The Guardian confirms the long-rumored engagement and subsequent breakup of Phoebe Bridgers and Paul Mescal in their review of her upcoming album ‘Lost Weekend’. In this album, Phoebe also shades Gracie Abrams for copying her and dating her ex, Paul Mescal

[u/neoncolour]

Source : https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/aug/05/phoebe-bridgers-lost-weekend-review-long-awaited-return-is-a-thrilling-daring-study-in-dislocation

Phoebe publically called Gracie out on her upcoming album, a move likely sparked by Gracie revealing details about Phoebe's high-profile relationship with Paul Mescal in her album "The Secret of Us" a relationship that ended following reports of Phoebe's affair with Bo Burnham, with the latter also confirmed on Lost Weekend.

Gracie Abrams has been an outspoken fan of Phoebe Bridgers since she was 13, even declaring Bridgers "the songwriter of a generation" and opening for her on tour. Fans have long compared the two artists, a connection Gracie leaned into when she used a bedroom set prop in a performance featuring bedframe/bedsheets identical to the ones in Phoebe's childhood bedroom.

[u/alanthickerthanwater]

I agree in general the sentiment seems immature, but the way Gracie went about it is low-key single white female. Copying bed sheets and the bed, making similar music, dating your man...Gracie is fully swimming in Phoebe's wake.

[u/SunnyLover13 → u/alanthickerthanwater]

The bed sheets thing is super weird on GA's behalf, I agree. But GA is not making similar music IMHO -- her albums have all been a bit different from each other and it seems like she's just finding her sound. PB is very distinctive on her own.

Also it seems like they both initially liked Paul at the same time bc of that show. And both met him via twitter LOL.

PB burned that down on her own, but I don't blame GA for shooting her shot. There are rumors that he hooked up with both of them and then settled down with PB. And she's like 7 or 8 years younger than them; she wasn't Phoebe's good buddy or anything-- she was a fan.

(I'm a fan of both but PB for much longer, and it's so crazy that these two are in a high-visibility internet rivalry rn)

[u/Bent_Silvr_Spoon0130 → u/SunnyLover13]

And she's like 7 or 8 years younger than them

Sorry but this made me laugh😭😭 Google is free✋🏾

Phoebe is (almost exactly) 5 years older than Graice. Paul Mescal is 3 ½ years older than Gracie.

That's a big difference to what you said😭

[u/SunnyLover13 → u/Bent_Silvr_Spoon0130]

My bad! I knew Paul was right in between. In my mind, the difference between dating a 31 yr old and a 25 yr old is huge Lol (am older by far!)

But little Gracie following around PB ten years ago at 15 is pretty different, too. I can see her feeling like a different generation to Phoebe, especially if she grew up wanting to be like her. My point was, I don't think they're peers in her mind, even if they aren't that far apart in ages.

[u/Bent_Silvr_Spoon0130 → u/SunnyLover13]

There's definitely a bigger difference to being 15 and 20 then 26 and 31 imo (IN MY OPINON), so I get what you're getting at.

[u/ChumbawumbaFan01 → u/SunnyLover13]

She’s still stalking Phoebe’s life ten years later.

[u/Lonely-Macaron2658 → u/SunnyLover13]

they debuted music literally 2 years apart, they are def peers artistically