Taylor Swift was met with mixed reactions after announcing she will be selling limited-edition vinyl variants for her upcoming album, a move some thought was a ‘corporate strip tease for cash’
Taylor Swift caught some slack on social media this week as the pop sensation announced that she would be selling new vinyl variants for her upcoming album.
The Grammy award-winning singer revealed this week that she will be releasing The Life of a Showgirl: Baby, Thats Show Business Vinyl Collection, which will be available to purchase on her website for the next 48 hours. These limited-edition vinyls come after three deluxe CD variants, that went on sale last week, sold out within one hour of being announced.
Unlike her previous albums, Taylor, 35, has confirmed that these vinyl editions of The Life of a Showgirl will only have to do with differences in packaging, not content. And while many fans are eagerly looking forward to Taylor’s forthcoming album and can’t wait to get their hands on her vinyls, others felt that her new product release was a bit of a corporate sellout.
Taking to X, formerly Twitter, one critic wrote, “Imagine selling overpriced vinyls with feathers and glitter while pretending its art. Taylor Swift is the Jeff Bezos of music profits over passion, marketing over music. Real musicians dont need circus costumes to stay relevant.”
Another added, “Taylor Swift went from writing breakup songs to selling burlesque cosplay vinyls. Call it art if you want, its still corporate strip tease for cash.”
While a third chimed in, “Milk em for all you can get!” And another wrote, “Overpriced stuff but I know her fans are gonna buy it duh.”
And someone else penned, “Another overpriced limited drop meant to squeeze fans wallets. Music should be about the art, not endless cash grabs dressed up as exclusives.” Yet another critic added, “Ah yes, nothing says ‘authentic showgirl experience’ like a vinyl set that disappears faster than your paycheck after rent.”
But as always, Swifities in the comments were quick to defend Taylor’s latest release. One fan replied, “Imagine believing that TAYLOR SWIFT NEEDS TO DO THINGS TO STAY RELEVANT at this point she can rest for the rest of her life and still be the MOST RELEVANT ARTIST (numbers, listeners, sales). Whos the real musician anyway?”
Another fan wrote, “Then dont buy anything, but please take your negativity elsewhere.” Another added, “imagine caring this much over variants and a concept doesnt change the fact that she is a real musician but keep crying.”
And a third replied, “last time I checked you said overpriced, so you just made that up? Because Ariana sold her vinyl variants with posters for 125 dollars, something Taylor never did and never will do.”
Another shared their excitement for the release as they penned, “This new vinyl The Life of a Showgirl: Baby, Thats Show Business feels like a real collectors piece. Only 48 hours to grab it makes it super exclusive, and with Max Martin, Shellback, and Taylor Swift producing, the sound is guaranteed to be top tier. Plus, the photos by Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott give it that classy, timeless vibe.”
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