Zach Bryan apologises for ‘drunkenly’ tweeting Kanye West is better than Taylor Swift

A popular country singer has copped the wrath of Taylor Swift’s fan base for comparing her to Kanye West in a drunken, deleted tweet.

Country singer Zach Bryan has apologised to Taylor Swift and her fans after “drunkenly” writing on his since-deleted X account that he believes Kanye West makes better music than the pop superstar.

“For the record guys I wasn’t coming for Taylor the other night. I was drunkenly comparing two records and it came out wrong,” the country singer wrote on his Instagram Story Thursday alongside a screenshot of Swift’s song Fortnight featuring Post Malone from her The Tortured Poets Department album.

“I know there’s a lot of stuff that clouds around Ye and I was speaking purely musically,” he continued, referring to West’s past anti-Semitic comments.

Zach Bryan has apologised to Taylor Swift for a drunken tweet he made about her. Picture: Brendan Beckett

Bryan, 28, assured his followers, “I love Taylor’s music and pray you guys know I’m human and tweet stupid things often. Hope one day I can explain this to her.”

The Something in the Orange crooner, who has a history of deactivating his social media accounts, admitted his X posts get him “in trouble too much,” so he has decided to “stay off” the app.

“I’m sorry to any Taylor fans I pissed off or let down,” he added. “Love you guys and I’m trying my best!”

In a second message, Bryan explained that he has been “going through a hard time” and was “projecting a little,” but he now realises his post “came off as rude” to Swift, whom he respects “so much as a musician.”

“The last thing I want is people thinking I don’t appreciate and love what she has done for music,” he wrote before urging fans not to “drink and tweet.”

In the tweet, Bryan suggested Kanye West was better than Swift. Picture: Alessandro Levati/Getty Images for Marni Srl

Swift is yet to comment, though her fans came to her defence. Picture: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images

The singer went on to praise Swift, 34, as a “force of nature” and reiterate that he does not “have a hint of malice or meanness” toward the songstress.

Bryan’s mea culpa came after he shared a post on X late Tuesday that read, “eagles > chiefs” and “Kanye > Taylor who’s with me.”

Fans also felt Bryan was having a dig at Swift’s boyfriend, Travis Kelce. Picture: Timothy A. Clary/AFP

Swifties also viewed the post as a dig at Swift’s boyfriend, Travis Kelce, who plays for the Kansas City Chiefs.

Bryan immediately received backlash from Swift’s legion of fans, prompting him to shut down his account.

“He knew not to mess with the Swifties,” one user subsequently quipped.

Swift, of course, has been embroiled in a years-long feud with West stemming back to the 2009 VMAs when he crashed her award win for Video of the Year, declaring Beyonce deserved it more.

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