<p id=”par-1_49″>Early in Lorde’s career, she befriended <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/taylor-swift/?swcfpc=1″>Taylor Swift</a>. The two bonded over their love of <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/music/”>music</a>, and Lorde was among the first few people to listen to Swift’s album, <em>1989.</em> In recent years, though, the pair has scarcely been seen together. Here’s where their friendship appears to stand now.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-lorde-and-taylor-swift-were-close-friends”>Lorde and Taylor Swift were close friends</h2>
<p id=”par-2_19″>When Lorde turned 20, she was so close with Swift that the “Reputation” singer threw her a birthday party.</p>
<p id=”par-3_64″>“Had the best birthday party I’ve ever had tonight surrounded by my nyc family,” she wrote in an Instagram post. “All organised by tay who is as she says ‘a mom with no kids’. i am ur kid and u love me so hard i could burst. here’s to our 3 magic years of best friendship and more moments like this squished between angels.”</p>
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<p id=”par-4_64″>Swift placed such a value on Lorde’s opinion that she was one of the first people to listen to <em>1989. </em>Recently, though, some have wondered if the two artists have drifted apart. While they might not be spending a great deal of time together, it appears that their friendship is going strong. In 2023, Lorde shared a screenshot of a text conversation with Swift. </p>
<p id=”par-5_50″>“You will always be imagined in my mind in a rowboat with Annie Lennox floating down a river of cool cerebral ethereal dreams but don’t-f—k-with-me vibes all around you,” Swift wrote shortly after the release of Lorde’s <em>Melodrama. </em>“And I don’t think first week record sales singularly define a legacy,”</p>
<p id=”par-6_27″>In the post, Lorde noted that Swift was “very kind.” While it’s possible that they’ve drifted apart, it’s clear that Lorde and Swift have a solid relationship. </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-lorde-once-apologized-for-comments-she-made-about-taylor-swift”>Lorde once apologized for comments she made about Taylor Swift</h2>
<p id=”par-7_18″>In 2017, Lorde spoke about her friendship with Swift, noting that her level of <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/lorde-compared-friendship-taylor-swift-disease.html/”>fame made things difficult</a>.</p>
<p id=”par-8_35″>“It’s like having a friend with very specific allergies,” she told <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jun/17/lorde-singer-songwriter-music-royals-tom-lamont” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>The Guardian</a>. “There are certain places you can’t go together. Certain things you can’t do. There are different sets of considerations within the friendship.”</p>
<p id=”par-9_21″>While Lorde did not mention Swift by name, fans believed she was talking about her. Lorde ultimately apologized for the remark.</p>
<p id=”par-10_20″>“Didn’t mention Taylor, but regardless, I f***ed up and that was really insensitive,” she wrote in a tweet. “I’m sorry.”</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-the-bad-blood-singer-noted-that-their-friendship-started-after-lorde-spoke-badly-about-her”>The ‘Bad Blood’ singer noted that their friendship started after Lorde spoke badly about her</h2>
<p id=”par-11_48″>While Swift and Lorde are on friendly terms now, their relationship got off to a bit of a rocky start. Lorde once said Swift was so perfect that she might be negatively affecting her young fans’ psyches. Swift said this happened with <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/taylor-swift-said-best-friendships-started-slamming-publicly.html/”>more than one of her friends</a>.</p>
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<p id=”par-12_93″>“Some of my best friendships came from people <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/taylor-swift-responds-lordes-criticism-image-whatever.html/”>publicly criticizing me</a> and then it opening up a conversation and then it opening up a conversation,” Swift told <a href=”https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/taylor-swift-rolling-stone-interview-880794/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Rolling Stone</a>. “Hayley Kiyoko was doing an interview and she made an example about how I get away with singing about straight relationships and people don’t give me shit the way they give her shit for singing about girls — and it’s totally valid. Like, Ella — Lorde — the first thing she ever said about me publicly was a criticism of my image or whatever.”</p>
<p id=”par-13_6″>Later, Lorde walked back her remarks.</p>