘♥️
@@Turnermama agreed
Facts, I just wanted to write the same comment! 👌🏽
She’s getting all these awards bcus of her lyrics and live performances. She’s truly iconic and will be a legend one day.
@@terilynn162 she's already a legend
She’s a legend already.
What? She already is a legend.
Def already a legend! She's not competing with any current artist, all her peers are now the 20th century icons
a legend is a old Star.....a long Time make Music
You can't say that she doesn't deserve it if you haven't listen to her albums. If you listen to all of her albums and then think she doesn't deserve it then I can agree with you. I'm new to Taylor Swift but I have been listening to her music ever since she met Travis and it is amazing just how she writes and the time she put into her videos. Thanks for the video I just requested this song you're doing amazing job with the Taylor Swift videos.
It’s so funny because I am the same way. Never really listen to her and got sucked into an algorithm last summer with Eras Tour. Some songs I never really appreciated, some songs, I didn’t realize were hers, but the more I listen, the more I love her. And for some reason I get really teary-eyed even if it’s not a sad song. (Vids of her giving the 22 hat do me in!) It’s really fun watching Kellz react to her.
Also, a late in life, Swiftie and her writing skills are amazing. She's a killer with a pen, and I love it.
The Illuminati has nothing to do with Taylor’s success, it’s about her dedication and work ethic.
Yeah. I felt that comment was uncalled for.
That comment was ridiculous I’m sorry but it shows that his friend he had there today that said that is very shallow and doesn’t know what he’s talking about I have no desire to ever listen to another word that guy ever has to say again. i’m sure they don’t really care about my opinion but I hope he doesn’t bring him on again because I really enjoy his channel peace out😊
That was really unnecessary shade throw her way, with no reason.
Drake is an industry plant. Can not sign or rap to save his life.
Taylor have nothing in common with this fraud.
@@Ladybug-i2s completely agree with you
Yeah that comment through me off. She has NEVER been apart of the Illuminati. Please get educated on Taylor.
If Paul McCartney and Stevie Nicks respect you you're doing something right.
Taylor is literally one of if not the best songwriters of her generation. She was writing music at 16 yrs old in Nashville for a major record label. The girl is talented.
She actually was 14 when Sony music signed her for just songwriting, but I totally agree with you !
@christinawoehrle3054 lol same difference. But yes. My point was she was so young and already had this God given talent.
Great reaction! I think your friend had the exact same perception most people, including myself have had. If this was the first time, he really listen to her… He might start to really understand the depth of her talent if he were digging in like you. I honestly could never understand why she always won all the awards. Now I think it was 100% deserved.
Exactly everyone’s entitled to their own opinion and not everyone is going to agree with you. It’s completely normal but I’m sure he’d get it better.
@@kellzreacts9546 I think that guy is a lost cause if he believes in the illuminati
@@kellzreacts9546 I totally get it… That’s exactly how I was, so I love that y’all are so open to something different.
Exactly and you have just barely scratched the surface. Lots more songs to react to. ❤
Great reaction, hey to your friend. Bad Blood music video featuring Kendrick Lamar. Kanye went on stage when she won a VMA, she was 19. It was her first VMA but not her first awards. A few years later, Kayne and Kim K illegally recorded a phone call with her about his song Famous. He called her a Bit@$ and made a nude mannequin in her likeness. They said she agreed to the lyrics, she did not. They made her look like a liar and nearly destroyed her career with social media trending # taylorsoverparty and snake emoji's 🐍🐍🐍🐍. She was gone for a year. Then a few years later the entire call was released showing Taylor was telling the truth all along and they were the lying snakes. When Taylor returned she owned the snake 🐍 images and uses them to this day.
Thank you for summarizing all this…you have to understand all of this to get her lyrics. Check out the huge snakes in her concerts etc…her and Kanye actually later had a friendly relationship enough to call each other! It was Kim’s recording their private conversation then editing it 🐍
...and that's how her song 'Casandra' was born!
Obviously everyone is entitled to an opinion but to say that someone’s ongoing success is due to the illuminati is kind of a huge slap in the face to all the hard work and dedication Taylor has put into her music. The Kanye/Kim thing also goes WAY further than just him interrupting her moment on stage accepting her first VMA, but I’m sure you’ll learn more about that as you dive deeper into the rabbit hole!
I’m sorry, but we genuinely did not respect his opinions and that’s not because we think she’s the most amazing person ever but it’s because he doesn’t respect her for her talent or her hard work. He’s literally just judging her from what he knows about her which seems like not a lot.
Then educate him. Instead of reacting.. as Taylor said they are entitled to their opinions but you are entitled to prove them wrong
Wow, the amount of ignorance of some comments made in this video is crazy...
