Recalling Kanye West's History With Country Music
Yeah, yeah. I know. ... Irate readers have complained that CMT.com has written far too much about the Taylor Swift/Kanye West incident at the MTV Video Music Awards. But when CMT Insider put together a brief video history of West's past slams and slights against country music -- Gretchen Wilson and Vince Gill, in particular -- it was hard to resist sharing it. So if you're truly sick of all the Taylor/Kanye coverage, don't even think about watching this video. It will just make you angry at Kanye -- or us. So just ignore it. Otherwise, here you go ...
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Bullride says:
Way to twist it cmt. West never expressed his frustration of Taylor’s female video of the year win. West expressed that in his opinion Beyonce had the best video of the year. Was it rude on how and where he expressed his opinion about Beyonce’s video? Yes, but that’s it. If what you say is true, he would have had to say something directly to Taylor that she did not deserve to win that award. He never said that. I’m not defending his actions in any way, but your report is misleading, and quite frankly wrong.
beentheredonethat says:
What if this turns out to be a publicity stunt. Will there be back-lash then. Taylor gets away with everything else she has done. I guess this will be accepted too.
kayko says:
beentheredonethat, do you honestly beleive that Kayne West would let himself be slammed by every news outlet, numerous artists for a week - for a publicity stunt. I swear some of the things people come up with. Kayne has already excepted responsibility for what he did.
Bullride , what do you call jumping on the stage, grabing the mic out of Taylors hand during her acceptance speech, and proclaiming that Beyonce had the best video, and taking her time to finish what she was trying to say. Please!!! How do you figure thats not telling Taylor directly that he didn’t think she deserved that award?
whadyasay says:
I can’t believe these two comments. Are you two even country music fans??
Bullride- The point is Kanye did what he did because he doesn’t respect country music enough to believe that a country video could beat anything of Beyonce’s. This is evidence of a pattern of this behavior. Why are you taking up for him?
been there done that-Taylor gets away with everything she has done?? What rag are you reading?? I’ve never heard of any Taylor stunts. I’d like to know where you get your info. You can’t just be happy she won the award?? You have to bash her over something Kanye did?
You two are really looking for something to gripe about.
cool mom says:
No matter what your music preference interrupting any artists acceptance speech is nothing but RUDE!
Kristy says:
It’s BS that you coud even say it might be a stunt! Did you see the hurt on that childs face??????? Kanye has been doing this long before Taylor hit the music scene at least since 2004 that I know of!!!!!
Robin Palmer says:
Kanye’s a jerk - period! I don’t care if he did it because he doesn’t respect country music or he just think he knows everything. Either way, he’s a jerk.
drdjwu says:
I guess Bullride and Beethereblahblah either didn’t read the warning or else they just can’t get enough Taylor-Kanje news.
Bullride says:
I stand corrected. West actually said “yo Taylor, I’m really happy for you. I’m going to let you finish, but Beyonce had one of the best videos of all time. One of the best videos of all time”. So not only did he not express his frustration with Taylor winning, he actually said he was happy for her. So the CMT Insider report is even more misleading than initially described by me. Like it or not, that’s what he said. I would say this little incident may very well give her a clean sweep at this years CMA awards.
Charlotte says:
I do agree that Kanye is a very rude and disrespectable person.I am not a Taylor fan,but when I saw on the morning news what had happened I felt so bad for Taylor.I did not watch the mtv awards(not my type of music).I do not care if you are a fan of an srtist,no-one deserves to have their acceptance speech interuped by a rude person.Kanye needs to be banned from every type of awards show.I do not care for mtv music but I do believe everyone has a right to their few minutes to voice their acceptance.I also believe that we all need to move on to other music news and leave this news in the past.Of all the music that is out there for us to hear and watch videos we surely have plenty to talk about.So lets move on.
mary says:
YEA I REALLY BELIEVE KANYE IS RACIST ALL MUSIC NEEDS TO BOYCOTT HIM
TM says:
Kanye is not specifically anti-country music. He just thinks he is the only person who can identify what is good music and what is bad music. And he is kind of a baby about it, too.
CarbonWill says:
I just want to remind you guys that CMT is owned by MTV, and to both West and Swift that pride comes before a fall.
Always Right says:
Publicity stunt concocted by all three.
Amanda says:
AlwaysRight? Yeah, no. She was crying like nuts after she went backstage. That is complete bull of you to even suggest it. Not to mention, no matter how badly you need publicity, making a 19yr old cry and half the world hate me probably isn’t the best way to go about it. Plus his ridiculous previously displayed actions don’t say enough about it? He was flippin drinking right before and after. Hmm…and people never say anything stupid while drinking, do they? Not to mention all the backlash that would ensue if she WAS in on it beforehand.
faith says:
kanye shouldn’t have done that to Taylor with her being so young and stuff i mean yeah i don’t hate him for doing it but he shouldn’t have because it was disrespectful and mean.i just can’t beleive he would do that to Taylor i mean what the world was he thinking.he totally embarrsed her in front of every body.what if somebody done that to him.how would he feel.he needs to appoligize
kandiekiss says:
I have talked to a lot of people who watched the Awards show,and ALL of them say that they were once fans of Kanye’s. He’s made such an ass out of himself so many times that this is just one more up on the board for him. Then to see him on Jay Leno’s show, OMG… The freaking tears. Give me a break dude. You need to just like to away for a while, long while if you ever come back, I don’t think it would be to soon. What you did to Taylor, even if it was anybody else, was just plain ignorant! Nothing but.. Beyonce was such a sweethear to let Taylor give her speech. I don’t know who you think you are but you’re not! And nobody in any kind of music owes you a damn thing dude. You need to get that through your head, NOBODY owes you anything. And that’s that! congratulations Taylor. Oh yeah and after watching the video above, well that just makes me despise you even more Kanye. Sorry dude you brought it all on your self with your big mouth. YOU DO NEED TO BE BANNED FROM ALL AWARD SHOWS…
Chris says:
All in all, Kayne “Jackass” West has no manners and I do hope he falls face down with his actions. He has no talent what so ever and people that listen to Rap garbage that dis-respect women and talk about drugs and killing people should be wiped off the earth anyway. Rap is not music…COUNTRY and Rock is!!!!
