Taylor Swift vs. Kim Kardashian and Kanye West: Chronology of their feud
19 april 2024 в 21:36
The rivalry between Taylor Swift and Kanye West has become one of the biggest in music history. From the infamous incident at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards ceremony to their brief friendship, from Kanye’s mention in the song «Famous» to Taylor’s response on the album «reputation», - it has truly become one of the significant events in music history. Recently, Taylor recalled her feud with Kanye and how Kanye’s ex-wife Kim Kardashian leaked the recording of their phone conversation about the song «Famous» in her interview for Time magazine’s «Person of the Year».
As one of the longest-standing rivalries in music, many fans revisit the drama whenever one of them does something to reignite the fire. While Taylor reminisces about the phone call and her career as a whole, let’s remember the whole history of their feud.
The problems between Taylor and Kanye started in 2009, long before Kim came into the picture. No one will forget the sad moment when Kanye stormed the stage at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards ceremony and interrupted Taylor’s acceptance speech for Best Female Video of the year. He stormed the stage and declared that Beyoncé had «one of the best videos of all time». In subsequent interviews, Taylor revealed that Kanye called her to apologize after the incident.
Taylor was only 19 at the time, and the situation publicly humiliated her. When Beyoncé was awarded the Video of the Year, she invited Taylor back on stage to experience her moment of glory. In the years following the unfortunate incident, Taylor repeatedly mentioned it, including during a performance on her «Eras Tour» in August 2023.
After the incident, the singer released the song «Innocent» on her 2010 album and performed it at the same awards ceremony a year after the incident. The song was not malicious, and although Taylor and Kanye were far from being friends, it seemed like they had left the drama behind.
At the 2010 awards ceremony, Kanye also returned with the song «Runaway» from his masterpiece album «My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy». This performance not only marked the beginning of the album’s promotion but the song, apparently, was partially inspired by the criticism he received for the incident.
In 2015, they proved that everything was okay between them, meeting at the Grammy Awards ceremony in 2015. Jay-Z helped settle the conflict, as he was a friend to both Kanye and Taylor. In August of the same year, Taylor spoke about their reconciliation in an interview for Vanity Fair. «I feel like I wasn’t ready to be his friend until I felt like he had some sort of respect for me, and he wasn’t ready to be my friend until he had some sort of respect for me», - she said. «Hey, I love him as a person. And that’s a really good, nice first step, a good place for us».
At the VMA awards ceremony in August 2015, Taylor and Kanye’s relationship came full circle when she presented him with the Video Vanguard Award at the show. She then stood next to Kim in the audience and watched as he performed and spoke. Unfortunately, the reconciliation was short-lived.
In 2016, Kanye released his song «Famous», - which included the lyrics: «I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex, why? I made that b*tch famous». He claimed he called Taylor to get her approval for the lyrics before releasing the song, but her publicist released a statement telling a different story. She admitted that Kanye did call Taylor, but said that Taylor never approved the lyrics that were in the rapper’s song.
When Taylor won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 2016, she again made a joke about Kanye and his song. «I want to say to all the young women out there, there are going to be people along the way who will try to undercut your success or take credit for your accomplishments or your fame», - she said, referencing People. «But if you just focus on the work and you don’t let those people sidetrack you, someday when you get where you’re going, you’ll look around and you will know that it was you and the people who love you who put you there»
As one of the longest-standing rivalries in music, many fans revisit the drama whenever one of them does something to reignite the fire. While Taylor reminisces about the phone call and her career as a whole, let’s remember the whole history of their feud.
The problems between Taylor and Kanye started in 2009, long before Kim came into the picture. No one will forget the sad moment when Kanye stormed the stage at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards ceremony and interrupted Taylor’s acceptance speech for Best Female Video of the year. He stormed the stage and declared that Beyoncé had «one of the best videos of all time». In subsequent interviews, Taylor revealed that Kanye called her to apologize after the incident.
Taylor was only 19 at the time, and the situation publicly humiliated her. When Beyoncé was awarded the Video of the Year, she invited Taylor back on stage to experience her moment of glory. In the years following the unfortunate incident, Taylor repeatedly mentioned it, including during a performance on her «Eras Tour» in August 2023.
After the incident, the singer released the song «Innocent» on her 2010 album and performed it at the same awards ceremony a year after the incident. The song was not malicious, and although Taylor and Kanye were far from being friends, it seemed like they had left the drama behind.
At the 2010 awards ceremony, Kanye also returned with the song «Runaway» from his masterpiece album «My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy». This performance not only marked the beginning of the album’s promotion but the song, apparently, was partially inspired by the criticism he received for the incident.
In 2015, they proved that everything was okay between them, meeting at the Grammy Awards ceremony in 2015. Jay-Z helped settle the conflict, as he was a friend to both Kanye and Taylor. In August of the same year, Taylor spoke about their reconciliation in an interview for Vanity Fair. «I feel like I wasn’t ready to be his friend until I felt like he had some sort of respect for me, and he wasn’t ready to be my friend until he had some sort of respect for me», - she said. «Hey, I love him as a person. And that’s a really good, nice first step, a good place for us».
At the VMA awards ceremony in August 2015, Taylor and Kanye’s relationship came full circle when she presented him with the Video Vanguard Award at the show. She then stood next to Kim in the audience and watched as he performed and spoke. Unfortunately, the reconciliation was short-lived.
In 2016, Kanye released his song «Famous», - which included the lyrics: «I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex, why? I made that b*tch famous». He claimed he called Taylor to get her approval for the lyrics before releasing the song, but her publicist released a statement telling a different story. She admitted that Kanye did call Taylor, but said that Taylor never approved the lyrics that were in the rapper’s song.
When Taylor won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 2016, she again made a joke about Kanye and his song. «I want to say to all the young women out there, there are going to be people along the way who will try to undercut your success or take credit for your accomplishments or your fame», - she said, referencing People. «But if you just focus on the work and you don’t let those people sidetrack you, someday when you get where you’re going, you’ll look around and you will know that it was you and the people who love you who put you there»
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