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Charli XCX’s Team Responds To Sky Ferreira Acussing Her Of Recording Part Of Her Old Songs

Holly Farmer — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:25:18 +0000

Charli XCX’s team has responded to Sky Ferreira’s recent claims that parts of her old songs were used on Charli’s Wuthering Heights soundtrack, insisting that credits were handled properly and agreed in writing before the album’s release. Ferreira sparked the dispute over the weekend with social media comments suggesting Charli had recorded her “old songs,” which then escalated after fans began speculating about specific tracks.

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.

Charli XCX’s ‘Wuthering Heights’ Album Tops UK Charts

Holly Farmer — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 16:23:51 +0000

Charli XCX’s new album ‘Wuthering Heights’ has stormed to Number One on the UK Album Charts on February 20th, with a brooding, hyper-modern take on Emily Brontë’s classic tale of obsession and doomed romance. Framed as both a film soundtrack and a pop-music cultural moment, the album builds upon her bold, confrontational musical statements, affirmed with the ‘Brat‘ album, but extending into darker territory.

Released to coincide with Emerald Fennell’s big-screen adaptation of Wuthering Heights, the album finds Charli stepping into the role of narrator, ghost and anti-heroine all at once. Across its twelve tracks, she channels the emotional turbulence of the source material into jagged synths, industrial drums and yearning melodies that feel tailor-made for both club systems and midnight headphones. Lead singles ‘House’ and ‘Chains of Love’ set the tone. The former single is a eery, slow-building anthem featuring spoken-word contributions from The Velvet Underground’s John Cale. The latter single is a feverish pop song that twists the language of devotion into something closer to possession, much like themes within the film. Elsewhere, she plays with tempo and texture, drifting between whispered confessionals and full-throttle rave breakdowns.

Critics have praised ‘Wuthering Heights’ as one of Charli’s most cohesive projects to date, noting how it fuses her instinct for hook-heavy pop with the narrative discipline of a film score. Rather than simply decorating the movie, the songs expand its emotional world, moving between characters Cathy’s feral longing, Heathcliff’s rage and the bleak isolation of the moors. Glitches, distorted vocals and choirs buried in reverb create a sense of haunting continuity, as if the album itself were a restless spirit pacing the halls.

Commercially, the project marks a new peak. Topping the charts has confirmed Charli’s ascent from cult and club-classic experimentalist to an artist who can turn a 19th-century novel into a modern-pop hot topic. Early sales and massive first-week streaming numbers have been driven not just by her core fanbase but by a wider audience drawn in by intrigue around the film and the album’s peculiar visuals. The cover features a grainy image of a boiled egg being fed to someone, leaving room for cryptic metaphors regarding the film. Special edition vinyl pressings and elaborate pop-up installations have further fuelled the sense of event around the release.

For pop and film music alike, ‘Wuthering Heights’ proves that a soundtrack can function as a daring, self-contained album that works both in tandem and isolation with the film. For Charli XCX, it cements her status as one of the decade’s defining pop innovators, capable of turning historical pieces of literature into something raw, electric and defiantly alive.

Charli XCX Creates New Music For Wuthering Heights Film

Rasika Gupta — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 11:18:44 +0000

Emerald Fennell’s upcoming adaptation of Wuthering Heights features Charli XCX’s song ‘Everything Is Romantic’.

In a new trailer for the film, Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi portray the two main characters, reimagining Emily Brontë’s classic film, with the scenes set against Charli’s song.

Charli confirmed on X that ‘Everything Is Romantic’ is one of several original songs she created for the film.

She told fans, “new original songs by me for Emerald Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights” starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi. in theatres february 14th. happy early valentines <3.”

new original songs by me for Emerald Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights” starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi. in theatres february 14th. happy early valentines <3 pic.twitter.com/e716t8qRJh

— Charli (@charli_xcx) September 3, 2025

She first broke into music by co-writing Icona Pop’s global hit ‘I Love It’ and later appearing on Iggy Azalea’s ‘Fancy’. Her song ‘Boom Clap’, released in 2014, then gained major popularity.

Her album in 2022, ‘Crash‘ brought her to the top of the UK charts,

‘Brat‘ released last year, sparked the viral “brat summer” trend. ‘Brat’ ended being described as “not just an album. It’s a state of mind. It’s a lifestyle.” with it reaching number 1 in the UK charts.

Alongside music, she has also moved into acting, with recent roles in Erupcja, and 100 Nights of Hero.

With Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights, Charli continues to expand her influence into films through acting and music.

The reaction to the new adaptation has sparked conversations on social media with people saying,”what part of the wuthering heights movie requires a charli xcx song.”

Further reactions have been, “don’t get me wrong I LOVE when period pieces add modern twists with sound and music (dickinson for example) but having charli xcx over the wuthering heights trailer just feels so out of touch.”

The adaptation is set is be in cinemas on Valentine’s day, February 14 next year.