Courtney Love Calls Out Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Lana Del Rey, and More – Hollywood Life

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Courtney Love didn’t maintain again when sharing her ideas on the present crop of the largest popstars on the earth. The alt-rock icon, 59, didn’t mince phrases in letting folks know the place she stands by way of the music of Taylor Swift, Lana Del Rey, Madonna, and Beyoncé. She’s merely not a fan. The singer, who was married to Kurt Cobain, took pictures at every singer whereas talking to The Normal in an interview, printed on Saturday, April 13.

Seeing as Courtney’s new BBC present is titled Courtney Love’s girls, she mentioned a number of the most well-known girls within the music enterprise. By way of 2024, it’s onerous to be larger than Taylor Swift, and regardless of many individuals singing the “All Too Nicely” singer’s praises, Courtney’s positively not a Swiftie. “Taylor isn’t vital. She may be a protected area for ladies, and she or he’s in all probability the Madonna of now, however she’s not attention-grabbing as an artist,” she advised The Normal.

One other girl that can’t be unnoticed of the dialog when discussing the largest popstars on the earth is Beyoncé. Whereas Courtney helps the concept of Cowboy Carter, she additionally made it clear that she doesn’t vibe with the music. ” like the concept of Beyoncé doing a rustic file as a result of it’s about Black girls going into areas the place beforehand solely white girls have been allowed, not that I prefer it a lot. As an idea, I adore it. I simply don’t like her music,” she stated.

Talking of popstars doing nation songs, Courtney additionally referred to as out Lana Del Rey for masking a rustic basic, advising her to take a while away. “I haven’t appreciated Lana since she coated a John Denver track, and I feel she ought to actually take seven years off. Up till ‘Take Me Dwelling Nation Roads’ I assumed she was nice,” she stated, earlier than admitting that she was a fan of her earlier work. “Once I was recording my new album, I needed to cease listening to her as she was influencing me an excessive amount of.”

To return to Madonna, Courtney made it recognized that she’s positively not a fan, and even made a jab at one in all Madge’s hottest films. “I don’t like her and she or he doesn’t like me. I cherished Desperately In search of Susan, however for town of New York as a lot as her,” she stated.

In relation to feminine artists that Courtney is a fan of, she named punk icon Patti Smith, 9 Simone, alt-rock singer-songwriter PJ Harvey, jazz singer Julie London, and Joni Mitchell, in addition to Debbie Harry and Blondie.