Radio presenter Ken Bruce has sparked backlash for his remarks about Taylor Swift.
The previous BBC Radio 2 presenter, who now hosts a present on Best Hits radio, made the feedback in a latest interview with The Mail On Sunday.
“All her songs are the identical,” he claimed. “I’ll play her on my station when she writes one thing that isn’t about her ex-boyfriends.” He went on to say that “nice radio songs have three beats after which they’re straight into the tune, not these lengthy intros that she does.”
Bruce additionally remarked that Swift might not attraction to his listeners anyhow, as “we’re a 70s, 80s and 90s radio present as our core viewers is older.” He added that “we do early noughties and 2010s, not very many however we anticipate folks to know issues from latest and present music – solely the largest names, although.”
The feedback have sparked fury amongst Swifties on-line, with one commenter writing: “Inform me you’ve by no means truly given her music an opportunity with out telling me. males are so fast to parrot that speaking level. Information flash, males write about their relationships simply as a lot. Develop up.”
In the meantime, one other X person wrote: “Bit upset – may’ve simply stated that the radio station is for older music.” Nevertheless, in addition they went on to suggest the tune ‘Marjorie’ from ‘evermore‘, including: “Get the tissues on the prepared”. See some extra reactions under:
“i’ve by no means truly given her storytelling an opportunity however i’ll regurgitate the identical misogyny she’s confronted for 18 years”
— the bridge of my tears ricochet (@PsychicCancer) June 30, 2024
Inform me you’ve got by no means truly given her music an opportunity with out telling me 😂 males are so fast to parrot that speaking level. Information flash, males write about their relationships simply as a lot. Develop up.
— Tortured Paiges Dept: NYC on 4.19.24 (@blueafswiftie) June 30, 2024
Bit upset – may’ve simply stated that the radio station is for older music 😭 however for a advice Ken hearken to Marjorie, and get the tissues on the prepared.
— Orla 👸🏼 (@orlah99) June 30, 2024
Depart it to an previous white man to be fully out of contact….. shocker
— Metaphysical AF | HQ (@metaphysical_af) June 30, 2024
I Did One thing Dangerous, Who’s afraid of little previous me, Florida, Clara Bow, Nothing New, mirrorball, seven, the lakes, marjorie, it is time to go, closure, lengthy story quick, Anti-Hero, Vigilante Shit, Look what you made me do, The Man, Dangerous Blood, You are by yourself Child, Karma, Imply…
— whenallthestarsaligned (@peanutb44027597) June 30, 2024
Taylor Swift has lately mirrored on pulling a hilltop crowd of fifty,000 outdoors of her Eras Tour in Munich, describing it as a “magical expertise”.
In an Instagram submit, she wrote: “I had no thought earlier than I received to Munich that there’s an enormous park behind the stadium, however round 50,000 folks got here out and listened to the present from the hillside each nights.
“I’ve been watching so many movies of the crowds on the market absolutely collaborating within the present from afar, all that pleasure.”
In a five-star overview of her UK ‘Eras Tour’ opener in Edinburgh, NME wrote: “Regardless of being an enviornment present, in an enormous, cavernous venue, Swift and her followers have managed to domesticate a neighborhood.
“Strangers swap friendship bracelets, giggle and cry collectively, and embrace the tour’s in-jokes and lore (for instance shouting “one, two, three, let’s go bitch” throughout ‘Delicate’). It’s the ability of Swift, an artist who’s impressed not solely the renaming of a Scottish Loch, but additionally numerous followers to come back out and embrace being part of the Eras household.
“With the ‘Eras Tour’, then, Swift’s managed to craft a marvel of a present that comes with a beating coronary heart.”