jj says:
Why the hell was she crying? Thats ridiculous.
gunslinger says:
who are these jackholes sticking up for kanya I say Trace Adkins or Toby Keith Go up and inrupt the BET awards.
c.c. says:
yeah i think if kanye had that done to him the crap would have hit the fan he would not let some one take his mike and make an anouncement while he was makeing his, this guy was just plain wrong!!!! this was her big moment for her, and he blew it for her of course she was upset and crying if it was me i would have grab my damn mike back and finish up saying what i had to say then told him its all yours and handed him the mike back stay cool kanye man get some manners
gunslinger says:
If she wasnt in such shock she should have called him a gay fish like they did in south park that would have been great
OldGoat34 says:
What does it matter neither of thes are worth Talking about in country music.in the first place Taylor desernves moom men for her Pop music.and west is a Jackass (Credit Barack Obama)
gunslinger says:
Iam not the biggest Taylor Swift fan but she is still considered country and thats the only reason he did it besides that he thought she was an easy target and thats messed up
Texan says:
The one thing people are missing here is the fact that West is a racist thug,he has proven that on more than one occasion.I’m not a Swift fan but what he did is more than just rude.I would like to see him grab the mic from Rich,Keith,Adkins or McGraw he would get his ass kicked.If West ended up like tupac or biggie smalls it would not be a great loss to humanity.Beyonce showed a lot of class by giving her time to Swift.Enough about this punk there are more important things to worry about in this country.
gunslinger says:
Good call I completely agree
Enough says:
Enough! Please CMT…stop it! This story has been beat to death. We get it. I didn’t come to your site for 3 days hoping that you would stop putting this story on your home page but no…it is still there. I’ll come back again next week and see if you have any real country news!
cindy says:
laughs…I second that motion, Enough..
Beak says:
I didn’t see anything thing that said Taylor was crying. She was too busy preparing for her set of running in the subway and the streets of New York. Bottom line is Kayne was wrong in what he done. I do honesty believe he is a racist.I think he needs banned from future awards shows.Now I agree with cindy, I hope we can get back to the country music genre and away from Kayne boohoo big mouth no talent West.
countrymusic….abetterplace says:
It is absolutely repulsive what he did and there have been lots of rumors that it is all a stunt, (which really would give both of them a boostz) any publicity is good publicity, he has done worse and come back from it.
I do like how 50 Cent said in a interview if he was at the show he would of went and grab the mike from him and punched him out and let Taylor finish :)
But I do have one thought on this whole claim that Beyonce should have won Female Video, how do you win the biggest award Video of the Year and not beat out the other females, shouldn’t that mean TS’s video should have been in the race for the big one and in turned she would have beat Beyonce again, or Beyonce should have really won the FVOTY, just a thought
Hankidan says:
Obama got it right, this guy is a jackass. I would pay money to see him try and take the mike from Toby… it would really make my day.
Sweetpea-Honeybun says:
YEAH, TAKE THE MIC FROM TOBY KEITH OR TIM McGRAW((WE HEARD HIS OPINION AND WHAT HE WAS GONN DO TO KANYE!!)), U J-A PUNK AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS!! CRYSTAL
dallas says:
I would love to see Kayne West try to take the mic away from Trace Adkins
Boy I would pay momey to see Kayne West get his ass kick
Denise says:
It is sad that Beyonce did not get all of this coverage for doing the “right” thing. I think she did not get the respect and gratitude that she deserved.
chamoru says:
who does he think he is, he thinks he’s mr big, more like mr DA, i hope you who bought his music now know what a SFDA he really is, love ur music taylor, don’t worry, what comes around goes around
Michelle R says:
I really hope we get back to normal blogs soon. I completely disagree with what Kanye did, he was a jerk. what he did was completely wrong, and even though I’m not a swift fan, I still felt bad for her. no one deserves to have their big moment ruined the way Kanye ruined hers. But I think its about time we put this story to rest. Taylor has even said in interviews that she is tired of talking about it. and I agree, its time to move on.
Yogi Bear says:
This crackhead shouldn’t have been allowed into building. He’s such a Loser!
Lori says:
He has to do something to keep his name out there.. Since he has no talent he has to make a scene and interupt someone elses moment. I would also love to see Kanye try to take the mic from Toby or how about Hank Jr.. lol
I dont think we’ll see that soon though. Hes to big of a coward. He goes after little girls..
T-zizzle is not so thugy after all more dumb blonde thugness says:
Hehe it was funny seeing that. And you didn’t have to point all kanya don’t like country muisc we knew that. But i like how you turned it into taylor and kanya.
It may not have been a publicity stunt at frist but cmt is turning it into one for taylor.
Illinois countrygirl says:
LETS MOVE ON PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
kayko says:
Actually Kanya West’s big mouth is the reason this has gotten so much attention, not CMT. After all this I would advise him to keep his mouth shut.
rodney says:
i would love to hear kanye say something about king george that would be intresting cause for one you say something bad about george strait and the country music world will never forgive you and plus jamie fox and the rock are really good friends with him as well i dont think that would sit to well with them either lol i hear about toby kieth and trace adkins that they would whoop him but i dont think they would there classier than that and i just think that it would be alot worse if he said something about country royalty like george r johnny cash or somebody.but i am sick of hearing about it already though.
jacqline says:
Honestly it’s time to move on. You are beating a dead horse.
Syds says:
I love Taylor Swift whole-heartedly but I’m so over this conversation already. And apparently so is she considering she stopped talking about it to a radio host and walked away from the phone.
Shirley Mason says:
Taylor is known for TAKING OVER THE STAGE WHEN OTHER PERFORMERS ON ON IT TO PULL A PRANK. She deserved what she got if you ask me.
heezaflier says:
It is quite obvious that Mr. West is not a person of substance and lacks the social skills to congratulate his competitors and work on himself and his music, vs. downing those he feels are not worthy. Remember Sinead O’Connor and her innapropriate comments? She went away like a bad cold. I choose to do my part to keep Kanye from ever reaching an awards stage again - I’ll not buy any of his material.
