Taylor Swift has been hit with backlash following the release of her pro-LGBTQ single, as detractors accuse the 'corporate' pop star of jumping on the 'queer bandwagon' to make profit.

The track, titled 'You Need To Calm Down', was released last week to mark Pride Month, and its lyrics positively reference gay activist organization, GLAAD.

The song additionally hits out at anti-LGBTQ sentiment, with the lines: 'Control your urges to scream about all the people you hate/ Because shade never made anybody less gay'.

While fans have been quick to praise Swift for being an 'ally' to the gay community, others are blasting the 29-year-old for what they believe is a cynical exploitation of queer culture.

Swift has been the subject of ire on social media, with hundreds of Twitter users hitting out at the new single.

'Taylor Swift has never been all loud for the LGBTQIA+ community before and now suddenly she's doing this? Another celebrity jumping on the Queer bandwagon and trying to capitalize off it', one blasted.

Music fans are blasting Taylor Swift for her new Pride-themed anthem 'You Need To Calm Down', claiming she is safely jumping on the 'queer bandwagon' to make profits

Critics have blasted Swift and her new single on social media

Another added: 'Swift jumped on the bandwagon of commercializing Pride only when it was safe to do so. Where was she five years ago? Ten? No Taylor Swift fan owns an album by an LGBT artist or even knows what GLAAD is'.

Others accused Swift of trying to make a 'corporate' cash grab, like the many brands who use Pride-themed promotions in order to sell their products.

'I see Taylor Swift is trying to get that corporate Pride campaign money,' one user theorized.

'Taylor Swift's new single is the corporate rainbow logo of the music world. I cannot,' another stated.

Last week, Swift surprised fans by performing her hit 'Shake It Off' at the Stonewall Inn, the New York gay bar widely regarded as the birthplace of the current gay rights movement.

Her performance came just weeks before the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, in which queer patrons clashed with police officers, setting off widespread protests.

Swift (with event co-host Jesse Tyler Ferguson) performed at the Stonewall Inn last week

One user claimed that her appearance at the iconic gay venue felt 'exploitative'

Several social media users were less-than-impressed that Swift, who identifies as straight, would take to the stage at the venue.

'Taylor Swift's performance at Stonewall felt so exploitative it made me sick. [Drag queen] Marsha P. Johnson is turning in her grave & raising her middle finger. There are so many other artists who are fighting for the community: don't let these corporate-made exploits represent you. Wake up,' one person urged.

However, Swift was joined by openly gay actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson at Stonewall, and he praised the pop star for bringing attention to the issue of gay rights.

'Thank you for everything you do for the LGBTQ community. We love you,' he wrote to Swift on social media.

Modern Family star Jesse Tyler Ferguson thanked Swift for the work she does for the LGBTQ community

GLAAD says it has received an influx of donations following Swift's referencing of their organization in the new song

Meanwhile, since the single's debut last Thursday, GLAAD told NBC News that they have received an 'influx' of donations.

The organization's director of talent engagement, Anthony Ramos, said that the fact that Swift 'continues to use her platform and music to support the LGBTQ community ... is a true sign of being an ally.'

Ramos added that 'You Need to Calm Down' is the perfect Pride anthem, and 'we're thrilled to see Taylor standing with the LGBTQ community to promote inclusivity, equality, and acceptance this Pride month.'

Meanwhile on June 1, Swift performed at an iHeart Wango Tango concert in Los Angeles while wearing a rainbow colored outfit, encouraging fans to contact their senators to appeal to them about passing the Equality Act, according to Reuters.

GLAAD noted that Swift had made a 'very generous donation' to the organization at the start of the month as a way of honoring Pride Month.

Although Swift had kept a relatively low political profile for most of her career, she began actively speaking out about LGBTQ political advocacy during the 2018 midterm elections.

Since then, she is said to have donated $113,000 to the Tennessee Equality Project, which seeks to fight a series of anti-LGBTQ bills in her home state.