Taylor Swift has established herself as a prominent figure in the pop music industry, earning numerous accolades. Recently, at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs), Miss Swift was the recipient of nine Moon People, just one award shy of Peter Gabriel’s single-night record. Remarkably, her accomplishments this year alone surpass Kanye West’s entire VMA career.
For those closely following pop culture, the infamous Taylor-Kanye feud at the 2009 VMAs is well known. With Taylor’s recent monumental achievement, netizens have taken to social media platforms, particularly X (formerly known as Twitter), to mock Kanye West for his indecent act in the past, which remains one of the most discussed controversies in the pop scene.
Kanye and Taylor have maintained their distance ever since, even though Taylor was once a fan of the “Power” singer’s work during her childhood. At one point, Kanye infamously stated, “I made that b**ch famous,” referring to his scandalous altercation with Taylor.
Fast forward to the present, Kanye has won a total of seven VMAs, while Taylor has amassed an impressive 23 Awards. This year, Taylor also secured the prestigious Best Music Video Of The Year for her song “Anti-hero,” triumphing over Kanye’s “Kill Bill” and other nominees in the category. With the tables turned, Swifties have mercilessly trolled Kanye West, making claims that it was actually Taylor who made him famous and not the other way around.
In 2009, Kanye West infamously interrupted Taylor Swift during her acceptance speech for Video of the Year, grabbing the mic and proclaiming that Beyonce had one of the best videos of all time. This incident left Taylor seemingly deflated, and she expressed herself through her music. In her album Speak Now, Taylor wrote a song called “Innocent,” which many speculated was a direct dig at Kanye. The lyrics of the song included the lines “It’s okay, life is a tough crowd. 32 and still growing up now,” which coincided with Kanye’s age at the time of the 2009 VMAs.
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