Recently Sky Ferreira has been posting some comments on Instagram implying that Charli XCX's Wuthering Heights album may have included some old Ferreira demos. The only song on Wuthering Heights that credits Ferreira is "Eyes Of The World," on which she's cited as a featured artist and co-writer, but her comments suggested that other songs on the album were originally hers. Ferreira, responding to a fan, also explained how she makes an income despite rarely releasing music: "Your favorite artist records my old songs."
Yesterday Charli's management issued a statement to Billboard about the situation, though the statement itself doesn't explicitly mention Ferreira's name. In it, Charli's team says that Wuthering Heights was finalized under a "standard review process," and that Charli is currently in Kyoto filming a movie and finishing a new studio album. The statement reads in full:
Charli has made seven albums, four mixtapes and one EP, and has written countless songs for other artists throughout her career. She began as a songwriter with "I Love It," and her work has been recorded by and pitched to multiple artists. She has her own personal history with publishing and production negotiations and because of this, she always shares credits fairly and appropriately, and values her collaborators tremendously.
Ahead of the Wuthering Heights album release, a standard review process was conducted on a small number of tracks from the album, including fragments of material originating from earlier sessions. This process involved managers, legal representatives, artists and producers, and included a thorough review of archival materials and demo recordings.
All relevant parties were consulted throughout, and the album was played in full in advance of release to everyone. Songwriting credits and splits were determined and agreed collectively in writing, with reference to documented timelines and contributions.
All credits were finalized and formally approved by the appropriate parties prior to the album’s release.
It's been over a decade since Ferreira released her sole album Night Time, My Time via Capitol, whom Ferreira has repeatedly denounced for preventing her from releasing new music. In the meantime, Ferreira did team up with Charli for the latter's 2019 single "Cross You Out."
