Courtney Love says Taylor Swift is ‘not interesting’ or ‘important,’ and Swifties respond

Courtney Love didn’t hold back when asked how she feels about several famous female artists, including Taylor Swift.

According to an interview published by the Standard Monday, the 59-year-old “positively hates the idea” of Swift.

“Taylor is not important,” Love said of the 14-time Grammy winner. “She might be a safe place for girls, and she might be Madonna now, but she’s not that interesting as an artist.”

Love made the shocking statement while promoting her new series “Courtney Love’s Women,” in which she reflects on the various women in music who have shaped her career.

However, her comments didn’t go down well with Swiftians, with many pointing out that Love apparently admired Swift enough to wish the “Cruel Summer” singer a happy birthday on Facebook just a few years ago.

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“happy birthday @taylorswift, a huge aspiring role model for many young women and sometime hairy twin/neighbor,” Love wrote in December 2021 alongside a photo of the two.

After criticizing the “Anti-Hero” singer, Love didn’t mince words when he mentioned Lana Del Rey, who said she “should take seven years off.”

“I haven’t liked Lana since she covered a John Denver song,” she said of the “Young & Beautiful” singer. “Even ‘Take Me Home Country Roads,’ I thought it was great.”

Despite not liking Del Rey’s music, Love admitted that she had to stop listening to the Coachella title track while recording her new album because it was “emotional.” [her] too much.”

Love — who has also said she doesn’t “like” Madonna — took one last shot at Beyoncé, who recently became the first black woman to top the country albums chart following the release of “Cowboy Carter.”

“I mean, I like the idea of ​​Beyoncé making a nationwide record, because it’s about black women going to places that only white women were allowed before, and not because I like it that much,” she said.

“As a concept, I like it. I just don’t like her music.”

Following her comments, fans from across the internet took to X to criticize the “Mono” singer for “publicly belittling her fellow female artists” while promoting a series that is supposedly about the importance of women in music.

“She’s jealous, I don’t even know her,” one fan wrote. “Taylor is a world-cla*s artist.”

“Kourtney’s love always comes to women younger and prettier than her, like looking for something for grandma to do,” another wrote.

A third fan added: “100 years from now, Courtney Love’s name will mean nothing.” “No one will know who she is. But when Taylor Swift is mentioned, people will remember how she was able to connect with millions of people through them.” [sic] Her music, she cherished her fans, and she fought for the rights of artists.

A fourth joked: “I’m laughing at people’s shock because Courtney Love hates other female artists.” “Welcome to 1992!!! Homegirl has been a hater since the 90s.”

However, Love seems to agree.

In her interview, the musician admitted it was “completely unacceptable” and said she “would never do that [apologize] For this.”

“I always wanted to be known as a b***h,” she added. “Being loved was never my thing.”