Rache says:
My opinion on this is that what does kanye have against country music. If he really thought that Beyonce shoulde’ve won then he should’ve voted for her. It’s not Taylors’ fault she won the award and Beyonce didn’t. Kanye should have some respect for Taylor. Afterall, her music is great. Taylor deserved that award from what I think. If he was going to cause a scene on t.v. then he should’ve at least let her shine and just tell her after the awards. Thats imberassing for him to do that because it makes him look bad not her. She was surprised that she won. So I think what Knaye did was uncalled for.
jenny says:
I think what kanya done to taylor was wrong.she did not deserve what happened to her. All of the awards that taylor has recieved were well deserved. She works hard for what she does. Kanya in my opinion was just jealous because the person he wanted to win didnt. I believe that he should have to make a public apology,and never be allowed on award shows again.
kountry girl says:
hey Bullride, your on the wrong website. This is CMT not BET!!!
russell981 says:
Taylor is a very talented person! She has been put down before she even started her career. It’s interesting that she looks up to Shania. Shania was criticized for using her beauty and skills to achieve what she wanted too. I hope both keep entertaining us for many years to come. Thank you CMT for keeping us current with the stories.
Allie says:
gunslinger, i’d love to see toby keith or trace adkins do that. tm, i completely agree w/ u about kanye west.
Jeff says:
Can anyone tell me when are we going to stop hearing about this crap.From when it happen until now this is all you hear about enough is enough move on.
Margaret says:
Ill just say no comment on kanyewest.Everyone please vote for kelliepickler and taylorswift and mirandalmbert on cmt powerpicks and for the cmt and gactop20 and for everything.Take care you all.Have a great day all!
mahalia says:
Even Taylor wants everyone to move on.
Five days after the madness went down at the VMAs, people are still talking about Kanyegate … except for Taylor Swift. The country-pop star was making the rounds today doing radio interviews when she encountered a persistent inquisitor on the MJ Morning Show out of Tampa Bay. After three attempts to shut that line of questioning down, Swift grew testy and walked away from the phone. Hear the complete exchange, which starts off cordial enough:
http://www.popeater.com/2009/09/18/radio-host-pushes-taylor-swifts-buttons
Shirley Mason says:
Fearless, Taylor is not even on the same PLANET musically as Beyonce is. Fans voted this, and it was just a video and had nothing to do with real talent. Beyonce is a powerhouse talent, Taylor is like a kid in chorus.
Team Taylor says:
Shirley Mason, you said yourself Taylor pull PRANKS on other artists. She doesn’t embarrass or disrespect them in front of the whole nation and she also doesn’t do it when they are giving their speech for an award they won. Beyonce has been in this industry way longer than Taylor but I can bet that Taylor will also be here for a while. The award was fan-voted which means the fans liked her video more than Beyonce’s. Had Taylor’s video been nominated for video of the year she might’ve won it too. Bottom line is that Taylor won the award fairly and deserved it for that fact alone. The award was not based on the artist or singing quality but on the video. Taylor’s video is more interesting than Beyonce’s for alot of fans because all Beyonce did was dance in front of a white screen, where as Taylor had an actual storyline.
Damo says:
I’m not behind Kanye at all on this. I also believe that Taylor’s video really had a great concept. I also listen to country music. My only problem is when ppl say that Kanye doesn’t like country music. I don’t think ppl even know who Kanye West is, there are some ppl labeling him a thug. He’s far from that, Tupac was a thug, Kanye is a nerd who grew up listening to more than just rap music. Trust me on this, that’s why he works with Jon Brion, Coldplay, John Mayer, Spike Jonze, and ppl of that nature. He did something wrong but lets not knock his musical integrity, that’s all he’s got at the end of the day. If you don’t like at least one song from Kanye, your musical opinion pretty much lacks all creditibility to me. I also agree with team Taylor, Swift’s video did have a concept. I think it was the cinematography that got Beyonce the moon man.
ashley says:
U guys repulse me! Well, some of u at least. Kanye is not a racist. He is actually a fan of all genres. He said himself that when at home he listens to radiohead, and other none rap artist. Get it right. Saying u hate kanye is ok cause that’s your right. But, hate is a really strong emotion to have against someone u never even met. I hate to say it but many of u seem like racist, stereotypes. “Thug,crackhead?”I was always told that if I don’t like someone, spend more time getting to know them. Open your mind a little bit. I did it with many rock and roll and country music artist, now I am versitle. I like all music and many artist. Kanye is a cool compasionate dude, trust. But, anyhow I am still a fan. And…I like Taylor too:) and I am a black girl. So what?
Maddie says:
The Kanye hatred is now becoming ridiculous. Yes he was a douche for what he did to Taylor but get over it. Get a life. Taylor doesn’t give a damn about you people insulting Kanye anyway. People have done much worse to others and they have not received this amount of hate. Everyone makes mistakes. Taylor has forgiven Kanye. Move on!
Damo says:
Kanye West has 12 grammys. I guess that means his music DOES suck, huh?
kayko says:
The purpose for the video in this blog was to show how disrespectful Kayne West has been to not only Taylor, but also Gretchen Wilson and Vince Gill. He has made a hadit of disrupting several award show’s. I wonder how forget and forgive some of the posters who are saying “get over it” would be if it was one of their favorites.
Damo says:
kayko. did kanye ruin any of these artist careers? no.
kayko says:
Damo, does that give him the right to be disrespectful to others?
james says:
i think he should be done like the dixie chicks don’t hear their smart mouth no more
Damo says:
no. but you brought up the fact that if this artist was a favorite of someone’s then that person should’ like, never forgive kanye. why not, it’s music. thing like that are supposed to happen now and then. ppl eat bats, overdose, have major blow ups on stage, it’s happens. the life of a music artist sucks, some ppl can’t handle it. I’m quite sure these artist are over it by now. Gretchen Wilson is somewhere making music, she’s not crying about kanye, so why should a fan ( a person that doesn’t know gretchen or kanye) thats all I’m saying.
