Charli XCX Hints She's in the Studio After Rumored Taylor Swift Diss Track
Charli XCX posted a brief studio clip days after Taylor Swift's album release, fueling fan speculation about a subtle musical response to Swift's song believed to reference her.
- On October 5, Charli XCX posted a short studio clip on X and Instagram showing her with producer George Daniel, which fans read as a response to Taylor Swift's 'Actually Romantic'.
- On October 3, Taylor Swift released The Life of a Showgirl, with track 7, 'Actually Romantic', which Swift described as about a one-sided, adversarial relationship.
- The clip, captioned `'<3'`, shows a four-second studio snippet at 13:10 featuring string instruments, an audio engineer at a large mixing console, and producer George Daniel present.
- Fans immediately reacted as Charli XCX's post sent social media into overdrive but contained no lyrics or release promise, leaving its intent ambiguous.
- Both artists have denied lasting tension, and Charli XCX opened for Taylor Swift on the 2018 Reputation Stadium Tour, highlighting music industry and media coverage dynamics.
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Charli XCX Hints She's in the Studio After Rumored Taylor Swift Diss Track
Charli XCX is back in the studio amid her rumored feud with Taylor Swift. The “Apple” singer, 33, took to X on Sunday, October 5, to share a short video taken inside a recording studio. An audio engineer could be seen sitting at a mixing board as several stringed instruments created a swelling sound, followed by two quick notes. Charli (real name Charlotte Emma Aitchison) simply captioned the cryptic post with a text heart. The pop star’s clip c…
Charlie XCX Is Back in the Studio...
In case you were blessedly offline this weekend (and/or have not listened to Taylor Swift‘s latest album, The Life of a Showgirl), there’s a track on the album in which she pretty obviously swipes at Charli XCX. On “Actually Romantic,” she waxes poetic about an enemy, and the opening line is: “I heard you call me boring Barbie when the coke’s got you brave.” So that’s one tell that it’s about Charli. Then there’s a line about “high-fiving” her e…
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