"I'm on it," Rebecca's voice came as she clicked on the tweets under Ethan Jones' name. First of all, the most popular tweet under it was from:
E! News (@enews):"What the hell is happening in Texas?! Ethan Jones just shook the world with his concert. A duet with 'Car Crash Culprit'ย Taylor Swift AND a surprise appearance by Rap God Eminem?! Is this already the concert of the year?! ๐๐ฅ Read more: [link]"โค๏ธ 1.8M Likes ๐ 560K Retweets ๐ฌ 120K Comments
Seeing that, Bill said, "Click the comments," with Rebecca not wasting any time. They didn't come here to read E! News' tweet; they came for the fans, and they weren't disappointed.
The first comment Rebecca clicked on came from a popular podcaster based in Austin, Texas:
Joe Rogan (@joerogan):"I'm here right now, and let me tell youโthis place is ELECTRIC โก. The song with Taylor was cool and all, but Eminem? That's a whole different ballgame. Fact-check me, isn't this his first live show since like 2019 or what?"โค๏ธ 1.2M Likes ๐ 500K Retweets ๐ฌ 300K Comments
Underneath his tweet, the replies were just as lively:
UCF Night Life (@ucfnightlife):"Joe, I'm also here, and this is insaneโtrue like you said. But man, what are YOU doing here? Are you actually an Ethan Jones fan? ๐ 'Cause that's hilarious on its own."
Why Always Me (@whymepls):"I almost missed this show 'cause my wife was giving birth ๐คฆโโ๏ธ. Thank God I didn't! This is the BEST show ever ๐ฅ. For your information, Joe, his song with Taylor was MUCH better."
Music Buff 99 (@musicbuff99):"You're right, Joe. His last show was on October 25, 2019, at the du Arena in Abu Dhabi, UAE ๐. It was part of his 'Kamikaze Tour.'"
ILoveBitches (@iluvbitches):"Wait, you're telling me Eminem hasn't been on stage since 2019, and he can STILL do this? ๐คฏ Nah man, this is unreal. He really is the GOAT ๐."
After skimming through Joe Rogan's tweet, Rebecca scrolled further down, catching a particularly polarizing post:
White Greatness (@whitegreatness):"See WHITE excellence on stageโfrom Ethan to Taylor to Eminem. This is what we call a show: no ass-shaking ๐, no ratchet behavior ๐ซ, just PURE music ๐ถ. And look at how it's dominating ๐ฏ."โค๏ธ 2K Likes ๐ 100 Retweets ๐ฌ 8K Comments
Rebecca made a face and didn't even bother clicking on that one. Instead, she continued scrolling, smiling as she saw more praises for Ethan and the show flooding her feed:
Music Fiend (@musicfiend22):"I've been to hundreds of concerts, but THIS? This is something else ๐ฅ. Ethan, you're killing it ๐. Please, please bring this energy to Oklahoma!"
SwiftyNerd (@tayfanforever):"See the way Taylor Swift just saved this mid show? Absolute legend ๐. Ethan and Eminem were great too, but let's be realโTaylor carried ๐ค."
ConcertHopper (@concerts4life):"Texas, you lucky bastards ๐ค . This concert is making HISTORY ๐. Ethan's energy, Taylor's vocals, Eminem's presenceโ10/10, no notes."
OldSchoolHipHop (@realhiphopfan):"Eminem stepping on that stage tonight? Legendary ๐ค. And Ethan Jones holding his own next to him? Respect โ. This show is one for the books ๐."
Rebecca grinned as the screen reflected the wave of admiration Ethan's concert was generating. She couldn't help but call out to Jessica and Bill, "We're unstoppable right now."
Rebecca scrolled past the E! News tweet entirely, stopping on the second most popular one from @EthanJonesSuperfan, which read:
@EthanJonesSuperfan:"The song by Ethan Jones and Taylor Swift? You all are welcome. I made that happen."โค๏ธ 900K Likes ๐ 80K Retweets ๐ฌ 1.2M Comments
Rebecca sighed, muttering, "This girl."
Jessica glanced over her shoulder and raised an eyebrow. "What is this about? She made it happen?"
Rebecca rolled her eyes and explained, "It was her idea." Rebecca said telling her everything that happened and Bella's role in it.
Jessica leaned back in her chair, nodding slowly. "Hmm. Well, we can't deny she played her part, I guess."
Curiosity getting the better of her, Rebecca clicked into the tweet to see the comments section. The chaos did not disappoint.
The first reply was dripping with sarcasm:
BellaNotT (@BellaNotT):"Yeah, right. And I'm the CEO of Spotify ๐."
The next two replies were no kinder:
MusicJunkie89 (@MusicJunkie89):"Lmao, girl, stop lying. You had nothing to do with this ๐."
JasonWinn93 (@JasonWinn93):"This is why the internet is a dangerous place. Everyone thinks they're a producer now."
But further down, Rebecca spotted some believers.
SwiftFanatic22 (@SwiftFanatic22):"Wait, HOW did you make this happen? Please, we need a storytime ๐."
Dreamer_87 (@Dreamer_87):"If you did this, can you PLEASE get them to make another one? ๐ We need an entire album at this point."
Another commenter switched the focus entirely:
TaylorisMother (@TSandMStan):"I can't believe that Taylor Swift and Eminem were on the same stage tonight. Like, do y'all realize they've NEVER been on the same show, let alone performed together? I know they didn't sing together, but still... almost simultaneous appearances? My brain is exploding ๐คฏ."
The replies under that were just as heated:
Peterparker(@ShadyStan99):"How can you like Eminem and Taylor Swift? They're SO different. Why would you even expect them to collab?"
Gwenstacy(@MJbetter):"Don't mind her. She's a fake Taylor fan. We don't need her in the fandom โ."
TaylorisMother(@TSandMStan):"I'm not a fan because I like other artists? Are you for real? When people say Swifties have no brain, this is exactly why. But sure, keep proving them right ๐คฆโโ๏ธ."
Rebecca raised her eyebrows at the heated discussion but decided to keep scrolling. She stopped when she saw a tweet from a random, unknown user:
@Cr7istheGoat:"Who's the guy singing with Ethan Jones? The one who came on after Taylor?"โค๏ธ 20K Likes ๐ 1.5K Retweets ๐ฌ 35K Comments
Rebecca groaned, and Jessica couldn't help but laugh when she saw the replies:
TruthHurts (@RealTalk89):"HOW do you not know Eminem? You must be 12 years old ๐ญ."
AthenaSwift(@Begineer):"Me too, I don't know him, but I like how he raps! I'm going to follow him now ๐ซฃ."
Rebecca shook her head. "This is why I love and hate Twitter in equal measure."
Jessica chuckled. "Welcome to the jungle."
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