Mary J Blige Finally Confirms That She Was Originally Supposed to To Sing ‘Umbrella’ Before It Went To Rihanna

14 Sep 2020, 15:13 by Sharon Chirisa

Mary J Blige Confirms That She Was Originally Supposed To Sing ‘Umbrella‘

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It’s not a new feat in the music industry, to have one song written with a certain artist in mind, only for it to be passed on to another artist and become a hit song.

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After all, Beyoncé’s hit song, Halo, was originally written for Leona Lewis before it went to Beyoncé.

It’s not a secret that Rihanna’s Hit Song Umbrella was originally written with artist Britney Spears in mind.

https://cy4ad5.c2.acecdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/00-story-britney-spears-scaled.jpg — Britney Spears

The songwriters behind Umbrella, Terius “The Dream” Nash, Christopher “Tricky” Stewart, and Kuk Harrell originally wanted to Britney Spears to sing Umbrella.

It was inspired by a 2007 incident when Britney Spears was at a gas station and thrashed a paparazzi’s car with an umbrella.

Said The Dream

Britney Spears’ team turned the song down ,saying they didn’t see its potential, so it was offered to Mary J Blige.

For the longest while, some believed that it was just a rumor that Mary J Blige was offered Umbrella before it went to Rihanna, but the former recently confirmed it during an appearance on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen.

https://cy4ad5.c2.acecdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/v-rihanna-mjb.jpg — Mary J Blige and Rihanna

Mary J Blige revealed this during a question and answer segment with the fans while she was promoting Power Book II: Ghost.

Said Mary J Blige

She also revealed that she felt the song didn’t really suit her style and sound so and she felt like it was meant for Rihanna.

The rest, as they say is history.