Sheryl Crow at the Environmental Media Association Awards gala on Jan. 27 2024; Taylor Swift performing in the Eras Tour at Santa Clara’s Levi’s Stadium on July 28, 2023.Photo:Gregg DeGuire/Getty Images for Toyota; Jeff Kravitz/TAS23/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management
Gregg DeGuire/Getty Images for Toyota; Jeff Kravitz/TAS23/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management
Sheryl Crowis singing her praises ofTaylor Swift.
“I look at what Taylor Swift has done and think, ‘She’s a powerhouse,'” the “If It Makes You Happy” singer told the outlet.
Taylor Swift and Sheryl Crow at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 8, 2009.Rick Diamond/WireImage
Rick Diamond/WireImage
Crow brought up theMidnightsartist after she admitted that another thing she’s learned is that “you and you alone are responsible for your art.”
Taylor Swift performing on the Eras Tour at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona on March 17, 2023.Kevin Winter/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management
Kevin Winter/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management
Swift, meanwhile, has been commended foropting to release new versions of her discographyfor fans to listen with expanded tracks, since her original records were sold to Braun, 42, for $300 million when he purchased her former label Big Machine in 2019. In doubling down on her pact to re-record her old music, she’s followed through on the plan to great success.
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When the hitmaker dropped1989 (Taylor’s Version)in the fall of last year, sheearned her biggest album debut of her entire career. The project marked her 13th No. 1 onBillboard200 chart and sold over 1.6 million units in the U.S.
The “Karma” singer has since released her own versions ofFearless,Speak Now,Redand1989, meaning she has yet to release updated renditions of her self-titled debut andReputation.
Sheryl Crow at the 2023 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Nov. 3, 2023.Mike Coppola/WireImage
Mike Coppola/WireImage
Crow herself has been outspoken aboutsexism in the music industryover the years. In a November interview with PEOPLE, she explained that her 1996 hit “If It Makes You Happy"was written out of frustrationthat men accused her of not writing her own music when she first broke out.
“There was a lot of speculation, mostly male writers, saying, ‘She didn’t write her own record. There were a bunch of guys in the room,’” she said. “It was a very sexist moment in the history of music.”
Crow continued, “[If It Makes You Happy’] was a message to everybody that had been a part of the first record — while everybody’s making a ton of money off this record, I’m the one that’s having to defend myself. That was basically the impetus for the song.”
On Friday, the rocker will release her 12th studio album,Evolution, via Big Machine.
source: people.com
