Inside Taylor Swift’s ‘vicious campaign’ against Billie Eilish: As feud escalates, insiders say Taylor is ‘jealous’ of younger star’s success and is ‘weaponizing her fans’ to target her ‘latest victim’

Another day, another Taylor Swift feud.

Rumors of behind-the-scenes friction between Swift and Billie Eilish have been swirling for weeks, with eagle-eyed fans highlighting a series of perceived slights between the two megastars.

Now it seems we finally have proof that the “beef” wasn’t just made up.

“Industry insiders are not blind to the fact that Taylor is weaponizing her fans and that Billie appears to be the latest victim in that campaign,” a source close to Eilish, 22, told DailyMail.com exclusively.

“Whenever Taylor is jealous of a colleague’s success, she does everything she can to ensure that her fans start vicious online campaigns to take that person down without ever telling them to stop. All while operating under the guise of America’s sweetheart,” the insider added.

Rumors of behind-the-scenes friction between Swift and Billie Eilish have been swirling for weeks, with eagle-eyed fans highlighting a series of perceived slights between the two megastars.

Now it seems we finally have proof that the “beef” wasn’t just made up. “Industry insiders are not blind to the fact that Taylor is weaponizing her fans and that Billie appears to be the latest victim in that campaign,” a source close to Eilish told DailyMail.com exclusively.

The explosive claims come after Swift, 34, and Eilish both released new albums in recent months, sparking a fierce battle for the top of the charts, with Billie said to be at the center of increasing attacks from Taylor’s fans online.

Swift’s “The Tortured Poets Department” has maintained the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s album rankings since its release on April 19.

However, some critics have suggested that Swift has only partially maintained this, periodically releasing variant and extended editions to keep sales and streaming numbers high.

In total, Swift has now released more than 20 variants TTPD.

Dropping two of these ‘special’ editions on the same day Eilish released her new album ‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’ last month was seen by many as an attempt to trample on the competition.

The move even prompted Eilish’s manager Danny Rukasin to reshare — and later delete — a tweet that accused Swift of “breaking her neck and doing everything she can to prevent other artists from shining.” .

The tweet implied that Swift had similarly timed releases in the past to hinder artists like Katy Perry and SZA.

But it’s not just Swift’s perceived play of the charts that seems to have shocked Eilish.

In March, Eilish took aim at ‘wasteful’ artists who ‘make f***ing 40 different vinyl packs’ […] just to keep you buying more.”

Swift currently has 11 different vinyl albums for sale on her site – and although Eilish insisted she wasn’t ‘singling out anyone’, fans were quick to make the connection, with many Swifties attacking her for the statement.

None of this was helped by further comments Eilish made last month, first labeling songs that were clearly aimed at an individual as “frustrating” (Swift is known for her many break-up and ‘diss’ tracks aimed at her exes, enemies and former friends), and then saying that artists who put on “three-hour shows” – like Swift’s ongoing Eras Tour – were “literally psychotic… no one wants that.”

The explosive claims come after Swift, 34, and Eilish both released new albums in recent months, sparking a fierce battle to top the charts.

Swift released two ‘special’ editions of her album on the same day Eilish released her new record ‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’ last month. It was seen by many as an attempt to trample the competition.

For her part, sources close to Eilish suggest that she does not want public division, and that she is now the victim of unwarranted online attacks by Swift’s fans.

“Billie wants nothing to do with a ‘feud’, she’s not interested in the drama and she hasn’t done anything to provoke it,” the insider said. “At a time when Billie is doing so well, there is no reason for her to get involved in any kind of beef.”

Some have suggested that the pair’s feud actually dates back to January 2022, when Blur frontman Damon Albarn slammed Swift in an LA Times interview, wildly claiming that she “doesn’t write her own songs” and comparing her to Eilish, whom he said he was a ‘really interesting songwriter’.

Albarn later apologized, but not before Swift clapped back, saying his “hot opinion is completely false and SO damaging.”

The feud could have ended there, but in April 2022, Eilish made a surprising move that may have angered Swift when she invited Albarn to join her onstage during her Coachella headliner.

While they were performing, an unidentified man — who some fans claimed was Eilish’s brother, Finneas O’Connell — could be heard on the live stream of the concert: “We’re being sued by Taylor Swift.”

Sure, Swift is known for her long-running feuds and long-held grudges — from Kim Kardashian to Scooter Braun and Karlie Kloss.

“This isn’t the first time Taylor’s fans have been used to take someone down when it appears their success is encroaching on hers,” an Eilish insider said.

“If she really is such a nice girl, as she wants everyone to believe, why doesn’t she speak out and stop her fans from attacking people on her behalf?”

Swift and Kardashian have been feuding for about 15 years, after Swift first got into a fight with Kim’s then-husband Kanye West during their infamous onstage brawl at the 2009 VMA Awards.

Swift clearly hasn’t gone any further – he pointedly added a ‘diss’ track number TTPD with the title ‘thanks, aIMee’ (the capital letters specifically spell ‘Kim’).

Sure, Swift is known for her long-running feuds and long-held grudges — from Kim Kardashian (pictured) to Scooter Braun and Karlie Kloss.

“This isn’t the first time Taylor’s fans have been used to take someone down when it appears their success is encroaching on hers,” an Eilish insider said. (Photo: Swift with Kloss in 2014).

Swift’s 2014 hit ‘Bad Blood’ is widely believed to be about Katy Perry, written after the pair allegedly had an argument over Perry ‘stealing’ Swift’s backup dancers.

Her ongoing battle with Scooter Braun is no secret either. Braun bought Swift’s masters in 2019 in a deal she said she had no control over — even when she was told she herself couldn’t outbid Braun’s bid.

Swift has publicly condemned Braun on several occasions, even using an acceptance speech at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards to slam him as “the definition of toxic male privilege in our industry.”

And then there’s her feud with her former best friend, supermodel Karlie Kloss.

The exact details of why the relationship failed have never been made clear, but Kloss appeared to move out of Swift’s $50 million home in New York City — where she had her own bedroom — sometime in early 2018, with Swift also missing Kloss’ wedding. year.

No matter who Swift rows with, one thing is certain: her fans will support her.

“Swifties” landed on Kloss after the model shared a photo of her and Katy Perry in February 2018 and filled her Instagram comments section with hundreds of rat emojis.

“All Taylor has to do is encourage [her fans] to spread positive messages instead of trolling and putting others down,” an Eilish insider said.

So will Swift follow the advice… or write another ‘diss’ song?