Todd Rundgren Says Taylor Swift 'Ruined Music'
Variety • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Todd Rundgren criticized Taylor Swift, calling her "the apotheosis of mediocrity" and claiming she "ruined music" during an interview with Vulture.
- Rundgren suggested that the shift toward female artists dominating the music scene is linked to boys spending more on video games in the 1990s, leading the industry to target young female audiences instead.
- He mentioned that if he were to produce an album mocking an artist today, Taylor Swift would be his choice, referencing his past work with Meat Loaf and Bruce Springsteen.
- Rundgren's remarks come shortly after Swift broke two Spotify records with her 2025 album deluxe version, "The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore," and received the inaugural Artist-Director Award at the 2026 MTV VMAs.
