Stella Lefty Explains Why Noah Kahan Got Retroactive Writing Credit On “Boston”
Are y'all up on Stella Lefty? The Chicago pop-country artist/Groupon heiress born Stella Lefkofsky? When I heard her song "Boston" on the radio I was like, wait, are people already recording Noah Kahan covers, or has his melodic phrasing just become extremely influential? It turns out that "Boston" liberally interpolates "Stick Season," Kahan's signature hit (though not on purpose, as we'll see).…
Stella Lefty, the Chicago pop-country artist/Groupon heiress, discusses why Noah Kahan received retroactive writing credit on her song "Boston." The Chicago pop-country artist/Groupon heiress, Stella Lefkofsky, explains that the song "Boston" heavily interpolates Noah Kahan's signature hit, "Stick Season," though unintentionally. Despite not initially thinking about Noah Kahan while writing the song, Lefty granted Kahan a retroactive writing credit after his team noticed the resemblance between the two songs.
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