Ariana Grande and Beyonce are two of the biggest names in music and have many hits between them.
Knowing that, we were still surprised to learn that one of Ariana’s songs was initially written with Beyoncé in mind.
Babyface, the producer and songwriter who worked on the song, talked about the story behind the number and explained how far Bey went before she let it go.
The acclaimed musician also recalled his first days working with Ari and one thing she always wanted to do.
Read more about the Ariana Grande song that almost hit Beyoncé…
The song in question was “Baby I,” which narrowly missed the Top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100. It was included on Ariana’s debut album. Sincerely.
“One of the songs we did, ‘Baby I,’ was actually written for Beyonce”Babyface told GQ.
He went on to say, “Beyoncé actually… I don’t know if we actually demoed it, but I played it for her. She almost did it. And she finally decided not to do it. And that was for Ariana, who said, ‘I’ll do it.’ I’ll have a leftover Beyoncé.’”
Speaking of Ari, Babyface also recalled one of their conversations about his career.
“The funny thing is that I remember talking to Ariana and asking her what she really wants to do. And back then, she said, what she liked most were musicals. And that she loves Judy Garland. ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow’ and all the music Judy Garland sang Find me in San Luis. She would sing things spontaneously from that. And you could hear that her heart was there,” she explained.
Of course, the hitmaker is now set to bring Glinda to life in the live-action film. Wicked movie!
On that note, the hitmaker recently returned to her roots in a big way.
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