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Rihanna darling, is this how you create music?!
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Q: How did you come to produce Diamonds for Rihanna?
Benny Blanco: Me and Stargate – Stargate brought me in – and we’ve been making tracks for a little bit, you know we did ‘Work Hard’ together, the Wiz Khalifa record, we were just making a bunch of different records and we’ve been making stuff for Rihanna and then it was dope and then one day we went in and we were like, “Oh, let’s make something like, as if Kanye can rap on it.” We weren’t thinking of Rihanna at all and then it’s the one that we weren’t thinking Rihanna, is the one that turned into the Rihanna record…But that’s how it always happens like with me, when I’m really thinking, “Yo, you got to make this hit right now, we got to make the first single right now.” It never works that way…You know…music’s not a pressure-based thing…It just kind of happens, so whenever I’m…just not thinking about it, just freeing my mind, just trying to make music that I want to hear…those are the ones that usually go somewhere.
So we made the record first and then made the beat. And the beat was just chilling for a little while. We didn’t really think of it and then, Stargate was in with Sia and she wrote a song to it and then…they were like, “We got this dope song.” I went in, I heard it and then they were like, “We want to play it to Rihanna.” And I was like, “Okay.” And I was like, “Really, this song?” Cause it was…a slower record…you know we have a bunch of up-tempo records and they were like, “Yeah, man. She really wants it.”
So then they went in, they played it for her. They called me from London, they were like, you know, “She’s flippin’ out. She played it like seven times in a row. It’s her favorite song.” And I was like, “Wow, okay.” So then they were like, “She’s recording it.” And I was like, “Okay.” You know, ’cause…usually I record my own stuff. But…she’s on the road, we’re in New York. She recorded it…and I’m like, “Wow, she’s really recording this record! This is crazy.”
I still don’t even believe it, yet. And then they’re like, “Yo, it’s going to be the first single.” And then I’m like, “Okay.” And then just like, more and more things started happening they were like, “Yo, we got to get it finished, they’re releasing it tomorrow.” We had one day to finish it. We didn’t even have her vocals, yet. We had to finish all the music around it without even having her vocals and I was like, “There’s no way this is happening. Then we get the song the next day we had to mix this song the same day and master it and then it was out a few days later. It was crazy and I can’t believe how well it’s doing. It’s amazing.
Q: Have you spoken with Rihanna about how well the song is doing?
Benny Blanco: I have never even met her! It’s so weird how music works right now…I don’t even know if we’ve ever been in the same room as each other. So, Hi Rihanna!
This just sums up how artists like Rihanna get the chance to release albums every year. Just lay the vocals and on to the next one!!!
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I expect that was how Sinatra and Elvis did it too.
Yea, just like Beyonce "co-wrote" Irreplaceable and If I Were A Boy. If their name is not first in the writing credit chances are they did very little. From Ne-Yo "The lyrics are all mine, but she just added a couple harmonies so I gave her songwriting credit." From Beyonce "I wrote this song for all my girls." Yea, right. Ne-Yo wrote it about his aunt.
I know, right? There are only a few current world wide popstars who genuinely cowrite their material. Right now I can think of Jessie J, Lady GaGa, Taylor Swift, and I think Katy Perry(and if she doesn't she needs to hire some better songwriters, tbh) Oh, so does P!nk and Kelly Clarkson.
First of all, Beyonce never claimed she wrote "If I were a boy". The album credits says written by Toby Gad and BC Jean.
On the Neyo thing, this is what he had to say
On nicmars post
I don't see what Rihanna did wrong there. She was offered a song. She liked it and recorded it! Not a big deal.
Hmmm That's only if you believe Fox News which where the article came from.
BC Jean came out on a number of interviews saying the story isn't true.
http://ralphieaversa.com/2010/10/exclusive-bc-jean-claims-beyonce-didnt-steal-if-i-were-a-boy/#.UHWOm_VKa1I
Plus Beyonce had already shipped her millions of albums worldwide when the single came out. So how the hell did she manage to change the credits on the album booklets?!!!
It's sad that people like you choose to believe rumours and gossip websites rather than Neyo and BC Jean themselves!
I really don't know why people have it in for RIhanna regarding how her music is dealt with.
Like a german phrase: Entscheidend ist, was hinten rauskommt
Also, It should be known that Nicmars is a huge fan of Lady Gaga. Enough said!
http://www.theprophetblog.net/hit-songwriter-heather-bright-praises-britney-for-not-faking-writing-credits/
However, threads like this just raise my respect for Christina and P!nk who are both very much in charge of their musical direction without compromising integrity
Hmm so if Lady Gaga recorded a song that she hadn't written, you wouldn't care or say anything on it whatsoever?
But they actually had soul. No-one else could really do their songs justice in the same way, whereas thousands could do what Rihanna does