Given her immense industry stature, the size of her platform and her own prowess as a singer-songwriter, an endorsement from Taylor Swift carries a lot of weight.<\/p>\n
It will prove especially meaningful for a contingent of pop artists born in the late 90s or early 2000s. In addition to admiring her as a fellow artist, these individuals likely grew up listening to her music, becoming devoted fans in the process.<\/p>\n
We have seen happen recently: Conan Gray and Maisie Peters, who have been rather open about their admiration for Swift, expressed tremendous excitement when Swift gave them public shout-outs.<\/p>\n
The same just happened with Olivia Rodrigo.<\/p>\n
The singer-actress, known for starring in “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series” and its hit soundtrack cut “All I Want,” covered Swift’s “Cruel Summer” as part of the MTV “Alone Together” series.<\/p>\n
Swift subsequently shared the cover on her Instagram story, declaring “THE TALENT.” in response. She also noted that she “Love(s) This!” and thanked Rodrigo and MTV for the beautiful performance.<\/p>\n
Rodrigo quickly Tweeted her excitement:<\/p>\n
“TAYLOR SWIFT POSTED A VIDEO OF ME SINGING CRUEL SUMMER ON HER INSTAGRAM STORY. I WILL NEVER STOP SCREAMING.” She also confirmed that she will frame the screenshot of Swift’s Instagram praise and “hang it above my firstborn’s crib.”<\/p>\n
Like Gray and Peters, Rodrigo has been open about her support for Taylor Swift. She recently made waves by wearing a T-shirt that featured Swift hugging Lorde; Rodrigo also confirmed being a “‘Paper Rings’ Stan” in a recent Twitter Q&A.<\/p>\n
\n\ud83c\udf81A GIFT FOR YOU \ud83c\udf81@Olivia_Rodrigo<\/a> sang @taylorswift13<\/a>'s "Cruel Summer" for our MTV #AloneTogether<\/a> jam session!! \ud83d\udc98 #StayHome<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/VmY1hxgHl3<\/a><\/p>\n
— MTV (@MTV) April 22, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n