ErikW says:
Kanye West has no class.
I’m hoping he killed his own career.
Damo says:
Billy Joel “The Entertainer,” great song. Sometimes as fans we can be the worst people in the world.
kayko says:
Demo, the problem is it will ruin his career if Kanye continues to act the way he has. I don’t think people are upset only because of what he did to Taylor, but because he has done it so many times. I think people are getting fed up with his behavior.
Damo says:
i agree with you on that one kayko
mustang mom says:
One comment said people were saying Kanye didn’t like country music. He made that VERY plain when Gretchen Wilson won an AMA award and had to apologize to her, then when he beat out Vince Gill he made selfish comments and wasn’t polite to him. I loved Vince’s comeback when he won another award after Kanye and was presented by a former Beatle. “Have you had that happen yet Kanye?” Kanye deserved that! He even said when Gretchen won’ “We need to keep that BS outta here!” I’d say that was against country music! He is a rude, ugly person who doesn’t deserve any accolades no matter what “talent” he is supposed to have! Everyone else is right, I would pay to see someone from country interrupt him on stage. We would NEVER hear the end. It would begin another racial issue that would not go away either. Taylor was SO mature for her young years in how she handled it. SHE was the professional!!! And hats off to Beyonce!
Damo says:
mustang mom. BS couldn’t mean- the politics of the recording industy. It absolutely had to mean country music. Huh?
mustang mom says:
That is absolutely right! If he intended it to be anything else, he would have said so and he didn’t. Also, he would have said he didn’t have anything to apologize for since he meant something else but Gretchen said he did apologize to her, so it’s pretty self-explanatory. He has resented country on many different occasions. But that is not as important as his rudeness. It is his choice in what kind of music he likes, but he does NOT have a choice in setting an example of rudeness to his fans and others. He along with other celebrities and politicians who have chosen these rude outbursts lately,
are unfortunately setting bad examples for our kids because they are in the limelight. If adults can be disrespectful how can we expect our kids to choose respect and responsiblity? That is part of our problem with kids and their authority figures today. There is NO excuse for any of it, no matter what the subject is, sports, music, politics, etc. I hope we continue to talk
about these issues as long as it takes so that attitudes might change.
Brad says:
This is a big, interesting story. If people want to talk about it, let them talk about it. No need to get all nasty.
T J says:
Kanye is in need of help - Beyonce is total class - Taylor was Spectacular even after the disturbing incident!
katheryn says:
I think the only reason Kanye interrupted Taylor was to see himself on stage. He knew he wouldn’t be up there accepting an award so he had to go up there for some reason. He is very rude. I do think this story needs to be over with. It has been drug on for too long. Beyonce should have been the one getting all the publicity for the classy thing she did, but you don’t see that happening now do you?
Charlotte says:
This story needs to go away.I am so sorry that this happened to Taylor and I am not even a Taylor fan.But I do not condone what happened.But it happened and their has been a ton of backlash on this subject.It is time to move on to other music news,esspecially country.Their are plenty of country music artist out there that are singing and touring and putting out new cds and doing great things for others.So tell me why are we still talking about the Taylor/Kanye incident.We so need to remember that cmt is suppose to be about country music and country music singers and country music fans.But here lately sad to say cmt is about anything but country.Please move on!!
T J says:
Congratulations Taylor on being the only artist in Country Music to bring home a VMA !
More congrats for landing in the Guinness Book of World Records for the second straight year!
Kanye, I’ll let you finish but, I hope McGraw gives you that a$$-whooping himself!
cheesynaps says:
kanye’s music is genious. period. his lyrics are amazing. his beats have been used or sampled by nearly every major artist in hip hop today and he has played a hand in the production of nearly every major record in that genre that’s been produced in the last five years. that being said, he was COMPLETELY out of line with what he did and has been in all of the so called stunts that he has pulled. but to say that because of his character flaws, he should be blacklisted from music and no person should ever listen to things he plays a hand in is way to harsh and it would cripple the music industry because of the significant role that hip hop, rap, and kanye play in it. a good analogy would be to say that simply because Fox News thinks that all racism is a huge joke, that no one should ever watch their programs.
Ashley says:
I am a HUGE fan of Taylor’s and have been since the beginnig her career.I think her work and talent are AMAZING and she deserved that award.The whole country has been buzzing about this since the second it happend and every one has there opion.Before this happend i had no clue who Kanye West was.I was in shock when it happend wonder if it was fake or real.It’s desreceptful for anyone to interupt someone while they are given a speech especially to the public.With me being a huge Taylor fan that i am i was heartbroken for Taylor and so angry at that Kanye West dude.Still am!!!! But i’ve recently learn that this was NOT the first time he did this to a country music artist.I just watched what he said about Gretchen and after looking at this clip and hearing after Michael Jackson died Kayne wants to take on the tile “KING OF POP” and he even ask MJ’s family if he coul.dthey haven’t responded but this shows me that all this little punk wants his spotlight and he’s going to “TRY” to do whatever it takes to get that success.But little does he kow he’s already messed up his reputation and the world is angry at him and people said within seconds they were never ever going to buy another album so there’s goes his fame outside the window…he better be finding himself a job.His music career is O-V-E-R!!!!
Branum Barrett says:
I am giving u a shout out Taylor Swift my personal opinon I think u need the right thing I love your Country music cuz u r my bigest fan Taylor I don’t care bout what crazy people they think or said anything bout u. You r the best country singer I every heard of.
God Bless
Branum
somebody says:
now i’m starting to respect Kanye even more. ALL of this commentary on any site is coming from Taylor being a white girl and him being black. how can some of you say he’s a racist? have you seen Beyonce’s video in question?! if he did that to Beyonce that night, it would be no big deal. double-standard, people. rednecks!
Link Starbureiy says:
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FourtyFord Man says:
To Mustang Mom. I share your comments. You are right on and I think I love you!
mjayhill says:
My barroom philosophy has always been, “Go ahead and put your boots on my stage. If nothing bad happens to you then you’ll know you did the right thing.”
