Halsey was “really nervous” about clearing Britney Spears’ ‘Lucky’ sample, “shared everything” with her before release
nme.comHalsey has said she was “really nervous” about clearing the Britney Spears sample on her latest single, and revealed that she “shared everything” with the singer throughout the creative process.Last Friday (July 26) saw Halsey release ‘Lucky’, which samples both Spears’ 2000 song of the same name and Monica’s hit ‘Angel Of Mine’ (1998).
She confirmed earlier that she “wouldn’t even dream of doing it without [Spears’] blessing”.Teasing the track on social media, Halsey explained: “When I was 5, it always felt like Britney was singing directly to me.
24 years later, these words hit different. Love you forever.”During a recent interview with Capital, the star recalled “landing on one of the craziest [samples] of all time”.“I remember thinking when we were doing it, ‘How has this not been done before?
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