Billboard’s Oops Moment: When Celebrating Taylor Swift Turns Into a Kanye Cameo Apology Tour

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Billboard, the self-proclaimed Official Keeper of Music’s Cool Factor, decided to celebrate Taylor Swift by crowning her the second-biggest pop star of the 21st century. Pretty major, right? But instead of throwing confetti, they threw a whoopsie big enough to rival the “Blank Space” drama.

In a video meant to honor Taylor’s many achievements, Billboard includedโ€”brace yourselfโ€”a clip from Kanye Westโ€™s infamous โ€œFamousโ€ music video. Yep, the one featuring a wax figure of a nude Taylor Swift. Insert collective Swiftie gasps here.

Naturally, the internet went full-blown meltdown mode. Fans were like, โ€œHow dare you disrespect Taylor during her *own* celebration?!โ€ and Billboard quickly realized they were dancing with fire… and maybe a swarm of very angry cats in sequined cardigans.

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For anyone who needs a refresher on pop culture’s messiest soap opera: Kanyeโ€™s โ€œFamousโ€ claimed he made Taylor, well, famous (as if โ€œTeardrops on My Guitarโ€ didnโ€™t already have her on Billboardโ€™s radar). The music video, which featured wax statues of celebrities sprawled out like awkward mannequins at a yard sale, marked the official end of any hopes for a Taylor-Kanye friendship. Cue Kim Kardashian chiming in with her infamous โ€œreceipts,โ€ which later turned out to be about as reliable as a cheap knockoff purse.

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Anyway, back to Billboard’s big oops: They quickly yanked the video from social media, much like youโ€™d delete an accidental drunk text, and issued an apology on X (formerly Twitter, for anyone who still remembers that bird logo).

Hereโ€™s what they had to say, with a big olโ€™ slice of humble pie:

โ€œWe are deeply sorry to Taylor Swift and all of our readers and viewers that in a video celebrating Swiftโ€™s achievements, we included a clip that falsely depicted her. We have removed the clip from our video and sincerely regret the harm we caused with this error.โ€

Translation? โ€œWe messed up big time, please donโ€™t cancel us, Swifties. Weโ€™re already hiding under our desks.โ€

And thatโ€™s the story of how Billboard turned a Taylor Swift lovefest into a Kanye West cameo no one asked for. Lesson learned: When celebrating Taylor, leave Kanyeโ€”and wax figuresโ€”out of it.

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