You’d think some big awards show could actually prevent such onstage altercations. Yet, here we are. All full of hyperbole and hypotheticals about some “drunk” who should have been bounced before he ever made it to the stage. That’s the part I’m still scratching my head over.
Team Taylor says:
The fact of the matter is that Kanye said Taylor’s video was less deserving than Beyonce. He said that to a 19 yr old girl who is probably one of the sweetest people in the industry. Also Taylor was the first country artist to win. How do we know he wasn’t saying that because Taylor is a country artist there was no way she could have beaten Beyonce who is an R&B artist. One genre is less popular that the other genre when it comes to mainstream music. Does that sound right to you? Lets say he didn’t do it Taylor, all the other nominees beside Beyonce were in pop genre which is quite popular as well. So would he have done that to whoever won had it not been Beyonce? I guess we will never know, I do know that no matter who it was done to it was disrespectful. Not just to Taylor but to everyone who worked on Taylor’s video, her family, and all of her fans.
Kanye is a musical genius, but just because he has a talent does that mean his disrespect should go unpunished? What does that say to all the kids and teenagers who look up to him or listen to his music? Something should be done. Either he is banned from award shows or he takes some serious time off and goes away for a while so that this could blow over.
With that being said. I want to respect Taylor’s wishes by letting this go already. She wants to put it behind her and I say kudos to her. Even if not everyone here likes Taylor as an artist (personally I do), I think we should all be proud of her win as a country artist and the way she handled herself again as a country artist. She is representing country music in an excellent way, especially at the VMAs.
Tanner(: says:
I am so confused about this, i always thought kanye west was a great person….but i think i’ve changed my mind.
T-zizzle is not so thugy after all more dumb blonde thugness says:
Hmmm can you change the name of CMT from Country Music Television
To Can’t Miss Taylor
T-StillLoveKANYE-T says:
What is wrong with everyone?
First, let’s begin by saying that his name is Kanye,not Kanya…and why do I get the feeling that some of these comments are coming from people who aren’t too fond of the Black community.
What Kanye did was wrong. He could have gone about it in a different way but, unfortunately, that’s the way he chose to do it. Kanye is, and has always been, an outspoken musical genius. He is FAR from a thug. (Maybe more educated then many of you who claimed he’s a crackhead/thug.-Making comments like that automatically throw you in the IGNORANT column.) And when does a person expressing their opinion conclude them as a racist? Why can’t it just be that he felt strongly that his friend and a person he admires should have won the award. Why is it so hard for some of you to just accept that he thought Beyonce’s video was better and more deserving then Taylor Swifts?
I am sure the person would not have mattered. White/Black, Country/R&B…his opinion and, even though he could have expressed it differenty, it is his opinion and he is entitled to it, just like you and I are entitled to ours. (((And before I get backlash for my statements, I’ll let you know, I do listen mainly to R&B/Hip Hop music but I also enjoy a few country songs & artists. I do like Shania & Faith, and Taylor Swift & Miley Cyrus songs have begun creeping into my heads-even though I wouldn’t consider those two country. Melissa Ethridge songs have been sung by me on countless occasions-just to name a few artists)))
Making comments like if the same thing that happened to Biggie & Tupac were to happen to him… were UN-CALLED FOR! Again making this a race thing. A “thug”-as so many of you liked to call it-thing.
Cheesynaps-love the FOX news bit…fox news is crap!
The comment about country artists going to the BET awards and doing that to Kanye made no sense. If you hadn’t noticed…it was the MTV awards which caters to all genre’s, not the CMT awards which is for Country.
And lastly. Its time to put this thing to rest. Everyone has gotten over it but the “fans” who they don’t know & will never meet.
kayko says:
T-StillloveKanye-T, I don’t like the racial overtones of some of the posters myself. I have no problem with Kayne the person or his music, my problem is with his behavior. How many times can Kanye disrespect other artists and get away with it? There is a big difference with speaking your mind and showing disrespect. I honestly think Kayne needs to get help, in my opinon he has an anger management problem. If he continues with these outbursts then I do believe he will ruin his career. The outcry over what happened Sunday night was NOT coming from just the Country community, but the music community in general.
Bull says:
Hi I’m Bull.. Sorry about Bullride but in the last event I kicked and stepped on his head a few times. Did anyone hear Kanye West being asked to take the stage? Did anyone hear someone ask for his opinion? The man disrupted something that was clearly none of his business. A jealous, spoiled, thug! It’s called whining and the man has a history of whining. “He got more ice cream than me” waaaaaaa.. Pathetic!
Vegas Tech says:
Even as the buzz on Twitter, Facebook, and the universe of entertainment news outlets is humming with the discussion of the hip-hop star’s outrageous antics at the MTV Video Music Awards, Kanye West doubled down on his image as an outspoken and no-holds-barred loudmouth yesterday.
During a service being held to remember the life and career Patrick Swayze, West barged his way into the pastor’s pulpit, comandered the mic and launched into a tyrade on the ’80s star’s death and funeral.
After seizing the platform from the startled reverend West said, “I’m happy for your Patrick and I’ll let them finish your service in a minute but I just wanted to say that Michael had one of the best funerals ever!”
4Bull says:
Bullride is right.. The uncalled for and disrespectful outburst by West was his opinion of Beyonce’s video and not the disappoval of Taylor’s video. He said he was happy for her. As for everyone else complaining about the Kanye, Taylor story, this is the hot topic, and if you don’t like it there are plenty of MUSIC blogs here that hardly anyone ever replies to! Did you also know that Kanye West has an artists page here at CMT? With his bio, his videos, his songs, tour dates, etc. The two faces of CMT are starting to show. If CMT is so offended by what Kanye did, and his disrespect for country music, why are they still promoting his life and music by featuring his artist page? And as “country” fans, why are you allowing it? Where’s the outrage about that?
beentheredonethat says:
Taylor fans should be thrilled with Kanye West. If nothing had happened, if anyone even remembered that Taylor was on the show, it would have been to ask why she was on the mtv awards to begin with. Now she has all this publicity. Her label is either loving it, or hoping desperately that noone finds out she was in on it. These are the kind of things the mtv awards are known for. Just sayin.
