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The latest addition to this checklist comes from Olivia Rodrigo’s second album, “Guts,” which got here out in September 2023. Many consider the tune is in regards to the rumored drama that occurred with Rodrigo’s first album, “Bitter.”

In Jult 2021, Rodrigo retroactively added Swift to the credit of her tune “Deja Vu” retroactively after some identified similarities to Swift’s observe, “Merciless Summer time.” Till then, Rodrigo and Swift had appeared to take to each other, with the previous posting pictures they took collectively, calling herself the “greatest Swiftie,” and sharing a handwritten word Swift had despatched her. Because of this the credit battle might have hit Rodrigo arduous, and resulted within the harm emotions which can be captured in “The Grudge” (whether it is, the truth is, about Swift).

The tune opens with “I’ve nightmares every week ’bout that Friday in Might,” and “SOUR” was launched on Friday the twenty first of Might. Moreover, Rodrigo sings of “flowers stuffed with vitriol” and about how somebody “constructed me as much as watch me fall,” which can reference Swift’s obvious help for Rodrigo that was later retracted. Within the bridge, Rodrigo sings, “You’ve got all the pieces, and you continue to need extra,” which may actually apply to Swift.

Neither occasion has referenced a feud, with Rodrigo telling The Guardian that she was “stunned” that her followers had linked her different tune “vampire” to Swift. She additionally informed Rolling Stone in a September interview, “I haven’t got beef with anybody. I am very chill. I maintain to myself. I’ve my 4 pals and my mother, and that is actually the one individuals I discuss to, ever. There’s nothing to say. There’s so many Twitter conspiracy theories. I solely have a look at alien-conspiracy theories.” Moreover, on the VMAs, Swift was filmed applauding Rodrigo’s “Vampire” efficiency.

However whereas it is clear Rodrigo and Swift aren’t beefing, there’s nonetheless an opportunity “The Grudge” is about Swift. Rodrigo admitted to Rolling Stone that the tune credit controversy involving Swift was difficult for her. “On the time, it was very complicated, and I used to be inexperienced and bright-eyed and bushy-tailed,” she stated. “It isn’t one thing that I used to be tremendous concerned in. It was extra team-on-team. So, I would not be the most effective particular person to ask.”