Billie Eilish is asking out artists for re-releasing their music in numerous laborious copy types — and whereas she does not names names … many are taking this as a shot at Taylor Swift.
The singer did an interview with Billboard — and she or he touched on this situation bluntly … saying there are loads of “huge artists” who re-release all of their music a number of instances, together with on vinyl, and Billie thinks it is a shameless money seize … to not point out dangerous for the setting.
She says … “We stay these days the place, for some motive, it’s essential to some artists to make all kinds of various vinyl and packaging … which ups the gross sales and ups the numbers and will get them extra money and will get them extra.”
Billie continues … “I can’t even categorical to you ways wasteful it’s. It’s proper in entrance of our faces and individuals are simply getting away with it left and proper, and I discover it actually irritating as any person who actually goes out of my method to be sustainable and do one of the best that I can and attempt to contain everyone in my workforce in being sustainable.”
She provides, “[A]nd then it’s a number of the greatest artists on the planet making f***ing 40 completely different vinyl packages which have a distinct distinctive factor simply to get you to maintain shopping for extra.”
Billie finishes by saying it is irritating to her that some artists appear to care extra about their numbers — and their backside traces — by repeatedly partaking on this follow.
Should you’re unfamiliar … Taylor is infamous for releasing a number of variations of her albums — one thing her fan base eats up at each alternative. Different artists do that, too, in fact … however Billie definitely appears to be taking purpose at T-Swift right here, that is the sensation anyway.
BTW, Tay Tay is already set to do that once more … dropping 4 variations of her new album quickly.
Billie herself has additionally launched numerous laborious copy variations of a few of her work — however she’s gone out of her approach to ensure vinyl information are made with recyclable supplies, and that the packaging she makes use of is eco-friendly herself.
Appears like Billie’s obtained a bone to select right here … and plenty of are perceiving this as a not-so-subtle bashing of Taylor’s enterprise mannequin. Makes ya marvel … new beef alert???
