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Chloe Bailey Dazzles With An Enchanting Cover Of Rihanna’s ‘Love On The Brain’

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Last week, Chloe X Halle celebrated the one-year anniversary of “Do It,”, the second and most popular single from their excellent sophomore album, Ungodly Hour. The track became the duo’s most successful song and helped push the Bailey sisters into the mainstream spotlight. Months after they released the single, the once inseparable duo was forced to take some extended time apart as Halle crossed the pond to film her role in Disney’s live-action rendition of The Little Mermaid. All the while, Chloe has been sharing excellent covers of songs. On Sunday she delivered another one.

Chloe returned with a dazzling cover of Rihanna’s “Love On The Brain,” a highlight from the singer’s 2016 album Anti. Chloe delivered her own rendition of the song with only slight alterations, making it her own while not straying too far away from the original. The new cover arrives after she took on Cardi B’s “Be Careful,” a performance that the rapper said left her “smiling from ear to ear.” Chloe also covered Silk Sonic’s “Leave The Door Open,” The Weeknd’s “Earned It,” Giveon’s “Heart Anniversary,” and more.

You can watch the “Love On The Brain” cover in the post above.

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A Nicki Minaj, Beyoncé + Rihanna song might be dropping

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Any artist who owns records for the most YouTube views, most streams or anything along those lines … beware. The rap and R&B rumor mill is buzzing with theories of megastars Nicki Minaj, Beyoncé and Rihanna making music together. Nicki Minaj, Beyoncé + Rihanna collaboration coming? This will break the Internet if it’s true. Fans […]

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Rihanna reacts to violent + horrific Israeli-Palestine conflict

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Grammy-winning singer Rihanna is the latest high-profile celebrity to speak out on the Israeli-Palestine conflict. The Savage x Fenty queen has stepped up to send prayers and give an emotional reaction to the violence happening overseas. Rihanna reacts to violent Israeli-Palestine conflict RiRi went to her Instagram page to deliver a heartfelt statement. She acknowledged […]

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Rihanna: The Barbados beauty stuns in 5 Fenty Skin pics

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Grammy-winning superstar Rihanna knows how to stun and glow at the same time. The Barbados queen lit up social media this week shining bright like a diamond in her Fenty Skin flex. In celebration of RiRi making a major Instagram comeback – her first post since March – we’re looking at 5 shots of the […]

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Rihanna Returns To IG To Show Off Her ‘Butta’ Smooth Body

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R&B singer Rihanna doesn’t play around when it comes to her Fenty Skin line. The popular crooner makes a rare social media appearance to plug her new Butta Drop body oil. Rihanna Returns To IG The Barbados beauty hit up Instagram with her first post since March 26. Along with plugging her line, RiRi shared […]

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Rihanna Drops Big Bag On $10 Million Mansion

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R&B superstar Rihanna doesn’t have to just talk that talk about being rich; she’s got proof she’s living that life. The Grammy-winning artist and fashion mogul just flexed big when she bought herself a $10 million mansion in Beverly Hills — that is right next door to the $13.8 million mansion she bought a few […]

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Lil Nas X Shares The Two Artists He Wants On A ‘Montero (Call Me By Your Name)’ Remix

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Lil Nas X’s most recent single, “Montero (Call Me By Your Name),” has brought the singer plenty of attention. Between the track’s unorthodox music video and the sale of his “Satan Shoes,” the customized Nike Air Max 97s that were made in collaboration with MSCHF, the conversation around the song was nonstop for a week after it arrived.

All this proved to be beneficial as “Montero” would go on to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard singles chart. A couple of weeks removed from this achievement, the singer stopped by Capital Radio for an interview with Roman Kemp where he shared what he hopes can happen next with the song.

According to NME, Lil Nas was asked who his dream collaborators for a potential remix would be during the interview and he replied, “Rihanna and Bad Bunny.” Kemp suggests that this remix “may already be in the pipeline” due the singer’s response, but that’s not the case yet. “I wish!” Lil Nas said. “What if I ask for it? I don’t want to jinx it.”

