Rita Ora has released her much-awaited track 'Girls' in which she collaborates with Charlie XCX, Bebe Rexha and Cardi B. In an interview following the release of the lyric video, Rita confirmed she is "50/50" when it comes to her sexual orientation, and expressed hopes the song would become a "bisexual anthem."

But while some fans have expressed their love for the song, others have taken issue with the lyrics, including a number of musicians.

During the song Rita can be heard singing: "Sometimes I just wanna kiss girls, girls, girls, red wine I just wanna kiss girls, girls, girls."

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One person in particular who has criticised the lyrics is singer Hayley Kiyoko.

Hayley who identifies as gay, took to Twitter to express her concerns with the song, describing it as "tone-deaf" and doing "more harm than good for the LGBTQ+ community". Although she did make it clear that she has no problem with the artists who perform on the track.

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"I literally have a knot in my stomach right now," she wrote. "To be clear, I fully support other artists who freely express themselves and applaud male and female artists who are opening up more and more about their sexual identities."

Hayley continued: "But every so often there come songs with messaging that is just downright tone-deaf, which does more harm than good for the LGBTQ+ community. A song like this just fuels the male gaze while marginalising the idea of women loving women."

"I know this wasn't the intention of the artists on the song, but it's the lack of consideration behind these lyrics that really [gets to] me. I don't need to drink wine to kiss girls; I've loved women my entire life."

Fellow pop star Kehlani also expressed her feelings about the song on Twitter, while still declaring her respect for the artists concerned.

Katie Gavin from the band MUNA also gave shared an impassioned response to the song, stating that she had "a renewed fire" under her ass.

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Digital Spy has reached out to Rita Ora's representatives for comment.

'Girls' is part of Rita Ora's new album, which is set for release towards the end of 2018.

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Chris Edwards Chris Edwards is a freelance news writer at Digital Spy.

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