Charli XCX shouts “Taylor Swift is dead” chant at concerts

Charli XCX has asked her fans to stop chanting “Taylor Swift is dead” at her performances.

There were reports of crowds at her Sunday show in São Paulo, Brazil, joining in the attacks on the megastar.

In an Instagram post, the Brat singer stated that she would “no longer tolerate” this.

“Can the people who do this please stop,” Charli wrote on Instagram. “Online or at my shows.”

“It’s the opposite of what I want, and it bothers me that anyone thinks there’s room for it in this community.”

Charli and Taylor both recently released albums, and Charli’s “Brat” was knocked off the top spot on the charts by Taylor’s “The Tortured Poets Department.”

Since both are associated with members of the band The 1975, there is speculation that one of Charli’s songs – “Sympathy is a Knife” – contains a reference to Taylor.

Charli is engaged to drummer George Daniel and Taylor was reportedly in a relationship with frontman Matty Healy.

In the song, 31-year-old Charli refers to a girl who “takes advantage of my insecurities” by saying, “I don’t wanna see her backstage at my boyfriend’s show.”

Charli’s previous comments that she would open for Taylor’s “Reputation Tour” in 2018 have drawn criticism from Swifties.

Charli said in an interview with Pitchfork that she didn’t particularly like the stadium shows: “It felt like I was walking on stage and waving to five-year-olds.”

Although she said she was “really grateful that (Taylor) invited me on this tour” and later clarified that there was “only love” between them.

One of the themes of “Brat” is relationships between women in the music industry, and Charli has spoken in interviews about how female singers can be pitted against each other.

“Relationships between women are extremely complex and multi-layered.

“You can like someone and dislike them at the same time; you can be jealous of someone and that person can still be your friend.”

The singer will return to Wembley in August for six more performances.

Charli’s Brat tour continues in Europe next week and after her US appearance this summer, she will travel to the UK from November.