Rihanna Knocked Back A Song Written For Her By Grimes
The Canadian musician revealed the snub in a pair of tweets this morning
Canadian performer and producer Claire Elise Boucher, aka Grimes, has revealed on Twitter today that she will unveil three new songs at the upcoming Governors Ball festival in New York City, and that one of those had actually been intended as a song written for Roc Nation labelmate Rihanna.
also for those at gov ball, u should stick around for my final song because its special & top secret & new, actually im playin 3 new songs
— grimes of tarth (@Grimezsz) June 4, 2014
but the last song is one me and @BLOOD_DIAMOND5 wrote for rihanna but they turned it down it so its kinda different from regular grimes
— grimes of tarth (@Grimezsz) June 4, 2014
Blood Diamonds is a frequent collaborator of Grimes', the latter of whom's last recorded work was the 2012 LP Visions. Although Grimes has mentioned previously that she is currently at work on the follow-up to that album, there hasn't been much development on that front, so these new tracks - 'irregular' Grimes included - might provide the first tangible taste of what she's been working on.
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Yes, New York is a long way away, but there's bound to be YouTube footage of the new tracks sooner or later. Take heart, and keep yourself warm in the interim with some of the classic stuff.
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