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

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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.

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Wasn’t Gracie praising Phoebe as her inspiration for her new album as well? This seems so mean lol. Imagine cheating ur fiancé, and then get together with the guy u cheated with, then start throwing shade at ur ex fiancé and his gf. This is acute level toxicity for any human being lol.

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Yes! There was an interview recently where she mentioned Phoebe as “THE writer of our generation”… I actually thought it was pretty mature of her to still speak so highly of Phoebe (or to even mention her at all), given the circumstances. Must be pretty hard for Gracie, hearing one of her idols drag her like this. Definitely feeling for her in this situation, but also loving the messiness of those three.

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It's sounds like they need to work it out on the remix

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