Taylor Swift is being given too much airtime by the BBC, exasperated viewers ... trends now
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Her megastardom has somehow switched to superstellar since her latest release marked her 12th UK number one album in the 21st century alone.
But now the BBC has come under fire for its extensive news coverage of Taylor Swift's new work – with critics branding it a desperate attempt to attract a younger audience.
Over the past week, it has devoted significant airtime to the ubiquitous Ms Swift, 34, and she was even the subject of BBC Radio 4's Thought for the Day on the Today Programme.
Numerous articles have been written about fans' reaction to the apparent leaking of The Tortured Poets Department online, how a London pub was 'overwhelmed' after being named in the title of an album track, and the return of her songs to TikTok after a dispute with the app.
The broadcaster even published an analysis of how the Shake it Off singer fits into the tradition of the poets of Ancient Greece.
Taylor Swift during the first night of the The Eras Tour in Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, February 16, 2024, ahead of the release of her album,
