Current:Home > StocksCharli XCX reportedly condemns fans for dissing Taylor Swift in concert chant: 'It disturbs me' -ValueMetric
Charli XCX reportedly condemns fans for dissing Taylor Swift in concert chant: 'It disturbs me'
View
Date:2025-04-14 19:44:55
Charli XCX came to the defense of Taylor Swift after fans allegedly disparaged the pop superstar at a recent concert.
The British pop singer, who opened for Swift on the 2018 Reputation Stadium Tour, reportedly responded to footage of her Saturday concert in São Paulo, Brazil, in which fans could be heard chanting, "A Taylor Morreu," which loosely translates to, "Taylor is dead." Fans also chanted the same message at a release party for Charli’s latest album "Brat" on June 7, X user @ritsuppy claims in the video.
"Hey @charli_xcx, your Brazilian fans have been showing toxic behavior by screaming 'Taylor is dead!' in your concerts and events related to you," the X user wrote. "Could you do something about it? We don’t believe that’s what music should be about."
The "Von Dutch" singer took to her Instagram Story on Sunday to address the video and condemn fans for the disparaging remark about Swift.
"Can the people who do this please stop? Online or at my shows," Charli wrote in the since-expired post, according to Deadline and Today.com. "It is the opposite of what I want, and it disturbs me that anyone would think there is room for this in this community. I will not tolerate it."
Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.
Charli's comments follow recent speculation of a pop music feud between her and Swift. Earlier this month, Swift released U.K. deluxe editions of her album "The Tortured Poets Department," which some fans alleged was a business tactic to block Charli's album "Brat" from taking the No. 1 spot from Swift on the U.K. albums chart.
This isn't the first time Charli has spoken out in support of Swift.
See Charli XCX in concert:British pop singer, Troye Sivan announce joint Sweat concert tour. Here's how to get tickets.
Charli XCX clarifies she is 'extremely grateful' for opening slot on Taylor Swift's concert tour
In August 2019, Charli reflected on touring with Swift as an opening act on the Reputation Stadium Tour in an interview with Pitchfork.
"I'm really grateful that (Taylor) asked me on that tour," Charli told the outlet at the time. "But as an artist, it kind of felt like I was getting up onstage and waving to 5-year-olds."
The "Boom Clap" singer later took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to clarify her comments after she claimed "people on the Internet have taken something I said out of context."
"As I say in the article and have said many times before, I am extremely grateful to Taylor for inviting me to open for her," Charli wrote. "She's one of the biggest artists of my generation, and the Reputation tour was one of the biggest tours in history."
'For life':Charli XCX, The 1975 drummer George Daniel announce engagement
Charli added that the "weird sentence" that sparked controversy was part of a wider conversation about her struggle to adjust to opening shows at 6 p.m. when she normally performed late-night gigs.
"Leading up to that tour I’d been playing a (ton) of 18+ club shows, and so to be onstage in front of all ages was new to me and made me approach my performances with a whole new kind of energy," she wrote.
Contributing: Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY
veryGood! (81)
Related
- Residents worried after ceiling cracks appear following reroofing works at Jalan Tenaga HDB blocks
- Boeing 747 cargo plane with reported engine trouble makes emergency landing in Miami
- Drugmakers hiking prices for more than 700 medications, including Ozempic and Mounjaro
- Chargers interview former Stanford coach David Shaw for head coaching vacancy
- RFK Jr. grilled again about moving to California while listing New York address on ballot petition
- Alabama inmate asking federal appeals court to block first-ever execution by nitrogen gas
- Amy Robach, former GMA3 host, says she joined TikTok to 'take back my narrative'
- Teen Mom's Kailyn Lowry Gives Birth to Twins, Welcomes Baby No. 6 and 7
- Macy's says employee who allegedly hid $150 million in expenses had no major 'impact'
- Horoscopes Today, January 19, 2024
Ranking
- The GOP and Kansas’ Democratic governor ousted targeted lawmakers in the state’s primary
- She lost 100-pounds but gained it back. The grief surprised her. Now, like others, she's sharing her story.
- Lawyer hired to prosecute Trump in Georgia is thrust into the spotlight over affair claims
- Live updates | Only a cease-fire deal can win hostages’ release, an Israeli War Cabinet member says
- Matt Damon remembers pal Robin Williams: 'He was a very deep, deep river'
- Teen pleads guilty in Denver house fire that killed 5 from Senegal
- Lawyer hired to prosecute Trump in Georgia is thrust into the spotlight over affair claims
- Good girl! Officer enlists a Michigan man’s dog to help rescue him from an icy lake
Recommendation
Macy's says employee who allegedly hid $150 million in expenses had no major 'impact'
Sami rights activists in Norway charged over protests against wind farm affecting reindeer herding
Kraft Singles introduces 3 new cheese flavors after 10 years
3M to pay $253 million to veterans in lawsuit settlement over earplugs and hearing loss
Breaking debut in Olympics raises question: Are breakers artists or athletes?
Police in Jamaica detain former Parliament member in wife’s death
Hale Freezes Over
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the New Hampshire primaries