Taylor is one of the greatest lyricists/ songwriters we´ve ever had, and that is why actual nobel prize authors believe she will also win a nobel prize for her writing one day and the reason there are so many university courses just on her writing.
Her lyrics are full of metaphores, double and triple entendres and literary references, so to the casual listener they may not understand the depth and multilayeres of her lyrics and multiverse because it is just too clever and deep.
She is the most hardworking artist out there and she has built her legacy on her writing, her interactions and appreciation and love for her fans, her talent, her intelligence and savvy buissness mind.
She is a very big player in the industry and have always been the one artist that label exec. and dark money industry people want to get rid of and take down ( and boy have they tried so many times since 2009..) because she is changing so many things in the industry for the better and taking a stand for artists rights, fair pay for artist but also for the people in production who are usually underpaid, she is also a philantropist and donates so much every day. She is kind, generous, empahtic, humble, funny, clever, incredibly smart, a genius lyricist, musician, producer, director, but she also works harder than most.
She is also a punching bag for people with no morals and media, and people who are triggered by her success, but also her high vibration of light and love. But anytime someone educated themselves and dive into rabbit hole of her vast multiverse they become a fan of not only her music, but also her as a human being.
The reason she stays at the top is because she has built a legacy, works hard, her talent and savvy buissness mind to make things fun and interactive with her fans (like easter eggs) there is a reason why other artists try to copy her marketing strategies every time... she exudes love into the world and appreciate everything she has and gets and that is why the universe pours into her, she keeps her side of the street clean, most haters wouldn´t know what she means....If you know you know😘
@@yara5502 very well said! I like the comment about keeping her side of the street clean. 🌷
Very Well Said!!! Watching this reaction was just sad! This wasn’t even an opinion or good criticism, it was nothing but assumptions. Haters gonna hate!!!
She explains her longevity in the Miss Americana doc. And she says in her song Karma “ask me what I learned from all those years. Ask me what I earned from all those tears. Ask me why so many fade, but I’m still here.” 😮💨😮💨
Did she say why? 😅 I probably missed it I only watched Americana once.
@@itsame9780 yeah, basically saying she had to keep reinventing herself. But, I think a lot of successful people seem to have a tenacity and persistence. Almost like working and becoming bigger and better is their addiction.
She’s been here for so long because she re-creates herself so many times and puts out new work
She's on top because SHE HAS PUT IN THE WORK, 😮
I find it anoying AF when MEN say that taylor doesn't deserves her awards....This woman started as a SONG WRITER at the age of 14, began her actual career at 15 and has been unstoppable since. CLEARLY his friend knows shit about her and what she's accomplished in her career. OH and everyone isnt illuminati, that's a jay z and beyonce thing
the illuminati??????? wtf
@@colormebrave2231 exactly
wtf is right
She's on top because she keeps writing good music. It's the music that keeps her current and relevant. They haven't given her awards just because of her name lol. She is so prolific, that she always has a new album coming out and so is always in the competition. Writing songs is hard. Writing good songs is harder. That's why most artists have a team of writers and producers. Not Taylor. She's written every lyric in every song on every album - most of them music and lyrics. Lately she's collaborated with Aaron Dessner from The National to showcase his talents and bring him out of obscurity where he'd been for 10 years before working with Taylor. It's hard for artists who's albums are good to win over her because her albums are simply better songs and better writing. She hasn't won album of the year three times for nothing. What people are grumbling about is "Hey she's won enough awards, give someone else a chance." That's not how life works. People who are more talented will always beat less talented people, whether we're talking Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jorden in basketball, Wayne Gretsky in hockey, the black gymnast Simone Biles or any of the athletes who win their gold medals fairly in the Olympics. They win because they're better. You haven't listened to all Taylor's albums to know her music and judge that it's mediocre but somehow she wins anyway 'because of her name."
One reason she is still at the top is that she keeps growing. She dabbles in different genres. Works with other artists. She's also a songwriter and singer. She directs her videos.
She is in control of her own career. She is in control of things most artists are not. She has the say in things and is a powerful woman.
She, like Beyonce, keeps things fresh and new. And has the talent where in this day many artists are not all that talented. They are mostly controlled bots.
Taylor is like a lot of artists from before that wrote, produced, were in control of their music, etc. They were independent. That's why many artists before had longer careers then today. They are more like toys for music execs to play with now. They have no control or independence. Don't write, play instruments or can really sing all that well.
The reason Taylor has made herself relevant for so long is the depth of her music whether it be from lyrics to quality to easter eggs. It's not a simple listen once and move one. You can consume her content multiple times and find new easter eggs which generates more listens and plays and theres a whole community behind things like that. Keeping the audience engaged.