Sherry says:
To be honest this has made me sick of all things West and Swift. Yes, he is a total jerk, but I have had ENOUGH ALREADY!!! I don’t care if I ever hear of either one of them again.
Shirley Mason says:
Kanye was right. Beyonce deserved that award. She got best OVERALL video but not best FEMALE? That doesn’t make sense. Taylor fans are kids who voted over and over. Taylor doesn’t even belong in this genre and got what she deserved by trying to be a goody two shoes in a gangsta world.
stupid like me : ) says:
i cant believe someone would ever do that. that is just so down right disrespectful and hateful. i wonder if he has had that happen to him and if he hasnt maybe somebody needs to show him what its like. besides taylor did not do anything to him why take it out on her. UGH!! RUDE!! I WILL GET HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TAYLOR IS MY CHICK!! NOBODY MESSES WITH HER!
Team Taylor says:
Shirley Mason - Too bad because Taylor is in the country genre whether you or anyone else likes it or not. And just because her fans are kids (which not all of her fans are tweens) and relentlessly voted for her does not mean she deserves it any less. In fact it shows how loyal her fans are over Beyonce’s. I’m pretty sure if Taylor would have been nominated in the Video of the Year category she would have been competition for Beyonce. Beyonce did have an amazing video but bottom line is that it was a fan-voted award and Taylor won. Its that simple. It was not Kanye’s decision so he had absolutely no right to disrespect her by taking her moment away.
Beak says:
I too am sick of the Kayne West & Taylor Swift story. I don’t like the jerk one bit. Taylor has forgiven him (why I don’t know)so I think it’s time to let this whole thing go. It just gives him the attention he craves.
shell says:
Kanye is a jerk taylor won because of the fans voted for her also Beyonce is a very nice person for letting Taylor come back to the stage Boy I sure hope Taylor wins entertainer of the year on cma this year i know i will be voting for her. He was so disrespectful and very rude how would he like it if someone done that to him.
jjh says:
No doubt about it Kanye was way out of line and I loved Vince’s comeback on him during the grammys when he dissed all the nominees in best album category except himself and Amy Winehouse. Enough is enough however. He did seem genuine on Leno show and also Taylor accepted his apology. The VMA should have been talked about for the Michael Jackson tribute but Kanye took that away as well. Congrats to Taylor for winning the VMA as a pop star.
T-zizzle is not so thugy after all more dumb blonde thugness says:
T-StillLoveKANYE-T = WAAAAAAAAA MOM WAAAAAAAA
Shirley Mason says:
shell, you won’t be voting for Taylor for Entertainer of the Year. It’s not fan voted. She won’t win, considering the guys she’s up against. She was only nominated because of her tour, but one of the guys will win. She’s too young and inexperienced, and doesn’t really know how to entertain yet.
Kelli says:
wow, how can some people stand up for what kanye did? I had no respect for him from the start and really dont care for him at all. What he did was rediculous, it doesn’t matter what he said/did, you dont go up there and interrupt someone when they won an award! Taylor certainly worked hard for that award and it shows it!! Keep doing what ur doing Taylor, I’ll always be a fan! :)
Kelli says:
Shirley, Taylor WILL won entertanier of the year! Taylor’s amazing for what age she is!
wildchild says:
Kayne made himself out to be nothing, but a disrespectful thug… which in turn speaks very low of his character. For those people who don’t like rap in the first place, Kayne has given them another reason to dislike it. He is an egomaniac. I used to be a Kayne fan, but now I have no desire to listen to a sore loser, i hope others feel that way, and it shows in his sales.
Shirley Mason says:
Kelli, Nashville insiders say she’s fifth of the five. The favorite is Keith, then Brad, then Kenny, then George, then Taylor. This is coming from the people who will be doing the voting. Sorry.
jennak69 says:
THERE IS A TIME AND A PLACE FOR EVERYTHING, KANYE WAS EXTREMELY RUDE AND ACTED CHILDISH. TAYLOR WAS DEFFINATELY THE BETTER PERSON. SHE IS VERY INVOLVED IN EVERYTHING. KANYE TOOK SOMETHING AWAY FROM HER THAT SHE WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO GET BACK. THANKS TO BEYONCE SHE ATLEAST GOT TO SAY HER THANKS. I HAVE NO RESPECT FOR KAYNE.
ad says:
I’ve heard rumors from people who know people in the Nashville music industry that the only reason Taylor has a record deal is because her parents bought it for her. Apparently they are very rich even before her fame. Just though it was a interesting tidbit I heard. Wonder if it is true?
ad says:
Oh yeah, I actually like taylor but I thought this was very intersting when I heard it and wondered what others would think.
wildchild says:
wether they bought it for her or not, she’s made it work and look at her now! She’s attracted a lot of new fans and younger fans to country music! She has definitely become a role model to many girls which i think is so important to country music (or any music at all)
eduardo i m says:
stop cmt I love taylor swift, I love your music and I love country music but do not believe this is going too far¡
Debra & Eddie says:
I think Kayne needs to take an anger management course and if he can’t get his act together he needs to get out of showbiz.
T-zizzle is not so thugy after all more dumb blonde thugness says:
Dedra & Eddie anger management only makes it worst i never chased anyone with a knife until i toke about 3 course of that c*ap.
He needs to find the cause of his moronness and start there it is not about anger in his case just being a moron.
sticky says:
taylor needs to go up on stage if kanye ever wins an award anytime soon… just do it back to him and make a joke out of it so it’s all over with..
PeoplePlanter says:
I like Kanyes music, but he truly makes it hard to be a fan of his. This is the third or fourth time I’ve caught myself asking ‘is Kanye West border-line retarded?’
Keith says:
Okay, Vince Gill, you outweigh Kanye by 40 pounds and are 4-5 inches taller than him, whay would you even suggest that you are scared of him. Be a man. Never let another man know that you are intimidated by him, even if you are.
