Maroon 5 and Rihanna 'If I Never See Your Face Again'

4 months ago 12th Jun 12:04

Multi-platinum Grammy winning artists Maroon 5 and Rihanna have recorded a stunning new rendition of Maroon 5’s If I Never See Your Face Again.

The song, which impacts radio on May 13 and will be available domestically on iTunes first week of May, will also be added to re-issued versions of both Maroon 5’s platinum-plus-selling new album It Won’t Be Soon Before Long (JULY) and Rihanna’s Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded, (June 17th).

The two recently shot a rich, eye-popping video for the song in Los Angeles with director Anthony Mandler (Fergie, 50 Cent, Jay-Z).

"Rihanna is the real deal,' says Maroon 5 lead vocalist/guitarist Adam Levine. "'Umberella' made me excited about pop music again and we wanted to add that unique tone to the song. The minute she started singing in the studio I knew it was going to work. Her physical presence is undeniable and the concept of the video is amazing and unlike anything either of us have ever done."

'I’ve always been a fan of Maroon 5,' adds Rihanna. 'I love the energy of the song and the lyrics are badass, so I was psyched to do it.'

About the video shoot, she says, 'It was a fun, but it was difficult to get serious for the seductive scenes because Adam and I are friends. We would bust out laughing on every other shot that was the best part.'

In other news, A&M/Octone recording artists Maroon 5 are gearing up for a co-headlining summer tour with the Counting Crows set to launch July 25 at the Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater in Virginia Beach, VA.

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