Olivia Rodrigo On Vampire And Alleged Feud With Taylor Swift

Olivia Rodrigo is putting the rumors to rest that one of the songs on her upcoming album is about Taylor Swift ... well, sort of.

Ahead of the release of her sophomore album, Guts, the Grammy-winning singer spoke with The Guardian about fans speculation that her song Vampire is a dig at her pal Swift.

In the tune, Rodrigo sings about an unnamed bloodsucker, fame-fucker, prompting people to theorize that the lyrics are about her fellow crooner. The hearsay has been fueled by fans presumptions that the pair are no longer friends after rumors began circulating about a purported feud between them.

Rodrigo goes on to sing that the nameless foe is bleeding me dry like a goddamn vampire.

How do I answer this? Rodrigo told The Guardian when asked about the rumors in a story that was published Saturday. The outlet noted that she began whispering.

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 continued. I was very surprised when people thought that.

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