Pet Shop Boys singer Neil Tennantcriticized her music Taylor Swift after the release of her new album, “The Tortured Poets Department.”

Swift’s new record is already the fastest-selling album of 2024 so far. Over 220,000 copies were sold in the first three days of its release, with singles ‘Fortnight’ (featuring Post Malone), ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ and ‘So, Long, London’ expected to top the chart. of the UK singles chart.

However, speaking at Guardian Live’s ‘An Evening with Pet Shop Boys’ event in London on Monday, Tennant said he cannot fully understand Swift’s popularity.

Note that Swift’s music falls short of his expectations for an artist of her level of success, and he claimed her discography can’t stand up to pop stars like Michael Jackson.

“Who is Taylor Swift’s ‘Billie Jean’?” asked. “Shake It Off”? I heard it the other day and it’s not ‘Billie Jean’, is it?’ Tennant said according to the Mirror.

The singer added that he likes Swift’s music because “brings people together”, but “the only thing that’s disappointing is the music, not the lyrics”.

Elsewhere at the event, Tennant also criticized Swift’s practice of drawing inspiration from her love life for her song lyrics.

“To have a successful pop career now, you have to have a series of relationships, which are amazing and then fall apart tragically” commented.