Taylor Swift Praises Phoebe Bridgers' 'Lost Weekend' on Instagram for the Singer's Birthday

Taylor Swift used an Instagram story on Monday, August 17 to celebrate Phoebe Bridgers' birthday — and to praise Bridgers' new album Lost Weekend in the same breath.

Swift's message was direct and warm. "It's her birthday but she gave us a gift," she wrote. "Haven't been able to stop listening. This album is an absolute triumph in every way. To write about grief with such vulnerability and detail, to trust the listener with this much honesty." Billboard

Lost Weekend arrived on August 14 as a 16-track release exploring grief, heartbreak, love and family history. It is Bridgers' first solo album since 2020's Punisher, closing a six-year gap during which she was hardly idle. She recorded and toured with boygenius — the band she shares with Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus — winning Grammy awards for that project before returning to solo work.

Swift and Bridgers have a documented working history. Bridgers appeared on "Nothing New (Taylor's Version) (From The Vault)," a vault track from Swift's 2021 re-recording Red (Taylor's Version); that song debuted at No. 43 on the Billboard Hot 100, the chart that tracks the most-consumed songs in the US across streaming, radio and sales. Bridgers also opened shows on Swift's Eras Tour and performed the collaboration live with Swift at several stops.

For fans of either artist, the Instagram post lands as a public nod between two musicians who have shared a stage and a recording booth — not a random celebrity endorsement. Swift's audience is vast by any measure, and a story on her feed puts Lost Weekend in front of people who may not have followed Bridgers' solo career or the boygenius run.

The album has drawn its own critical attention. A review published on August 14 by the music site No Ripcord noted that Lost Weekend lacks significant tempo and tonal shifts — an observation about the record's sonic range, not a verdict on its quality. No Ripcord

Bridgers has not yet announced chart figures or sales totals for Lost Weekend; first-week numbers, tracked by Billboard's album charts, typically surface the week following release. Whatever those figures show, Swift's post ensures that the conversation around the album now reaches well beyond Bridgers' established listenership.