Giveon arrived as one of the most promising new acts in R&B in 2020 thanks to the release of two EPs over the years: Take Time and When It Was All Said And Done. The projects produced fan favorites like “The Beach,” “Like I Want You,” “Still Your Best,” and more, and his success as a solo artist earned him highlight features with the likes of Drake, Snoh Aalegra, and Justin Bieber (where he earned his first No. 1 single). Nowadays, Giveon is taking steps toward his next project as he released “For Tonight,” at the end of last year. After letting that record run its course, he returns with a brand new track.
“Lie Again” is the latest single from Giveon and it’s an effort that finds him in a very reflective state as he refuses to accept the truth about a failing relationship. Giveon begs his lover to lie to him in order to continue the relationship as he knows the truth will hurt, and in the end, it’s a pain he’d rather not deal with. The new song also arrives with a heartful music video that watches Giveon pour his feelings out as he walks through a busy city street. He also teases an unreleased song at the end of the visual.
Giveon’s new single comes after he performed “Peaches” with Justin Bieber and Daniel Caesar at the 2022 Grammys. Before that, he performed “Heartbreak Anniversary” at the 2021 AMAs and “For Tonight” on The Tonight Show.
You can listen to “Lie Again” in the video above.
All good things must come to an end. It’s unfortunate to see former love birds Justine Skye and Giveon separated and at odds after reports surfaced that the couple broke up due to Giveon allegedly cheating.
During her “Wine Down Wednesday” segment on Instagram live, Justine Skye revealed how she caught her lover boy ex cheating on her after going through an old phone. Skye stated that she received a text from Giveon while he was out on a date with another woman and when she asked him what he was doing, he lied and mentioned that he was out with friends.
Skye stated that when she called the singer out, instead of confessing, he texted his friends in a panic, looking for an excuse to give her, but the singer decided to break things off with no luck. “When he said, ‘I’m done,’ I was like… You’re done?” she stated before showing him the screenshots of the messages she saw. “And I said, ‘No, I’m done.’”
“People like that don’t last,” she added. “That for sure was the craziest lie that I have ever caught someone in.”
It seems that the two will now be releasing new music within the same week. The “Work You Hard” singer announced that she would be releasing her song titled “What a Lie” on Friday, April 22nd, before her former boyfriend would announce his forthcoming single “Lie Again” the following Friday, April 29th.
A Twitter user would put the artwork of both artists side by side with some interesting emojis before Justine would quote the tweet saying, “I already know what this weak ass song sounds like anyway, it’s not what yall think it’ll be.”
Raise your hand if you will be tuned into both artists’ singles. We will be! Check out the cover art below.
I already know what this weak ass song sounds like anyway
it’s not what y’all think it’ll be
https://t.co/NNUN90RfJn
— Justine Skye (@JustineSkye) April 20, 2022
— Wongisimo (@whereswongo) April 19, 2022
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“For Tonight,” Givon’s first performance and second video in his LIFT series, was released by Vevo. Last week, Givon debuted his LIFT campaign with a Vevo Footnotes of “For Tonight,” and he previously partnered with Vevo as a 2020 Artist To Watch. Vevo’s LIFT program connects today’s up-and-coming and most relevant artists to audiences around the world through music video content.
“After the success of his Artists To Watch performance videos back in 2020, we were excited to have the opportunity to work with Givēon again,” says JP Evangelista, SVP of Content, Programming and Marketing, Vevo, “Giveon is an incredibly talented and collaborative artist who was key in shaping this ambitious creative. We are thrilled to have him Join our stellar line up of LIFT alumni and to release this content.”
Vevo and Givon worked very closely to develop a sophisticated, futuristic universe that perfectly matches the mood of “For Tonight.” Givon stands in front of a stunning cityscape in Los Angeles, his rooftop surroundings slightly worn but still holding strong. The rooftop features a stone structure with light emanating from its center, perfectly enhancing the romanticism of “For Tonight.”
You can see the performance below.
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While putting the finishing touches on his full-length debut album, singer Giveon spoke with Rolling Stone about his signature sound. Known for his deep, sultry, mature voice, Giveon has had a slew of hits over the past few years, including the viral TikTok hit “Heartbreak Anniversary” and “For Tonight.”
But the Grammy-nominated singer admits he initially wasn’t sure how to go about singing with his distinct voice, noting that the change in his voice in middle school took him by surprise.
“It was a baritone,” Giveon said. “I had no idea how to use it.”
After high school, Giveon attended a program at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles, where he says he “gained confidence and support.” At the program, he was encouraged to listen to Frank Sinatra’s “Fly Me To The Moon” for the first time. “I hadn’t heard anyone that sounded like me,” he said of hearing Sinatra’s voice.
Giveon also says he was surprised witnessing the success of “Heartbreak Anniversary” months after its official release.
“…[W]hat was also great was it had this [viral] moment, [and then] people stopped and listened to the song and decided they actually liked it,” he said.
Giveon is nominated for six Grammys this year, including Best R&B Song for “Heartbreak Anniversary” and Record Of The Year with his Justin Bieber and Daniel Caesar collaboration, “Peaches.”
Late last year, Justine Skye and Giveon stepped out as one of music’s newest couples. They were seen going on dates and enjoying a vacation together, but all of it came to a halt when Skye announced earlier this year that she and the “For Tonight” singer broke up. She shared the news in October through a string of tweets that alluded to a new heartbreak, but it wasn’t until Wednesday night that she shared what went down between her and Giveon. During an Instagram Live session, which she dubbed “Wine Down Wednesday,” Skye revealed how discovered an ex of hers, which many presumed to be Giveon, was cheating on her.
Skye says that after some prior concerns, she learned that Giveon was cheating on her after looking through an old phone that he had. It’s there that she saw he was “texting b*tches” in real-time, leaving her completely shocked at the discovery. “The reason why I could hold like my composure a little bit was because I was just like, ‘Wow, I can’t believe this is who he is. Like that’s insane,’” she said. Next, Skye recalled a moment when she got a text from Giveon while he was on a date with another woman. When she asked what he was up to, he said he was out with friends which led to her calling him out for lying and his immediate decision to break up with her.
“When he said, ‘I’m done,’ I was like… You’re done?” Skye said. “And I said, ‘No, I’m done.’” Furthermore, she claims that Giveon never apologized for his actions and was instead, more concerned with his reputation. “Finally when I hear from him one of the first things he said was, ‘Are you trying to ruin me? You told everyone?’” she added.
You can watch Skye give the rundown about Giveon cheating on her in the video above.
