<p id=”par-1_60″>Charli XCX’s name keeps coming up in the conversation around <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/taylor-swift/?swcfpc=1″>Taylor Swift’s </a>new album because of the <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/music/”>song</a> “Actually Romantic.” Many have speculated that the song is a response to Charli’s song “Sympathy Is a Knife.” After fans have spent days discussing a potential feud between Charli and Swift, the former posted a video indicating she was in the studio.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-taylor-swift-seemed-to-take-a-shot-at-charli-xcx-on-her-new-album”>Taylor Swift seemed to take a shot at Charli XCX on her new album</h2>
<p id=”par-2_35″>One of the more controversial songs on Swift’s deeply divisive album <em>The Life of a Showgirl</em> is “Actually Romantic.” Per the <a href=”https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg24xvyzxwo” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>BBC</a>, Swift said the song is “a love letter to <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/taylor-swift-takes-jab-kayla-nicole-album-did-travis-kelces-ex-deserve-it.html/?swcfpc=1″>someone who hates you</a>.”</p>
<p id=”par-3_50″>Many fans have assumed Charli’s song “Sympathy Is a Knife” is about Swift making her feel insecure. After the album release, she told fans she didn’t see the song as a diss track. Instead, she described it as an exploration of the way she speaks to herself in her head. </p>
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<p id=”par-4_8″>Still, in “Actually Romantic,” Swift seemed to respond.</p>
<p id=”par-5_26″>“I heard you call me ‘Boring Barbie’ when the coke’s got you brave/High-fived my ex and then you said you’re glad he ghosted me,” she sings. </p>
<p id=”par-6_49″>Both Swift and Charli’s fans have dissected the lyrics and the relationship between the pop stars. While neither of the artists has spoken out about the rumored feud, Charli posted a video of herself in the studio. This led many to wonder if she was working on a response.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-fans-are-reacting-to-the-rumored-feud-between-taylor-swift-and-charli-xcx-nbsp”>Fans are reacting to the rumored feud between Taylor Swift and Charli XCX </h2>
<p id=”par-7_58″>Fans on both sides have reacted strongly to the rumored feud. Some of Charli’s fans have embraced the <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/taylor-swift-didnt-love-bleached-hair-look-anna-wintour-suggested.html/”>“Boring Barbie” nickname</a> for Swift and say she misinterpreted “Sympathy Is a Knife.” Swift’s fans have criticized Charli and celebrated the song’s lyrics. Many have also wondered if the issues between the two women go beyond what the public knows.</p>
<p id=”par-8_62″>“Their personal lives and careers have crossed paths for the better part of a decade, so no doubt there’s more to it,” wrote one <a href=”https://www.reddit.com/r/popculturechat/comments/1nxz8xr/taylor_swift_explains_her_song_actually_romantic/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Reddit</a> user. “The issue is that Taylor thought ‘Sympathy is a Knife’ gave her carte blanche to say what she wanted to say about Charli instead of responding to actual theme of the song, hence the mixed response.”</p>
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<p id=”par-9_44″>Some of Swift’s fans compared “Actually Romantic” to <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/drakes-dad-care-kendrick-lamar-winning-5-grammys-dissing-son.html/”>Kendrick Lamar’s blistering</a> “Meet the Grahams.” Others said they hoped Charli was in the studio working on her own version of the song. Still, many people said they found the feud to be a little ridiculous.</p>
<p id=”par-10_46″>“Apart from all the discourse about the track itself and if the response was justified or not… it seems like a lot of people are living rent free in Taylors head for years, so this is kinda ironic for her to say lol,” wrote one person.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-she-said-her-new-music-will-sound-different-than-anything-she-s-done-before”>She said her new music will sound different than anything she’s done before</h2>
<p id=”par-11_22″>Charli is currently working on her follow-up to 2024’s <em>Brat</em>. She said her new album will sound different than her last one.</p>
<p id=”par-12_27″>“We’re kinda deep in it now, and I think it’s gonna be really amazing,” she said, per <a target=”_blank” href=”https://www.nme.com/news/music/charli-xcx-working-on-really-different-and-fresh-next-album-shares-studio-footage-3897500″ rel=”noreferrer noopener”>NME</a>. “It feels really different and fresh at the moment.”</p>
<p id=”par-13_16″>She acknowledged that this could impact sales, but she wants to continue to push herself creatively.</p>
<p id=”par-14_25″>“You can never really do the same thing twice and my next record will probably be a flop which I’m down for to be honest.”</p>