Charli XCX Calls Out Fans Over ‘Taylor Swift Is Dead’ Chant

Charli XCX has taken a stance in opposition to a controversial chant at her concert events. The singer and songwriter took to social media to precise her disapproval of followers chanting, “Taylor Swift is lifeless,” at her exhibits.

It comes as Taylor Swift got here beneath fireplace in current weeks from followers for allegedly blocking different albums from incomes the primary spot on prime music charts by releasing new variations of “The Tortured Poets Division” album.

Because the launch of her eleventh studio album, Taylor Swift has maintained the number-one spot on the Billboard 200 album chart.

The “Brat” singer took to her Instagram story on Monday to firmly rebuke the demeaning comment some followers chant throughout her exhibits.

“Can the individuals who do that please cease[?]” she wrote on her Instagram Tales. “On-line or at my exhibits. It’s the reverse of what I would like and it disturbs me that anybody would suppose there may be room for this on this group. I can’t tolerate it.”

In current weeks, individuals have accused Swift of blocking different albums, like Chari’s “Brat” or Billie Eilish’s “Hit Me Laborious and Smooth,” from hitting the primary spot on the highest musical charts by releasing new variations of her “The Tortured Poets Division” album.

This has led many to criticize the “Fashion” singer, with many claiming that her actions are intentional.

Charli’s relationship with Swift has been cordial, and the pair have had no public beefs or fallouts.

Nonetheless, based on The Hollywood Reporter, followers have recommended that Charli’s music “Sympathy Is a Knife” could have referenced the “Dangerous Blood” singer.

The 31-year-old singer is engaged to The 1975 drummer George Daniel, and Swift briefly dated the band’s frontman Matty Healy final 12 months.

Within the music, Charli describes a lady who “faucets into [her] insecurities.”

“Do not know if it is actual or if I am spiraling… One voice tells me that they snigger. George says I am simply paranoid… Do not wanna see her backstage at my boyfriend’s present. Fingers crossed behind my again. I hope they break up fast,” Charli sings.

The Cambridge-born singer was a supporting act for Swift’s 2018 Popularity Tour alongside Camila Cabello.

The next 12 months, she instructed Pitchfork she was “actually grateful that [Taylor] requested me on that tour. However as an artist, it form of felt like I used to be getting up on stage and waving to five-year-olds.”

Eilish is without doubt one of the singers Swift has been accused of stopping from reaching the highest of the album charts.

In a Billboard interview, Eilish slammed the now-common apply of unnamed “large artists” releasing a number of variations of their albums however was compelled to make clear what she meant after Swift’s followers criticized her for allegedly shading the “Shake It Off” singer.

On the time, Eilish took to her Instagram Tales to set the information straight, providing an announcement in her protection whereas additionally tagging her Billboard interview.

“Okay, so it might be so superior if individuals would cease placing phrases into my mouth and really learn what I stated in that billboard article,” she wrote.

“I wasn’t singling anybody out; these are industry-wide systemic points,” she defined.

The “Dangerous Man” singer additionally admitted that she was responsible of the identical factor to encourage followers to purchase the identical album a number of occasions, although it wasn’t clear if she makes these choices or if her report label has the ultimate say over releases.

“[And] in relation to variants, so many artists launch them—together with ME! which I clearly state within the article,” she continued.

“The local weather disaster is now and it is about all of us being a part of the issue and making an attempt to do higher sheesh,” Eilish concluded.

It has been a non-ending spate of controversy for the pop princess, who was lately compelled to defend her craft after Dave Grohl alleged that she would not carry out dwell.

Swift is presently on the European leg of her Eras Tour and made a 3-legged efficiency within the sold-out Wembley Stadium.

Nonetheless, whereas taking part in his gig in London on Saturday, Grohl implied that Swift would not carry out dwell on her Eras Tour and quipped that his tour was the “Errors” tour.

He remarked that his band “truly performs dwell” and counseled the group for attending his present.

“Simply saying. You guys like uncooked dwell rock ‘n’ roll music, proper?” he stated to the cheering viewers. “You got here to the fitting f-cking place!”

Swift clapped again on the Foo Fighters frontman final night time. She launched her band to the group and identified that they’d be taking part in “dwell” for 3 and a half hours.

“What you simply did is an unforgettable second in not simply my life, however each very single one in every of our crew,” Swift instructed the group, pointing to her crew members. “The band that is going to be taking part in dwell for you for 3 and a half hours tonight.”

“They deserve this a lot, and so does each one in every of my fellow performers, and also you simply gave that to us so generously. We’ll always remember it,” she added.