Rihanna followers have been ready not so patiently the final three years for brand new music, and it lastly arrived Friday within the type of the Smurfs soundtrack track “Good friend of Mine.”
The vibey new track is the proper backdrop for a Smurf dance-off, as evidenced by the largely animated music video, however the three-minute-plus monitor is fairly production-forward and solely consists of restricted doses of Rihanna’s dreamy vocals, largely looping the identical repeated title line. On the brand new Billboard Pop Store Podcast, Katie & Keith are chatting about whether or not that is the musical return Rihanna’s followers had been hoping for, or how the track may very well be maximized with a brand new remix model or as soon as we see it within the full context of the Smurfs film, during which Rih voices Smurfette.
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Additionally on the present, we’ve acquired chart information on how English rock band Sleep Token debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 — not solely getting their first No. 1, but additionally scoring the most important streaming week ever for a tough rock album. Plus, Doechii’s “Anxiousness” hits No. 1 on each the Pop Airplay and all-format Radio Songs chart, whereas Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s “Luther” spends a fortunate thirteenth week at No. 1 on the Billboard Scorching 100.
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