Lorde loves 'friend' Taylor Swift, but she's not in her squad

Turns out, there's no bad blood between Lorde and Taylor Swift after all.

In a recent interview with an Australian news outlet, Lorde made comments that some interpreted as suggesting she was on the outs with the 27-year-old singer, but now, the New Zealand pop star has set the record straight.

Taking to her Twitter page, she wrote, "Wow - something of a frustrating thing to have to address online, but here we go. Taylor is a dear friend. I love her very much. In the interview in question I had just been talking about Bowie and Patti Smith ? those were the 'idols' I was referring to that I was saying I'm not friends with, not Taylor!"

"I've always found people's perception of this 'squad' idea frustrating in the past; it was never some exclusive club or secret society, but a wide circle of people, some of whom I know, and some who I've never met, like most wide groups of friends. Forgive me for the mild eyeroll I popped when it was brought up as if we're all blood members of a secret cult," she continued.

The 'Green Light' hit-maker added, "Really shitty to wake up to headlines about whether or not you've jumped ship on someone you deeply respect and ride for. I want to say one more time that Taylor has been there for me in all my dark and light moments these past 5 years. All of them. I fucked up an interview question. Now go sip a beverage and head out on a walk."