Billie Eilish blasted Rolling Stone for exposing the tracks on her new album, “Hit Me Hard And Soft,” by calling them out on social media.
The two-time Oscar winner fired off on Rolling Stone for releasing the confidential information before her album was even out. The star attempted to promote her new music on social media during the first week of April, but shortly after she did so, Rolling Stone reportedly leaked the track names, according to Vanity Fair. Eilish reportedly lashed out about the matter, writing and then promptly deleting the message, “fuck rolling stone” in white font against a black background on her Instagram Story.
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A total of 10 track names were made public, including titles such as “Skinny,” “Birds of a Feather” and “L’Amour De Ma Vie,” according to Vanity Fair.
The star doubled down on how she felt about the leak by posting another Instagram story saying “fuck you guys @rolling stone,” then promptly tagging the outlet and including a little clown emoji in her post, according to Vanity Fair.
Eilish deleted both stories shortly after they were posted.
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Prior to the unauthorized release of her track titles, the famous singer was excitedly promoting her new music.
She teased the upcoming songs for a week before finally releasing the cover art and title for her upcoming album in an Instagram post on Monday.
Billie Eilish performs onstage at The Kia Forum on December 13, 2022 in Inglewood, California. Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for ABA
“HIT ME HARD AND SOFT,’ MY THIRD ALBUMMMMMMMMMMMMM COMES OUT MAY 17THHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH AHHHHHHHHHH,” she wrote to her social media page.
The album art featured images of the star swimming underwater, reaching towards a white door that seemed to float on the surface.
“So crazy to be writing this right now i’m nervyyyyy & exciteddd,” Eilish wrote.
Billie Eilish performs with Labrinth at the Mojave Tent during the 2023 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 15, 2023 in Indio, California. Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images for Coachella
She continued teasing the upcoming songs by writing, “Not doing singles i wanna give it to you all at once. Finneas and i truly could not be more proud of this album and we absolutely can’t wait for you to hear it. Love you love you love you.” (RELATED: Billie Eilish Covered Melissa McCarthy’s Mouth, Aggressively Autographed Her Face)
Rolling Stone reportedly published the names of each and every track on the upcoming album shortly after her social media tease went live.