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Seamus Duff

Damon Albarn apologises to Taylor Swift after songwriting row blows up

Damon Albarn has been forced to issue a grovelling apology after awakening the wrath of Taylor Swift after he said he didn’t like her music.

The 53-year-old Blur legend was discussing music with the LA Times when he gushed over the songwriting skills of 20-year-old Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas, 24, who write her tracks together.

Damon praised Billie for her “darker” music – and compared it to the “endlessly upbeat” tunes that 32-year-old Taylor writes.

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