Jess Glynne once refused to give one of her songs to Rihanna
Jess Glynne has revealed that she once refused to give one of her songs to Rihanna in a new interview. The ‘Rather Be’ singer recently spoke with You magazine about a variety of topics, including one instance where Glynne was approached by Roc Nation co-founder and vice chairperson Jay Brown on whether her song, ‘Promise Me’, a ballad co-written with super-producer Greg Kurstin, could be used by Rihanna. “I said, ‘No, you’re not sending it to Rihanna.’ I mean, it was the biggest compliment, but I was like, ‘It’s my song, and I’m an artist, too’,” Glynne recounted. Advertisement She later expressed that conflicts between her and her label’s interests eventually pushed her to fire her management team. Recalling a meeting where they discussed sending her song to Rihanna, Glynne said: “I left that meeting and thought, ‘Who’s to say I can’t fire my team?’” She would later go on to sign with Roc Nation, and stated that she eventually met Jay Z and Beyoncé personally, calling them “very humble human beings, sweet, charming”. She added that she was proud of her own tenacity, stating: “I’m like, “You did all of that on your own. You took all those meetings…. Read More →
