Halsey participates in opening night of A24’s “MAXXXINE” at TCL Chinese Theatre on June 24, 2024 in Hollywood, California. Kayla Oaddams/ WireImage
Halsey is assessing connecting carefully with Britney Spears throughout the procedure of making her brand-new solitary “Lucky,” which inserts Spears’ 2000 track of the very same name, in addition to Monica’s “Angel of Mine.”
The celebrity took a seat with BBC Radio 1, where they claimed they sent out whatever to Spears in the process. “I shared everything with her, every step of the way — down to even the first demo of the song and I sent her a shot for shot treatment of the music video just because I wanted to make sure I was totally nailing it,” Halsey remembered. “We traded merch. She sent me ‘Lucky’ merch for the ‘Lucky’ anniversary and I sent her some merch and stuff like that. It’s definitely a pinch-me thing. I didn’t even know she knew who I was. Every day, I’m looking around being like, there’s a six-year-old girl in my heart that’s freaking out.”
@bbcradio1 @Halsey trading merch with @Britney Spears is so #halsey #britney #britneyspears #lucky #halseylucky
Of her choice to commemorate Spears– that directly authorized the “Lucky” example, Halsey formerly exposed– the “Closer” musician tweeted,“I remember the first time I heard her sing lucky and it hitting me at such a young age that I had no idea what her life was really like.”
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However, after the video went live, a declaration rose on Spears’ X account declaring she really felt “harassed, violated and bullied” by the aesthetic’s representation of her as “a superficial pop star with no heart or concern at all.” The message additionally kept in mind that Spears was preparing to seek lawsuit versus the “Without Me” musician.
That very same day, the “Toxic” vocalist erased the article and tweeted, “Fake news !!! That was not me on my phone !!! I love Halsey and that’s why I deleted it !!!,” to which Halsey replied,“and I love Britney!!!! I always have and always will … you were the first person who ever made me realize what it means to feel inspired. And you continue to inspire me everyday.”
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