Most singers in the music industry do not write music on their own as record labels often give them tracks written by other songwriters because they believe that it would be better if a specific artist used their vocals instead of the original ones.
This is what happened to Jennifer Lopez who released the track "Play" in 2001, which was originally written by Christina Milian.
The song had been a topic of debate for a long time and even in 2023 as online users called out the Latina superstar as she never omitted the original writer's vocals on the song's chorus and she was never given a feature credit in it.
More recently, Milian spoke with Page Six to share her true feelings about the issue, and it appears that there was no drama between her and the "Let's Get Loud" songstress.
"Hands down, she killed it. She's so good. I love that song... And I couldn't believe at 19 years old I wrote a song for J.Lo," she said to shut down the feud rumors once and for all.
Christina Milian Shares the Origin of 'Play'
Elsewhere in the interview, the songwriter said the track "Play" was created almost around the same time when she was finishing her debut single "AM to PM" in Sweden along with other talented musicians like Anders Bagge, Bloodshy & Avante, and many more.
Milian only took five to fifteen minutes to write the track, and she woke up the next day to immediately record it in the studio.
Although the singer said she loved the song, she still went with "AM to PM" as the lead single as she believed that her former record label, Def Soul, didn't want to add party songs on her first album ever.
The self-titled record was later released in 2002.
How Did Jennifer Lopez Get 'Play'?
Milian further explained that the song went to Jennifer Lopez when former Chairman and CEO of Sony Music Entertainment , Tommy Mottola, heard the song and claimed it for the Latina songstress.
She later said Lopez flew to New York to record her vocals and Milian was even present to help rewrite some parts of the song.
The singer further defended Ben Affleck's wife regarding the issue of not giving her a feature credit, saying it's normal for singers to have backup vocalists.
"I don't need a feature credit... I'm on the credits for whatever nature, as a writer and for singing backgrounds. There is credit for that," she added.
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