Maddie Ziegler is not featured in the music video for Sia's latest song, "Never Give Up." This has led fans to speculate that the two artists could be feuding with each other.
In the music video, the young dancer performing to Sia's track has her face covered. She is also wearing Sia's signature black and white wig. Since the face of the artist is not seen in the clip, it is easy to assume that Ziegler is the one performing.
However, Just Jared reported that the one dancing in the music video is an 11-year-old dancer, actor and rapper named Prymrr (pronounced as premiere). While speaking with the publication, Prymrr revealed that she actually auditioned to be part of the music video.
When she landed the part, the performer took inspiration from Ziegler, who was featured in five of Sia's music videos. This includes "Chandelier," "Elastic Heart," "Big Girls Cry" and "The Greatest." Prymrr has also seen Ziegler up close, but the two of them have never been introduced.
Meanwhile, Prymrr also reacted to the fact that a lot of people mistook her for Ziegler. She admitted that she felt bad at first, but then later on realized that it's a major compliment. "It is really exciting to make my mark as an artist, and it is cool that everyone is noticing the dancing that I did in this video. I had a lot of fun," she said.
And to those who are wondering if Ziegler and Sia are feuding, that answer is no. In fact, this is not the first time that Sia did not invite Ziegler to be part of her music video. In 2015, Sia tapped a young mixed martial artist named Mahiro Takano to be part of her "Alive" music video, according to The Huffington Post.
But when it was time to perform the song live on talk shows such as "The Ellen Show," and in her "Nostalgic For the Present Tour," Sia once again invited Ziegler to take one the role of muse. And other than the music videos and tours, Ziegler and Sia will also work together in an upcoming movie called "Sister."