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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?

Adding to this list since I've finished posting for ANTI: "Body Language" - Big Sign ft. Jhene Aiko & Ty Dolla Sign (Rihanna's version is registered online) "Facetime" - Ari Lennox (written in a 2016 session for Rihanna, category is tricky since ANTI was released Jan 2016) "Air" - Vina Love "My City" - Vina Love "Tough Enough" - Bonnie McKee "Is It Really Me You're Missing" - Nina Nesbitt (placed on hold for Rihanna, dates back as early as 2016) "Los Angeles" - littlebabyangel was an ANTI demo that eventually turned into "Crisis" by ANOHNI "Coals Burn Out" - Charli XCX BONUS: "Sweet Kisses" - Jessie J Sources for all of these are online

There was a whole folder of 15 R9 demos that leaked towards the end of 2025 that included these songs: Apparently, all 15 were recorded by her for the album. At some point all of the songs are on registration sites under Rihanna's name like, right now I can only see "Love Looks Like Us", "Where D Magic Go", and "Garden". There's also a track called "Let Me In" that I think might've been originally for ANTI and repurposed for R9, because a song of the exact title can be seen on an early track list.

I know her manager requested "After Midnight", not sure if she recorded that one or "Missile", but probably not Since you mentioned it, I'll share the ones here that I've posted + aren't already listed: "Let Me Love You" - Justin Bieber "Feel The Light" - Jennifer Lopez "After Midnight" - Dorothy "Missile" - Dorothy "Gun" - Kimbra The J-Lo one was confirmed via DMs, the rest have findable sources online Also "Happy Hour" by Cheryl Cole was debunked via DMs

"Ever" by Makeba from the list. I think this was definitely intended to be a titular track, the lyrics hint at that a crazy amount. She's saying the number "4" in many ways throughout the track, my transcription is here: Makeba Riddick – Ever Lyrics | Genius Lyrics. My guess is that even though the track is titled "Ever" in files and in mentions, I think that's a placeholder title to obscure the fact that it's a titular track. I believe the true title of the song would be "4" if it were released. Unfortunately, I can't post "Love Don't Have To Hurt" by Johnta Austin or "Luckiest Girl" by Muni Long, both have strict copyrights. I was really excited to post LDHTH because it's actually my favorite from that bundle of demos. It's a song about abusive relationships, as I transcribed here: Johntá Austin – Love Don't Have To Hurt Lyrics | Genius Lyrics. I can confidently share that the song was also recorded by Trey Songz, and it was registered in 2009, making it a "4" era demo. I don't think Stargate actually produced it since they're not registered. I think it was produced by Bryan-Michael Cox. Luckily, Muni Long actually posted a snippet of "Luckiest Girl" on her TikTok, which means the song has been under everyone's noses the whole time! No info on the producer, but it might be Emanuel Kiriakou again: Also more evidence has been found for the Muni demos. "In Case" and "Luckiest Girl" are listed on her manager's website as "Upcoming" for Beyonce's 4 album

This quirky demo could've possibly been recorded by Beyonce based on this interview, same credits as "My Body", which we know she recorded. There's no telling how many songs Crystal, Novel, and Tony worked on together, but there's 3 currently known to exist (this, "My Body", and "Swagger" which I don't have in my possession), so it's possible any combination of these were recorded. Or maybe she recorded songs from these sessions we don't know of yet. Or maybe the rumor he's stating here is false, since he's not 100% sure himself. Recorded or not, I'm not sure who else this track could be intended for, it's so unique "I remember Cristyle going down to work with Beyoncé and her taking a bunch of tracks that I did to write to. Supposedly, I don't know how true this is, Beyoncé has like three of my records demoed that I'll probably never hear. Ever. Beyoncé would have producers and writers in rooms and then she would go and check out a song, and if she liked it, she'd work on it. If she don't, she'll pass and keep going. But she'll knock out those songs one by one, that day."

Source for "All My Love", no clue on a producer. She was doing a series on her rejected demos, but it came to a halt for some reason. I learned about her through one of her friends who was mistaken for her on a demo she did. Her whereabouts seem to be elusive lately, I hope she's okay!

Ooooo interesting! Some of these I haven't heard before but I'll check them out. I'll say this about the ones I do know: Tasleema ("Feedback", "LUV" by Janet Jackson) actually sings Phobia. It's said to be a Brandy demo, and that's unconfirmed, but I think that makes the most sense Party Girl by Kalenna is an alternate version of "Big Spender", a Britney Spears demo also recorded by Adrienne Baillon. RaVaughn - Flavor of Love (Britney Spears Demo) I think "Drunk Funk Love" is a Janet Jackson demo, but that's my educated guess, no confirmation there Crystal Nicole - Paparazzi (Rihanna Demo) Dawn Richard - Under Arrest (Britney Spears Demo)

I think Mary Brown and Vincent Herbert could be both correct about "No, No, No". Mary Brown says that it was specifically made for DC, Vincent Herbert says that if DC hadn't recorded the song, it would've been given to Brandy. Similar to Leona Lewis' relationship to "Halo", it seems like Brandy was next in line for the song if it wasn't picked up by who it was intended for: The same night, Herbert called Fusari to tell him that LaBarbera-Whites wanted them to record the song with Columbia's then-new signees, Destiny's Child, after Herbert had told her that he would be giving the song to singer Brandy, one of his artists, had she not let Destiny's Child record "No, No, No" for their debut album.[4] The influence part directly contradicts what was journaled in the Becoming Beyonce book, but idkkk: Heavily influenced by R&B, he was inspired to start writing "No, No, No" on one of his synthesizers after listening to "Stroke You Up" (1994), written by singer R. Kelly for R&B duo Changing Faces.[4]

Thank you!!! Yessss! Totally see that now that you mention it. Actually, since you mentioned Shakira, I should mention that while my friend and I discovered Beyonce registered to Walk The Walk, we also found Shakira registered as a performer on Superwoman by Amanda Ghost! I was like ohhh, that actually makes a lot of sense.

One of the 6 songs reportedly recorded for 4 era, but this demo was definitely made during Sasha Fierce era. Could've been recorded afterward for the 4 album, but Amanda Ghost had moved onto being an executive at Epic Records in February 2009, so she wasn't directly involved with Beyonce during 4. Originally leaked as a Beyonce demo 2008/2009 ish. Confirmed to be for Britney Spears' Circus album, but could've also been for Beyonce too. Also leaked as a Beyonce demo long ago. Britney and Janet were also speculated. Completely unknown singer and producer. If anything sounds familiar about the singer/production let me know!!! Gonna need lots of help with this one