Your guest clearly doesn't know a thing about Taylors music if he thinks it's just regular pop 😅 She has done all kinds of genres, she writes her own music (and for others), her lyrics are studied in colleges. Nothing regular about it and saying "illuminati" keeps her on top is just disrespectful to how hard she works. She's a force. And the Kanye thing is so much bigger than the award thing. I prefer you reacting and learning on your own tbh.
I respect your opinion
No, he doesn’t know. It was literally his first reaction and he was more open to the music than many other reactors I’ve seen. Of course he doesn’t know, so educate him instead of reacting. Let’s show them how amazing Taylor is and why we love her so much
Listen to her music and you’ll know it’s not just pop. She’s diverse and explores so many genres
"Should she still be on the top TOP"? Yes.....because she DOESN'T just release regular pop music. That's her whole thing! She has ERAS. Her back catalogue is incredibly diverse: country, pop, EDM, R&B influenced, indie folk and experimental synth. Having an opinion is all well and good but your friend sounds like a fool going on about the illuminati and her supposedly un-deserved success. No one works harder than Taylor. And I'm saying that as a 50 year old that worked in music retail for years - some "artists" get their first million and retire but she honestly lives for her craft. She loves it.
Really enjoying your Taylor reactions, Kellz--thank you! Best wishes to you.
I know he didn’t mean to be hurtful when he made the “Illuminati” comment. From an outsider’s perspective, I can understand why he wasn’t sure why Taylor is still relevant. If you’re not familiar with her catalog, you don’t realize what a wide range of genres she has covered. The thing about Taylor is that she works extremely hard, she’s super versatile (meaning, she can do so much more than just pop), and she’s super relatable. Her music is literally the diary to her life… yet it’s so relatable to mostly everyone to listens. That’s why people feel like they know her, like she’s their best friend… even though they’ve never actually met her. Her genres also switch up, depending on the season of her life. She started out country, which is reminiscent of her teenage singer/songwriter years. Then she moved into pop, and then into folk, and now she’s currently in her folky-pop era. She’s had to reinvent herself so many times to stay at the top of her game. She talks all about this stuff in her documentary, Miss Americana. It really gives you insight into who she is and what she’s gone through, both personally and professionally (especially at the hands of the media, all the Kim/Kanye stuff, etc.). But at the core of all this… it’s her lyrics. Timeless. Relatable. Vulnerable.
She stays on top because she's constantly reinventing herself. ❤
There’s a lot more to the Kanye thing than the first VMA thing. Taylor forgave him, wrote a nice song to show she forgave him, and then Kanye & Kim K screwed her over with the ‘bitch’ comment in his song and an edited phone call. Her latest album has a Kim K diss track called ‘thanK you aIMee’. The letters are capitalized that way on purpose.
Also, like others have said, Taylor is still on top because she works her ass off and she’s probably the greatest lyricist of her generation. She’s put out music in a lot of genres. People who only know her for what’s been played on the radio don’t really know her work.
She is one of the hardest and most driven artist around. She wrote 3 albums during the Covid Shutdown. Once things started returning to normal, she had 3 albums ready to go! Another thing that makes her stay current is that she is awesome to her fans. She is a genuinely lovely person inside and out. Also, she puts out an awesome concert!
Thank you for taking the time to listen to an artist you're unfamiliar with. It takes a lot to open up like that BUT where I think a lot of long time fans will find issue is the broad generalizations of the quality of her music or even the genre she falls in without even listening to a decent portion of her discography. You're just going off of the mainstream definition of her , which is fair. You'll come around in time. It's not your fault you don't know the lore or the intricacies of her career. Keep chugging along.
Thanks for your thoughtful response. I did roll my eyes at the “illuminati” comment but everyone is entitled to their perspective. From my vantage point, implying that her longevity and success is orchestrated by a shadowy conspiracy and mass marketing machine is reductive and disrespectful to the immense amount of work SHE has done. Compare her to any other live stadium act. Very few artists work harder or take bigger risks in genre switching, etc. Like everyone else, she swims in the capitalist pond (and does it well), but she is successful because she is exceptional. Full stop.
She’s on top because she is a super talent. Hard worker, and doesn’t criticize other artist. She writes her own songs and has written for other artists. She does a 3 hour concert singing live. I don’t think she’s given enough credit for her talent. 19:24
She’s still relevant bcus she writes all her songs and directs her own videos too. She’s known for her beautiful lyrics that relate to mass audiences of all ages. That’s why she’s at the top baby! And the universities created music and English classes with the model to dissect her lyrics.
I missed your friends name but he totally hit the nail on the head about us growing up with her - and her music has been so relatable to us through the last two decades of our lives.
I also can see 100% what he’s saying about her getting awards because she’s TS, but I also think that’s not her fault and she’s the first person to be jumping up, dancing, supporting newer or smaller artists when they do win awards.
