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Did I ever mention a title from the B'Day era that she mentioned in 2006, "Play Me Your Love"? I remember the transcript being on a blog and I remember it was in NYC (I believe she lived there at the time): "All the songs on this album have real energy because it's coming out in the summer and is mostly up-tempo. "One of the most fantastic tracks is called Play Me Your Love. It's high energy but very soulful." EDIT: Found it here Caught On Camera

I was going to save this info for when I started posting for Beyonce's self-titled era, but since David Guetta said that it was originally for Rihanna, I also wanted to share that in this article, Ester Dean said that it actually started out in a Beyonce writing session in the Hamptons: 'Songland' Stars Have a Message: 'Creativity Wins' During Coronavirus It was probably a Wrecking Ball situation where it was written during a session for one artist, but by the time the song was fully conceived, it was considered for a different artist instead.

This track by Yummy Bingham was also submitted to B'Day but rejected. It was being sold on the Motown Records website before Yummy's debut album released. "Originally for Beyonce but rejected ( Big, Big Mistake Mlle. Knowles ), Ms Bingham wrote this with Rockwilder. Her debut solo album The First Seed is expected for a 2006 release. This single Will be as big as in '06 as Amerie was in '05, believe!!" These 2 The Clutch x Rich Harrison tracks have also been on my radar since they fit the bill for B'Day + were made around that time, but no solid confirmation yet. "Here I Am" was recorded by Erica Rivera and Natasha Thomas (hasn't leaked), and Little Bit was recorded by Erica Rivera (hasn't leaked)

I probably misread the source at the time, I'm not sure if it was ever considered as a single. But it was definitely replaced by Deja Vu, which ended up being the lead single

Finally posted an extended snippet of "I Can't Go On". I'm gonna see if I can possibly buy the full demo from the source! I also want to share this track that is most likely from the B'Day sessions judging from the credits (Rodney "Darkchild Jerkins, Delisha Thomas, LaShawn Daniels, D'Mile, Anesha Birchett) Linda Kiraly - Can't Let Go

Exactly!

I feel like waking up some discussion here, so I wanted to share this that I found today. I was going into Solange's unreleased discography, and this track is actually a Beyoncé demo from around 2007, but no one has seemed to catch on for all these years The first verse begins with "I'm Bey by day, but by the time the sun goes down..." Solange- Electric Blue - YouTube

"Not The Only One" by Amerie confirmed to be originally for Beyonce somewhere in this podcast (I don't have a timestamp, but someone brought it to my attention):

According to the lyrics, the song seems to be a fun track dedicated to Barbados Livvi and Rihanna are both Bajan, but Rihanna specifically has a special connection to one of the places that Livvi puts emphasis on. 1988–2002: Early life Rihanna's parents' house in Bridgetown, just a few meters from the city's harbor Robyn Rihanna Fenty was born in Saint Michael, Barbados, on February 20, 1988.[4][5] She is the daughter of Monica (née Braithwaite), an Afro-Guyanese accountant,[6] and Ronald Fenty, a Barbadian warehouse supervisor of African, Irish, English, and Scottish descent.[7][8][9] Rihanna has two younger brothers, Rorrey and Rajad Fenty, as well as two half-sisters and a half-brother from her father's previous relationships.[10][11] She was raised in a three-bedroom bungalow in Bridgetown and helped her father sell clothes at a street stall.[12][13] Her childhood was affected by her father's alcoholism and crack cocaine addiction, which strained her parents' marriage.[14][15][16] Rihanna has spoken about witnessing her father physically abuse her mother, describing her as "one of the strongest women I know, if not the strongest".[17][10] In Verse 2, Livvi says: It doesn't matter where you from in town [?], Briggs, or Bridgetown (Bridgetown)

The way my jaw dropped just now, I'm soooo glad you shared this! You have actually found the title of a Delisha Thomas demo that I've been trying to find in full for about 2 years now! I was either thinking this was a B'Day demo or a Janet demo for her 20 Y.O. album, but now we know it was for B'Day (and we know Beyonce recorded it!) Here's a snippet: Delisha Thomas- Unknown Demo The original file I recorded this from went up to the 2nd verse, but it is currently lost and all I have is this unfortunately UPDATE (4/12/2026): AFTER 2 YEARS I FOUND THE ORIGINAL FILE AGAIN! Will be posting it here once I've moved onto posting B'Day stuff!

You heard it here first, this is a Rihanna demo from the TTT era. Found this out through transcribing the lyrics: Livvi Franc - Let Go (Demo) - YouTube Also, I've taken back my previous posts regarding Frankie Storm x Stargate sessions for Rihanna's GGGB album. Songs like "So Predictable" and "One More Dance" are either labeled as [UNCONFIRMED] now on my channel, or have been archived for one reason or another. The only ones that I'm 100% sure about are the 2 that Rihanna recorded ("Don't Stop The Music" and "Cry"), and "Rock & A Hard Place". I personally think the other ones need more looking into. Basically, "Colors" by Jordin Sparks was originally for Frankie's planned album, and "The Streets" was always intended for Ciara, according to another researcher, so I'm looking at things differently now. Despite what's been said before, I don't think it's fair to say all Frankie Storm x Stargate songs were Rihanna-specific

The demo for Dweet was performed by a male, probably Buju Banton himself? Stefflon got the song after Where'd D Magic Go Dweet PumPum Ooh (Lights Up) Streetz Pon Lock Boomerang My World Garden Gwan Look Pon It Private Loving Let Me In Love Looks Like Us Reward Righteous Start It These titles align with what was posted on this forum 2 years ago (along with extra titles) Rihanna | Page 712 | The Popjustice Forum I'm also surprised they haven't all been posted by someone yet, I'll get around to posting R9 stuff at some point for sure

"If" by Destiny's Child was originally for Tweet, via Shannell Red in this interview: I think video/audio interviews are an underrated source of finding info. Most people aren't willing to sit through them (especially if they aren't transcribed), but when I find something interesting, it's always gold.

Yes! This is true. Rihanna recorded it for her scrapped reggae album, and it's still registered under her name, last time I checked. There was actually a mass leak of R9 demos that she recorded, a lot of which have been mentioned a few years ago, and show up as registered. This reject was another one from that mass leak (Dweet specifically, not Come Outside), and my personal favorite:

I've actually never heard of this haha. Possibly The "Let Me In" I have is by Kranium & Toian with JAXX on production. Maybe they're different songs, but I'm curious where the H.E.R. info came from?