Charli xcx and Taylor Swift in New York City in December 2014. PHOTO:

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Taylor Swift remains a fan of Charli xcx.

After the English pop star’s Brat album track “Sympathy Is a Knife” sparked rumors of a rift between the two musicians, Swift opened up to New York magazine in a new cover story on Charli about admiring the “Guess” singer’s work.

“I’ve been blown away by Charli’s melodic sensibilities since I first heard ‘Stay Away’ in 2011. Her writing is surreal and inventive, always,” Swift, 34, told the outlet.Charli xcx in Inglewood in March 2024.

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The “Fortnight” artist added of Charli, 32, “She just takes a song to places you wouldn’t expect it to go, and she’s been doing it consistently for over a decade. I love to see hard work like that pay off.”

Fans began speculating Charli felt negatively toward Swift after the release of “Sympathy Is a Knife,” the lyrics of which discuss the “Apple” musician feeling insecure about another woman in her orbit.

Charli previously opened for Swift’s Reputation Stadium Tour in 2018, later told Pitchfork she felt the experience was like “getting up onstage and waving to 5-year-olds” and then clarified the comments in a note to Swifties.

Charli xcx in Beverly Hills in February 2024.

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In June, Charli took to social media to speak out against certain fans for chanting “Taylor Swift Is Dead” at her performances in Brazil. “Can the people who do this please stop. Online or at my shows,” she wrote in an Instagram Story.

“It is the opposite of what I want and it disturbs me that anyone would think there is room for this in this community,” she added. “I will not tolerate it.”