Taylor Swift is touring the world and, She's doing a 40 plus song set , The tour is 3 half hour set list, She's making history, She earned her 14 Grammys, They go by what is a chart topper.
taylors success is self-made. it doesnt have anything to do with the music industry or "illuminati." she's been around for a long time and has all different genres of music. not to mention, she is no longer controlled by record labels as she runs her own and is self-managed by her and her hand-picked team (including family members). you can't continually sell out stadiums worldwide night after night, without having talent and success that has stood the test of time.
anyone who claims otherwise simply hasn't listened to her music (which your friend who is saying this hasnt) - or they've heard what the media says about her and have just jumped on the bandwagon.
EDIT - also the kanye incident goes deeper than just him jumping up on stage. there's the whole recorded phone call which kim videod and released saying they asked her permission to be in "famous" and she said yes. taylor maintained the video was edited and ever said she was trying to be a victim - but then years later the full video surfaced and she was vindicated. she made the reputation album partly based on kanye and kim slamming her - to the point she went into hiding for a couple of years. thats what started her "reputation era" where she was totally different to before and wasnt just going to cop shit from people.
if you want more context - you could react to the "miss americana" documentary. it pretty much explains this situation and the media always pressuring her in it.
Your guest sounds like a hater and a conspiracy theorist 😂. Maybe you shouldn’t check out her documentary. It tells a it about the Kanye thing and why people have gravitated to her so much. The Kanye thing goes beyond the award thing. What him and Kim did to her was ridiculous and disgusting! As far as her always winning awards, that’s not always the case. In the documentary it clearly shows how there are times she’s not even nominated. Please consider watching it.
Illuminate or however it’s spelled has absolutely nothing to do with her success!
@@rosemclaughlin3179 absolutely...such a ridiculous comment...she is successful because of hard work and unimaginable talent
Watch the documentary! 😉
She's still on the top because she's great. Her song writing game is on point. She wins in her categorys because she's that good.
They don’t keep her out there, she’s constantly working on her craft and evolving. She’s in the top because she’s the best in what she does. There’s a reason she’s called the music industry. Three generations. 😂
Your boy is wrong in so many ways. He needs to delve deeper. Ignorance ain’t cute.
Well I didn't even know who Kanye was until he made a fool of himself on that stage 😂
Not even going to bother watching this after reading the comments!
PLEASE WE ONLY WANT TO SEE YOU PLEASE RESPECTFULLY WE DONT WANT TO SEE HIM REACT TO HER AGAIN
@@Bloodmoonwitch13 agreed
She was just a teenager and Obama called him a jackass.
No she was already a huge superstar when he did that She'd already won multiple awards Grammys VMA's country awards just lots and lots of awards so millions of records all ready when he did this
ED is iconic with Taylor
She evolves on every record
swiftie from the beginning here to tell you, yes the majority of us want you to be honest and give your true opinion.
also, if no one has explained the Kanye thing yet.. yes it started when he went on stage and took her microphone at the vmas, but she tried to forgive him for that. the true beef came years later when him and Kim Kardashian put out an edited phone call with taylor making it sound like she gave permission for him to call her a Bword in his song famous. she put out a statement saying that she didn't agree to be called that and everyone said she was playing a victim, and she got cancelled and disappeared from the public eye before she came out with her album, reputation. years later the unedited phone call came to light, proving she was telling the truth the whole time
Fuck Kanye AND Kim!! Taylor's latest 31 track release... TTPD Anthology... has a dis-track on it called "thanK you aIMee.". Give it a listen. 😁
Please know... Taylor writes all her own songs, produces, directs her videos, and no lip syncing. She plays the guitar, piano, banjo, and some drums as well.
*Another request would be to watch her documentary, Miss Americana.
Thanks,
a Swiftie in Colorado since 2005/2006
Also he made a wax figure of her naked body and layed w it in his music video. Thats so violating
As usual the VMA 2015 is left out.... What he did to her at that stage in 2015 was disgusting and a big part of their hisrtory too, I don´t understand how so many swifties STILL don´t know about that.
@@yara5502 how did I leave it out when I mentioned it? I didn't elaborate because in the video, his friend explained that part of the story to him
She earned it!!
It’s not traditional pop music, you have 100s of self written songs to breakdown. Folklore and ttpd album is amazingly written
@@Burketag over 300 songs
She was only about 17 when that award crap happened. Was so cruel to do that to anyone ,much less someone so young
Saying that she didn’t deserve to win the best album/record for whichever category she was nominated in is WILD when you haven’t listened to said album/record.
One of the things that sets her apart from other artist is that she writes her own songs. She has even written songs for other artists. Some of her best songs do not get radio play.
