Kid Rock refused to let Taylor Swift onstage with him, saying: “Go home girl, your music is bubblegum.”

In mid-September 2024, a rumor resurfaced on Facebook that musician Kid Rock refused to let Taylor Swift onstage with him and told her: “Go home girl, your music is bubblegum.”

The claim also appeared as a meme in early July 2024 on the Facebook page SpaceX Fanclub. That post linked to a May 2024 esspots.com article claiming Kid Rock rejected a collaboration with Swift, which read:

“We need more Toby Keiths and less Taylor Swifts,” [Kid Rock] declared, voicing his disdain for what he sees as a move away from the authentic spirit of country music. His candid rejection of a potential collaboration sheds light on the wider cultural divide in the entertainment world, emphasizing the ongoing tension between traditional and modern forms of artistic expression.