I don’t like your little games / Don’t like your tilted stage / The role you made me play
Taylor Swift may have been the most recent female pop artist to publicly call out Kanye West in August 2017, but she most certainly won’t be the last.
Lorde has joined the chorus, taking to Instagram to post a picture of her touring stage set, which features a giant glass box that tilts while she’s inside.
“I’m proud of the work that I do and it’s flattering when other artists feel inspired by it, to the extent that they choose to try it on themselves,” she wrote in her Instagram Story. “But don’t steal – not from women or anyone else – not in 2018 or ever.”
Lorde is clearly referencing Kanye’s latest stage set for his Kids See Ghosts tour with Kid Cudi. Kanye posted the below with the text “loading in” on November 11.
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The backlash has already begun with one Kanye follower commenting: “Lorde called, she wants her production back.”
lorde called she wants her production back
— Brad Heaton (@BradHeaton) November 12, 2018
When Kanye West lacks creativity and steals Lorde’s concert stage , this y’alls creative genius? LOL https://t.co/tx2tLSLRdA
— gordon maurice (@robjim_97) November 12, 2018
Kanye West is usually celebrated for his stage set. He debuted his suspended, tilting stage in August 2016 as part of his Saint Pablo world tour. Kanye would tie himself to the stage so the stage could tilt in all directions toward the crowd underneath without him falling off.
But it wouldn’t be a public beef without fans doing their best to pull receipts… One Twitter user has drawn comparisons to Kanye’s tilting stage and Lorde’s glass box:
But didn’t she steal the floating stage idea from Kanye from his saint Pablo tour then? pic.twitter.com/dsDYwDhuQ3
— Fellaini’s Elbow (@elbowmanfelli) November 12, 2018