Kanye called Taylor ---- asked her to release his album on her social media to her fans; then he got into the lyrics of a song about her (Famous). It was 2015; she had just won the album of the year at the Grammy Awards for the 2nd time, and finished up her tour for 1989. She declined to put out his music saying some would call it mysoginistic, but didn't tell him to change the lyrics (wouldn't have made any difference, anyway.) Kim recorded the call. It was essentially a business call; Kanye's record sales declined a lot after 808s, while she had sold over a million copies opening week for 3 straight albums (Reputation in 2017 made 4). In the song (as released) he not only calls her a bitch (something she said specifically during the call that she was grateful he didn't -- so of course he added it in) but also that the only reason she was famous was him. Note: her first album (debut, fall 2006) went platinum in 2007 in a year, her second (Fearless, 2008) went platinum in a month and was the most awarded country album ever. So, him taking credit for her fame was what really stuck in her craw; but Kim made it look in the edited call like Taylor approved the whole song (he only gave her one line of it). When she complained about it, every envious moron in the world called her fake, made for TV, can't sing, liar ----- it was on magazines, internet, talk shows. She left the country, did no interviews for a year. No one even knew where she was. In Feb 2016 she did a set at the Formula 1 race in Texas; her last show until she started working on Reputation in 2017. In Feb 2017 she performed a Super Saturday Night concert for DirecTV before the Super Bowl; in the fall, she dropped Reputation. Her first interview wasn't until 2019, about 4 years after the last one, when she was ready to release her Lover album. When she says "cancelled" it was because the hashtag taylorswiftisover was the number one trend on Twitter for months.
There’s three live performances I want you to listen to. All three of them are different but good. They show what a complete creative and versatile entertainer she is.
1) ME! (feat. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco)
2) Taylor Swift - Red (The 47th Annual CMA Awards 2013)
3) [Remastered 4K] Out Of The Woods - Taylor Swift - 1989 World Tour 2015
Also the reason why she’s still on top is because she’s never sings a song that she hasn’t wrote or is a co-writer on. Never. (unless she’s doing a cover for honoring an artist that’s getting an award or something). She’s one of the most creative writers of all times. Some of her songs are poetry if you really listen. Also she’s very good at telling a story and she’s also very witty and sarcastic in some of her songs. I don’t think people realize that some of her songs are sarcastic.
The Reputation Stadium Tour we have you reaction to was a direct response to all
Of the backlash from that incident that happened at the VMA’s
The Illuminati???!!! 💀💀💀💀💀 Pretty sure we don’t want to hear any more conspiracy theories from this guy. Taylor doesn’t even do traditional/regular pop music. She writes all of her own music, has production credits on every song, has been creatively directing all of her music videos since at least 2019, directed a short film, and has ALWAYS curated her shows. She is different than your traditional/regular pop artist in so many ways. Taylor has reinvented herself so many times. After her masters were stolen from her and sold to her arch enemy by someone who she helped build his label from the ground up-- she re-recorded ALL of those albums after leaving his label and negotiating a new contract to OWN her art from that point forward. Saying that Taylor is only up there due to “The Illuminati” or that “her talent has run its course” IS NOT a respectful take. Get outta here with all that. With y’all saying he’s had other issues after being on your channel, dude truly just seems like a hater or a villain who just likes being hated or something. Ain’t no one following you on Instagram bro 🤡
Taylor started in Country then went to Pop then Folk back to Pop to I am not sure what category her last album is.
Taylor plays a 6 and 12 string acoustic guitar, an electric guitar, the paino, banjo and ukulele. She writes or co-writes all of her music, if she co-writes it is 2 writers plus her, not 10 like lots of artists. She produces most of her music and directs alot of her videos. She isn't for young people anymore. Lots of f-bombs now. She has a song out now telling her toxic fans to F-OFF and a song about self pleasure. Those are a lot of the reasons people like Taylor, I didn't mean the two songs I just mentioned. I was saying there are different Taylors.
That wasn't Taylor's first award. She'd already won Grammys. This idea that he made her famous when she already was just rubs me the wrong way. I'd never heard of Kanye before he stormed that stage. He made himself infamous.
Kanye also wanted her to promote his song on her twitter 😂 which comes in with that one phone call they had, he was sharing SOME lyrics with her that were about her and Taylor denied that he shared all lyrics with her calling her a “b” on the song so therefore him and Kim kardashian released an edited phone call they had showing Taylor was “lying” about the lyrics she didn’t allow (but were never brought into conversation) and them releasing that into the public everyone tried to cancel her so she disappeared from public view for about a year (no one publicly saw her) until 2017 when she deleted ALL her social media pics and videos posted and pfpics and came out with her “reputation” album, and it became one of her biggest albums. I appreciate and respect that she took all this negativity and made it into her success, quite badass
Okay….. another great reaction. Following this you have to check out:
Bad Blood Music Video: Feat Kendrick Lamar
Reputation Stadium Tour: Intro/Are You Ready For It?
False God Live Performance: SNL!!
