In desperate need of context?
THE TALENT, Swift writes on her Instagram Stories at the time.
Love This!!!
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Thanks for this beautiful performance @olivia.rodrigo @mtv.
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In response, Rodrigo loses her mind in asince deletedInstagram post.
she writes, perTeen Vogue.
I WILL NEVER STOP SCREAMING.
you’re able to read about thathere.
His new song lyrics certainly send a message.
Rodrigo shares a screenshot, captioned, What is breathing.
Over on Twitter, shewrites, Thinking about legally changing my name to Taylor Swifts baby.
March 1, 2021:Rodrigo receives a meaningful package from Swift.
She is absolutely the kindest individual in the whole world, she says inan interview with SiriusXM.
Actually, last nightlike literally 12 hours agoI got a package from her with this handwritten note.
I truly dont understand…where she finds the time, first of all.
I think theyre really beautiful chords.
I was lucky enough to get that approved, and its on the record now.
We wanted to write a bridge, Rodrigo says in thevideo.
I love the yell-y vocals in itlike, the harmonized yells that she does.
I feel like they’re super electric and moving, and so I wanted to do something like that.
It seems Rodrigo can’t escapeplagiarism accusationsand comparisons to other artists.
October 2021:Rodrigo opens up about the ongoing controversy…sort of.
Everything else, I think, is not so important.
June 2, 2023:Swift announces Sabrina Carpenter is joiningThe Eras Tourfor multiple tour dates.
Fans quickly begantheorizingthat the song was actually about the music industry and Swift was the main inspiration.
you could read the lyricshere.
September 2, 2023:Rodrigo responds to the theory directly in an interview withThe Guardian.
How do I answer this?
she reportedly whispers when asked about it by Laura Snapes.
She continues, I mean, I never want to say who any of my songs are about.
Ive never done that before in my career and probably wont.
I think its better to not pigeonhole a song to being about this one thing.
She adds, I was very surprised when people thought that.
In the same interview, Rodrigo also vaguely addresses the drama surrounding theSouralbum.
I was so green as to how the music industry worked, the litigious side, she says.
It wasnt something I thought about too much.
September 8, 2023:Gutsis released, and people immediately connect the song The Grudge to Taylor Swift.
it’s possible for you to read the lyricshere.
Even some of the fans who didn’t buy the Vampire rumors are convinced.
Read all the lyrics to the new Olivia Rodrigo album, one fantweeted.
I wasn’t on board with Vampire being about Taylor Swift.
But convinced by the lyrics of The Grudge.
And now I think Taylor really started beef with a literal teenager.
Will be on repeat.
The try, try, try motif also appears in theGutstrack Lacy, which some fans alsobelieveisaboutSwift.
it’s possible for you to read the lyrics to Lacyhere.
About the Vampire speculation, Rodrigo says, People are going to say what they want to say.
I just write songs; its not my job to interpret them for other people.
I keep to myself.
Theres nothing to say…Theres so many Twitter conspiracy theories.
I only look at alien-conspiracy theories.
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