Highlights
- Stella Lefty faces a fifth plagiarism claim as her song ‘seven eleven’ echoes Wheatus’ ‘Teenage Dirtbag.’
- Her breakout single ‘Boston’ already reached No. 2 on the Hot 100 and echoes Noah Kahan’s ‘Stick Season.’
- Eric Lefkofsky’s billionaire daughter Stella Lefty gets nicknamed ‘Stella Thefty’ by furious fans online.
Stella Lefty‘s discography is starting to read less like a track list and more like a legal exhibit.
The 24-year-old — real name Stella Lefkofsky — is now facing a fifth plagiarism accusation, this time over her song “seven eleven,” which listeners say lifts the bones of Wheatus’ 2000 classic “Teenage Dirtbag.” One TikTok user summed up the mood: “Ok so thought it was a coincidence at first but it’s literally every song.”
It didn’t help that Lefty covered “Teenage Dirtbag” herself back in 2025. Now that clip is buried under accusations.
This isn’t a one-off. It’s pattern number five.
It started with her breakout single “Boston,” which rocketed to No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 — and immediately drew comparisons to Noah Kahan‘s 2022 anthem “Stick Season.” Kahan’s team apparently agreed enough to get involved: he’s now credited as a songwriter on the track. Asked about the resemblance, Lefty didn’t fully deny it. “I was literally thinking about nothing at all,” she told Vanity Fair.
Next came “Why Wouldn’t We?,” pegged as a soundalike for Miley Cyrus‘ “The Climb” and Blake Shelton‘s “I’ll Name the Dogs.” Then “Summer You Were Mine,” which turned out to be an approved interpolation of The Chicks‘ “There’s Your Trouble” — after her label, Atlantic Records, blamed the missing songwriting credits on a “streaming platform error” and quietly fixed it. Then “Misery,” compared to “A Million Dreams” from The Greatest Showman. Now Wheatus.
Fans have not been gentle about the math. “One time is coincidence but FIVE times is hilarious,” one commenter wrote.
Here’s the part nobody can let go of: Lefty is the daughter of Eric Lefkofsky, the Groupon co-founder and current Tempus AI CEO worth an estimated $4.8 billion. Technically, that’s not nepotism — he didn’t hand her a record deal. But watching someone with billionaire-level resources post cover after cover of other people’s songs, then release eerily similar melodies as “originals,” has earned her a new nickname: Stella Thefty.
Music marketer Nickie Robinson gets why people are suspicious, even if she thinks it’s a little harsh. Nepo kids get tutoring and lessons most people can’t afford, she notes — advantages that compound. Her advice to artists in Lefty’s position: “In this industry, you cannot care what people think.”
Easy to say when you’re not the one getting dragged in the comments.
Lefty hasn’t publicly addressed the “seven eleven” allegations. No formal legal claim has been filed, and two of her five plagiarism disputes have reportedly been resolved quietly through credit changes. Meanwhile, her album Long Way Home sits at No. 11 on the Billboard 200; she’s landed two VMA nominations, and she just sold out her first international headlining tour.
Five songs, zero slowdown. In 2026, apparently, “inspired by” is just part of the rollout.
