Neil Tennant Calls Taylor Swift’s Music ‘Disappointing’

According to US Magazine, not all celebs are catching the Swifite fever. in the panel’s audience suggested Swift’s equivalent to Michael Jackson’s 1983 hit “Billie Jean” is her track “Shake It Off.” For Tennant, 69, there is no comparison between the two songs, telling attendees, “It’s not ‘Billie Jean,’ it’s not.”

Neil Tennant did offer Swift, 34, some praise, stating that she has a “great voice” and the production of her music is “beautiful,” despite it not being his cup of tea. "I like the fact that [her music] brings people together, even multi generational, but I just think the one disappointing thing is the music,” he said. “Not the lyrics, the music.”

Tennant’s comments come not long after fellow musician Courtney Love made headlines for saying Taylor Swift is “not important.” Love, 59, told The Evening Standard earlier this month: “[Taylor] might be a safe space for girls, and she’s probably the Madonna of now, but she’s not interesting as an artist.”

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Kanye West Plans To Launch Yeezy Porn Studio

Kanye West's been kicking around the idea of launching his own pornography studio and he and his partners are in advanced talks to actually get something up and running. Kanye and co. have been talking about building an entire Yeezy Porn studio which would be part of a broader adult entertainment division at the parent Yeezy company. 

Kanye West has been talking to Stormy Daniels' ex-husband Mike Moz a vet in the porn biz to help shepherd the whole thing as the head of the new Yeezy wing. Mike worked as a producer for well over a decade but even before that, he'd done casting and art direction in the same industry so he's been around the block. His credits include "Aroused," "Abigail," "Young Fantasies 7," 'Vixen' and lots of other XXX flicks. 

Kanye has been pretty open about his sexual fantasies and love of porn over the years and he's rapped a lot about XXX-type scenarios with various women he's been with, including his ex-wife Kim Kardashian. Kanye has had a bit of a back-and-forth relationship with porn at times, he's proudly embraced the fact he likes to watch porn, and was even addicted to it other times, he's denounced his fondness for porn and said it wasn't good for his spirit.

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JP Morgan Chase Provides $1.7M for Black Businesses

In a bid to promote equity in Black neighborhoods, JPMorgan Chase has awarded the Atlanta Wealth Building Initiative and the Center for Community Progress a $1.7 million grant, according to a new press release shared with BLACK ENTERPRISE.

“We are proud to support Atlanta Wealth Building Initiative and Center for Community Progress as they work to increase the supply of affordable commercial and residential properties to stabilize Atlanta’s historically Black businesses and neighborhoods.”

The AWBI plans to continue its efforts to address knowledge gaps surrounding affordable commercial spaces and enact policies designed to protect small business owners. The organization also hopes to help community leaders implement anti-displacement measures within private and public sectors.

“In Atlanta and across the country, community developers are at the heart of successful revitalization,” said Kathleen J. Guillaume-Delemar, President & CEO of the Center for Community Progress. “These small-scale developers have to overcome additional hurdles created by systemic barriers in financing real estate development to build a portfolio of projects. The Center for Community Progress is committed to changing how neighborhood-scale developers of color are connected to land and opportunity to unlock their full potential.”

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