Spears had previously given her blessing for Halsey to sample her 2000 hit 'Lucky'
The singer recently said that the lyrics to Spears' 2000 song "hit different" as an adult
Halsey's 'Lucky', which interpolates Britney's 2000 pop classic, is out on July 26
The singer also opened up about the album's inspiration and working with Alex G
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“When I was five, it always felt like Britney was singing directly to me. 24 years later, these words hit different"
"I realize everyone is catching up with news I’ve held in for a very long time, and I wasn’t sure how much I wanted to share," the musician wrote
The artist will be donating proceeds from the song to Lupus Research Alliance and Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
"As you may have guessed, I have written a new album. But I needed some time to figure out how to say what I needed to say"
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