Keith says:
Wildchild, Kanye is a jerk, not a thug. His mother was a college professor and his estranged father is a musician. Pretty much a middle class background. Why when you look at his actions do you see thug?
Awesome_Amanda says:
I completely agree with BullRider. No Kanye shouldnt have done that to taylor but that doesnt give anyone the right to make the story worse than what it acctually was. I almost sapport Kanye for expressing his oppinon, he should have found a better place and time to do that though. It is his right to speack his mind. I appologize for anyone i have affended. Taylor swift is an amazing artist and i sapport her award! So back off on bullrider, he also has the right to express his thoughts as well. thank you.
Andrea says:
The VMAs are all over the news in every newspaper on every channel. It wouldn’t surprise me if this was a publicity stand.
Maybe not planned and known by Taylor. But the VMAs and Kanye have a lot of media coverage.
rich boy nix says:
I think it was every RUDE!!!! for kanye to do such a think to taylor. I think he needs to ask for forgiveness.
kevin says:
this story is jus to get ppls attention and i like my country music but im not so good with rap and stuff so i jus dont know about this
chevychick125 says:
psh it was rude and i just dont like kanye and this made me not like him even more idc if he was to get up there and say oh taylor u deserve this u really do but beyonce blah blah blah it just rude to inturrupt someones acceptence speech.
Robin says:
What an idiot. He can’t keep blowing up and then saying he is sorry. When is he goning to grow up. He us still an idiot
Rebelgurlz says:
taylor is the awesomest country singer on the chart, i think she is great and she deserves to win, kanye was just jealous that us country folks dont like rap. Taylor, you the coolest girl. and always will be.
Heidi says:
Don’t anyone 4get he was in a bad accident a few years back and I think he has TBI (tramatic brain injury) which would leave him to prone to his outburts. He is sick and can’t help it. Still wrong either way. Poor TS and country having to deal w/ that.
kady says:
what the heck i hate kanye west
Me says:
Way to hang on to a topic CMT! Nothing else to right about. Reminds me of every incident that happens at award shows. People talk about it for a year or more. Lately TS is the one topic they hang on to. ( Awesomest?!!?)
kat says:
I MYSELF AM SICK OF HEARING ABOUT TAYLOR SWIFT AND KAYNE WEST SO PLEASE STOP TALKING ABOUT IT ALREADY..
Brad says:
LOL. If you folks are sick of talking about it, DON’T TALK ABOUT IT. Is someone pointing a gun at your head to talk about it? Some people find it interesting so don’t try to stop them.
Brad says:
Hey Ad, you have any hard proof besides hearsay that Taylor’s parents “bought” her a record deal? Didn’t think so.
Brad says:
The very idea is ludicrous, considering Swift’s considerable talent and charisma.
Shirley Mason says:
I do brad.
Ringlord says:
Bullride yes Kanye said he was happy for Taylor, but he did NOT say she deserved the award now did he. Especially since he turned and then pointed to Beyonce and said she had one of the best video’s of all time. See to anyone with eyes and ears that means he did not think Taylor deserved to win because he felt Beyonce was robbed so not only did he disrespect Taylor, but he basically said the other 3 women did not deserve it either and it should have been Beyonce’s award period.
Kanye seemed to have forgotten it was the VMAs which are about the video and NOT the song. Beyonce’s song may have been great, but the video was boring as hell. At least Taylor’s told a story and she played both female parts in the story showing her acting talents.
Ringlord says:
T-stillloveKanye-T what makes Kanye’s remarks that night look racially motivated is that he mentioned Beyonce’s video over any of the other nominees. Pink and Katey Perry were also nominated and not only were their songs just as good as Beyonce’s, but their videos were better. Nobody, but Kanye can say for sure if he meant it that way, but he seemed to imply he would have tried the same thing if Pink or Katey had won instead of Beyonce. Personally I wish Pink had won and he had done the same thing because I would have loved seeing her kick his butt all over the stage.
Now Taylor has accepted Kanye’s personal apology so I think the whole is a dead issue.
Shirley Mason all you know is someone made a comment about who they THINK will win because if the actual votes for these shows were known before hand ( except for fan voted awards ) then all credibility for the award show in question would be lost. Now considering the history of the award for Entertainer of the Year it is safe to assume one of the guys will win because this always seems to be a “Good Old Boy” voted award and women are not allowed to win or are given a token winner every 10 to 15 years to shut them up.
ad I don’t know where this ridiculous rumor came from, but when they come from a friend who knows someone who knows someone inside ( where ever ) they are always pure BS. Taylor’s parents may have been better off financially than some, but sorry, they were not wealthy enough to buy her a record deal. I am tempted to cry foul on some disgruntled Carrie Underwood fan who seems to think there is some competition between them. It is not that difficult to find out what the financial situation of Taylor’s parents was before her record deal. Look at it this way if her parents were so rich why did she go to public school?
T-StillLoveKANYE-T says:
T-zizzle is not so thugy after all more dumb blonde thugness
Can you explain what this is supposed to mean?!
T-StillLoveKANYE-T = WAAAAAAAAA MOM WAAAAAAAA
Ringlord, maybe that just means he feels strongly that Beyonce had the best video.
Americans always seem to make things into racial issues….I’m sure many men would agree with Kanye West that a video like Beyonce’s was better then Taylor Swifts.
Voluptuosa says:
And people actually believe Kanye was sincere with his apologies? I dont for a second. I dont buy his excuse either about not taking time off after his mom died. If you dont have anything nice to say then keep your mouth closed.
Shirley Mason says:
It was all planned in advance. The only one not in on it was Taylor. Kanye and Beyonce both knew about it. Why do you think he got past security to approach the stage?
