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Claire Elise Boucher, professionally known as Grimes, is a Canadian singer-songwriter, producer and director. She is a former friend of Poppy's. She collaborated with Poppy on the song "Play Destroy" from Am I a Girl?.

Relationship with Poppy[]

In an interview with NME, Poppy said that her relationship with Grimes began when Grimes followed her on Twitter. Poppy then direct messaged her "hi, I like you. We should make a song together".[1] The two later met up and recorded music together.

Poppy made "a couple of songs" with Grimes, confirming that one song would be about destroying things and another would be about power. These songs were later revealed to be "Play Destroy" and "We Appreciate Power", respectively. However, the latter song was instead released by Grimes, featuring American singer-songwriter HANA.

Falling out and "Play Destroy" & "We Appreciate Power" controversy[]

Shortly after the release of "We Appreciate Power", Poppy revealed in an interview with Billboard that she was "bullied into submission" by Grimes, and that Grimes prevented the release of the song on its planned release date months before the release of Am I a Girl?. Poppy further claimed that Grimes also bullied songwriters into signing non-disclosure agreements and did not take credit for songs that they were a part of.[2] Chris Greatti, a close friend and frequent collaborator of Poppy's, had confirmed that it was in fact written by Grimes, HANA and himself.[3]

On January 28th, 2021, during a YouTube livestream, a fan had asked Grimes how she felt about Poppy after parting ways with Titanic Sinclair. Grimes responded to the fan saying "PROB SHE IS NICER NOW. WE HAVENT SPOKEN BUT I SUSPECT THAT WAS THE ISSUE."[4] On February 9th, 2021, Grimes followed Poppy's former fiancé Ghostemane.

Non-disclosure agreement accusations[]

After almost 5 years since the initial controversy arose, on June 3rd, 2023, in a response to fan accusations on Twitter of making "ghost producers" sign non-disclosure agreements, Grimes claimed that she never made the alleged producers sign non-disclosure agreements and that "Poppy made [it] up".

"I never used nda'd ghost prods. Poppy made that up. Huge betrayal and dismantled our friendship" - Grimes replying to a fan on Twitter[5]

Following controversy regarding Grimes voicing her support for American rapper and singer-songwriter Lizzo, who had been facing a lawsuit of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment;[6] on August 6th, 2023, a fan had accused Grimes on Twitter of "hypocrisy" and "bullying Poppy." Grimes then reiterated her claims, stating:

"Poppy claims I made her sign an nda and then spoke out "against me" proving she signed no nda. She claims I used ghost writers and producers, despite being unable to name one. She spread false information for personal gain, that is cancel culture. I think that is wrong." - Grimes replying to a fan on Twitter[7]

The following day, Poppy posted a response to Grimes' claims on her Instagram story stating "Are we still doing this? lol 5 years triggered"[8] Hours later, Poppy's former boyfriend and collaborative partner Titanic Sinclair released a portion of his non-disclosure agreement contract on his Instagram story regarding confidentiality on "Play Destroy" and "We Appreciate Power" and an email from October 30th, 2018, with the subject "URGENT: Grimes NDA".[9]

"@grimes I think bullying your ghostwriters into NDAs and never paying them is wrong. Hm, look at that. @impoppy telling the truth when it's convenient" - Titanic Sinclair on his Instagram story

On October 10th, 2024, a clip of the first episode of the show Improbably Poppy was shared online, where in the episode Poppy joked about Grimes being a "surrogate mother", which Grimes then responded to on her Twitter:

"Poppy is talented and doesn't need to lower herself to dredging up ancient drama to get people to listen to her music. I don't understand these continued attempts to goad me into a public fight, all because I did not want to put out a song with her abusive boyfriend Titanic Sinclair (which they leaked anyway). I don't claim any kind of moral authority. I understand how hard it is when the world is asking you to speak negatively about someone close to you who has done bad things. I wish her the best and I hope one day she grows up and realizes that I've tried to be a girls girl here. I will not fight back, I won't pursue legal action, I will not get into the details. This is an entirely one sided situation. I don't see the point in attacking ur friend while they take personal and professional hits for you. Again, I don't claim any moral authority. I respect the friendship we once had and I have empathy for the rough spot she was in when she started doing this. I hope one day she is able to see who actually cares about her and who is standing up for her." - Grimes replying to the post on Twitter[10]

On the same tweet, Grimes replied to a user about the NDAs and the collaboration on "We Appreciate Power":

"Poppy had nothing to do with wap. It bothers me that they continue this nda nonsense, as far as I'm aware no ndas have been proposed nor signed between her and I. I think it's reasonable defend myself when I was accused of forcing her to sign an nda, which I did not do. The only nda that was signed was between myself and titanic in an attempt by me to try and not have titanic on the song they leaked, which he obviously broke anyway. And I did not pursue legal action against him regardless, because I don't see the point. nor did I defend myself about what that was about when they leaked that. they continue to take these peace offerings as a sign that they can get press off this absurd mess. It should end now. Fr." - Grimes responding to a user on Twitter[11]

Personal Life[]

From May 2018 to September 2021, Grimes dated Tesla, SpaceX and X CEO, Elon Musk. Musk is also currently the richest individual in the world. In an interview with Revolver Magazine, Poppy revealed that in 2018, "a series of events" led to Musk coming to her and Titanic Sinclair's apartment to talk about AI.[12][13] Poppy would also mention him on the Zach Sang Show later that year, when Poppy was asked what she learned from Grimes. She responded that she learned "music is nice and you can have a billionaire boyfriend too".[14]

Trivia[]

  • In May 2018, Grimes tweeted a picture of herself with Poppy, accompanied by a snippet of lyrics to "We Appreciate Power". The tweet has since been deleted.[15]
  • In 2018, Poppy posted an edited picture of herself without Grimes.[16]
  • In February 2019, multiple billboards in Los Angeles, California had been spotted with the words ""I love Poppy more than Tesla" - Grimes".[17]
  • In May 2020, an unreleased Poppy video featuring Grimes titled "Grimes Leave!" was allegedly leaked by Titanic Sinclair.

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