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  "id": 9808269,
  "title": "Todd Rundgren Says Taylor Swift “Ruined Music,” “Not A Great Songwriter”",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/todd-rundgren-says-taylor-swift-ruined-music-not-a-great-songwriter",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-25T18:24:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Stereogum",
    "slug": "stereogum",
    "url": "https://stereogum.com/2512629/todd-rundgren-says-taylor-swift-ruined-music-not-a-great-songwriter/news/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Look out! Here comes the cult-beloved rock legend Todd Rundgren, and he's got takes ! Rundgren has never been shy about sharing his opinions. In 2021, for instance, Rundgren said that he wasn't attending his own Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction because it \"would just be hypocritical.\" (He'd already called it a \"scam.\") If Rundgren had been in the building that night, he would've seen Taylor…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Pitchfork",
        "title": "Todd Rundgren: Taylor Swift Ruined Music",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/todd-rundgren-taylor-swift-ruined-music",
        "published": "2026-09-25T16:27:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Consequence",
        "title": "Todd Rundgren Says Taylor Swift “Ruined Music,” Calls Her “Apotheosis of Mediocrity”",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/todd-rundgren-says-taylor-swift-ruined-music-calls-her-apotheosis-of",
        "published": "2026-09-25T18:15:32.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}