{"id":30291,"date":"2026-08-06T21:45:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T16:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=30291"},"modified":"2026-08-06T21:45:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T16:45:26","slug":"phoebe-bridgers-shades-gracie-abrams-paul-mescal-on-new-song-fans-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=30291","title":{"rendered":"Phoebe Bridgers Shades Gracie Abrams, Paul Mescal on New Song, Fans Say"},"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>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tA few lyrics from <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/phoebe-bridgers\/\">Phoebe Bridgers<\/a>\u2018 upcoming album, <em>Lost Weekend<\/em>, have caused a bit of a stir online, as some fans believe that the singer shades ex Paul Mescal and his girlfriend, pop star <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/gracie-abrams\/\">Gracie Abrams<\/a>, on a song called \u201cThe Governor\u2019s Waltz.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAs <em>Billboard <\/em>can confirm amid a wide range of reactions to <em>The Guardian <\/em>including the eyebrow-raising lyrics in its <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2026\/aug\/05\/phoebe-bridgers-lost-weekend-review-long-awaited-return-is-a-thrilling-daring-study-in-dislocation\">pre-release review <\/a>of the album, the boygenius artist indeed sings toward the end of the melancholy track, \u201cAnd she can pretend to be me\/ Since she took my place in my bed on that stage\/ I have not lost any sleep.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIt\u2019s also worth noting that this is the only part of the song where a former partner\u2019s new love interest is referenced, as Bridgers spends the majority of it doing a post mortem on the decline of her own relationship with the ex in question, which fans are certain is Mescal. \u201cYou deserved better, you wanted me,\u201d the Grammy winner sings elsewhere on \u201cThe Governor\u2019s Waltz.\u201d \u201cSo, let\u2019s see how long we can go without talking\/ Watch me pretending to sleep.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tSo, what\u2019s the big deal? Have a seat \u2014 there\u2019s a lot to unpack here. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tTo begin, Bridgers and the Irish actor were in a relationship from about 2020 to 2022, reportedly getting engaged at some point before the breakup (something the musician seems to confirm on <em>Lost Weekend<\/em>\u2018s title track, on which she sings, \u201cI\u2019m supposed to be married, but I called it off\u201d). In 2024, Mescal and Abrams were spotted in public together for the first time following months of rumors that they were hanging out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe \u201cThat\u2019s So True\u201d singer and <em>Normal People <\/em>star now share a home in London, and Abrams has <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/gracie-abrams-worried-paul-mescal-relationship-affect-music-1236268074\/\">openly gushed<\/a> about their \u201csecure and stable\u201d romance in interviews surrounding the release of her <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/billboard-200\/\">Billboard 200<\/a>-topping new album, <em>Daughter From Hell<\/em>. Bridgers is also reportedly in a long-term relationship \u2014 with musical comedian Bo Burnham, who just so happens to be credited as a cowriter on \u201cThe Governor\u2019s Waltz\u201d \u2014 but before all of that, she and Abrams were friendly with each other online and in person at events where their paths overlapped, such as award shows where they posed for photos together or on tour as joint openers for Taylor Swift\u2019s billion-dollar Eras trek.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAbrams has also been <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/dcthwish\/status\/2085040170210889755\">a vocal superfan<\/a> of Bridgers for years, and she\u2019s only continued to praise the \u201cMotion Sickness\u201d artist \u2014 whom Abrams called \u201cthe writer of our generation\u201d in a June appearance on the <em>The New York Times\u2019 <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0n6SNeAQzeI\">Popcast<\/a> <\/em>\u2014 in 2026. That\u2019s where the line \u201cshe can pretend to be me\u201d seemingly comes into play, while \u201cshe took my place in my bed on that stage\u201d appears to refer to the rocket-ship patterned sheets owned by both singers, who in 2017 bonded over having them in common via Instagram comments, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/iletithappen\/status\/2085026377758040299\">according to screenshots<\/a>. Years later, on her Secret of Us Tour, Abrams included the same sheets in her stage design, which recreated her bedroom setup for the intimate B-stage portion of her set.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201comg wait it definitely is [about Abrams],\u201d <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mc_madsss\/status\/2085025388200165687\">one person wrote<\/a> of the \u201cGovernor\u2019s Waltz\u201d lyrics on X, sharing side-by-side comparison photos of the two artists. \u201cThis was gracie\u2019s b stage set up last tour. LITERALLY PHOEBES BED SHEETS.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cGracie Abrams shade on the Phoebe Bridgers album\u2026 I\u2019ve prayed for days like these,\u201d a fan of Bridgers <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/beefyfridgers\/status\/2084987566445543790\">posted<\/a>, while an Abrams fan <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/dcthwish\/status\/2085040170210889755\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">wrote<\/a>, \u201cit sucks to hear what phoebe had to say about gracie considering gracie has been a fan for years and has had nothing but kind words to say about phoebe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<em>Billboard <\/em>has reached out to reps for Bridgers, Mescal and Abrams for comment. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tArriving in full on Aug. 14, <em>Lost Weekend <\/em>will mark Bridgers\u2019 first solo album since 2020\u2019s <em>Punisher. <\/em>To celebrate its release, the \u201cKyoto\u201d artist recently announced that the LP will <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/planetariumexperience.phoebebridgers.com\/\">debut in planetariums<\/a> all over the world starting Aug. 10, pairing the music with a visual experience designed by photographer Babak Tafreshi or an immersive laser show from by Laser Fantasy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAnd though \u201cThe Governor\u2019s Waltz\u201d might be turning the most heads, it\u2019s not the first song to seemingly reference Mescal\u2019s history with both Bridgers and Abrams. On \u201cOut of Nowhere,\u201d <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/gracie-abrams-bonus-tracks-out-of-nowhere-love-letter-1236297898\/\">which Abrams released <\/a>exclusively on iTunes in July as bonus <em>Daughter From Hell <\/em>tracks, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/genius.com\/Gracie-abrams-out-of-nowhere-lyrics\">she sings<\/a>, \u201cFavorite thing to fantasize\/ You and me and her collide\/ Kinda hot but then kinda terrifying\/ Just my luck, everyone\u2019s watching us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe \u201cHit the Wall\u201d artist is currently gearing up to go on tour starting in December. Bridgers will also hit the road soon, launching her Lost Tour in September.<\/p>\n<\/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>A few lyrics from Phoebe Bridgers\u2018 upcoming album, Lost Weekend, have caused a bit of a stir online, as some fans believe that the singer shades ex Paul Mescal and his girlfriend, pop star Gracie Abrams, on a song called \u201cThe Governor\u2019s Waltz.\u201d As Billboard can confirm amid a wide range of reactions to The&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30292,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/P1162SOI-e1780633334790.jpg?w=1024","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-gossip"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30291","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=30291"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30291\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/30292"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=30291"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=30291"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=30291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}