{"id":17249,"date":"2026-07-25T23:59:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T18:59:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=17249"},"modified":"2026-07-25T23:59:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T18:59:34","slug":"taylor-swift-worried-about-this-rising-star-taking-her-throne-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=17249","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift Worried About THIS Rising Star Taking Her &#8216;Throne&#8217;: REPORT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p><strong>Taylor Swift<\/strong> may have some competition for her crown, and it has her on edge! At least that is what a source is claiming!<\/p>\n<p>According to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/tvshowbiz\/article-15986205\/ella-langley-taylor-swift-country-nashville.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><em> Dailymail.com<\/em><\/a> on Friday, the 36-year-old pop star is concerned about a certain rising star right now. Which one, you ask? It\u2019s not <strong>Olivia Rodrigo<\/strong>! Or her best friend, <a href=\"https:\/\/perezhilton.com\/gracie-abrams-producer-aaron-dessner-responds-rumor-death-wish-is-about-taylor-swift\/\"><strong>Gracie Abrams<\/strong><\/a>! Instead, it is none other than country singer <strong>Ella Langley<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1248800\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1248800\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1248800 size-full lazyload\" width=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/perezhilton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Taylor-Swift-Worried-About-Ella-Langley-.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Swift Worried About THIS Rising Star Taking Her 'Throne': REPORT \" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/perezhilton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Taylor-Swift-Worried-About-Ella-Langley-.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/perezhilton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Taylor-Swift-Worried-About-Ella-Langley--300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/perezhilton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Taylor-Swift-Worried-About-Ella-Langley--1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/perezhilton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Taylor-Swift-Worried-About-Ella-Langley--768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1248800\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(c) MEGA\/WENN<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/perezhilton.com\/travis-kelce-ex-kayla-nicole-planning-high-profile-career-move-after-taylor-swift-wedding\/\"><strong>Related: Travis Kelce\u2019s Ex Planning THIS High-Profile Career Move After Wedding!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ella has had a massive year in her career! Her single <em>Choosin\u2019 Texas<\/em> has spent 14 weeks at the top of the <em>Billboard<\/em> Hot 100, tying a record set by powerhouses <strong>Whitney Houston<\/strong> for <em>I Will Always Love You<\/em> and <strong>Mariah Carey<\/strong> for <em>We Belong Together<\/em>. She also tied with Mariah\u2019s<em> All I Want for Christmas Is You<\/em> for the second-longest command among songs by only women. An incredible feat! And there is a strong chance she could break these two divas\u2019 records, too!<\/p>\n<p>However, Ella can already pat herself on the back for breaking a massive record! The popular track surpassed Taylor\u2019s 2012 hit<em> We Are Never Getting Back Together<\/em> for the most weeks at number one by a female country artist! Wow! When asked about how much the milestone meant to her, the musician reportedly said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIt means that my head\u2019s spinning around like an owl. You ever seen that? It\u2019s pretty scary. It\u2019s nuts. I\u2019m just excited.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As for Taylor, she reportedly feels a bit threatened! One industry insider even suggested that is why she returned to her country roots all these years later and released her latest single <em>I Knew It, I Knew You<\/em>, which is the theme song for <em>Toy Story 5<\/em>! They claimed to <em>Dailymail.com<\/em> that she is possibly trying to assert her dominance in the genre again:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cTaylor could never let someone else have the country throne. She wanted to make it clear that if there\u2019s a woman that\u2019s going to dominate the country charts it won\u2019t be Beyonc\u00e9 and it won\u2019t be Ella.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>But the source also noted Tay Tay may have trouble winning over the country audiences again to maintain her throne in comparison to Ella, especially the fans who feel she abandoned them to become a pop star:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe radio programmers have to say they\u2019re excited about I Knew It, I Knew You and have to immediately play her song \u2013 it\u2019s Taylor. But the country fans still remember that she left.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>And what helps Ella with country fans, too, is that she steers clear of politics, unlike her peers Taylor, <strong>Kelsea Ballerini<\/strong>, and more. The insider added:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cElla is winning because she panders to the country music fan base. She plays it safe. She\u2019s not speaking out on important topics like a Kelsea Ballerini, Kacey Musgraves or Maren Morris.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite all this, the outlet noted there are no hints of any animosity between the two women publicly. And let\u2019s be real, Taylor is one of the biggest stars in the world. We think her \u201cthrone\u201d in the industry is safe, no matter what. The\u00a0<em>Evermore <\/em>artist\u00a0is also likely cheering on Ella from the sidelines rather than plotting her downfall. So, take the report with a grain of salt.<\/p>\n<p>But what are your thoughts, Perezcious readers? Do you believe Taylor should be worried? Let us know in the comments (below)!<\/p>\n<p class=\"image_cite\"><em>[Image via <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">MEGA\/WENN<\/a>]<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taylor Swift may have some competition for her crown, and it has her on edge! At least that is what a source is claiming! According to Dailymail.com on Friday, the 36-year-old pop star is concerned about a certain rising star right now. Which one, you ask? It\u2019s not Olivia Rodrigo! 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