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NIKI Takes on Chappell Roan’s ‘Casual’ for ‘Like a Version’

NIKI used her appearance in the 'Like a Version' to perform 'Colossal Loss' alongside a rendition of Chappell Roan's 2022 single 'Casual.'

As is tradition, the two-song set launched with an original, which saw NIKI deliver a raucous rendition of her “ female rage” song “Colossal Loss,” which has become wildly popular with her fans despite not being released as a single. For the cover portion of the set, NIKI turned her attention to Roan’s “Casual,” which had been initially released in late 2022 as a single, before appearing on her debut album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess the following year. Stripping away the nostalgic synths in favor of a Gibson 12-string and slide guitar, NIKI’s reinvention of the track almost feels like something of a link between Roan’s original and the country-pop of her March single “The Giver.”

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