Charli XCX’s Team Responds to Sky Ferreira’s ‘Wuthering Heights’ Credit Claims

Credit Confusion Charli XCX’s Team Responds to Sky Ferreira’s ‘Wuthering Heights’ Credit Claims "All credits were finalized and formally approved," Charli's management said after suggestions that old Ferreira demos served as the basis for several songs on the soundtrack album By Jon Blistein Jon Blistein Contact Jon Blistein by Email View all posts by Jon Blistein April 6, 2026 Charli XCX ’s team has weighed in after Sky Ferreira seemed to suggest several of her old demos were used on Charli’s Wuthering Heights soundtrack album without proper credit. Ferreira is credited as a writer and vocalist on one album cut, “Eyes of the World,” but an exchange with a fan account on social media appeared to indicate that she made additional contributions that weren’t officially acknowledged. In a statement shared with Billboard , Charli’s team countered, insisting that proper accreditation procedures were followed and “all credits were finalized and formally approved by the appropriate parties prior to the album’s release.” The whole thing spiraled out from an X post by the Charli/Ferreira fan account @skyferrori, which has a sizable following (and is apparently well-known enough to warrant an easter egg mention in Charli’s “360” video ). Their quip about how Ferreira — who infamously hasn’t released an album since her 2013 debut — makes an income, prompted a response from Ferreira on Instagram , who said, “I toured for years. I work. I hate to break it to you, but your favorite artist records my old songs. I hope that answers your question.” The fan account then claimed to contact an “industry insider” about Ferreira’s alleged extra work on Wuthering Heights . They posted a screen grab of an alleged exchange with this anonymous “industry insider,” who said the “Chains of Love” intro was “ripped from” an old Ferreira demo called “Ancient Idols,” and that the Wuthering Heights track “Alters” was based on another Ferreira demo from 2015. (The original X post containing the screen...