Look what you made me do, and bad blood are her best videos IMHO. Love your reactions. 🙏♥️
Please react to Taylor swifts eras tour performances please!!! Love your reviews!!
He should build up to the eras tour Content. It will hit harder.
For a complete change up, listen to All Too Well (10 Minute Version). Make sure you watch the lyric video to catch all the lyrics.
I have been obsessed with your reactions and this is the first one that I did not enjoy
Respectfully
It was because of your guest
He really downplayed her hard work and determination
And also, I don’t feel like it was a reaction video from you. It was like you were interviewing him on his reaction.
No offense, but we don’t care about his reaction. We didn’t come here to see him.
We like what you have to say because you are respectful and can understand how hard-working she is and how much she deserves is because she’s put on so much work and has never stopped working or improving
Please react to Miss Americana and that should give you more Taylor back story. This is a must!!! ❤
I love watching people take the Swiftie journey. I genuinely enjoy seeing people hear All too well (10 min version) or Maroon or my tears ricochet or champagne problems or The tortured poets department songs for the first time. Excited for your journey.
You must watch Miss Americana on Netflix
And The Eras Tour Movie on Disney +
Think if you broke down the lyrics you would understand why she won all the awards she won
I think when you have only listened to a small amount of her music you may have a harder time to get it. Like this song is a good song... however you haven't heard her songs yet that really show you her deep songwriting ability. Her new album is full of that example. Now unlike a lot of other artists she writes her songs. She may have one or two people credited for writing on a song but not dozens.... she writes them. She has videos on UA-cam that are making the song videos that show you her process. She doesn't win every year at all. Last year she did win album of the year but if you listen to that album you can see it. Sonically midnights is a great album. Now that you have seen some of her live performances maybe dive into some of her best songs that showcase that songwriting. "My tears ricochet from the long pond sessions is great and all the songs that are done from the long pond sessions she talks prior to the song how the song came to be and what it is about. That new album has songs like "LOML" and "so London" very deep songs. So so many she has
I liked both of your comments. And I agree that it was terrible but it did change the trajectory of her career. She’s the hardest working person in the industry. Smart and talented, but she also recognizes in thanK you aIMee that if there hadn’t been the hurt and suffering that there wouldn’t have been all of this.
More so than the mic-grabbing incident was when Kanye had Kim release an illegally recorded and edited video of him seemingly asking permission for him to release a song in which he mentioned Taylor. The true lyrics were "I feel like me and Taylor might still have a*x. Why? I made that b**** famous!" On the call, he only mentioned the "having s*x" part but not that he would be calling her that word or claiming he made her famous. When the song dropped, Taylor said it was misogynistic for him to say that and then Kim dropped the video which had been edited to look like Taylor had given the "OK" to the lyrics. Millions of people were sending Taylor threats and calling her horrendous things, and she almost completely disappeared. Years later, the full unedited video came out, showing Taylor had been telling the truth, but by that point she had already been torn apart needlessly by society. Neither Kim nor Kanye have ever commented on the authentic video nor made any attempt at apologies.
Edit: also, Taylor has graciously lost to several artists and has actually come out to speak against "fans" who have tried to hate on someone for winning over her, saying that she knows they deserve the award. On one of her documentaries, when she realized one of her albums was not nominated for an award, her initial reaction was "I need to work harder and do better, and the next album will be better". She puts in the work for it always, and that's why so many artists respect her.
I honestly implore your friend to do a little more digging into Taylor Swift, her discography, her writing and her history. She doesn’t win awards because of her name.
She wins awards because of the work she puts in to writing, production, and yes, promotion. She was signed at 15 with Sony as a songwriter, youngest person to be signed as such. At the age of 19, she wrote the entire album Speak Now by herself. She writes all of her songs either by herself, or with 1-2 collaborators. She plays guitar. She plays piano. She’s extremely talented. She’s put out 11 original albums and 4 re-recorded albums since 2006. Her music spans multiple genres from country to pop to folk and genres in between. People only know the radio hits (which are legitimate country and pop perfection songs, and hits for a reason) and nothing else about her/the rest of her music, and make inaccurate judgements. The more you know about her and her music and her activism for artist rights…the more you can appreciate her.
You mentioned if she ever talks about the things she goes thru, watch her Miss Americana documentary!!! If you wanna know anything about her, this is they way to see her!
Because she’s still relevant and she does that herself people don’t
She was only 19 yrs old at the time - she thought the crowd was booing her instead. Hit her confidence very hard she had basically started in pop and hip hop.
You need to watch intro+ready for it live
What he said is 100% not true about her winning awards because of her name
She has not won some awards that we believe she completely should’ve won
He really really disrespected her talent and hard work by just saying her name is what winter awards as if she doesn’t have to work for the awards
Do endgame live on the reputation tour. She does a lot of dancing in that one. She still at the top still because she works very hard at it. She writes all of her music produces most of it produces most of her videos too.
