The search term “Taylor Swift Olivia Rodrigo beef” recently started trending online, and fans are wondering why. Rumors of a feud between the two musicians are not exactly new amongst fans, as they have emerged online in the past. Speculation once arose, suggesting that Olivia Rodrigo’s song “Vampire” was about Taylor Swift. However, the 22-year-old songstress has denied having beef with anyone, let alone Swift, even expressing admiration for the latter and her work on several occasions.
So, why is “Taylor Swift Olivia Rodrigo beef” trending? Here’s what we have learned on the same.
What is the ‘Taylor Swift Olivia Rodrigo beef’ trend?
The term ‘Taylor Swift Olivia Rodrigo beef’ is trending because of recent online reports circulating the internet. They suggest that the “Drivers License” singer’s team had asked Nashville’s Bluebird Cafe to remove pictures of Taylor Swift from the restaurant.
These reports emerged from an online video. In it, an employee of Bluebird Cafe revealed that Olivia Rodrigo had visited the restaurant in 2023. This was just ahead of the release of her album, Guts. The employee claimed that before she started performing there, they had “vowed to remove any visible signs of Taylor Swift.”
In response to the allegations, the general manager and COO of Bluebird Cafe, Erika Nichols, uploaded a video on X (formerly Twitter). She revealed the truth about what had actually taken place.
Nichols confirmed that Rodrigo had filmed at the restaurant. However, she stated that neither the High School Musical: The Musical: The Series star’s team nor anyone else asked them to remove Swift’s image.
Nichols shared that the restaurant themselves decided to remove the “Bad Blood” songstress’ image. This was because it “was in a position where the filming was taking place.” She explained the decision, saying that they were “required legally to remove images that are under copyright.”
“We don’t own those images, so we cannot give permission for those images to be used in any kind of broadcast,” Nichols added. “That’s the sole reason that the photograph was removed from the place it stood.”
Additionally, The Bluebird Cafe’s COO said that the aforementioned employee who talked about removing “visible signs of Taylor Swift” from the restaurant spoke “out of turn.” She added that he didn’t understand why they took down Swift’s picture in the first place. Furthermore, he spoke “carelessly and haphazardly” about it.
Originally reported by Abdul Azim Naushad on ComingSoon.net.
