Ice Spice Subtly Claps Back at Festival Fans for Booing Friend Taylor Swift’s Song

Ice Spice stood up for her friend Taylor Swift aft a crowd booed successful consequence to her opus “Karma” playing astatine nan Rolling Loud Europe euphony festival.

During Ice’s group astatine nan euphony show successful Austria connected Sunday, July 7, “Karma” began playing connected nan speakers and nan crowd started to boo and make thumbs-down gestures successful response. Ice, 24, past subtly defended Taylor, 34, by blowing kisses to nan crowd, implying she was not bothered by their antagonistic reactions.

Shortly aft nan infinitesimal took place, fans uploaded a video to X and galore societal media users weighed successful connected Ice’s reaction.

“We emotion her!!!” 1 instrumentality relationship dedicated to Taylor wrote successful consequence to nan clip. Another added, “Men utilized to spell [to] warfare and now they show up to crystal herb sets and dislike connected a female 1,000,000 times retired of their convention [sic].”

Taylor and Ice person been outspoken supporters of each other ever since they collaborated connected nan “Karma” remix successful May 2023.

“Collaborating pinch Ice Spice connected ‘Karma’ was 1 of nan astir earthy things,” nan “Cruel Summer” vocalist said astir nan opus successful a Spotify audio clip aft it was released. “She reached retired done her team, conscionable benignant of saying, ‘Hey, Ice has been a large instrumentality of Taylor’s since she was a small kid, would emotion to collaborate if that was ever thing that came about.’”

Taylor besides added that she was “blown away” by Ice. “In my opinion, she’s nan 1 to watch,” she continued. “Watching her activity ethic and really thoughtfully she approaches her career, she’s for illustration my caller favourite creator and I’m truthful honored that she’s connected nan song.”

Following nan remix’s release, Ice joined Taylor onstage to execute “Karma” during her New Jersey stops connected her Eras circuit successful May 2023.

‘Their relationship didn’t extremity there, and Ice discussed her narration pinch Taylor and what it was for illustration to activity together while speaking to Billboard successful March. “When I was successful nan workplace pinch Taylor, like, I’ll ne'er hide that,” nan “Barbie World” rapper recalled. “She told me, ‘No matter what, conscionable support making euphony and everything’s going to beryllium fine.’”

Ice moreover showed support for Taylor aft she released her latest album, The Tortured Poets Department, successful April. One time aft nan album’s release, she asked nan crowd if they had “heard Taylor’s caller medium yet” while she performed astatine Coachella. “Shout retired to Taylor Swift! My bully sis!” she added.

More recently, Ice played coy erstwhile she was asked astir Taylor perchance being featured connected her upcoming album, Y2K!

“I deliberation she did maine nan favor,” nan “Deli” rapper told Entertainment Tonight erstwhile asked if Taylor would beryllium “returning nan favor” aft their “Karma” collaboration. “I don’t know. Let’s see, let’s see, let’s see.”

While she didn’t corroborate nor contradict if nan “Wildest Dreams” singer would beryllium featured connected immoderate of her caller songs, Ice teased that “there’s a couple” of collaborations of nan album.