You should watch something from the long pond sessions next.
One thing that important to know for those who are new to Taylor is that she writes all her own music. For me her lyrics are what makes me the fan I am. That and her as a person.
You should really watch miss America!
🤣 Taylor is kids friendly…. You need to listen to The tortured poets department
Your friend seems like a good guy but he needs to form his own opinions rather than listening to silly gossip.
Every talented artist gets accused of Illuminati. Beyonce is great because she is talented not the Illuminati.😊
Kanye made a song and called Taylor, pretending to be nice and get her to ok the lyrics but failed to mention that he was going to call her a B in the song, they secretly taped the conversation and then Kim maliciously released an edited version of the phone call, making it sound as if Taylor did give her ok about the lyrics. When the song came out, Taylor came out and said that he never told her that he was going to call her a B. Kim went on a public rant with the edited phone call and calling her a liar and tons of derogatory names “to help her husbands’ good name stay intact”. That’s utterly ridiculous because he is a lying hypocrite who is literally crazy. In the song, Kanye says “Taylor Swift and I might still have “xes”. Why? Because I made that B-- famous”.
Umm. She was already famous because he had already taken her 1st Grammy away from her back in 2009. All of the people in his concert were chanting “F Taylor Swift” over and over. She never agreed to him calling her a B on the song in that phone call but Kim/Kanye both just wanted to hurt her for no reason other than they’re both sick jealous people. #TaylorSwiftisOver trended after the falsely edited phone call was released by Kim. Taylor was being portrayed as a liar and a snake. It hit her extremely hard because she truly prides herself on being a good and honest person. She left the country and industry for a full year. She came back better than ever with “Reputation”. She fully embraced the snake and still uses it to this day. The REAL UNEDITED version of that phone call was eventually released about 18 months later which proved that Taylor was telling the truth the whole time. Did Kim or Kanye ever apologize? No. They’re still so jealous of her that they’ve actually done more to her. It’s vile. He had a naked wax figure of her in his bed in one of his videos. Plus more. It’s always to hurt Taylor when Taylor was never anything but nice and polite to both of them. She even forgave him about the 2009 Grammy stunt yet Kanye wasn’t done with hurting Taylor yet.
Umm. THE ILLUMINATI?? WHAT? Cmon. That’s not even real. She is literally on a world tour right now, released an album with 31 songs in April and a music video in May, then came back to the tour after a “2 month break” and her tour set list had been changed along with new choreography and new clothing changes. She didn’t take a break. She revamped her tour to include her new album. Even when she’s not seen “working”, she’s still working very hard. That’s why she’s so good at her craft. Dedication, blood, sweat and a lot of tears. She doesn’t buy any songs from other writers because she doesn’t need to, like Beyoncé or Nikki both do. They each have dozens and dozens of writers on standby. Beyonce and her husband have even stolen songs from people who have come forward to say what happened. A new person to the industry would go to Jay-Z to try to get a song(s) picked up. He would pass on their song, tell the person ”no” and guess who is singing that song shortly afterwards? That’s some backhanded stuff right there. Taylor is a genius songwriter/lyricist who plays her own instruments and puts on one heck of a concert. A full 3.5 hours with no intermission. Each “era” has different costumes for everyone on stage and they have about 2-5 minutes to change. It’s crazy, it’s down to a science and everyone leaves happy.
Taylor is dedicated AF. She is truly a good person. Humble, sweet, caring, dedicated, loves to help others and showcase others. Seeing others happy makes her happy. Taylor can go in nearly every genre. She plays 8-10 instruments and has a hand in every music video and her concert stages. She started in country and now she’s no longer “pop”. She’s a variety of genres and it keeps her fresh.
To say she wins because of her name is just wrong! She’s working her 🍑 off. Taylor is better than Beyonce because Taylor writes her own music. Plays her own instruments. Plans her own videos. Beyoncé stands where she’s told to stand, sing what she bought to sing, dances the choreography that she’s been taught. Nothing is done by Beyonce herself. That alone sets them apart every single time. 24/7.
To say that Taylor is only going to win an award because of her name is just being a hater. Sorry. But it’s true. If you don’t see that she puts in twice as much effort and herself into everything she does to make it as perfect as possible, you’re underestimating her talent. That was just one statement too far. If he’s have said “it’s not my vibe” - I get that. Don’t knock her talent and achievements, though. She’s quite literally helping our national economy by doing her Era’s World Tour from Mar 2023-Dec 2024. Every city gets food bank donations, hospitality and food industries go up 1400%, she hires hundreds of locals to help, Taylor buys tons of food for her crew… she’s literally leaving a mark everywhere. Airlines, clothing, hotels, restaurants… look at her impact on our global economy before you say she’s not talented and doesn’t deserve an award. If people didn’t like her music, would any of that be happening?? 153 concerts in total in SOLD OUT stadiums; ranging from 60k-95k people.
