Hailee Steinfeld shared new details about her upcoming album, ‘Half Written Story’
but some fans are accusing the singer of copying another artist.
What’s up guys, it’s Sussan Mourad here with Clevver Music, and we’re super excited
because Hailee Steinfeld is set to drop her new album next Friday, May 8, and she just
shared new details with fans!
The mini-album features five songs, including the already released singles “Wrong Direction”
and “I Love Yous,” and Hailee has now dropped the full track list as well.
And while many fans are already loving “I Love Yous,” others are accusing Hailee of
ripping off another artist with the instrumentals to the song.
I’ll share everything we know in a second, but first, don’t forget to subscribe to
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In a statement, Hailee said quote, “This project is a collection of songs that are
so special to me and I’m incredibly proud of.”
She went on to add quote, “this is the first body of work I’ve put out since my debut
project in 2016 and I can’t wait for everyone to hear these new songs.”
And we can’t wait either!
The full tracklist for ‘Half Written Story’ has five songs, including “I Love You’s,”
“Your Name Hurts,” “END this (L.O.V.E.),” “Man Up,” and “Wrong Direction”
Hailee took to social media last Friday to announce that she would be postponing the
release date for the mini-album.
“So I am delaying the release of the project by one week, only a week ok!
I needed a little extra time to get things perfect for you guys.”
She went on to thank her fans for being so patient while waiting for new music.
“That being said, thank you so much for being so so so patient, May 8.
The countdown begins now.
I love you guys, can’t wait for you to hear it.”
Hailee also shared the artwork for the project on Instagram, with the caption, “Half Written
Story out May 8th.
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Although the album is now dropping a week later than originally planned, fans are still
so excited and can’t wait to hear new music from Hailee.
I’ll get into all the fan reactions in a second, but first, comment down below and
let us know which song you’re most excited to hear first!
And stay tuned, because like I said earlier, the song “I Love You’s” has been facing
some backlash from fans online.
For the most part, fans are beyond excited for the new music release.
One fan took to Twitter writing, “I really love this new album and the cover art and
stuff.
Thank you so much for making this album and releasing the tracklist and stuff”
Other fans are excited, but want more than 5 songs on the mini-album, like this fan who
wrote, “hailee steinfeld ily and im excited for the new music but also can u pls create
an album w more than 5 songs”
Another fan also took to Twitter, writing “omg i am tired, why release another EP
with 2 songs we’ve already heard, we want an ALBUM!!!
@HaileeSteinfeld”
And we get where they’re coming from, but we’re happy with whatever amount of music
Hailee decides to grace us with!
While most fans are patiently waiting for the new music drop and enjoying the already
released singles “Wrong Direction” and “I Love Yous,” some listeners couldn’t
help but notice that “I Love Yous” sounds an awful lot like a Nicki Minaj song.
One fan tweeted, “Anyone notice Hailee Steinfeld song I love you’s sounds so much like @NICKIMINAJ
song your love”
Another fan said, “The instrumental is literally a Nicki Minaj song”
Of course, we’re not accusing Hailee of copying Nicki or any other artist, but if
you are a Nicki Minaj fan, you’ve probably heard the song “Your Love” and can maybe
also hear the similarities.
Here’s Hailee’s song:
And here’s Nicki’s song:
This fan even went so far as to write, “Sounds like hailee steinfeld ripped off @NICKIMINAJ’s
your love with I Love You’s.
Just my opinion.”
And the Barbz aren’t letting up.
Another fan replied to Hailee’s tweet promoting the song and wrote, “okay but did you sample
this song from nicki minaj ‘Your Love’ ??????”
There’s been no response so far from Hailee or anyone on her team, but we do know that
the singer is set to perform “I Love You’s” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
this Friday.
We’ll keep you updated if we hear any updates, but until then, click right over here to find
out why Lizzo’s hit song ‘Juice’ also faced major backlash this week on a video
game platform.
Thanks for watching, I’m Sussan Mourad and I’ll see ya next time!