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Celeb News: Benny Blanco talks producing "Diamonds"
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Benny Blanco talks producing "Diamonds"
Benny Blanco talks about Producing Rihanna's lead single "Diamonds"
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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.
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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!
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 @ him not even meeting her though. Interesting nonetheless!!
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Interesting read 
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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.
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Thats why it sounds.... 
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Can't believe this was rush too  She been in the studio since like May and she rush the lead single They did an amazing job tho
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Cutee. 
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Originally posted by .aR
Thats why it sounds.... |
better than your fave? 
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Originally posted by Robyn
better than your fave? |
No, it sounds rushed. It was rushed, point blank. I just wish she'd spend a little time on songs, instead of doing so much rushing. Everything would come out so much better 
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Member Since: 8/11/2012
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Those "up-tempo songs" they were going to show her better end up on the album! Don't get me wrong Diamonds slays me with every listen! but i need my Dance music Riri back, Only Girl, S&M, Complicated, We Found Love & Where Have You Been slayed me even more 
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Even rushed, the Queen ***** effortlessly on her competition. 
I cannot wait for more information regarding the rest of the album.
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People suddenly saying the song sounds rushed
They will probably have more song on da album especially since Rihanna LOVESS Stargate 
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The Queen slaying with a mid-tempo as a lead single, leaving the dance singles to smash later in the Era.
So iconic.
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Yo x473929472929482929 
Nice read though
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It's common for a producer and the artist to not meet each other...the producer makes the beat and sends it to the artist's people
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Originally posted by MikeFenty
People suddenly calling the song rushed
They will probably have more song on da album especially since Rihanna LOVESS Stargate |
It's not an opinion, it's a fact  It's a nice song, but you still can't deny it's rushed.
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Originally posted by MikeFenty
People suddenly calling the song rushed
They will probably have more song on da album especially since Rihanna LOVESS Stargate |
The producer basically said the song was rushed as far as completing it
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Gyal. Is this era gonna be just as rushed at TTT? I thought they'd been working on this for a long ass time.
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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!
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omg 
How is that even possible?  I mean, she has ZERO participation in the production process
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Originally posted by ElectricFrancis
omg
How is that even possible? I mean, she has ZERO participation in the production process |
And she still slays the gorls effortlessly 
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why rush things again? she is doing the most really  also should it be time she was more involved with the music making process? 
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Originally posted by Rigalo
And she still slays the gorls effortlessly |
She sure isn't slaying the charts
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