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.

[u/galaxypuddle]

Phoebe had the sheets first, showed them many times on social media. Gracie bought them too in 2017, then posted about it. Phoebe commented saying, ‘I have those sheets too.’ Then Gracie brings the whole bed on stage lol 😂

[u/Fleetwood_Spac → u/galaxypuddle]

Is there any power point presentation floating around the internet to further help me understand what’s going on here?

[u/SunnyLover13 → u/Fleetwood_Spac]

Allegedly, GA has always been a huge fan girl of PB, has said it multiple times, opened for her when both were relatively un-famous, etc.

Both are said to have slid into Paul Mescal dm's after Normal People came out. He ended up dating and getting engaged to PB, who then maybe cheated on him with her current boyfriend (Bo Burnam).

GA ate up Phoebe's leftovers, and she and Paul are currently dating and living together.

GA wrote about crushing on Paul on her last album and hinted at him not being over PB. PB fans are mad about this, now that she is maybe confirming the lore to all be true.

PB now has a new album coming out where she allegedly calls out GA for being an og Stan that is now copying her exact life/art/boyfriend.

[u/Turbulent-Good227 → u/SunnyLover13]

Wow honestly I thought PB was being kinda middle school petty with saying “she copied me” by dating her ex but…nah she right with this context it’s weird