Lizzo denies speaking negatively about Taylor Swift

Lizzo has firmly rejected claims that she has spoken negatively about Taylor Swift, responding directly to social media speculation that suggested a feud had affected her music's performance.

The exchange began on May 22 when an X user posted a comparison of streaming figures from Swift's latest album and Lizzo's 2025 mixtape, sharing numbers that showed a wide disparity. The post included a clip from Lizzo's music video for "STFU." The singer asked for clarification, writing, "Can someone explain what this means?" Another user then claimed that "all that s talking you did about Tay finally caught up to you," implying that Lizzo had criticized Swift and that this had damaged her own chart performance.

Lizzo responded on May 23 with a direct denial. "Are you well? First of all I have never talked s about Taylor Swift," she wrote on X. She added that she has never spoken negatively about any artist, stating, "Just because I mention an artist by name does not mean Im talking s grow tf up pls."

The exchange is the latest in a pattern of online speculation about a rift between the two musicians, though no evidence of a private dispute has emerged. Public statements from Lizzo over the...