The pop stars have been rumored to have an estranged relationship after Swift was credited on Rodrigo's 2021 hit "Deja Vu."Show Caption
The internet will always have its theories, but Olivia Rodrigo prefers to keep the truth offline.The Grammy-winning singer, 23, addressed past speculation of having an estranged relationship with fellow singer Taylor Swift in an interview on the New York Times podcast "Popcast" Thursday, May 28.The pair made headlines recently after both Rodrigo and Swift, 36, reportedly attended Paul McCartney's Los Angeles concert in March."I don't really read that far into it," Rodrigo told hosts Jon Caramanica and Joe Coscarelli. "I think it comes with the territory, and it's par for the course."Rodrigo, who became a music sensation in her teens with her multiplatinum album "Sour," has cited Swift as a major influence, even interpolating Swift's "Reputation" track "New Year's Day" on her song "1 Step Forward, 3 Steps Back."Swift was an early supporter of Rodrigo's following the release of her debut single "Drivers License." But the pop stars were rumored to have a falling out after Swift was credited on Rodrigo's 2021 hit "Deja Vu."Along with Jack Antonoff and St. Vincent, Swift received a retroactive writing credit on Rodrigo's song in July 2021 after Rodrigo drew inspiration from the chant-like vocals on the bridge of Swift's track "Cruel Summer."Speculation about a possible feud boiled over with the release of Rodrigo's sophomore album, "Guts," in 2023. Many fans claimed that the album's lead single "Vampire," which describes Rodrigo's feelings of being jilted by a fame-hungry significant other, was secretly about her friendship with Swift.When Rodrigo performed "Vampire" at the 2024 Grammy Awards, Swift could be spotted in the crowd singing along and later giving Rodrigo a standing ovation."If I dove into every internet detective sleuth that got things right or wrong about my life or any of my relationships, I think I'd just go crazy," Rodrigo said on "Popcast," although she did not address the current state of her relationship with Swift. "There's just not enough time in the day."Rodrigo is no stranger to the rumor mill of social media.Following the breakout success of "Drivers License," Rodrigo became the subject of an alleged love triangle with pop singer Sabrina Carpenter and her former Disney Channel costar Joshua Bassett. The intense public scrutiny led to additional rumors of a feud between Rodrigo and Carpenter, which Rodrigo has since dismissed."It was just such a crazy experience for everyone involved," Rodrigo told "Popcast" of the dating scandal. "I just had to learn to detach, and I think that's something that I'm hopefully good at these days, still trying to detach from people who don't know every little detail of my life. I think you just have to, otherwise you just go kind of crazy."
