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Glass Animals Are Proud Of ‘Heat Waves,’ But Would Have ‘Loved It’ If Rihanna Had Given It a Shot

Glass Animals revealed that they tried to get Rihanna to record their Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit 'Heat Waves,' but are glad they hung onto it.

Now, four years later, the group is prepping their return with their fourth studio album, I Love You So F***ing Much(July 19), and in an interview with The Independent singer Dave Bayley revealed that the band’s signature smash almost went to another artist with much more chart-topping experience. After “Heat Waves” passed the 90-week Hot 100 run of The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights,” Bayley told Billboard he was blown away. The mother of two toddlers and founder of the billion-dollar Fenty Beauty brand has not released a new album since 2016’s multi-platinum Anti and with the exception of a handful of features — as well as her 2022 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Oscar-nominated hit “Lift Me Up” — has kept a low musical profile for much of the past seven-plus years.

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