Robbie Williams appears to throw some serious shade at Olivia Rodrigo

Robbie Williams has thrown some shade at Olivia Rodrigo for her new song (Picture: Getty/INTERSCOPE RECORDS/TNI PRESS LTD) In the pop beef we never saw coming, Robbie Williams has clocked Olivia Rodrigo for her Christmas song’s similarities to his iconic hit. It’s that time of year when artists drop their festive remixes or brand new Santa-themed tracks in hopes of landing a new Christmas classic. Former Glastonbury headliner Olivia is no different, with her latest single Take Me Home (4 Christmas) now vying for a place on those annual playlists. In the music video, the Lacy singer dances around with Sex and the City’s Cynthia Nixon and sings about how she’s hoping to impress her new boyfriend’s family over the holidays. However, comparisons to other songs quickly erupted. While some said it bears a resemblance to The Waitresses’ ChristmasWrapping from 1981, others heard the upbeat melody of Robbie’s Candy. It seems Robbie can also hear the similarities, as he cheekily tagged Olivia on X, wishing her a ‘happy Christmas’. Fans had pointed out the similarity between Take Me Home (4 Christmas) and Candy (Picture: Robbie Williams) Candy, written by Robbie and Gary Barlow, was released in 2012 and has an interpolation of Eurodans by Terje Olsen. The song has gone on to become his second biggest hit after Angels. The former Take That star never quite broke America, but Olivia’s love for British music is no secret. Officially, Take Me Home (4 Christmas) credits the Good 4 U singer and Amy Allen, as well as long-time collaborator Dan Nigro, as songwriters. She did, however, reach out to Christmas Wrapping writer Chris Butler before the song was released, as it is intended as a homage. Chris, who led the 1980s new wave band The Waitresses, shared on Facebook that he initially thought the email from her was fake. ‘About two months ago, I received a weird email from someone claiming to be Olivia Rodrigo,’ he wrote. ‘It was filled [with] Waitresses gush, and…