‘It feels wrong. We are judging’: Chloe Bailey Slammed for Collaborating With Chris Brown in Controversial New Single “How Does It Feel”
American singer Chloe Elizabeth Bailey, known professionally as Chlöe, has announced her debut album, In Pieces, which will be released in March 2023. The singer announced it through a 17-second teaser on January 24, showing herself balancing scales while wearing a red latex dress. On January 25, she revealed her first single from her upcoming album, Pray It Away, which was dropped on January 27th. Last night, Chlöe announced her second single from her debut album, titled How Does It Feel, featuring Chris Brown.
Upon announcing her second single, the 24-year-old singer has drawn widespread criticism for collaborating with the 33-year-old controversial singer, who has a history of violence and abuse against women, including music icon Rihanna. Many negative tweets have been posted on social media platforms in response to the song announcement, which is trending due to the outrage raised by fans. On Twitter, fans are allegedly urging Chlöe to retract the song’s announcement in which she teamed up with Chris Brown.
Chloe Bailey Faces Backlash After Announcing New Single With Chris Brown
Singer-actress Chloe Bailey had a successful career performing with her sister Halle Bailey under the name Chloe x Halle. During 2018 and 2020, the duo released two albums, The Kids Are Alright and Ungodly Hour, both nominated for Grammy Awards. On Thursday, the 24-year-old singer shared an image on Twitter of her and 33-year-old singer Chris Brown teaming up for the cover of the second new song, titled How Does It Feel, from her debut album, In Pieces.
Her second single is scheduled for release on streaming platforms on Friday, Feb 24.
2ND PIECE. HOW DOES IT FEEL @chrisbrown. 2/24 🫀 pic.twitter.com/fjAjW6Sk6f
— Chlöe (@ChloeBailey) February 16, 2023
When she announced her next single would be collaborating with the controversial singer, fans started criticizing her for including him, despite his tumultuous history with Rihanna, and urging her to un-announce it. The comments section of her Twitter post was filled with heavy criticism and questions regarding her choice of a man who has such a controversial past for her song.
A Twitter handle named Pop crave also tweeted about Bailey’s second song announcement with Chris Brown, Which reads,
“Chloe Bailey announces new single “How Does It Feel” featuring Chris Brown, out February 24.
Chloe Bailey announces new single “How Does It Feel” featuring Chris Brown, out February 24. 🫀 pic.twitter.com/07qo7tTHbf
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) February 16, 2023
After this tweet, fans began asking Twitter user Pop Crave to delete the post and the singer to delete the song due to their disapproval of this collaboration. The following are tweets from fans:
WRONG IT FEELS WRONG CHLOE pic.twitter.com/Z0ywZod8fJ
— certified girl lover (@yassalepoulet) February 16, 2023
https://twitter.com/courtneyfyfe21/status/1626270232485548033
Unannounce it
— Mamo | Jaehyun’s Flamin’ 🔥 Hot 🥵 Lemon 🍋 (@boomhyung) February 16, 2023
Why would she do this to us 😭
— TheYoncéHub (@yoncecapital) February 16, 2023
I promise you collaborating with Chris Brown is not going to help you bestie
— steven ☀️ (@arianaunext) February 16, 2023
We're failing Black women in music if they feel like they have to collaborate with a known abuser in order to chart.
— Ernest Owens (@MrErnestOwens) February 16, 2023
Did Beyoncé approve this…
— Miss Fiercalicious (@fiercalicious) February 16, 2023
She's a grown adult with artistic freedom. Beyoncé isn't responsible for her choices.
— Sir Parkwood (@Rocksteady00) February 16, 2023
Some fans even criticized Beyoncé for what they allegedly perceive to be mismanagement of her Parkwood Entertainment artists. After Brown pleaded guilty to assaulting Rihanna in 2009, he has been involved in several legal issues. However, Chlöe came under fire for choosing Brown for her new song.
A Brief Background On Chris Brown’s Violent And Abusive Behavior
On the Billboard Hot 100, Chris Brown had an additional top 10 hit in March 2021. Several media sources reported that three months later, the Grammy-winning singer had been accused of striking a woman during an argument at her Los Angeles residence. However, several allegations of violence against women have been leveled against Brown for over a decade.
Besides other women, Brown was reported for assaulting his then-girlfriend Rihanna in 2009, which was extremely brutal. TMZ published a picture of the former girlfriend’s face after Brown assaulted her the night before the 2009 Grammy Awards. This incident became a poster child for domestic abuse after this high-profile assault incident. Because Brown pled guilty to one count of felony assault for beating Rihanna in 2009, he has found himself in much legal trouble.
Later, in 2017, Karrueche Tran, Brown’s ex-girlfriend obtained a restraining order against him after he allegedly threatened her with violence. Including those two high-profile scenes, several incidents have been reported in which Brown threatened and abused women in the past decade.
Source: Twitter