![]() ![]() ![]() When you sing “Love Lies” is there a particular experience or person you’re thinking about?įor sure. More than anything else, she seems excited, like she’s finally able to shine at a party she’s been attending for years. There will be dress waiting for her in the morning, she says, but so long as she meets Rihanna, she doesn’t seem too concerned about the details. She’s sitting with her mom before taking a red-eye from Los Angeles to Rihanna’s Diamond Ball in New York City. “It’s just been a real pivotal moment for me,” Normani tells Rolling Stone. More than radio popularity, the success of “Love Lies” gave Normani the artistic credibility a pop group ex-pat needs to stand out as a soloist. “Love Lies” started as a bit of an outlier, but it latched onto a rising wave of window-steaming hits from heavyweights like Drake to newcomers like Ella Mai. If there was ever a time to call in a favor from DJ Khaled or Pitbull, this would’ve been it.īut Normani held her own, and so did “Love Lies.” After spending a record-breaking 24 weeks on the Billboard Pop Songs radio airplay chart, the lovelorn scorcher slow-burned all the way to Number One - a first for both Normani and Khalid. Instead of playing to her obvious strengths, Normani took the road less travelled with her scintillating solo debut, “Love Lies.” She not only released a slow R&B ballad in the dead of winter but she recruited the genre’s prodigal son, five-time Grammy nominee Khalid, to sing with her. With all the choreo queens - Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Beyoncé - occupied by tours or side projects, the skilled girl group singer-dancer could have booty-popped to the top in her sleep. When 22-year-old pop singer and dancer Normani flew the Fifth Harmony coop to embark on a solo career, timing could not have been more perfect for a big, brazen pop anthem. ![]()
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