Giselle’s “RUMORS” Is What Happens When You Stop Explaining Yourself

Let’s be honest. Most “healed” pop songs still sound like they’re begging for an apology. Giselle is not doing that here.

On RUMORS, she takes betrayal, gossip, and backstabbing behavior and alchemizes it into something way more dangerous than revenge. Confidence. This track doesn’t spiral. It ascends.

Sonically, “RUMORS” lives in that sweet spot between polished pop and emotional grit. The production is clean but not sterile. It gives her vocals room to breathe, bite, and flex. Giselle’s voice carries clarity and conviction, not theatrics for its own sake. You hear someone who knows exactly what they are saying and why.

Lyrically, this song hits because it refuses to overexplain. She is not defending herself to people who have already decided to misunderstand her. The message is sharp and grown. Your lies say everything about you. My rise says everything about me. That mindset shift is the real hook here.

What makes “RUMORS” matter right now is cultural timing. We are in an era where people are dragged into group chats, comment sections, and private narratives they never agreed to be part of. This song speaks directly to anyone who has been painted as the villain by someone avoiding accountability. Ex-friends. Exes. Industry weirdos. All of them.

The music video seals it. Giselle dancing again after years away from it is not just visual flair. It’s symbolic. Movement as reclamation. Joy as resistance. The knives get pulled out, literally and metaphorically, and she keeps moving anyway. Directing and editing it herself only adds to the credibility. This is her story, told on her terms.

Replay value is high because “RUMORS” works in multiple moods. You can scream it in the car. You can dance to it in your room. You can throw it on when you need to remember who you were before someone tried to define you. This is not a pity anthem. It’s a reset.

At what point did you realize you did not owe anyone an explanation anymore?

When I realized people who truly know me know my heart and my character. You don’t need to explain yourself to people who are determined not to understand you.  What was the scariest creative choice you made while writing or producing “Rumors”?

Nothing was scary about it! It was really therapeutic. But I did push myself out of my own comfort zone with the background vocals! For example, if you listen closely, you hear me making dramatic breaths and speaking. I really wanted to pay tribute to Britney Spears with that breath-work. I remember hearing that in her music growing u,p and thought it was so badass! It took a little push in my own head to feel confident enough to do it, but I’m glad I did!  You returned to dancing in this video after years away. What did your body remember before your brain did?

Yes! It was so much fun! I think my brain honestly slowed down my body if that makes any sense!! My body naturally could figure stuff out, but my brain would overanalyze or overthink each step. Once I just stopped that and let my body take control, it was much easier! How do you personally decide who gets access to you now versus who gets cut off?

This is a great question! Honestly, in the world of social media… as an artist and needing to be online, you can’t truly remove access. If you have a dream and a goal and you want to make it as an artist, you need a public account. So, I know they’re still lurking. But they don’t have personal access to me, my time or my energy. For those who once knew me personally, they can’t text my phone anymore, they don’t see me in person. Etc. If you can’t text me, then you know you’ve been cut off. Those who have access to me directly and connect with me are fellow artists, dreamers, writers, etc. Folks with a passion and a good heart. I have learned that YOU can pick who you give your energy to and don’t. I know for people pleasers this is a hard step (I was once one). But once you learn these lessons and have these realizations, you won’t want to go back to people pleasing. I’ve learned to not give energy to people or places that are negative, mean or vindictive and to instead give energy to people, places and spaces that are all about love, light and creating! Those are the people who get true access to me.  What reaction from listeners has surprised you the most since releasing this song? How many people relate and how many people love the dancing in the music video!!!