Rihanna and Chris Brown Reunite on New Remixes

Rihanna celebrated her 24th birthday over the weekend by debuting a pair of remixes in which she teamed up with her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown, who was convicted for felony assault after beating her before the 2009 Grammy Awards.

Here is the remix for Rihanna's track "Birthday Cake," which features a verse by Brown in which he sings "Girl, I want to fuck you right now / been a long time / I've been missing your body."



Rihanna also appears on the remix for Brown's current single, "Turn Up the Music."



The two songs were revealed to the singers' respective Twitter audiences within minutes of each other, suggesting that the two coordinated the release as a way of sending a message that they have reconciled.

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Song Stories

“More Than a Feeling”

Boston | 1976

Boston mastermind Tom Scholz was as surprised by anyone when he sent his unsolicited demo to record labels and got back a positive response. Scholz said, “I couldn’t believe it. Nobody knew who we were, so I wouldn’t even say we were struggling. It was groveling.” Part of the credit for the interest must go to the anthemic rock number "More Than a Feeling." Inspired by the Left Banke's 1966 hit "Walk Away Renee," Scholz worked on the song for five years in his basement studio before it was released on this album.

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