Kelsea Ballerini has just about confirmed what all of us feared — she and Halsey are now not associates…
ICYMI, Kelsea dropped her new album Topic To Change on the finish of final month. Observe 13 on the album shortly caught eagle-eyed followers’ consideration, although, because the tune titled Doin’ My Greatest referenced the tip of a friendship “with a pop star.” Within the tune, she sings:
“I used to be associates with a pop star / I put ’em on observe 4, however / Want I may take it again, I woulda by no means requested / If I knew we wouldn’t discuss anymore.”
Yeah, wow. You possibly can hearken to the complete tune (under):
Web sleuths immediately speculated the tune was referencing Halsey as a result of the 27-year-old was featured in Kelsea’s tune The Different Woman in 2020 — the fourth observe on her self-titled album. The pair even carried out collectively, previewing the collab for an CMT Crossroads episode in 2019. A yr later, they hit the stage once more for a Coyote Ugly-themed efficiency of the observe on the CMT Music Awards. So yeah, it’s fairly apparent who the Half of my Hometown singer was referencing…
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With out making a gift of too many particulars nevertheless, Ballerini spoke concerning the observe on September 15 forward of the album’s launch. She instructed Audacy’s Rob + Holly Present the tune wasn’t meant to be shady — though the lyrics do sound a bit shady to us!
“The intention behind that lyric—as a result of I do really feel like I do should say this—it isn’t meant to be a shady lyric. The entire concept of that tune—simply because that tune goes to be one that folks discuss and I do know that—it’s the concept of taking possession of my cringe. I wished to acknowledge all the issues that folks have watched occur in my life and simply go, ‘Yep. Right here’s the messiness. I’m proudly owning it, I’m doing my greatest.’”
Effectively, it looks as if she’s persevering with to take possession and acknowledge the messiness! On Monday’s episode of CBS Mornings, the 29-year-old reiterated she means no hurt together with her tune — and clarifies it’s positively NOT a “diss observe”:
“It’s not a diss observe and I really feel like I must specify that. Typically while you combine friendship and profession, and work, I assume it will get bizarre and I primarily misplaced a buddy.”
Attempting to juggle a profession, a divorce, and a messy finish to a friendship does look like loads! The Miss Me Extra singer additionally says she nonetheless has a whole lot of “respect” for her ex-friend — nonetheless with out naming names:
“I wildly respect the person who I had that tune with and had that friendship with and I need nothing however the very best.”
A minimum of Kelsea is being civil, even when she could be very a lot utilizing the previous tense to explain their friendship — tense being the operative phrase! How does Halsey really feel? Effectively, the So Good singer hasn’t come out with a response since all of this began taking place…
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