BABY GOON says:
STOP TALKING A BOUT IT LET THEM HOLDIE THE OWN PROBLEM PEOPLE ALWAYS BE AND PEOPLE BUSINESS THINK A BOUT YO STUFF YEA KAYNE DID THAT BUT TAYLOR NOT TALKING BOUT IT NO MORE DAMN PEOPLE ALWAYS TALKING TO TALKING BOUT SOMEBODY LET IT GO DAMNIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
BABY GOON says:
STOP TALKING A BOUT IT LET THEM HOLDIE THE OWN PROBLEM. PEOPLE ALWAYS BE AND PEOPLE BUSINESS THINK ABOUT YO SELF.(YEA KAYNE DID THAT BUT TAYLOR NOT TALKING ABOUT IT NO MORE). (DAMN) PEOPLE ALWAYS TALKING BOUT SOMEBODY LET IT GO (DAMN) IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GET SOME BUSINESS ABOUT YO SELF NO DISRESPACT BUT STAY OUT THEY BUSINESS ADDING YO 2 CENT AND SHIT STOP TALKING TWO MUCH PEOPLE MAKE ME MAD ALWAYS TALKING AND GETTING IN OTHERS PEOPLE BUSINESS. CAUSE IF IT WAS U THEN U WOULD NOT WANT PEOPLE AND YO BUSINESS SO ACT LIKE THIS U. (FIRST NAME GET SOME LAST NAME BUSINESS)
Me says:
Beyonce was not in on it how stupid!
SUH says:
Some of the stuff you guys come up is hysterical! Security did not approach the stage because he is a celebrity. If it had been someone they didnt know they would have jumped him. He did get kicked out. Beyonce was cool to Taylor so dont put her down. I like her music better than Taylors!
Tenn says:
Who really knows the reason behind the stunt - was it Taylor’s label who paid Kanye to get Taylors song to #1 on the Hot 100? Was it because Kanye felt since Taylor can’t sing and her vocals have to be fixed he doesn’t feel she’s a true artist ? Taylor is certainly not a country artist as she has remixed all her songs to POP and markets herself as POP internationally so is it really a diss against country? Kanye has done this before and hey look people wasn’t this the MTV awards ? not some country award show? Taylor just gave live interviews to Pop Top 40 stations and recorded interviews to country now is that a diss against country radio? Sooo many questions ????
kayko says:
Some people clearly have to much time on their hands to think up some of these ridiculous conspiracy theories. It would be funny if it wasn’t so pathetic.
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Doc Monroe says:
It was actually fnny to me. I agreed with Kayne. Beyonce did have one of the best videos of all times and won best overall. How she won best overall and yet not best femail just shows that taylors kid fans do nothing but stuff balot boxes, or phone lines, or text lines, or online boxes. her fans are really silly if they think she can sing. my god just listen to her. she’s terrible, and you people act like winning a fan voted video award actally means something. it doesnt’
Bull says:
Doc Monroe you could say the same thing about Beyonce. How do we know there was no ballot stuffing going on there? Since when did age have anything to do with your fan base? Evidently the girl can sing whether you can hear or not. It’s different I will admit but I hear what it is in her singing that is attracting a younger generation to country music from listening to other music my kids play.
I don’t really care for her myself but I’m not going to say she can’t sing because I have different taste.
Chris says:
I would really like him to take the mic from Rodney Atkins or Kevin Fowler…he wouldn’t have a prayer.
Terri says:
It is evident that Kanye is an egotistical jerk starting with his behavior insulting Gretchen Wilson, then backstage saying “he” should have won best new vocalist. Sure Artists think that they are better (but they keep it to themselves). Kanye is just a humulating jackass. I was so glad when Vince Gill stood up to Kanye at that one award show. Then he makes a young girl cry. If she wasn’t a Country performer AssKanye wouldn’t have done that. He acts like he’s “King of the world”!
I wish he would have jumped up and tried to take a Mic out of Toby Keith’s hand! He’d be collecting his teeth & gonads from the floor.
denekawa says:
I saw Brad Paisley live this summer and he and his band put on the best country show I have ever seen!
Dogh says:
Hey Kanye . . I don’t listen to your s*** either !
Nique says:
I cant believe some of these post… the cliché of what country music listeners are perceived to be. If he ended up like biggie and pac it would be no great loss? He’s racist and music should be banned. The BET awards should be interrupted? You are all a mess… pathetic.
goldie says:
this is about taylor not cu or brad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!taylor is awsome she deserved that award so get over it people!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
snl says:
your right goldie this is about the great taylor swift!!! kw is a jerk but taylor is getting over it and she will be fine!!!
Nikki says:
You know I was going to ask folks to please not go to the concert that is being headlined by Jayz and ofcourse Rihanna and Kanye are there as well, well before I could ask folks out of respect for Taylor who wouldn’t hurt a fly or say a mean thing about anyone to not buy the tickets or go, well guess what they couldn’t sell enough tickets in Calgary folks here love Taylor and made it well known, they just announced that they cancelled the show, yes I am happy and its really early in the am here, so its gonna be a really good day I just know it, way to go folks, don’t go to this concert k, if your a fan of country music you shouldn’t go you don’t have to be a huge fan of Taylor even, but really she is a good person and in no way did she deserve such behaviour from another artist, she is too kool to make a big deal of it and wants to forget it some radio idiots try not to let her, but they just come off sounding like the idiots that they are, anyway folks I am just a super happy camper the show is cancelled here and I am hoping the same will happen all across Canada and than we’ll see what happens when they cross back. Have a great day ya’ll!
goldie says:
THE CONCERT WITH LADY GAGA WAS CANCELLED TOO, SHE DID A SMART THING TO GET OUT WHILE SHE COULD!!!!!!
fawaz says:
Keyne west you are a good musician
Cruton231 says:
Why are the Taylor fans upset? Kanye made taylors career
Chianna says:
Okay I’m convinced. Let’s put it to aciotn.
: noleggio plasma says:
Its like you read my mind! You appear to know so much about this, like you wrote the book in it or something. It is quite obvious that Mr. West is not a person of substance and lacks the social skills to congratulate his competitors and work on himself and his music, vs. downing those he feels are not worthy. Remember Sinead O’Connor and her innapropriate comments? She went away like a bad cold. I choose to do my part to keep Kanye from ever reaching an awards stage again - I’ll not buy any of his material. Thanks for sharing.