Charli XCX is simply not here for her fans chanting “Taylor Swift is dead” at her shows, and she letting it be known.
In response to someone on the internet alerting Charli to the crowds behavior at her PARTYGIRL DJ set at a São Paulo nightclub, chanting “A Taylor morreu” (translated literally to “Taylor died” in Portuguese). The singer took to her IG story to share the following message with her many followers —
“Can the people who do this please stop. Online or at my shows. It is the opposite of what I want and it disturbs me that anyone would think there is room for this in this community. I will not tolerate it.”
Charli XCX calls out fans who made “Taylor Swift is dead” chants at her show:
“can the people who do this please stop. online or at my shows. it is the opposite of what i want and it disturbs me that anyone would think there is room for this in this community. i will not… pic.twitter.com/DXYGVcDRjE
— Pop Base (@PopBase) June 23, 2024
And this isn’t the first time Charli’s fans have come for Swift. Earlier this month, Taylor released a U.K. exclusive digital version of her album “The Tortured Poets Department,” the same week that Charli’s album, Brat dropped. Backing up Charli, her fans publically speculated that Tay Tay’s move was calculated to block Charli’s chance of reaching the top spot on the U.K. charts.
Additionally, after Charli previously hinted the song was inspired by an unnamed girl who “taps my insecurities.” Rumors starting swirling that Brat track No.3 “Sympathy is a knife” was written about Swift.
While none of the rumors have been proven true in the slightest, even if they were, Charli’s very much not about this latest public attempt to show support. And we very much agree.
In other Charli related, speculated girly-pop drama news. Many seem to believe another one of her Brat tracks, “Girl, so confusing” is directly directed at Lorde. And though XCX hasn’t outright revealed exactly who the song is about, having the New Zealand singer appear on the remix, has gotten the internet chirping. And heavily considering she’s opted to nod her head yes in arguably the most iconic way.
In “The Girl, So Confusing Version With Lorde,” both singers get real about, and move past from, their complicated feelings toward each other, in a musical truce, if you will.
Take a listen and determine the validity for yourself. Or just simply enjoy the song, that’s what we’ll be doing.