Joshua Bassett Isn't Releasing His Duet With Sabrina Carpenter Because of the Olivia Rodrigo Drama

From Seventeen

Joshua Bassett's EP is coming out next month, but if you were looking forward to hearing his duet with Sabrina Carpenter, I have some bad news for you: It's not coming. The singer revealed recently that he decided to remove the track, called "We Both Know," from his debut EP.

"I didn’t want my EP to be overshadowed by some other narrative that people were trying to make," Joshua told Billboard. Of course, that narrative involves Olivia Rodrigo and her hit song, "Drivers License." Ever since the track's release, Joshua, Olivia, and Sabrina have been embroiled in drama egged on by fans and the media, and it sounds like Joshua felt releasing "We Both Know" would perpetuate that.

"I really want the focus to be on the art instead of some of the talk and the chatter. You shouldn’t live to please everybody, but at the same time, there are ways to be sensitive to situations where maybe [‘We Both Know’] has a better chance at a different time."

Unfortunately, Joshua didn't say when "We Both Know" would be released. In fact, he doesn't "have any guarantee" that fans will ever hear it.

According to Joshua, the decision to ditch the track came from "a very much a mutual conversation [between him and Sabrina] about what is best right now for everybody and this whole situation."

Of course, removing this track doesn't get rid of the drama, Saturday Night Live is making sure of that. The sketch show featured "Drivers License" and the story behind it on last week's episode, but Joshua was a really good sport about the whole thing.

"The fact that they were using her song in a sketch, I was like, 'This is great. This is incredible!'" he said.

Ugh, is it bad that now that I know we aren't getting it, I want to hear "We Both Know" more than ever? Come on Joshua, give the people what they want!

Follow Carolyn on Instagram.

You Might Also Like

• How to Master a Pretty Waterfall Braid

• 11 Waterproof Makeup Products You Have to Try

• How To Contour and Highlight Your Face Like A Total Pro