After the fire that was “Montero” cooled down for a bit, Lil Nas X joined Dominic Fike to star in a music video for Brockhampton’s “Count On Me.” Days later, he released some meme-worthy satan-themed merchandise for the single that includes a shirt that reads “I [heart] Jesus and that one part in the ‘Montero’ music video by Lil Nas X when he gets nasty with the devil because it was a cool form of self-expression and art.” Another said, “I WATCHED THE “Montero” VIDEO BY LIL NAS X AND ALL I GOT WITH THIS LOUSY SHIRT AND NOW I’M ALSO GAY AND LOVE SATAN.”

Akon Announces Plans To Build His Own City In Uganda

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Rap legend Akon isn’t playing around when it comes to making a positive difference in the world. The hip-hop star has announced plans to build his own city named “Akon City” in Uganda, estimated to cost $6 billion. Akon Presents Akon City Build Plans The exciting news follows the decision by Ugandan government to allocate […]

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Rihanna Suggests She Might Release A New Song ‘Soon’ To Celebrate The Anniversary Of ‘Anti’

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Every so often over the past few years, Rihanna says something or writes something on social media that gets fans excited about the possibility of new music. Now she has made yet another comment that suggests new music could be on the way soon.

Rihanna’s most recent album, 2016’s Anti, recently celebrated its fifth anniversary, a milestone that Rihanna observed on social media. Rihanna shared a fan-made video that showed off some clips from the Anti era as well as a recent tweet from Chart Data, which notes, “@rihanna’s ‘ANTI’ has now spent 5 full years on the Billboard 200. First album by a black female artist to reach this milestone in the chart’s history.” In the comments, somebody suggested, “celebrate by releasing a song !!” Rihanna decided to get fans excited with her response: “I think I should [soon emoji].” She added, “just 1 tho lol.”

There’s hope for new Rihanna beyond this. Back in December, she suggested that she wanted to devote some serious energy to her music in 2021, saying, “2021 is a little unknown for everybody and nobody is sure what restrictions there are going to be. My creativity is within my control, though, and I want to take my music and my brands to a different level.”

Eminem Recorded A Version Of Rihanna’s Hit Single ‘Diamonds’ Before She Did

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“Diamonds” has proven to be one of the biggest hits of Rihanna’s career, but it almost wasn’t her song at all. In fact, Eminem actually recorded a version of it before she did, according to the song’s co-producer, Benny Blanco.

Speaking about the track with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe, Blanco revealed that he originally intended the song to be for Kanye West or Lana Del Rey:

“We wanted it to be a Kanye song or a Lana Del Ray song, I remember, at first. And we were like, ‘OK, yeah, cool, let’s do that.’ And then, I remember [song co-writer] Sia, just writing. Sia, being Sia, she can write like 700 songs in one second. This was before Uber and she was like, ‘ I just called the car. It says it’s going to be 15 minutes. Pull up a beat.’ Pull up a beat…. melody, lyrics, everything. Done, OK. Then, we’re listening to it a few days later, and [song co-producer] Stargate’s like, ‘Yo, we’re giving this song to Rihanna. It’s going to go.’ And I was like, ‘I don’t know, man. Should we keep the beat for Kanye? I don’t know about it. I don’t know if it’s… I don’t know.’

He then went on to discuss how he learned that Eminem had actually recorded a version of the track before Rihanna did:

“Then I remember I had given a beat CD like a month earlier to Paul Rosenberg to give to Eminem. And apparently, Eminem had done a song to it, too, and I didn’t even know. […] Paul was like, ‘Man, Em had that beat on hold.’ I was like, ‘What? I didn’t even know.’ So, I’m sitting there, and then I finally am like, ‘You know what, Stargate?’ I let go. I said, ‘You guys know better. Let’s do it.’ She cut the song. First of all, the second she cut the song, they were completely right. I was like, ‘This is the best song I’ve ever done.’ And then, this is how life works, full circle: Kanye West does a remix to the song.”

Check out more from Blanco’s interview with Lowe below.