Love, who was married to the late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, also shared her thoughts about the similarities between the artworks on Facebook. My favorite florist is in Notting Hill, London! Dm me for deets! I look forward to reading your note!" Love responded to Rodrigo's comment, writing: "Olivia-you're welcome. Rodrigo acknowledged the similarities in a comment on Love's post: "love u and live through this sooooo much." In a post on Instagram, Love posted Rodrigo's Sour artwork on Instagram with the caption: "Spot the Difference! #twinning" in an effort to note the similarities to Hole's Live Through This album cover from 1994. In late June, Love accused Rodrigo of "stealing" her album artwork concept. 2 at the time.Įlvis Costello performing at the Hammersmith Apollo on Main London, England. Three songs from the album were in the chart's top 10 ranking, led by "Good 4 U" at no. In June, all 11 tracks from her Sour album landed in the top 30 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart with "Good 4 U." Adam if this was intentional you are a 200 IQ genius," the user wrote. "The mashup combines the narratives into one, with Olivia filling the role of the popular girl who initially stole the boy, and Hailey filling the role as the emo girl who got him back, with their individual lyrics detailing their respective reactions to these events. The user explained: "Guys, big theory on the lyric combo of this mashup: in Good For You, Olivia sings about how torn up she is about a breakup and how fast the guy recovered Misery Business is about Hailey Williams harboring a grudge against a popular girl who stole a boy she likes, and the vindictive pleasure she felt after stealing him back. In a comment posted around three months ago on YouTube channel of Adamusic, which shared a mashup of the two tracks, user John Paul Cross drew several comparisons between the songs. Williams reacted to the latest update of the writing credits for "Good 4 U" in an Instagram story posted on August 24.īack in late May, fans of "Good 4 U" took to TikTok following the release of the song's music video to report the similarities in the choruses of "Good 4 U" and "Misery Business." JMEnternational/JMEnternational for BRIT Awards/Getty Images) ParamoreĪccording to Billboard, sources said the respective teams for Rodrigo and Paramore were in touch about "Good 4 U" before its release in May. On Williams' Instagram Story on Tuesday, the Paramore singer remarked, "Our publisher is wildin rn."Ĭompare the Olivia Rodrigo and Paramore songs below.Olivia Rodrigo performing at the 2021 Brit Awards on May 11 in London, England in the U.K. ![]() In June, Courtney Love accused Rodrigo of stealing the art concept used by Love's former band Hole on their album Live Through This for Rodrigo's Sour Prom, a concert film tied to Sour, her album containing "Good 4 U." ![]() In the same month that "Good 4 U" was released, EW pointed out its similarities to "Misery Business," surveying listeners in that vein and even sharing a fan-made mashup of the two songs. Concurrently, Vulture's Halle Kiefer wrote that Rodrigo, "with her new song, gone fully pop-punk the angry track is evocative of Hayley Williams on 'Misery Business.'"Īlong with other artists, Rodrigo has helped bring rock-type sounds back to the Top 40. When "Good 4 U" first emerged in May, however, Williams' and Farro's names did not appear alongside those of the other two writers of the song, as shown in recording credits then shared by Billboard.īut since then, rumors have swirled that Rodrigo would have to hand over a portion of her "Good 4 U" publishing rights after listeners noticed similarities between her tune and Paramore's 2007 song "Misery Business." While we don't know the details of any deal that may have transpired, the Paramore writers now certainly make up half of the credited "Good 4 U" writing team. ![]() NME noted the two are now clearly listed among the four writers of "Good 4 U" in the repertory on the website of ASCAP, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers - Rodrigo and producer Dan Nigro are the other two. Not that the additions of Williams and Farro would've stayed hidden for long. See a screenshot toward the bottom of this post.
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