Adele And Taylor Swift Feud Over Album Sales In 2015? Details Released; Who Won?
Another "Bad Blood" between two divas? Adele and Taylor Swift are reportedly having a feud over album sales.
It's not the first time Taylor Swift has been involved in a queen-on-queen fight before. A few months ago, the "Bad Blood" singer and Nicki Minaj had a little Twitter feud when the latter aired out her thoughts on why her music video for "Anaconda" was not nominated in the 2015 MTV Music Video Awards despite its popularity.
Nicki Minaj alleged that "Anaconda" was not nominated because it did not feature skinny, modelesque women, which Taylor Swift took as a dig towards her music video for "Bad Blood."
While Nicki Minaj and Taylor Swift had put their feud to rest after performing together in the said awards show, another set of diva battle is said to be brewing.
This time, however, it's nothing personal. Adele and Taylor Swift's respective albums have gone head-to-head in U.S. sales for the year 2015, igniting rumors about a feud.
And who won? Judging by the numbers, it's the "Hello" singer.
According to NY Post, the British singer sold 7.44 million copies of her comeback album, "25," which was released as a "surprise." Meanwhile, Taylor Swift's album, "1989" sold 3.66 million copies.
Adele's "25" is reportedly the best-selling album since Usher's "Confessions" (2004) and the first to spend its first six weeks at the top of the charts since Susan Boyle's "I Dreamed a Dream" album back in 2009, according to Nielsen SoundScan charts.
To further fuel the rumor about the two singers, Adele's "Hello" video broke the record for most number of hits in 24 hours on Youtube, which was previously held by "Bad Blood."
According to Franchise Herald, "Hello" reportedly got 27.7 million views after its surprise debut, while "Bad Blood" reeled in 21 million views back in May 2015.
"We look forward to seeing how Adele will fare in 2016," The Music Business Association said, as reported by NY Post, causing fans to support her more amidst the taylor Swift feud controversy. "Especially with big albums from superstars like Rihanna, Sia, Elton John, David Bowie and Panic! at the Disco expected soon."