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

In Jult 2021, Rodrigo retroactively added Swift to the credit of her tune “Deja Vu” retroactively after some identified similarities to Swift’s observe, “Cruel Summer.” Until then, Rodrigo and Swift had appeared to hit it off, with the previous posting pictures they took collectively, calling herself the “biggest Swiftie,” and sharing a handwritten note Swift had sent her. This is why the credit battle could have hit Rodrigo laborious, and resulted within the harm emotions which might be captured in “The Grudge” (whether it is, in actual fact, about Swift).

The tune opens with “I’ve nightmares every week ’bout that Friday in May,” and “SOUR” was launched on Friday the twenty first of May. Additionally, Rodrigo sings of “flowers full of 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. In the bridge, Rodrigo sings, “You have all the things, and you continue to need extra,” which may actually apply to Swift.

Neither celebration 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 instructed Rolling Stone in a September interview, “I haven’t got beef with anybody. I’m very chill. I maintain to myself. I’ve my 4 pals and my mother, and that is actually the one folks I speak to, ever. There’s nothing to say. There’s so many Twitter conspiracy theories. I solely take a look at alien-conspiracy theories.” Additionally, on the VMAs, Swift was filmed applauding Rodrigo’s “Vampire” performance.

But 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. “At the time, it was very complicated, and I used to be inexperienced and bright-eyed and bushy-tailed,” she stated. “It’s not one thing that I used to be tremendous concerned in. It was extra team-on-team. So, I would not be one of the best individual to ask.”