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Coachella: Billie Eilish fans mistake Damon Albarn for her father as he joins her on stage

Blur frontman was also amusingly mistaken for Elton John

The Independent UK

Noel Gallagher doesn’t think Harry Styles is a “real” musician

The Oasis frontman is again taking digs at Styles’s legitimacy as a songwriter and 'The X Factor' show that launched the 'Watermelon Sugar' singer's career.

Mic

Dolly Parton defends Taylor Swift following Damon Albarn row

Dolly Parton has called Taylor Swift “magnificent” for standing her ground during her public spat with Damon Albarn.

Evening Standard

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‘She’s a great writer’: Dolly Parton has her say on Damon Albarn’s row with Taylor Swift

Albarn falsely accused Swift of not writing her own songs, before apologising after she hit back

The Independent UK

Man crashes car into Taylor Swift's home and 'says he won't leave until they meet'

A man who crashed his car into Taylor Swift's New York home reportedly told police that he wouldn't leave the property until she had come out to meet him

Daily Mirror

Taylor Swift v Damon Albarn: why the idea of the lone songwriter is outdated

Damon Albarn, the lead singer of Blur and Gorillaz, has recently been criticised for his “outdated” views of modern songwriting. In an interview with the LA Times, Albarn explained that US singer-songwriter Taylor Swift’s “co-writing” approach was at odds with his “traditionalist” view of writing songs. He went on to…

The Conversation

Blur's Damon Albarn 'too old-fashioned' for social media drama as Taylor Swift slams him

Singing sensation Taylor Swift has criticised Damon Albarn, lead singer of Blur and later of Gorillaz, after he said that she doesn't write her own music

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Damon Albarn is right about songwriting – he’s just wrong about Taylor Swift

Damon Albarn might be right about songwriting – he’s just wrong about Taylor Swift. In fact, the strength of her writing proves his point.

Evening Standard

Taylor Swift's best clapbacks as she puts Damon Albarn firmly in his place

Taylor Swift isn't afraid to speak up if she is unhappy and has had a number of feuds since bursting onto the music scene 15 years ago

Daily Mirror

Don't come after Taylor Swift, Blur guy

On Monday, the singer apologized for impugning Swift's skill but continued to blame the music critic who quoted him

Salon

Mary McNamara: Taylor Swift slapped back for all the women who have been told ‘you didn’t write that’

As someone who has raised two daughters during the age of Taylor Swift, I have a lot of mixed feelings about her music.

Los Angeles Times

Damon Albarn’s Taylor Swift insult follows him to his Monday concert in LA

After igniting a social media firestorm by saying Taylor Swift “doesn’t write her own songs,” Damon Albarn dedicated a performance to the Los Angeles Times reporter who corrected him.

Los Angeles Times

Chile’s President-Elect Boric Sends Taylor Swift ‘Hugs’ over Song Writing Tiff, Goes Viral

Chile's millennial President-elect Gabriel Boric has taken sides in his first international incident: backing pop music superstar Taylor Swift in a social media stand-off with Blur front man Damon Albarn over her songwriting credentials. Albarn, the British co-founder and songwriter for the Gorillaz, had suggested that Swift did not write…

Asharq Al-Awsat

'I'm sick of men discrediting Taylor Swift - she's one of the best songwriters out there'

Blur frontman Damon Albarn was recently quoted in the LA Times claiming Taylor Swift doesn't write her own songs - but that simply couldn't be further from the truth

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Los Angeles Times

Damon Albarn apologizes to Taylor Swift after saying she 'doesn't write her own songs'

British singer Damon Albarn has apologized to pop superstar Taylor Swift after saying in a Los Angeles Times interview that the "Folklore" artist "doesn't write her own songs."

The Independent UK

Taylor Swift: Chile’s president-elect Gabriel Boric tweets singer about Damon Albarn comments

‘Hugs from the south,’ posted politician

Irish Mirror

Jedward jump to Taylor Swift's defence after Damon Albarn songwriting row

The Irish singers hit back at the Blur singer after he claimed Taylor doesn't write her own songs

Mic

Damon Albarn doesn’t seem to know what he said about Taylor Swift

After Swift shot back at the Blur and Gorillaz frontman online, Albarn claimed he never wanted to discredit Swift’s songwriting, despite explicitly doing that.

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Evening Standard

Don’t blame the media Damon just because you’ve said something about Taylor you regret

Damon Albarn’s recent quotes on Taylor Swift’s songwriting have resulted in a swift backlash (excuse the pun) from the singer herself, long-time collaborator Jack Antonoff and even Albarn himself. However, Albarn’s criticism was not directed at himself (as it probably should have been), but the media which he said had…

The Independent UK

Bad Blood: Damon Albarn’s condescending comments say more about him than Taylor Swift

The Blur and Gorillaz frontman’s bizarre claim that Swift doesn’t write her own songs says more about him than it does about her, writes Kevin E G Perry

Los Angeles Times

For Damon Albarn, modern life is still pretty much rubbish

LOS ANGELES — As the lead singer (and the pretty face) of Blur, Damon Albarn became a star writing songs about England — witty, tuneful, stylistically omnivorous character studies like "Parklife" and "Country House" that along with Oasis' blunter-edged anthems helped define the rowdy Britpop scene of the 1990s.

Daily Mirror

Damon Albarn apologises to Taylor Swift after songwriting row blows up

The Blur frontman has been forced to make a hasty and grovelling apology after Taylor ignited a furious Twitter backlash when she took issue with him saying he didn't like her 'endlessly upbeat' music

The Guardian - AU

Tuesday briefing: Anger over PM’s lockdown birthday party rages

Outrage among MPs and bereaved families … Downing Street warns of ‘unprecedented sanctions’ on Russia … and Erin Doherty on Princess Anne

Wales Online

Breakfast briefing: Johnson under more pressure, deadly crush at Africa Nations Cup and world leaders warn Russia of sanctions

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The Independent UK

Bad Blood: Damon Albarn’s condescending Taylor Swift comments are old-fashioned indie tribalism

The Blur and Gorillaz frontman’s bizarre claim that Swift doesn’t write her own songs says more about him than it does about her, writes Kevin E G Perry

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