Hailee Steinfeld just dropped a new song and it looks like the ongoing song clapbacks between
her and her ex Niall Horan is far from over.
What’s up?
It’s Emile Ennis Jr. here with Clevver News bringing you all the news updates from my
at-home Clevver studio and over the past couple months, exes Hailee Steinfeld and Niall Horan
have been going at it… with their music.
Yeah, so while some celebs come for their exes on social media, Hailee and Niall have
been going back and forth talking about their break up through their songs.
And Hailee just released ANOTHER new song called “I Love You’s” about being single
after a breakup and putting herself first.
Don’t worry, we’ll get to that song and those lyrics, but let’s rewind for a second.
In case you forgot, Niall and Hailee sparked romance rumors back in February 2018, after
being spotted out at a Backstreet Boys concert get cozy.
After that, the PDA-filled outings continued and they were occasionally even spotted out
kissing and holding hands.
And they also weren’t afraid to share their love on social media.
But in December, after almost a year of dating, Niall and Hailee split up saying that their
busy schedules kept them apart, though fans suspected something else went down.
At the time, a source told E! News that quote, “Hailee and Niall were going strong over
the summer but split a few months ago and have been trying to keep it low-key.
They really tried to make it work.
It definitely was 'young love.'”
And since then they kept us wondering what really happened and why one of our favorite
couples went their separate ways.
That is, until Hailee released her song Wrong Direction earlier this year.
And aside from the fact that the title certainly seems like it’s referencing Niall’s former
boy band One Direction, fans noticed that in the song, Hailee strongly implies she was
cheated on.
She sings quote, “Lookin' back, I probably should have known / But I just wanted to believe
that you were out sleepin' alone”
Hailee tried to debunk that the song had anything to do with Niall with a tweet, but that didn’t
stop fans from speculating.
Then came Niall’s entire new album, Heartbreak Weather.
Many fans think that this entire album is inspired by his break up with Hailee Steinfeld
and/or some of his other high profile exes.
Fans have gone as far as dissecting individual lyrics in his songs Black and White and Bend
the Rules to prove they are about Hailee.
One person wrote quote, “Anyone else listening to Niall's song Black and White and think
these lyrics are DEFINITELY about hailee...
“I promise that I'll love you for the rest of my life / See you standing in your dress
/ Swear in front of all our friends / There'll never be another"
And another wrote quote, “@NiallOfficial's Bend the rules is about @HaileeSteinfeld.
That's it that's the tweet.”
And Apple Music recently asked Niall if the person who he wrote his album about knows
the songs are about them.
And Niall said quote, “Oh, I’m sure.
Yeah, I’m sure.
But I think I’ve covered all angles of the relationship from everyone’s point of view,
which is good.
I mean, it’ll probably still sound really selfish, but my idea when I was writing them
was that it was written from other people’s angles and stuff.
But listen, it’s all good.
It’s all good now.”
And now Hailee just dropped yet ANOTHER song about a breakup and recovering from it.
Seriously, if you’re in need of a breakup song, look no further than Niall and Hailee.
These two pretty much have all the bases covered.
Hailee’s new new single, “I Love You’s,” is inspired by Annie Lennox’s 1995 song
“No More ‘I Love You’s.”
And according to Rolling Stone, the track is the lead single from Hailee’s upcoming
two-part project.
And while the project’s title and additional details haven’t been revealed, we do know
that the first part is five tracks and it will drop on May 1st.
The first part will include “I Love You’s” and her other recent single “Wrong Direction.”
And in a statement Hailee talked about how the project connects to her breakup.
She said quote, “After going through a breakup, I decided I needed time to focus on myself
and heal without the distractions of another relationship.
There’s something really empowering about deciding what’s best for you and putting
yourself first.
That’s what this record is about.”
And when it comes to her new song “I Love You’s” she was a little more specific
with Entertainment Weekly.
Hailee told them that quote, “I went through a breakup and did not give myself enough time
to heal from that before getting into another relationship.
When that second relationship ended it became clear that I needed time and space to heal
— I hadn’t given myself that to begin with that first time around.
I didn’t realize the importance of that."
She went on to explain that she actually practiced what she preaches in her new song.
Hailee said quote, “I told myself I needed at least a year before I even considered any
kind of relationship.
Everyone at that time told me it wasn’t going to happen, I would meet someone tomorrow
and that I was jinxing it by saying I wouldn’t.
But before I knew it, a year flew by and 'I Love You's' came into my life and it was the
perfect way of expressing where I’ve been and what I’ve learned.”
So it looks like Hailee has moved on from her past heartbreak, but she still can’t
manage to escape Niall, even when promoting her own new song.
Earlier this week, Hailee went live on Instagram to promote her new song.
And fans got a surprise when Niall's song 'Black And White' started to play in the background.
You know, just the song that is rumoured to be about her.
Hailee awkwardly whisper yells, “change the song”... you’ve gotta see it for yourself.
Yeah it’s definitely not ideal to have your exes’ song that might be about you randomly
come on while you are live on Instagram.
Or maybe it wasn’t just a random shuffle accident…
Maybe Hailee has been playing Niall’s break-up album thinking about him?!
We may never know.
Or maybe she’ll write a song about it… maybe title it White & Black….
OHH now that would be a plot twist.
Either way, Hailee carried on and went on with her live seamlessly.
But I want to know what you guys think about all of this.
Do you think Niall and Hailee are just going back and forth dropping songs about each other?
Or is this timing just all too coincidental?
Share your thoughts down in the comment section below.
And as always, make sure you subscribe and hit that bell so you never miss another entertainment
news update.
Thanks so much for watching, I’m Emile Ennis Jr., coming to you from my Clevver home studio,
and I’ll catch ya later!