It's all happening! Vanderpump Rules star Scheana Shay released a new song, "Apples," on August 18, seemingly confirming that the song is about Scandoval. "So, I have some new stuff to release in a few weeks, but it'll feel better tomorrow," the "Good as Gold" singer teased on her Instagram Story the day before Rachel Leviss's second installment. (née Raquel)'s interview on the Just B with Bethenny Frankel podcast has been cancelled. Premiering the song, a collaboration between Los Angeles duo The 27s and the Rolling Stones , Shay explained: “I hadn’t used music as an outlet for my feelings in a long time, so I got back in the studio and made this song ." The song with The 27s is both freeing and cathartic. "
She joked to the outlet that in addition to the hook providing "a great way to teach your kids how to spell apple," the lyrics to "Apple" didn't seem to be a subtle gloss over Tom Sandoval's romance with Levi's. "I was with you on your worst day/You stabbed me in the worst way/How are you gonna lie to my face?" Shay sings. “A narcissistic psychopath/cuts you off like liposuction/can see right through you with his eyes closed.”
The 27s collaborators Kevin Franklin and Landis Daniels co-interpreted the track in July, which took just a few hours to complete. "This song made sense because we wanted to help Scheana express her thoughts and feelings, and it turned out super cool," the Los Angeles-based duo added to Rolling Stone . Fans will recall that in a March restraining order filing, Levis accused Shay of physically assaulting her in New York after learning of the incident. The case was later dropped, leading the former friends to film portions of the Vanderpump Rules Season 10 reunion separately.
Fans on social media were quick to make the connection between "Apple" and Scandoval. For example, one Twitter user blatantly called the song "a record about Raquel," while another questioned whether the first verse was about Leviss, the second verse about Sandoval, or whether it was all about Leviss . A third fan added, "Emmy nominee Scheana Shay releases a pop-punk song 'Apples' about Rachel...oh she's here for EGOT." Shay retweeted Entertainment Weekly's One tweet, calling "Apples" a "diss track that actually sounds like it's about Rachel Leviss," underscored the point. )
Regardless of the subject, Twitter seems to be all over Shay's new song, with words and phrases like "catchy," "bop," "banger" and even "summer song" popping up in multiple social media comments.
Of course, there were critics, with one critic writing, "I don't think this scandal could get any tackier." Another commenter accused Shay of bullying Levis. "Y'all bullied this poor girl all season, worse at the reunion and now this?" the person tweeted, adding: "You are my favorite but I don't support bullying. You are too Too old for something like this. You are toxic and immature." However, when another user recently called out Shay for her past infidelities ("You were Rachel! Remember that! ! ), she responded on August 20, writing: “Remind me of 7 months since I slept with my best friend…I went blank. "
Of course, the "best friend" she's referring to is Sandoval's ex Ariana Maddix, who has already commented to Apple. In the comments section of Shay's Aug. 18 Instagram post, Ariana wrote that she was "obsessed" with the song, adding at least four exclamation points and five red heart emojis.
