When Taylor Swift breaks a record, it doesn’t just top a chart — it sets off a cultural earthquake. As The Life of a Showgirl racks up historic first-week numbers, a new report claims Adele — who’s long held one of the biggest album debuts of all time — is “quietly livid” about how Swift got there.

According to Rob Shuter’s Naughty But Nice Substack, industry insiders say Adele and other artists were “furious” when Swift surprise-slashed the price of Showgirl to just $4.99 on iTunes during release week. “It’s a cheap trick — literally,” one exec said. “Taylor’s gaming the system. Everyone knows it.” Another source reportedly close to Adele added, “Adele believes records should be earned, not discounted. She worked for those numbers — Taylor’s just buying them.”

For context, Adele’s 25 mo

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