Taylor Swift continues to tease Kim Kardashian and Kanye West: the new version of the song «thanK you aIMee» sparks controversy over the diss
16 august 2024 в 22:50
It seems that Taylor Swift’s disagreements with Kanye «Ye» West and Kim Kardashian will never end. During her ongoing Eras tour, the 34-year-old international pop icon released a live version of her song «thanK you aIMee» from the album The Tortured Poets Department — a presumed dig at the 43-year-old reality show star — and made a slight change to the title. Instead of writing «KIM» in capital letters, the live version now has the letters «YE» written in capital letters.
After the album was released, Swift’s fans were convinced that «thanK you aIMee» was a clever jab at Kim due to their long-standing feud. Now, with the name Ye written in capital letters, fans believe that the name change is an insult to the 47-year-old rapper «Stronger».
Throughout the song, Taylor sings about a school bully named «Aimee». In one of the verses, she mentions the «legacy» she built.
In the chorus, Taylor describes the foundation she built while «Aimee» tormented her.
«All those times you threw punches / I was building something», she sings. «And I can’t forgive how you made me feel / Screamed 'To you, Aimee' into the night sky / When blood was spilled / But I can’t forget how you made me heal».
Taylor’s disagreements with Kanye and Kim date back to 2009. That year, Taylor won the award for Best Female Video at the MTV Video Music Awards, but Kanye interrupted her acceptance speech, stating that Beyoncé had «one of the best videos of all time». A confused Taylor fell silent as Kanye walked away. Years later, the musical artists reconciled and became friends. In fact, Taylor was even photographed with Kanye and his then-wife, Kim, at the Grammy Awards in 2015. However, everything changed the following year when Kanye released his song «Famous», which included a jab at Taylor. After the artist «Karma» disputed the lyrics, Kim released a phone call video between Taylor and Kanye, in which Taylor agreed with part of the lyrics. The pop singer faced harsh criticism on social media and stepped out of the spotlight due to the conflict.
In her cover story interview for TIME magazine in December 2023, Taylor explained how the conflict with Kim and Kanye affected her personal life.
«You have a completely doctored frame, in an illegally recorded phone call that Kim Kardashian edited and released to tell everyone that I’m a liar», claimed the singer «Love Story». «It psychologically threw me into a state I had never been in before. … I was afraid to answer the phone. I pushed most people in my life away because I didn’t trust anyone anymore. I fell very hard»
After the album was released, Swift’s fans were convinced that «thanK you aIMee» was a clever jab at Kim due to their long-standing feud. Now, with the name Ye written in capital letters, fans believe that the name change is an insult to the 47-year-old rapper «Stronger».
Throughout the song, Taylor sings about a school bully named «Aimee». In one of the verses, she mentions the «legacy» she built.
In the chorus, Taylor describes the foundation she built while «Aimee» tormented her.
«All those times you threw punches / I was building something», she sings. «And I can’t forgive how you made me feel / Screamed 'To you, Aimee' into the night sky / When blood was spilled / But I can’t forget how you made me heal».
Taylor’s disagreements with Kanye and Kim date back to 2009. That year, Taylor won the award for Best Female Video at the MTV Video Music Awards, but Kanye interrupted her acceptance speech, stating that Beyoncé had «one of the best videos of all time». A confused Taylor fell silent as Kanye walked away. Years later, the musical artists reconciled and became friends. In fact, Taylor was even photographed with Kanye and his then-wife, Kim, at the Grammy Awards in 2015. However, everything changed the following year when Kanye released his song «Famous», which included a jab at Taylor. After the artist «Karma» disputed the lyrics, Kim released a phone call video between Taylor and Kanye, in which Taylor agreed with part of the lyrics. The pop singer faced harsh criticism on social media and stepped out of the spotlight due to the conflict.
In her cover story interview for TIME magazine in December 2023, Taylor explained how the conflict with Kim and Kanye affected her personal life.
«You have a completely doctored frame, in an illegally recorded phone call that Kim Kardashian edited and released to tell everyone that I’m a liar», claimed the singer «Love Story». «It psychologically threw me into a state I had never been in before. … I was afraid to answer the phone. I pushed most people in my life away because I didn’t trust anyone anymore. I fell very hard»
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