**The people have spoken.
After he did that the audience booed him. She being young thought they were booing her 😢
Kanye did go on the stage Taylor was 19 she later forgave him and wrote the song innocent about him. Then Kanye and Kim called her about a song and taped the phone call. Kim and him edited the phone call and said Taylor agreed to a song lyric that was demeaning to her. He did a video of a song that had a figure that looked like her naked in bed with him and Kim . Taylor was portrayed as a lier with the phone call she was called a snake and the Internet went against her. She went away for over a year. The real phone call came out and the Reputation album . She built an entirely new reputation and Karma came to Kim and Kanye.
If he hasn’t listened to the album how can he possibly say it didn’t deserve to win?
to add on to the kanye situation later on after the 2009 VMAs incident between them, in 2016 kanye is w kim k and he calls taylor on the phone to ask if he could do a verse about her in his song “Famous” where he says “i feel like me and taylor might still have sex. Why? i made that b*tch famous” and kim filmed kanye calling taylor (of course taylor doesn’t like the verse) but kim edited the video to make it seem like taylor was cool with it (kim posted this video to make it look like her and kanye were in the right) and the whole internet didn’t believe taylor. kim also called taylor a snake which started trending on twitter and also cancel taylor was trending. Then taylor disappeared for a year but returns to the public eye with her new album reputation and one of her hit songs “look what you made me do” which touches a lot about the kanye and kim stuff (and some other songs in the album do) plus this is why you will see a lot of snake stuff in the reputation album cause taylor took that and used it to be her own thing. Also the unedited version of the phone call video was leaked and the internet sees that kanye and kim set up taylor
you should react to some video explaining the Taylor and Kanye feud
When Taylor was 19 he jumped on stage when she was in the middle of getting an award. He apologized after getting a lot of flack & she forgave him. Years later Kanye called her to ask if he could use her name in a song. She said she wanted to hear it first & instead he released it without her OK. He sang something like "I might sleep with Taylor Swift someday. I made that bitch famous". (The mic stealing incident) Taylor was mad he called her a bitch & so Kim K released an edited version of the phone call, making Taylor out to be a liar & a snake. Now Taylor has lots of snakes in her videos & costumes too. The media & the world turned on Taylor & she disappeared for a year. She came back with her Reputation Tour & every song either makes fun of her 'reputation' or she leans into the absurdity of it. Her 'Look what you made me do' addresses this crap. They 'made her' get hard & not trust anyone. She starts the video (a must!!!) by singing 'I don't like your tilted stage (Kanye did that), I don't like the role you made me play, the fool, I don't like you'. No more naive Taylor. She also did a diss track for Kim called "thanK you aIMee'. Notice the capital letters in the title.
I want to see him react to vigilante !!
Show him don't blame me and I will subscribe
Bad blood remix ft kendrick lamar MUSIC VIDEO pleasee 🙏 🫶
False god snl performance is great. We are never getting back together 1989 world tour.
Love your reactions 👍 I totally agree with awards given to entertainers that deserve it and not because they are more popular.
After the awards show he did a song and said he made the B famous. Said she agreed to it. He lied. Recordings came out showing he lied. Kim called her a snake so Taylor took that as her mascot.
Illuminati 😂
Good Recation
I really appreciate your open mind, Kellz, but your friend came in pre-loaded with many of the misperceptions that make Taylor the most misunderstood megastar of our time. Maybe he needs to see some of the live Reputation performances to see how she brings it. Thanks, Kellz!
Understandable and thank you for the support.
18:25 your friend saying that she goes up against better artists and wins only because of her name, is a very ignorant statement. Unless you have listened to the albums she’s winning these awards with, spent time truly listening to her lyrics and production, then you are hating for the reason to hate. She is the best songwriter of our generation. She wouldn’t be selling out stadiums with 70-90 thousand people 3-6 nights in a town in each city she visits, if she didn’t deserve it. Also, she isn’t just pop… she has albums in several different genres of music. And her fans range from children to elderly. Maybe do some research before ignorantly speaking about something you know nothing about. 🙄
It’s always disheartening to come across someone who believes in conspiracy theories but it’s really really sad when it’s a young person.
You keep saying you’re in a rabbit hole… you should listen to Taylor Swift - Wonderland.
PLZ!
Reading through these comments I decided not to watch. Seems people got annoyed with this reaction
Your guest doesnt know what he is talking about....but i do like your perspective keep checking her out you will see....oh but your guest is out of touch about Taylor....but i do enjoy your reactions....keep diving into Taylor you gonna love her❤❤❤