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Courtney Love, known for being the band’s vocalist Hole and a prominent figure in the grunge scene in the ’90s, recently expressed strong opinions about several female artists in the music industry, including Taylor Swift, Madonna, and Lana Del Rey.
In an interview granted to The Standard, a newspaper in the United Kingdom, Love did not hold back his criticism of these singers, describing Swift as not being as relevant as she thinks for this time. “Taylor is not important. It may be a safe space for girls, and it’s probably the Madonna of today, but not interesting as an artist,” he expressed.
In addition, he added that he has stopped enjoying Lana’s music since the latter performed a cover: “I don’t like Lana since he covered a John Denver song, and I think should take seven years off. Even ‘Take Me Home Country Roads’ seemed great to me. When I was recording my new album, I had to stop listening to it because it influenced me too much.”
About Madonna, Love revealed a lack of mutual appreciation between the two. “I don’t like her and she doesn’t like me,” he admitted. “I loved Desperately Seeking Susan but as much for New York City as for her.”
Likewise, in another segment of her statements, Love acknowledged her admiration for famous women such as Patti Smith, Nina Simone, PJ Harvey, and Debbie Harry showing a particular inclination for iconic and visionary figures within the musical field.
Her words also addressed topics such as female representation in the industry, evidenced in an opinion article she wrote for The Guardian in March 2023, where she criticized the marginalization of women by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Love’s criticism of current female artists comes at a time when the aforementioned celebrities are enjoying success in their respective careers. Taylor Swift and Beyoncé have enjoyed successful tours and film releases that have dominated the box office.
In addition, the latter achieved a milestone with the release of her album “Cowboy Carter”, which became number one on the charts. Billboard Top 200 highlighting their importance in the inclusion of black women in musical genres historically predominated by white artists.
“I like the idea of Beyoncé making a country album because it’s about black women entering spaces where only white women were previously allowed, not that I really like it. As a concept, I love it. I just don’t like their music”, he assured Courtney Love in the same interview.
On April 5, 30 years were commemorated since the death of Kurt Cobain, vocalist of Nirvana. Regarding the date, the publication of Valores familiares: Kurt, Courtney y Frances Bean, a compendium that houses nearly 100 unpublished images, captured by Guzmán, a duo made up of photographers Constance Hansen y Russell Peacock.
This photographic archive offers a rare insight into Cobain’s family life, Courtney Love, and your daughter Frances Bean Cobain, showing their intimacy far from the public life they used to lead.
The collection of images was originally taken for a magazine shoot Spin in 1992, after the success of the album Nevermind. However, from this session, only five photographs saw the light of day at that time, leaving a vast number of everyday and genuine moments of the Cobain family out of the public eye until today.
Hansen and Peacock described the session as immersing themselves in the authenticity and spontaneity of Kurt and Courtney who seemed to live in a “small family bubble”, away from the media madness that surrounded them.
The photo shoot revealed Kurt and Courtney amazed by their daughter and committed to their role as parents, contrasting with the public image that the press built around them, especially after controversial publications that questioned their parental capacity.
