Blog: Cover Me

Historians, take note: Kanye-victimazation goodwill lasts one year. West’s infamous VMA interruption of Taylor Swift’s Best Female Video in favor of Beyoncé’s “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” (which somehow still won “Best Video") occurred in September 2009. Last month another Video Music Awards came and went with less incident. Now West is back with new tunes and an unbeatable Twitter account. Now, after enjoying the world's slightly patronizing sympathies, Swift is on her own. So she covers Coldplay's “Viva La Vida.” Bad start. The tune was her entry into the BBC’s series on the “Great British Songbook.” Including [...]