No bad blood here! Inside Taylor Swift and Lana Del Rey’s friendship as rumors swirl that the pair will take the stage together at Coachella

Taylor Swift and Lana Del Rey are arguably two of the biggest and most influential artists of their generation.

Despite competing against each other on the charts and in the same categories at award shows, the talented two have managed to form a strong bond.

The singer-songwriters have a long history together with a long friendship that has spanned many years, Hollywood parties and even a musical collaboration.

And now it’s rumored that Taylor Swift may be joining Lana at Coachella when the Brooklyn Baby singer takes the stage on April 12.

The pair first met over a decade ago at the 2012 MTV EMAs, where Lana took the stage to present the award for Best Female Artist.

They had a brief exchange as Lana presented the Style singer with her award, but later had a proper hug and a quick chat as they posed for photos together in front of the fan section.

The two superstars crossed paths shortly after that, but most notably rubbed shoulders at Lady Gaga’s star-studded 30th birthday party in 2016.

To prove just how friendly they became, Taylor invited the Born to Die hitmaker to her 2018 American Music Awards after-party.

The pair looked inseparable at the bash, with Lana even posting a cute selfie of herself cheek-to-cheek with Taylor on her private Instagram account.

One of the biggest connections is their work with producer Jack Antonoff, who has produced several albums for both women.

Antonoff opened up about working with the pair in an interview with Zane Lowe in March.

“Every time we do something new, I joke, ‘I guess we’ve still got that,’ because there’s no reason for it to keep coming like it does,” he said.

‘There’s a lot of magic there. I feel like that with Taylor, I feel like that with Lana … It’s almost like the more we do, the less I expect it, he continued.

‘Cause I often think to myself, well, how long could we really keep having this spark? And I’m just thankful that it’s there, and I don’t know where it’s coming from or where it’s going, but the one thing I’ve noticed is that anyone who claims to know where it comes from and where it goes burns. out pretty quickly.’

Having a shared collaborator in Antonoff resulted in Lana and Taylor finally collaborating in 2022 on the Midnights track Snow on the Beach.

“I’m such a fan of Lana Del Rey,” Taylor gushed while discussing the song.

‘Lana Del Rey is, in my opinion, one of the greatest musical artists of all time, the fact that I get to exist at the same time as her is an honor and a privilege, and the fact that she would be so generous collaborating with us on this song is something I’ll be grateful for for life – absolutely love her.’

Snow on the Beach originally only featured Lana on background vocals, but fan demand for the Ultraviolence singer to have a more prominent role was so strong that they went back into the studio to re-record the track.

One of the duo’s most memorable moments was at the Grammy Awards in February.

Not only did they walk the red carpet together, Taylor even pulled Lana up on stage with her when she accepted Album of the Year for Midnights.

Thanking the singer in her acceptance speech, she said: ‘I think so many female artists wouldn’t be where they are and wouldn’t have the inspiration they have if it wasn’t for the work she has performed.’

She added: ‘I think she’s a legacy artist, a legend in her prime right now. I am so lucky to know you and be your friend.’

A few days after that, Lana attended the Super Bowl with Taylor, who was there to support boyfriend Travis Kelce.

Now, Taylor and Travis are reportedly planning to attend Coachella to support her BFF Lana Del Rey.

The 34-year-old singer, who is currently on a two-month break from her The Eras tour, will be ‘renting a house in the area’ with the NFL star, 34, for one of the two festival weekends on 12-14. April and April. 19-21, a source told Us Weekly.

They added: ‘They both want to see Lana Del Rey and (Jack Antonoff’s band) Bleachers.’

Another source claimed that Kelce will stay with Swift until the end of April – with the hunk said to be filming a commercial in Los Angeles over the weekend of April 12.

The couple’s relationship is said to be ‘very serious’ and has them ‘thinking about the next steps’.

Adding fuel to the fire, Kelce told People, ‘I’m a Coachella guy. I love going to Coachella. I love live music in general. So you might see me pop up over there at some point.

‘I’m not sure if I’ll go for a weekend, one or two, or if I even have time knowing that my schedule will fill up pretty quickly before we start playing football here again.’

Some fans have even speculated that Taylor may join Lana on stage on April 19, though they have yet to confirm it.