Taylor Swift ‘really happy’ after losing title to Beyonce

Taylor Swift has nothing but praise for Beyonce after losing the greatest pop star of the 21st Century title to her, a media report said.

Citing a source, it added following Billboard's announcement, the Cruel Summer hitmaker felt ‘really happy’ for the 43-year-old singer.

“Taylor will always support strong female artists and thinks Beyoncé is so deserving of this honour.

“While Swift is aware of the outrage among her fanbase, she feels no self-pity.”

The insider added that the Midnights singer ‘appreciates all the fan support she’s received but she knows Beyoncé is a legend in the music industry and Taylor’s honoured to have landed in the number two spot next to her’.

“Taylor is proud of what she’s accomplished regardless of what spot she holds.” 

Shortly after Billboard crowned Beyonce the greatest pop star of the 21st Century, Swift fans fumed, arguing that the 34-year-old singer has more Number 1 songs and bigger-selling albums and tours.

“Taylor deserves the spot, we don’t care,” a fan tweets, while a second said new pop girls are inspired by Taylor, not Beyoncé and another user pointed out that despite her 25-year career, Beyonce has no diamond record.

In its statement, Billboard admitted: “While Taylor Swift is the century’s biggest pop star by the numbers – from album sales to streams to touring dominance – our editorial staff has chosen Beyoncé as our No. 1 Greatest Pop Star of the Century, based on her full 25 years of influence, evolution and impact.”