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The Kid LAROI sets record straight on ‘Stay’ songwriting credits
The Kid LAROI finally put the longstanding debate on Stay songwriting credits to rest.
The Aussie pop star addressed the confusion that Charlie Puth wrote the lyrics of his 2021 smash 2021 duet with Justin Bieber.
During The Road to Before I Forget Twitch stream on Tuesday, December 23, the 22-year-old debunked the misconceptions, revealing that it was he himself and Bieber, 31, who wrote their own verses.
“I wrote every single lyric on that song apart from Justin’s verse,” the Too Much rapper set the record straight once and for all. “Justin wrote every lyric of his verse. There’s been some, like, misinterpretation somewhere along the line that the song was pitched to us.”
“People think Charlie [Puth] wrote the song and gave it to us. That didn’t happen. I wrote every single lyric of that punch-in style.” he clarified.
For the unversed, in a 2022 SiriusXM interview, Puth, who co-produced Stay, explained how he constructed the chords for the single.
However, some netizens took his statement as if the See You Again singer’s explanation means that he wrote the entire song without input from LAROI, whose real name is whose real name is Charlton Kenneth Jeffrey Howard or the Baby hitmaker.
“I definitely did get bummed when I started seeing people say I didn’t write [Stay] because I was so proud of that,” the Australian musiican expressed frustration on-stream for not getting the credit for something he is genuinely proud of. “I was 17 years old. And I’m still so proud of that. That’s an accomplishment and something to be proud of. … Like, ‘Damn, people think that this song was just given to me?’ That’s so crazy.”
He acknowledged other people’s contributions, emphasising that it was a collaborative effort.
At the same time, LAROI clearly conveyed that he personally wrote every lyric on the song except Bieber’s verse.
Tech giant Apple is preparing to almost retire old-style text messaging in some of the most significant updates to its Messages app in years, with the upcoming iOS 26.4 this spring.
The new iOS update would expand Apple’s support for RCS (Rich Communication Services) in a move to ditch the limitations of traditional SMS.
The update aims to create a modern, cross-platform messaging experience that aligns with modern communication practices.
RCS is said to be the telecom industry’s long-awaited successor to SMS and MMS, offering features that users expect from modern messaging apps like WhatsApp. It facilitates high-quality media sharing, read receipts, typing indicators, and reliable delivery over Wi-Fi or mobile data.
A noteworthy point for iPhone users is that RCS reduces the gap between Apple’s iMessage ecosystem and Android devices, replacing the unreliable “green bubble” SMS experience with a native chat experience.
“End-to-end encryption is a powerful privacy and security technology that iMessage has supported since the beginning, and now we are pleased to have helped lead a cross-industry effort to bring end-to-end encryption to the RCS Universal Profile,” Apple stated.
This means that encrypted conversations, previously limited to iMessage-to-iMessage chats, will now be converted into iPhone-to-Android texts, with privacy protections ensured across platforms.
iOS 26.4 has been reported to bring a series of functional improvements that were missing in earlier RCS implementations. Features such as inline replies, message editing, unsending, and richer reactions will definitely boost user experience and bring Apple’s RCS offering in line with its competitors.
These developments point to a clear shift in Apple’s approach to cross-platform communication, as internal beta builds indicate active collaboration with mobile networks to support this transition.
Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie’s mother sparked reactions after unusual details about her departure from Royal Lodge were made public.
There are questions about Fergie’s whereabouts since Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor ‘kicked out’ from Royal Lodge to Wood Farm on the Sandringham Estate.
Now, an insider revealed to Daily Mail that Sarah has been “creeping back and forth” from Royal Lodge.
The former Duchess of York “smuggled in and out by car while lying prone on the back seat” in order to avoid media and public sightings.
On the other hand, Andrew moved to a new place after King Charles and Prince William’s secret discussions.
However, a source told Hello! Magazine that Sarah won’t be moving with Andrew, as she is “ready to spread her wings” after supporting her ex-husband for years.
“She won’t be moving in with him to the new house on the Sandringham Estate. She won’t be moving into Beatrice’s Cotswolds home, though. Eugenie’s home in Portugal is a contender while she finds somewhere,” added the source.
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