Taylor Swift and Ice Spice’s friendship is iconic.
The 2 artists first teamed up for a remix of Swift’s track “Karma” in Might 2023. On the time, Swift mentioned in her Instagram announcement about their collab that she was a “massive fan” of the “brilliant” Ice Spice (actual identify Isis Naija Gaston), calling her “the one to watch.”
Swift beforehand praised Ice Spice’s “professional” demeanor and her individuality within the music trade.
“I relate to Ice in many ways, but I think her dedication and focus is what blew me away from the very start,” Swift informed Selection through electronic mail in September 2023. “She’s extremely professional without being cold. Playful and fun without ever taking her eye off the prize. She knows what is and isn’t ‘her’ and sets those boundaries with grace. She studies the industry and other artists’ careers but is very clear about charting her own definitive, original path. It’s her ability to carefully find that balance that impresses the hell out of me.”
Along with their musical connection, Swift and Ice Spice have additionally shaped a powerful friendship. The women sat entrance row in the course of the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards, the place they have been seen dancing, laughing and whispering collectively.
Ice Spice gave perception into their enjoyable night time and what stored their laughter going.
“That’s my sis. We was talking about a bunch of things,” she informed Selection in September 2023. “She’s so funny. We was sipping on a little something something. Just chatting, vibing.”
Preserve scrolling to see a timeline of Swift and Ice Spice’s friendship.
2020
Ice Spice had her crew attain out to Swift after she watched the singer’s documentary, Miss Americana.
“What I took away from Taylor’s documentary is you really do need to work hard, and not everything is going to be as easy as it seems,” Ice Spice informed Selection. “My manager heard me talking about that and had reached out to her team, and then they had a song for me.”
Might 2023
After working quietly on the remix of “Karma,” the duo launched the observe and accompanying music video. That very same month, Ice Spice joined Swift on stage because the shock visitor throughout her Eras Tour at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
Ice Spice recalled the “amazing” expertise of sharing a studio with the Grammy winner.
“We went to the studio, and she’s so humble and so nice. I kid you not. I pulled up to the studio, and she outside waiting for me,” Ice Spice informed Apple Music’s Zane Lowe in July 2023. “I’m like, ‘Why is Taylor Swift outside?’ Like, ‘Taylor, what are you doing here?’ So she’s great. She’s so funny.”
July 2023
Ice Spice mentioned she and Swift “talk all the time,” and the “Bejeweled” singer was an enormous fan of her January 2023 EP Like…?
“I was like, ‘You f—k with my project? Like, what?’” Ice informed The Guardian about studying that Swift was a fan. “She’s so sweet — I was so obsessed with how humble she was and willing to work. She gives me so much advice. We talk all the time and she’s so funny.”
September 2023
Swift and Ice Spice’s friendship had us feeling ~euphoric~ in the course of the MTV VMAs, the place Swift accepted the award for Track of the 12 months for “Anti-Hero” and Ice received for Finest New Artist.