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Hilary Duff Opens Up About Marital Fears as She Releases 'Luck … or Something'

The new album channels her anxieties into pop songs crafted in close collaboration with producer-husband Matthew Koma.

Overview

  • In a Rolling Stone interview published Feb. 19, Duff said she often fears Koma will leave her for a "coolio indie songwriter," a worry he called "insane" yet emotionally "very real."
  • Luck … or Something arrived Feb. 20, with the track "Holiday Party" voicing imagined betrayal and sleepless what-ifs that Duff says have lingered for years.
  • Beyond relationship anxieties, songs on the record address a rift with sister Haylie Duff and a complicated relationship with her father.
  • Koma co-wrote and produced the comeback project as Duff returned to recording after welcoming daughter Townes in 2024; the couple married in 2019 and share three daughters, while Duff has a son from a previous marriage.
  • The interview exchange circulated widely on social media, drawing both backlash and defenses, even as Duff publicly thanked Koma for shaping the album on release day.