Stella Lefty could claim number 1 in the United States with ‘Boston’, although her rise is not without controversy, far from it. Stella, by the way, is the daughter of Eric Lefkofsky, founder of Groupon and billionaire, and accusations of plagiarism have been occurring since her arrival, involving up to five songs.
‘Boston’, a serious Grammy candidate, is clearly reminiscent of Noah Kahan’s ‘Stick Season’, to the point that Kahan finally appears as a co-author. Questions arise about the extent to which the industry promotes proposals that are too similar to others. Although, in this case, the public has bought without question.
On the other hand, ‘Summer You Were Mine’ is reminiscent of ‘There’s Your Trouble’ by The Chicks, while on social networks similarities have been pointed out between ‘Why Wouldn’t We?’ and several songs by Miley Cyrus or Blake Shelton. ‘Misery’ is reminiscent of ‘A Million Dreams’ from ‘The Greatest Showman’ and ‘Seven Eleven’ is reminiscent of ‘Teenage Dirtbag’ by Wheatus, a song that Lefty had previously covered on TikTok. Touch?
That does not prove plagiarism. In fact, many of the accusations that have recently affected artists like Ed Sheeran or Miley herself are absurd. The similarities can be subconscious, especially in a genre as attached to formulas as pop-country, although in this case it is demonstrable that Lefty appreciates some of the songs that she is accused of plagiarizing.
So many comparisons have made the internet jump on Lefty, dubbing her ‘Stella Thefty’. Although it’s hard not to think that her status as a nepo baby is taking things too far: perhaps the same songs would sound less suspicious if she weren’t the daughter of a billionaire who has just landed in pop.
