Sabrina Carpenter invited Susan Sarandon, who was blacklisted from Hollywood for advocating for Palestine, to deliver a monologue during her #Coachella set.
“people try to provoke me all the time because it would be valuable for someone to, like, get under my skin, have me clap back, then they get like, i don’t know what, you get like a bunch of followers out of it? it’s like, I’M NOT INTERESTED.” queen 👑
Ed Sheeran says he doesn’t believe artists who say they don’t care about success:
“I don’t believe any artist that says they don’t, otherwise you wouldn’t release music because you’d be like, ‘If I don’t care what people think, then why would I even put it out?’ You’d just sort of make the music and be like, ‘Well that’s made me feel good.’ All artists, we want to be loved. That’s why we are on stage. And that’s why you sign to a record company to go, ‘I would like people to hear the music that I’m making.’ I don’t really subscribe to this whole, like, not caring thing… that’s all a kind of ruse of cause it sounds cool to say but every artist wants people to like their music… It really pisses me off when people are like, ‘Oh I don’t care how it does.’ I’m like, ‘F**king shut up! You do! Everyone does.’ […] Anyone in the pop game definitely cares.”
Zara Larsson clarifies her comment on Taylor Swift fans and charts:
“I did an interview in the guardian “saying no one cares about the charts but industry people and maybe Taylor swift fans” because no one plays the chart game like Taylor swift lol. She's literally the best at it and everyone knows that. It's not the read you guys think it is. And also...I care!!! Hihi. Best believe I will try to release at least two diffrent covers for my psychical on my next project after midnight sun. I said that because I feel like I have some cultural value right now in pop music, something I've never had to this level, but I'm not in a position to influence the charts:( lol :(And I still think you can be an amazing artist and not chart. Those two things are not mutually equal to me, and shouldn't be to any fans either. But... I still want number one! Please make midnight sun #1!!! Please!!!!!!!!!!!!! THAT WOJKD BE SO MEGA PLZZZZ!!!!!”
are Taylor fans chart obsessed? yes
is every fanbase of mainstream artist chart obsessed? yes
did Zara celebrate her succes on charts with Stateside remix so this sounds hypocritical? YES