Japanese Breakfast and Machine Gun Kelly have shrugged off comparisons between the Korean-American artist’s album artwork, and the brand new cowl unveiled by the US rapper.
Earlier this week, Rolling Stone revealed an article addressing what the journalist perceived to be similarities between Machine Gun Kelly’s cowl artwork for his forthcoming album, Mainstream Sellout, and Japanese Breakfast’s Grammy-nominated LP, Jubilee.
Some followers on social media additionally appeared to note similarities between the 2.
MGK’s exhibits him wielding a guitar whereas being pelted by pink tomatoes, whereas Japanese Breakfast’s exhibits frontwoman Michelle Zauner posing in a yellow costume with persimmons suspended in entrance of her.
“2022’s feud of the yr,” Japanese Breakfast joked in response, linking to the article.
“So ought to we beef over tomatoes or…ought to I thank them for introducing me to your album, as a result of i simply listened and i actually prefer it,” MGK replied.
“Thanks,” Japanese Breakfast replied, including a tomato emoji.
“I don’t truly assume it appears something like my album cowl in any respect,” Zauner instructed Pitchfork in a follow-up interview, “however I believe it’s very humorous that Rolling Stone put up an article about it simply because there’s a round fruit within the foreground.
“I imply his is individuals throwing tomatoes at him, and mine is persimmons peacefully hanging round me, so I believe they’re very completely different ideas.”
Addressing the pink aesthetic of MGK’s album artwork, she mentioned: “Yeah, it’s a really modern Avril aesthetic. Which, as a lot as I stan Avril, is an aesthetic I don’t actually embrace for myself.”
She added: “I’ve by no means met Machine Gun Kelly. He looks like a fantastic particular person. I can’t think about having rock beef with anybody, but when I had to decide on, it will in all probability be Machine Gun Kelly.”
Machine Gun Kelly, actual title Colson Baker, releases Mainstream Sellout on 25 March.