After the global sensation of her album ‘BRAT‘ in 2024, Charli shifted to a more gothic, dark musical lens with her soundtrack album ‘Wuthering Heights’, created for Emerald Fennell’s 2026 film adaptation of Emily Brontë’s novel. The album dropped alongside the film on 13 February 2026, which became a major box office success, significantly grossing their original filming budget.

The controversy began when Ferreira replied to a meme about Charli “getting Sky Ferreira in the studio for Wuthering Heights,” writing: “To record my old songs******”. She later responded to claims that the intro to Charli’s ‘Chains of Love’ was lifted from her 2018 demo ‘Ancient Idols’, and that ‘Altars’ was based on a 2015 Ferreira demo. In follow-up comments, Ferreira said the fan’s “industry insider” was “wrong,” but added, “I’m not going to get into it but it was definitely more than an intro. I have proof of everything with dates”.

Charli’s team denied the suggestion that she copied Ferreira’s material and said Charli “always shares credits fairly and appropriately, and values her collaborators tremendously”. In a statement cited by Billboard, the team said a “standard review process” was carried out before the Wuthering Heights release, involving managers, legal representatives, artists and producers, along with a review of archival materials and demo recordings. They also said all relevant parties were consulted, songwriting credits and splits were agreed collectively in writing, and all credits were formally approved before release.

In a statement to Billboard, Charli’s team said: “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.“

Ferreira is already credited on ‘Wuthering Heights’ as a featured artist, co-writer and vocal producer on ‘Eyes of the World’, one of the tracks on the album Charli released in February alongside Emerald Fennell’s film of the same name. The two artists have worked together before, including on Charli’s 2019 single ‘Cross You Out’. Charli has also publicly supported Ferreira in the past, which makes the dispute especially notable within their shared history.

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