292
submitted 22 hours ago by CubitOom@infosec.pub to c/music@lemmy.world

cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/49053959

Fans of Taylor Swift have been shocked after it emerged that a contractor for the controversial Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) was in attendance at her wedding.

...

It appears that Steven J. Demetriou, the Executive Chair of a company called Amentum Services was also among the crowd gathered to see the happy couple say ‘I do.’

Amentum Services is currently the sole contractor for ICE’s Camp East Montana, a detention centre in El Paso.

The artist has faced swift backlash for her choice of guests, including online commenters who have shared their dismay on social media.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] Canconda@lemmy.ca 30 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

https://www.reddit.com/r/TaylorSwift/comments/15zzftc/how_did_taylor_swift_parents_help_her_reach_the/

TLDR her dad works in finance, moved the family to Nashville, and supported her career at every step. So she very much got carried by her parents even if they didn't buy her fame.

Given the Music Industry's history of insidership and hand selecting artists for the highest level of promotion; I think the lack of "smoking guns" such as her parents mass buying her albums or paying off producers etc just shows how inorganic and corporatized popular music is.

The fact that she's alt-country is the smoking gun. WWE is less fake than Country Music.

[-] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 29 points 20 hours ago

Her father bought a shareholding in the record label that then signed her.

[-] Canconda@lemmy.ca 9 points 20 hours ago

Ah there it is.

[-] snausagesinablanket@lemmy.world 8 points 20 hours ago

My brother Bill and my other brother Jack. A belly full of beer and a possum in a sack.

Now that's some quality writing right there!

[-] Canconda@lemmy.ca 4 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

Peak alt-country

this post was submitted on 06 Jul 2026
292 points (95.9% liked)

Music

11758 readers
703 users here now

Per community feedback, low-effort GenAI posts are disallowed.

↳ Our family Communities:

➰#Music

Music.world - !music@lemmy.world

Jazz -!jazz@lemmy.world

Album Art Porn - !albumartporn@lemmy.world

Fake Album Covers - !fakealbumcovers@lemm.ee

Obscure Music - !ObscureMusic@lemm.ee

Vinyl and LP's - !vinyl@lemmy.world

Electronic Dance Music - !edm@reddthat.com

60's Music - !60smusic@lemmy.world

70's Music - !70smusic@lemmy.world

80's Music - !80smusic@lemmy.world

90's Music - !90smusic@lemmy.world

founded 3 years ago
MODERATORS